Prevention is better than Cure. Positive contribution can be inspiring
Our strategy is to prevent damage through planning and design and also to make contributions to the well-being of local people and also the local economy.
Prevention and Positive contribution:
- We have designed the buildings so that it is almost a passive house with
- huge passive solar energy gain
- plenty of natural light to reduce the need for lighting
- timber frame and huge amount of insulation to prevent energy loss
- Our Green Purchasing Policy has worked with our suppliers to
- request and agree re-useable packaging
- minimise packaging
- return reusable packaging
- choose A energy rated products
- purchase Fair Trade products
- purchase direct from local growers and producers
- purchase local produce and labour when possible
- Our Sustainable Transport Policy provides information
- on getting here by Public Transport
- on using Ferries instead of flying
- on arranging a lift for you to get here
- on sharing driving on all our outings
- on reduced fare taxi schemes which also facilitate taxi sharing
- links to Burren Ecotourism sustainable transport information
- more details on the above at Sustainable Transport
- Our Healthy Food Policy uses
- only vegetables and no meat or fish
- mainly organic vegetables when available
- local growers
- Paddi our cook grows many of the salads and vegetables at her home
- Paddi has written her own book of vegetarian recipes
- does not use deep fat frying so no waste oil
- raises awareness of the environmental benefits of a vegetarian diet
- Our filtered water from our own well
- is given to guests so they don’t need to buy bottled water
- saves our guests having to buy plastic bottles
- is conserved by flow restrictors in the showers
- is minimised by our cook though training and awareness
- Spend time in Nature with our visitors and include educational aspects and interpretation
- we raise awareness of the fragile nature of The Burren and the need for conservation
- give them information on The Burren Code
- give them information about Leave No Trace
- tell them a little about the geology in the area, and also the history of how the area was formed millions of years ago which helps give them a deeper appreciation for The Burren.
- helps them appreciate the biodiversity and beauty of Nature through raising awareness this underlies the care we take as we are walking through the countryside and the respect shown for farmer’s lands and their walls and also the unique collection of wild flowers and flora.
- The very Nature of our business is Green
- uses very little resources other than our time and local food produce and local labour
- does not produce environmental pollution, noise or disruption to our neighbours
- does not use any chemicals or toxic materials
- produces little or no waste materials
- provides yoga and meditation classes for local people
- provides a social & recreational facility for people in this rural area
- provides local employment to our cook, gardener, masseuse, and also other tradesmen
- educates our visitors on the fragile nature of The Burren and encourage ideas of care and conservation
- brings our visitors to local businesses
- We maintain a tranquil environment and ask guests to turn off their phones or other electronic devices allowing our guests to experience the silence inside and out provide books for our visitors to read in our reading area on the Biodiversity of The Burren, the local birds and flowers and geology and other local history
Reviewed 22nd April 2017
