Come and join us for a woodland celebration, mug of tea and a hot meal around an open fire on September 9th. Powdermill Wood makes an ideal place to discover the richness of Sussex’s High Weald woodlands and find out how these are being managed sustainably for the future by Richard Cope and his son Dan. After a guided walk by Richard we have hired the hut in the woods for a forest gathering. Please make sure you let us know if you are coming by signing up to the Eventbrite link. https://powdermillwood-gathering.eventbrite.co.uk
Date 9th September 2pm – 9 pm
Guided walk, meet at the car park at 2pm
Gathering, meet at the hut in the woods from 4.00 pm
A new study says that people involved in community carbon-saving projects have lower-than-average carbon footprints and are also more satisfied with their lifestyles. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214629619302944?via%3Dihub)
The key ways that community projects support their members in reducing carbon footprints are by sharing knowledge, skills and practices, giving psychological support, adding to your social life and making sustainable practices the norm within the group and beyond.
These findings are equally true for people who join groups with a single focus, like a food or energy co-operative, and for those who are part of a broader, more comprehensive groups such as Transition Towns, or an ecovillage. The study shows just how important local and community projects are and how they contribute to making it fun and satisfying to go sustainable. (Credit : Carbon Savvy https://carbonsavvy.uk/solutions/)
