Greening The Tour

Book tours take energy, and not just that of the author. Airplanes, trains, taxis; hotels, meals, the powering of lights and heat for events and appearances – all consume. In an effort to keep this tour as green as possible, all those involved have agreed to make the following choices wherever possible.
>	To make the events as local as possible, by using not only local talent but also local food, organic if available.
>	The author is taking the VegiVows for the duration of the trip, with the exception of non-avian and non-mammalian bioforms once a week. Like the Gardeners, however, she will permit eggs, viewed as a sort of nut.
>	To carbon-neutralize the travel, with the help of the calculations of ZeroFootprint (add link); to go by train when possible.
>	To choose hotels and other sleeping places that have environmental policies, whenever available.
>	To choose paper that is Ancient Forest Friendly and approved by the Forest Stewardship Council, with the help of Canopy
>	To choose CD covers that are environmentally friendly, and organic cotton only for the items in our Café Press store
>	To request the event venues to serve only shade-grown, organic, fair trade coffee, which is bird-friendly – unlike sun-grown and pesticide-sprayed, a huge destroyer of songbirds.
>	To avoid bottled water.
>	The biggest challenge for the author will be keeping the luggage to a minimum. The rules for the wardrobe will be: ONE OR MORE OF: Had it for years; organic cotton; hemp. And remember: Think pink, pack black. It dirts less.