Rampion Wind Farm Providing Green Energy Since 2018
Recently, as a milestone birthday treat, I took a boat trip out to the Rampion Wind Farm which lies 13 kilometres from the shoreline on the South Coast and covers […]
Entries by Eve Delves
From the Path to the Shop: Natural Community Food Production
From the Path to the Shop: Natural community food production. With all the worry about climate change and food production, it feels important to get to know one another to […]
Embracing the Green Circular Economy: A Step Towards Sustainable Prosperity
Embracing the Green Circular Economy: A Step Towards Sustainable Prosperity. As we begin to understand the challenges of the future, it becomes increasingly evident that the old story of using […]
How Our Pets Are Shaping Wild Bird Communities
Our pets bring immense joy and companionship into our lives, but have you ever wondered about their impact on the natural world? As it turns out, our furry friends can […]
Beginnings and Endings
It has been a great joy being part of the Sussex Green Living community over the years and it has led me into many unusual situations! For example, last week […]
Change is in the Air
The UK’s flying insects have declined by 60% in 20 years. The decline in insects affects all the major groups, not just flying and in the next few decades, as […]
Everything, Everywhere. All at once.
In 1992 the world’s governments signed both climate and biodiversity conventions. That was the time in history when the world, already after significant delay and procrastination, understood our predicament and […]
Fast Fashion – When your t-shirt costs less than your coffee
The fashion industry is responsible for 10% of annual global carbon emissions, and 20% of global waste water. In the UK we buy more clothes per person than any other […]
Communities or custodians?
It’s not just Spring in the air! I can feel a new wave of environmental awareness amongst the communities around us, uniting and supporting each other to reduce our impact […]
Sussex Green Living – Spreading like Wildflowers!
This month’s Sussex Green Ideas webinar focused on the OnePlanet technology platform which is designed to enable users to understand how health, environment, community development and economy are interconnected, and […]
Introducing North Horsham Community Land Trust
The North Horsham Community Land Trust (CLT) was very pleased to attend the Sussex Green Hub at the end of January to explain to residents who we are and what […]
How we can help nature
We are all aware of the urgent need to protect our nature which has been depleting at a rapid rate. If you want to make some changes at home to […]
The Importance of Nature
We all want a world where our climate is stable, nature thrives, and where all people have health, happiness, and prosperity – it’s our human right, right? Unless we change […]
Recycling Plastics
These Earth’s natural resources are key to our Western lives: water, air, oil, gas, coal and minerals. Perhaps we could be thinking about recycling as another resource that is about […]
Sussex Green Hub welcomes wider community
Each month a special and very welcoming Horsham community event pops up, open to all: The Sussex Green Hub, and last month our warm-hearted community got even bigger and better […]
Plastic Free Coronation Celebrations
During the weekend of Saturday 6th to Monday 8th May, there will be celebrations and parties all the country. Local town, Eastbourne, has put together a guide to help with […]
How to Store Food to Prevent Waste
We are all guilty of wasting food but did you know that 25% of food wasted in UK households is due to cooking, preparing or serving too much? This costs […]
Improving Soil Health with biochar
It was the first experience I’ve had of using a retort kiln. Normally I use a ring type. The ice crystals were glistening on the metal door as I pulled […]
Pollinator Highway
As a child, I never understood the saying, “It’s an ill wind indeed that blows no good,” but I recently realised that’s what’s happening now. I went to buy a […]
Horsham Cape of Good Hopes
At Sussex Green Living we often talk about our outreach with families, in the villages, in schools and with the Youth Eco Forum. What people may not realise is that […]
The Impact of Flying
This year we’re asking, “Can airlines please tell us the truth – the whole truth – about the impacts of aviation? Is it not one of the biggest polluters of […]
SECA Annual Event – Meeting of Hope
It was the first time I had been to a SECA meeting, and it was inspiring to see over a hundred people working together for change. We arrived in Brighton […]
Philanthropists and business heroes needed
It is easy to focus on finances and ignore the climate just now, when the cost-of-living crisis is hitting us so hard. However, the two are fundamentally interlinked. Reassessing how […]
Veganuary 10th Anniversary
2023 is the tenth anniversary of Veganuary, a month during which people don’t fast entirely, but simply commit to just eating plants. The vegan organisation GenV was started by Matthew […]