Happy New Year from the Sustainable South Hams team! To celebrate, we've put together a collection of some of our activities over the last year.
Growing Devon Schools is excited to announce their next teacher training day, funded by Naturesave Trust.
Mel Harvey and Ruth Leonard-Williams from the SusSH compost team recently took a research trip to visit the inspirational Loop Frome project which is revolutionising resource use and composting - with the aim of sparking similar projects here in South Hams.
Bat conservation, hedgehog conservation, engaging with local landowners, home energy saving, exploring renewable energy generation
We have declared a climate & environmental emergency, we voted that we would consider the climate & environment in every decision and action, we have embedded that within our formal process and hire agreements, etc, we created an ongoing phased Habitat Plan to improve biodiversity on land we own or manage, and we are working on a wider Climate & Environment Plan.
Our aim is to take action to address the climate emergency and to deliver the Devon Carbon Plan by creating a Devon that runs entirely on green energy. We believe that, rather than buying power from outside the country, we can produce clean, locally owned energy here in Devon. This will significantly boost our local economy, retaining approximately £1.76 billion in our county and creating a local industry and jobs across the region.
South Brent Community Fridge prevents food waste & helps with cost of living
Devon Wildlife Trust offers awards to gardens that support wildlife
How Tallet Meadow Farm turned pasture land into productive orchards.