Organic. It's a word you'll see a lot on our menus and in our food
shops. 15% of all UK organic producers are registered in Wales,
as it happens. And organic food doesn't just taste better.
It's better for you, too. Buying organic food direct from the
producer helps support local economies. And low food miles
means you're helping to reduce pollution, too. But it doesn't
stop at food. You can book an organic holiday.
Visit www.organicwales.com or www.organic.aber.ac.uk to find out more.
Wales in Bloom is fast making Wales an even more beautiful
place to be. Towns, villages, schools and businesses are awarded
for things like sustainable planting and floral displays. Last year
Colwyn Bay picked up a Silver Gilt Medal Large Town Trophy and
Minffordd Caravan Park picked up a 1st in their category for the
5th year. Wales in Bloom also run the Neighbourhood Awards. A
non-competitive award designed to motivate communities into
making their neighbourhoods greener. Talk about people power.
Visit www.walesinbloom.org.uk
Our gardens aren't just places to enjoy plants and trees. They're
great spaces, too. Huge open air galleries. With no walls. No size
constraints. Like Parc Glynllifon, where you can literally reach out
and touch the outdoor sculpture. Or Bodnant Garden and Plas
Newydd, where you can catch an outdoor theatre performance.
No stuffy auditoriums here though. These are different.
Natural amphitheatres. But unlike indoor venues, it's best
to take an umbrella.
The capital of unusual antique and contemporary garden
statuary, Garden Art near Betws y Coed is also home to the
world's largest hedge maze. At 2 acres it's bigger than the
previous record-holder at Longleat, and features an archway
that's bigger than the laburnum tunnel at Bodnant.
Visit www.gardenartdirect.co.uk
Simon O'Rourke takes art to a whole new level of danger.
Talk about living on the edge. Once upon a time he was a
children's book illustrator. Now he swings from ropes, chainsaw
in hand, and carves sculptures from trees. His chainsaw exploits
have taken him all over