I'm the CEO, co-founder and a fundraiser for Word Forest, a Devon based international reforestation charity that plants trees, builds schools, facilitates education and supports women's empowerment in rural Kenya. Aside from the school building, we do the same in the UK but on a smaller scale.Our talented team are passionate environmentalists who help in a variety of ways. If you'd like to see our positive impact in action, watch our documentary, #TreesAreTheKey, narrated by Kate… Show more I'm the CEO, co-founder and a fundraiser for Word Forest, a Devon based international reforestation charity that plants trees, builds schools, facilitates education and supports women's empowerment in rural Kenya. Aside from the school building, we do the same in the UK but on a smaller scale.Our talented team are passionate environmentalists who help in a variety of ways. If you'd like to see our positive impact in action, watch our documentary, #TreesAreTheKey, narrated by Kate Winslet, see TreesAreTheKey.com for details. Show less

The Women's Action Network Dorset is an amazing non-profit organisation that raises funds and awareness for women and girls in crisis in our county.Amongst other activities, they do amazing work supporting the women's refuge in Dorset, a place very close to my heart. As a very proud and noisy Patron, I do all I can to support them, including representing them on media platforms and speaking at events.A couple of my favourite activities include attending their Reclaim the… Show more The Women's Action Network Dorset is an amazing non-profit organisation that raises funds and awareness for women and girls in crisis in our county.Amongst other activities, they do amazing work supporting the women's refuge in Dorset, a place very close to my heart. As a very proud and noisy Patron, I do all I can to support them, including representing them on media platforms and speaking at events.A couple of my favourite activities include attending their Reclaim the Night marches, where we march and drum through the centre Dorchester and also being auctioneer at one of their annual fundraisers.I also welcome opportunities to support other women's non-profit organisations on events like The Big Sleep Out, which takes place on the streets of Bournemouth. Show less

I stepped away from full-time paid employment to enjoy the amazing full-time role of raising my children. In my free time, I penned articles and broadcast programmes (as host and guest) on topics that demystified sustainable living and downshifting, for UK and international audiences. I've written articles for many of the UK broadsheets, mainstream magazine and corporates too. They include Good Energy, the Environment Agency, Green Parent Magazine, The Ecologist, France Magazine… Show more I stepped away from full-time paid employment to enjoy the amazing full-time role of raising my children. In my free time, I penned articles and broadcast programmes (as host and guest) on topics that demystified sustainable living and downshifting, for UK and international audiences. I've written articles for many of the UK broadsheets, mainstream magazine and corporates too. They include Good Energy, the Environment Agency, Green Parent Magazine, The Ecologist, France Magazine and many others.Topics I enjoy exploring: * how to 'slow down and green up' (a self-coined phrase for my genre)* how to downshift without selling up and moving abroad (bucking a massive media-fuelled trend of the 1990'-2000's)* giving a positive embrace to working less and living with less (I also founded InterNational Downshifting Week)* growing and rearing your own food (I looked after 10 ex-battery chickens and penned a foreword about chicken keeping before I was vegan, of course)* make do and mend * using rubbish as a resource (includes being commissioned to writing The Book of Rubbish Ideas)* seasonal organic cooking, preserving, storing (various outlets and books - I even won an award for my food photography!)* eco-parentingand more...From 2007, I started presenting my own regular radio programmes on sustainable living. I also made regular guest appearances on BBC Somerset, BBC Dorset, BBC Solent and others.Until recent years, my stance has generally been upbeat and positive, however, as the gravity of our climate crisis has deepend, so has my tone and my standpoint. Show less

I co-founded Magic Oxygen, an ethical, environmentally focused publishing house in Dorset.My responsibilities included editing, proofreading, cover design, copy writing, advertising, website design, author coaching and more.I co-created the Magic Oxygen Literary Prize, an international writing contest coined as the greenest writing competition in the world, as it planted a tree for every entry, in rural Kenya.

I absolutely adored my time as a radio broadcaster at Apple FM. It was initially Apple AM, Musgrove Park's Hospital Radio station and once the Chairmanship moved to Simon West in 2012 (and with enormous assistance from Phil Hodgeson and Jason Freeman) it swiftly shifted to being Apple FM, a vibrant community radio station with almost 100 hours of live broadcasting every week.This voluntary position was unpaid but it played a critically important role in my life and I treated it like a… Show more I absolutely adored my time as a radio broadcaster at Apple FM. It was initially Apple AM, Musgrove Park's Hospital Radio station and once the Chairmanship moved to Simon West in 2012 (and with enormous assistance from Phil Hodgeson and Jason Freeman) it swiftly shifted to being Apple FM, a vibrant community radio station with almost 100 hours of live broadcasting every week.This voluntary position was unpaid but it played a critically important role in my life and I treated it like a full time job. I presented, wrote and produced a number of shows as a sole presenter and double header. I also helped new volunteers develop a range of skill sets as they learned how become radio presenters.I actively endeavoured to recruit other female presenters. I joined the committee early on in 2007 and I was the only female on it for the entire time I worked there.I occasionally presented one-off specials, as well as presenting my regular show (10am-1pm Wednesdays, then 6pm-8pm on Saturday night). I assisted with almost all of the outside broadcasts with fellow presenters and the tech team (the 3-day Taunton Flower Show, the carnival, special Christmas and New Year events and so on).My love of radio broadcasting will never die - I'm always happy to grab the baton to appear in a podcast or be a guest on somebody else's programme. Show less

I was commissioned to write The Book of Rubbish Ideas by Fragile Earth Books, a sister organisation of Alastair Sawday Publishing Co Ltd.On her debut title, 'The Book of Rubbish Ideas', Tracey says, "I've combined the sobering reality of the issues we face regarding our rubbish and waste, with a good handful of easily achievable solutions on ways to eliminate it. It's an encouraging and upbeat read that will enable you to make simpler, happier living with dramatically reduced levels of… Show more I was commissioned to write The Book of Rubbish Ideas by Fragile Earth Books, a sister organisation of Alastair Sawday Publishing Co Ltd.On her debut title, 'The Book of Rubbish Ideas', Tracey says, "I've combined the sobering reality of the issues we face regarding our rubbish and waste, with a good handful of easily achievable solutions on ways to eliminate it. It's an encouraging and upbeat read that will enable you to make simpler, happier living with dramatically reduced levels of rubbish, a reality!It also issues you with tools that fire up your imagination for a little armchair activism that could significantly minimise waste in your local communities too.There's a website coming soon with further reading, more great tips and a few short films showing how easy it is to turn rubbish reduction notions, into positive actions.ABOUT THE AUTHORTracey West is the founder of National Downshifting week. She has been shortlisted for the ITV Eco Hero Award and writes for Good Energy and the Environment Agency. She also presents the radio show Slow Down and Green Up.Product detailsPublisher ‏ : ‎ Alastair Sawday's (10 Sept. 2008)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishPaperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1906136130ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1906136130Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.9 x 1.2 x 20.1 cmBest Sellers Rank: 1,878,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)265 in Waste Disposal1,489 in Natural Resources Management4,712 in Nature ReferencesCustomer reviews: 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars - 32 ratings Show less