Sharpham Park

Submitted by Roger Saul on 21 June, 2010 - 15:47

About the Organisation

The Bridgestone Eco-Rally drivers will be fuelled by a variety of locally-grown products by Sharpham Park. Roger Saul's 300 acre organic estate near Glastonbury in Somerset. They pride themselves on using exemplary sustainable and organic farming techniques to grow and mill spelt, an ancient cousin of wheat with many health, taste and nutritional benefits.

About the People

Roger Saul, owner of organic food label Sharpham Park

Roger Saul, creator of Mulberry, now turned eco-champion with his organic spelt brand Sharpham Park. Roger and Kevin McCloud will go head to head to see who can get from Brighton to London with most charge left in their THINK City Racing cars. As a guest challenger, they'll be joined by BBC Radio 4 presenter, Peter Curran. Roger Saul once recorded the fastest time of the day at the Brighton Speed...

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More info:

http://www.sharphampark.com

Tips, Tools & Advice

Spelt = Healthy High Energy Food

Fuel your cycle-ride with natural, high-energy organic spelt. Eat porridge or toast before the ride and take biscuits to top-up on the journey.

2010 Bridgestone Eco-Rally

Roger Saul wins the THINK City challenge at Bridgestone Eco-Rally 2010

The stripped down TH!NK City racing car represents a new racing class, CityEV for city-focused, production vehicle in use today. The racing series is run by EV Cup and Roger Saul and Kevin McCloud are undertaking a series of electric vehicle challenges in the run-up to the race series.

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Rally Stages:

2010 Bridgestone Eco-Rally

Start (Brighton), Hilton Brighton Metropole, Brighton,
6 July, 2010 - 18:00 - 7 July, 2010 - 08:00
Start (Brighton), Peter Pans Playground, Brighton,
7 July, 2010 - 08:00 - 10:30
Pit Stop, Park Plaza Hotel, London,
7 July, 2010 - 11:30 - 13:30
Finish Line Exhibition (all day), Kensington Gardens, London,
7 July, 2010 - 10:00 - 18:30

Role:

Exhibitor/Participant

Role:

Eco-Rally Supplier

Press Releases:

Costs: Electric car v Petrol car v Train

The Event: 2010 Bridgestone Eco-Rally

Technology: Eco-driving

Sustainability topics: food-miles / growing, organic

Regions: Sussex


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