Agro- forestry. Basically this is a strategy to integrate the forest back into farming. See Wakelyns research farm below surrounded by mono culture it is interesting to see how it contrasts with its neighbours. Some primary cropland is given over to trees which does reduce the yield to a certain extent. Even if the trees…
Notes from 6/6/19
Thanks to Aine who chaired the meetings, next meeting facilitator: Barbara Electric Vehicles Talk from Bill Smith, Bill owned and ran Bashchurch service garage for 35 years and has an extensive knowledge of the motor trade and electric vehicles from their first introduction to the present day. This 30 min talk is packed with information…
George Monbiot on why ‘Climate Change Goes Deeper Than Capitalism’
Guardian columnist George Monbiot is one of the foremost progressive political thinkers in Britain today, one who has long put a spotlight on environmental issues, particularly those ignored by the mainstream press. He joins us The Elephant to talk about how the climate change crisis isn’t just an isolated problem, but one that is intimately…
Cymru Ein Dyfodol – Our Future Wales
I think this really matters, it is essential for Wales as a nation as it puts us on the leading edge of positive change. Evaluating all new development through the perspective of the Well Being of Future Generations Act creates an essential lens that can steer policy in the right direction. The over-ruling of the…
June 6th Meeting
Argyfwng – Emergency This week we return to the theme of emergency. Notably the Welsh first minister has indicated he will not support he M4 extension in South Wales as it is incompatible with the declaration of a climate emergency. So obviously this can be a powerful tool to leverage action from authorities who have…
Meeting 23 May
As usual we met at the Cross Keys Llanfyllin, informally meeting for coffee and chats at 7.00 and then kicking off for real at 7.30. NEXT Meeting June 6th, Cross Keys Llanfyllin Thanks to Lesley Sweet who facilitated the meeting and helped compile the agenda. Community compost Sunday. Exploring the possibilities of the fast turn…
About Repair Cafe
From Repair Café website – if we want to become an ‘official’ repair cafe Want to start your own Repair Café? You can! The Repair Café Foundation supports local groups around the world to start their own Repair Café. For a voluntary one-off fee of € 49 we offer the following digital starter kit: the extensive Repair…
Regenerating the landscape
Farming and land management is both part of the problem and a big part of the solution. Economic forces and government incentives have pushed farms to be more intensive, bigger and with more and more inputs. This has created cheap food but it has come at the expense of the landscape, wildlife and biodiversity. Part…
Climate emergency is here
MPs have approved a motion to declare an environment and climate emergency. This proposal, which demonstrates the will of the Commons on the issue but does not legally compel the government to act, was approved without a vote. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who tabled the motion, said it was “a huge step forward”. Environment Secretary…
Blog page
At the moment it is set up so that new blog posts appear on the home page. We can create other pages for each of the groups or topic areas if we like. Anything is possible. It is often best to let it evolve organically then make some changes when we have a better idea…