Elisabeth, Author at Sussex Green Living

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Entries by Elisabeth

“The Community Garden is Nature’s Samaritans!”

29 September 2026/in Biodiversity & Nature, Health and wellbeing, Take Action/by Elisabeth

Gardening and particularly gardening in a group can bring many wonderful benefits to all, regardless of health, age or circumstance. We’ve invited Kate Green from Petworth’s Community Wellbeing Garden to explain. Kate, is the founder of the charity, a wheelchair accessible therapeutic garden which has been running for 21 years. She is a permaculture designer […]

Weather, food prices and the case for growing your own

29 September 2026/in Climate change, Food Waste, Health and wellbeing, Money saving ideas, Sussex Green Hub, Take Action, Uncategorised/by Elisabeth

Unpredictable weather is putting pressure on food production, with smaller harvests and higher prices making food security an increasingly important issue for households and communities. Heavy rainfall followed by heatwaves, with almost three quarters of England & Wales still officially in drought, the weather has severe impact on UK agriculture, leading to smaller produce, stressed […]

Second Hand September – First Choice is Second-Hand!

29 September 2026/in Money saving ideas, Repair Cafe, Sussex Green Hub, Sustainable Fashion, Take Action/by Elisabeth

Although we are a tiny country, of all the countries in the world, only the massive USA is worse than us in terms of wasting clothes! Even cheap fashion has a secret cost, and it’s a surprisingly big cost if we consider how and where clothes are manufactured, by whom, how they’re transported here, how […]

How our food waste creates green energy

29 September 2026/in Energy, Food Waste, Take Action/by Elisabeth

By now, those of us living in the Horsham area are becoming familiar with putting out our food waste every week together with either the general waste bin or the recycling bins. After three months, the take up is already around 60% which is notably above the national average. It is very much hoped, as […]

When a Community Comes Together to get a Float Back on the Road

8 September 2026/in Education, Events, Fundraising, Green Business, Transport/by Elisabeth

Early August brought an unexpected setback for Sussex Green Living when its iconic electric Eco Float broke down. After a complex recovery, the float was finally towed onto a trailer and taken to The Milk Float Company in nearby Alford, where Len – who has spent his life maintaining and rebuilding milk floats – was […]

New youth project highlights care for local ecology in Westergate

8 September 2026/in Biodiversity & Nature, Children & nature, Education, Take Action, Uncategorised/by Elisabeth

Students from Ormiston Six Village Academy have unveiled a massive (40m) new mural along with dynamic new signs for local bins, as part of a project they have designed to increase respect for the natural world in their area. Developed with input from the whole school community, the project supported a number of students in […]

Why solar has been our best home investment

8 September 2026/in Uncategorised/by Elisabeth

When we moved into our Sussex new-build a few years back, we knew the bills would be steep. We were a family of four, the cost-of-living crisis was in full swing, and with two young children, the washing machine was never going to get a rest. Nervous about rising costs, we looked into solar and decided to take […]

Going Beyond Recycling Towards Less Plastic

8 September 2026/in Money saving ideas, Recycling, Repair Cafe, Single use plastic, Take Action/by Elisabeth

Sussex Green Living is appealing to the public to keep going with a plastic free life in 2026 and beyond. Why is recycling plastic not enough? While some of the plastic we recycle is turned into new products, much of it is exported or incinerated. Although energy recovery from burning plastic is often counted within waste management, plastic is […]

Sussex Green Living receive the Defra National Bees Needs Champions Award from Nature Minister Mary Creagh at RHS Wisley

8 September 2026/in Biodiversity & Nature, Education, Events, Green Business, Take Action, Uncategorised/by Elisabeth

At Sussex Green Living, we are delighted and honoured to have been recognised at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) National Bees Needs Champions Awards at RHS Wisley on 14 July. Our Pollination Education Station (PES) Trail across Sussex received national recognition for its contribution to supporting pollinators and educating communities about […]

How to help butterflies thrive

7 September 2026/in Biodiversity & Nature, Ecology, Events, Take Action/by Elisabeth

Sadly, of the UK’s 59 butterfly species, 33 have been in decline in recent years, with favourites like the once common Small Tortoiseshell on the brink of disappearing altogether in parts of southeast England. But there are lots of ways we can all help our butterflies thrive. You can get involved by volunteering with a local […]