Updated November 2011, written by Ian Baker: “I met Lucy Mitchell, a Community Project Worker, on her patch at the bottom end of the Horfield Allotments, close to Bishop Road Primary School. She is beginning to turn an underused piece of land into a Community Allotment and a Forest Garden Project. The [...]

The Green Deal (TGD), by Ian Baker.
Martin Fodor and I attended an evening seminar on The Green Deal. It was put on by The Centre for Sustainable Energy, Bristol Energy Network, SevernWye Energy Agency and Scottish and Southern Energy. The following is my synopsis of the evening’s talks and discussions.
Around 50 participants attended, ranging from Bath, [...]

In case you missed our meeting on 5th October, here’s a short precis from Ian Baker.

An illustrated talk by Angela Raffle described complex systems. Overall the UK imports 40% of our food requirements. Supermarkets control over 50% of Bristol’s food retail business. The South West of England produces meat and dairy products, most of which [...]

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Sustainable Bishopston are delighted to have been successful in winning a grant from the local Neighbourhood Partnership to offer this course to local residents.
It will run over 6 weeks in the evening – on Mondays from 28th February, until April 4th [ending before the school Easter holiday starts], and is designed to demystify home energy [...]

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