nature Archives | Sussex Green Living https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/tag/nature/ Sussex people inspiring a climate for change Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:03:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 The Big Picture https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/the-big-picture/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:13:00 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/?p=24447 Scotland seems to be ahead of the game in looking at the big picture, using the joined-up thinking that needs to happen now to address the current crises in resources, economy, nature and climate. Last month’s Film at the Horsham Green Film Festival was made in Scotland: ‘Riverwoods’. This wonderful film opened with shots of […]

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]]> Is the climate broken? Opinions from the people of Horsham https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/is-the-climate-broken/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:15:20 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=24208 Is the climate broken? Should the Government be doing more about it? Can ordinary citizens do anything? How will things look for our children and grandchildren? To find out what the people of Horsham think, we spent a recent lunchtime patrolling the busy streets around the Swan Walk Shopping Centre. Do you think more action […]

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]]> The Humble Bumble (first published in West Sussex County Times) https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/the-humble-bee/ Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:59:28 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=23854 When I was invited to write an article on my experience with bumble bees, this title came to mind.  I like to think it’s part of Christopher Bollas’s  ‘unthought known’ territory – something you’ve carried around in your mind without ever really realising it.  And as it turns out, the phrase is rather apt:  Darwin […]

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]]> Sustainable Flowers & Floristry (first published in West Sussex County Times) https://www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk/sustainable-flowers-and-floristry/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 06:00:32 +0000 https://www.sussexgreenliving.co.uk/?p=23451 Flowers are a precious part of our life-events, but are we aware of the significant environmental and human costs of the demand for cheap flowers at all times of the year? Until the 1970s, bought flowers came from British farms, while today, most are grown commercially in Holland, Columbia, Ecuador and Kenya, routed through Dutch […]

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