For any Green Man sticker holders following my blog, I can tell you that there has been a lot of interest shown in the Common Ground movement and a lot of stickers posted out to all parts of the country. I don't want to quantify the level of response but I have to say that I'm
very encouraged by the number of people who've emailed and snail-mailed me regarding Common Ground and what it means to them and have really enjoyed hearing about the kinds of things people are doing around New Zealand to create a better environment through planting and sowing. A number of people have made the effort to come and visit, bringing with them wonderful stories of their own projects and plans - most recently, an elderly gentleman, and he is indeed a gentleman, spent and afternoon sitting at my table, describing his regular 'green guerrilla' efforts in re-planting the bare spaces of the city he's lived in all of his life. If you'd heard what he'd achieved and was continuing to do, you'd want to clasp him to your breast and clap him on the back, all at the same time - he's a champion!
I continue to get requests to join the movement despite not having advertised Common Ground for some months now, so I'm confident that, like a rash, the idea's continuing to spread :-)
If you've not yet taken the plunge and would like a sticker and to be one of us, send me a self-addressed and stamped letter to:
Robert Guyton
20 Thames Street
Riverton 9822
