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Street Compost Club Looks for Pilot Sites

Street Compost Club Looks for Pilot Sites

Street Compost Club is a new project that brings neighbours together to collectively create compost from their food waste in a fun, practical and hygienic way, which can then be used in their gardens and planters to grow more food and flowers.

August 27, 2024
Community Composting - a Whistle Stop Tour and Home Compost Demo Site

Community Composting - a Whistle Stop Tour and Home Compost Demo Site

Often the Sustainable South Hams compost mentors will come out to communities to share the love for compost, but last week, a group of compost enthusiasts from Dartmouth and Totnes did a tour around several of the fabulous community sites that exist in the South Hams.

August 27, 2024
65-acre Community Woodland To Be Created at South Brent

65-acre Community Woodland To Be Created at South Brent

With the support of the Government’s Trees for Climate Land Acquisition Fund, South Hams District Council have purchased a 65-acre site to be transformed into a community woodland, orchard, and market garden.

August 27, 2024

Groups

Sustainable Harbourne Valley

Sustainable Harbourne Valley

Supporting nature-friendly gardens and households; talks/discussion programme; supporting management of churchyards & playing fields for nature; Fruit Corner (community fruit trees/wildflowers); micro tree nursery; seed/plant exchange stall; Sow Grow Show food growing project; Give & Take reuse & exchange day; engagement with local school; supporting river monitoring.

5-20
Volunteers
Community Association
Project Cost
Yealm Alliance

Yealm Alliance

Community Renewable Energy, Public engagement, cooperation between parishes, nature conservation and biodiversity enhancement projects.

20-100
Volunteers
Parish Council working group
Project Cost
Transition Town Totnes

Transition Town Totnes

Transition Streets - a community-focussed initiative supporting social cohesion, carbon reduction, and energy saving; Incredible Edible Totnes - supporting local and accessible food growing in public spaces; Totnes Climate Hub - a public space for creating community support and local responses to our global challenges; REconomy Project - a project inspiring economic regeneration locally; Time to Breathe - a meditative space for personal wellbeing support

20-100
Volunteers
Charity
Project Cost

Projects

Promote Earth Friendly Values Around Our Food

Promote Earth Friendly Values Around Our Food

Workshops promoting Earth Friendly values around food from the Deer Wood Trust

5-20
Volunteers
£5k - £50k
Project Cost
See the Possibilities of Long-Term Rewilding

See the Possibilities of Long-Term Rewilding

Dittiscombe Rewilding offers a great example of how land can be transformed

5-20
Volunteers
£5k - £50k
Project Cost
Host Climate and Nature Event with Local Sustainability Groups

Host Climate and Nature Event with Local Sustainability Groups

A joint project led by SMASH with speakers, stalls and networking opportunities

5-20
Volunteers
<£5k
Project Cost