Climate fare
The food sector, which includes farming, silvopasture, agroforestry, grazing, food waste, and dietary choices—is one of the two largest contributors to global warming, the other being transport. As a solution, it has the potential to be the largest sector in terms of its contribution. It can not only reduce and
carbon bites – Community & Footprint update
We are half way into the period allotted for compiling our 2019 Park Ecovillage Carbon Footprint and to date 36 residents & FFstaff/co-workers, 2 tenants, and 3 organisations have filled in the survey. If this does NOT include you, PLEASE take the ten minutes or so required to send your
carbon bites – Offset Calculator update
What a great contribution our people have been making at XR London (and elsewhere)! If that inspires you, we have good news: PET has improved its carbon tool for you. It’s now easier to access and you can also figure out the carbon effect not only of travel but of
Relation.ship
Here's a webpage link concerning the key concept behind intentional community, and what the "co-" part of co-housing is all about. source: Dictionary.com As the linked website supports start-up projects, is continually updated with the growing experience of its supporters, and given that the r-word is actually a
Village survival
In a monthly info blog we get, I read a great piece on examples of rural village development. Development of this kind is a complex juggling act of 'soft' and 'hard' investments in both learning and activity: really, it stands or falls with whether we truly believe in our own
carbon bites – Nature Nosh
Foraging for food The programme for the first-ever Foraging Fortnight has launched, with events ranging from woodland walks to wild food feasts to foraged cocktails! This project takes place from 31 August to 15 September 2019 and features a wide range of events across five diverse regions of Scotland: Lanarkshire, Fife, Moray,
carbon bites – CO2 Footprint report
Findhorn Ecovillage 2018 Carbon Footprint Report Goran Wiklund has completed his assessment of our community carbon footprint for 2018. Here are his summary conclusions: The total greenhouses gas emissions have been calculated to 3,392 tCO2e (tonne CO2 equivalent) a reduction of 25% compared with 2017 when we emitted 5,235 tCO2e.
carbon bites – Roundup
Check out Carbon Bites for reports on Findhorn Community environmental activities! Great turnout for the Sunday Slot. Great presentations too. At 300 bookings and a waiting list of another 30, the April conference is looking full of promise. It may well have ’competition’ at its opening, though, from the Extinction
carbon bites – Travel
Establishing new travel a-l/t-titude It is the time to look back at 2018, to reflect on your travel patterns and offset carbon emissions - especially from flights. The KG emission estimates shown are for direct flights. For multi-leg itineraries, they certainly underestimate the real emissions. The numbers presented on the
carbon bites – Composting
Composting draws down carbon Have you seen the new bins opposite Cornelia’s? Eveline’s composting initiative Growing on Food Waste is an excellent example of how carbon can be sequestered and turned into soil. If you don’t do it already get a bin and start composting in your garden. Or go
3rdSector 2020 Vision
https://senscot.net/what-social-enterprise-will-look-like-in-2020/ https://senscot.net/charities-should-see-non-charitable-social-enterprises-as-comrades-in-arms/ https://senscot.net/charities-want-to-trade-as-social-enterprises-but-face-poor-access-to-finance/ Showing the further blurring of the traditional profit line between mainstream and "other" businesses, press and education are more&more emphasising the "Conscious Purpose" of business: a social science concerned chiefly with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services (Economics as defined by Miriam
carbon bites – Car share cost comparison
Greetings, Here's an opportunity for carbon reduction in practice: a fascinating, up2date and topical analysis of the costs of running a car privately versus using a Car Share service. The maths is quite clear; now more individuals just need to choose to Car Share. Just like with our own (lately
