Environmental Audit

Barbara has been vegan since 1980, and was co-founder of the Birmingham Vegetarians & Vegans in 2004.  www.bvv.org.uk  see also http://www.vegansociety.com

She is very interested in environmental issues and a sustainable life style.  In 1993 she successfully completed a Permaculture Design Course and was the contact person for people interested in Permaculture when she was in Milton Keynes and now in the West Midlands.  For information about Permaculture:  www.permaculture.org.uk

Barbara has attended meetings and events for Transition City Birmingham http://transition-brum.wikispot.org and is involved in Transition Sutton Coldfield.

In 1993 she founded her complementary therapy practice.  She works with the Aura-Soma® Colour System, www.aura-soma.net. Aura-Soma® is based in Tetford, Lincolnshire, where they grow many of the herbs used in their products using biodynamic principles.

She created a Permaculture garden in Milton Keynes and is now doing the same in Birmingham and tries to grow as much fruit and vegetables as possible in a suburban garden using vegan organic principles. (http://www.veganorganic.net)

Barbara also gives talks on Permaculture to interested groups.