Lots of you will find yourself at a festival this summer. Even if you didn’t plan to be at one you may still find yourself in the middle of one by accident there are so many. Many more of you will be picnicking this summer at some stage. The great outdoors beckons us to come and party and eat in its embrace.

From a Generous perspective, think about the footprint you leave behind – because the impact of festivaling and picnicking on the environment can be pretty horrid. But if we all do out bit to take our rubbish home with us, recycle everything we can and generally leave Mother Nature in the verdant state we found her, we can enjoy earth’s goodness with a clearer conscience.

Try and support festivals doing their best to reduce their corporate footprint (here were the top 10 as identified in the Guardian last year) and try not to take too much plastic packaging with you when you picnic. (Here’s a great supplier site that might help.)

Commit to this action here.

(Photo credit: Matt Burgess, Greenbelt Festival, 2009)