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Northern Rivers ecotourism business Mavis’s Kitchen is ‘walking the talk’ of its sustainability philosophy by becoming energy self-sufficient, just in time for World Environment Day.

The restaurant and accommodation provider at the base of Wollumbin-Mt Warning has just installed a 20kW solar power system that is estimated to make the business completely self-reliant for its day-time energy requirements.

Business owners Peter Clarke and Charlie Ebell said the $50,000 investment in green energy represents a logical next step for Mavis’s Kitchen, which was founded on the principles of sustainability, local community and care for the environment.

The new solar power system is a complementary addition to a host of other green initiatives already underway at Mavis’s Kitchen.

Organic gardens produce many of the ingredients used in the restaurant dishes, the accommodation cabins feature composting toilets and sustainable amenities and the business diverts as much waste as possible from landfill by composting, recycling and upcycling.

“For us, this really is the foundation of what we do – making the most of what Mother Nature provides, and enjoying ourselves without harming the planet,” Mr Ebell said.