Making environmental change happen
Sue's Projects
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London Low Carbon Comm...
10 members
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Sustainable Streatham
32 members
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One Planet Culture
3 members
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Brixton Hill Sustainab...
9 members
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Linking Up London prog...
19 members
Sue's Discussions
Composting (Bokashi - Vermiculture)
I do bokashi composting and am happy to talk about it... Sue
Replied Jun 11
Website Creation?
We are still struggling with this at Hyde Farm... but we think we have someone on the case. i will let you know if we make any progress Sue
Replied Mar 5
I'd like to get involved in a green project but where should I start?
Do you want to help get some veg growing going in the garden at the BBC bar. I have the boxes and compost but haven't yet got around to taking them there. It needs someone who can visit once a week...
Replied Jan 4
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Profile Information
- About Me:
- Since February I have been employed as Green Communities Officer at Lambeth. My main role is to inspire people to set up green communities in their neighbourhoods, and support those groups through networking, fundraising and hand-holding/mentoring.
I am co-founder of the Hyde Farm Climate Action Network (Hyde Farm CAN), based around a Victorian/Edwardian housing estate in Balham, South London.
Hyde Farm residents have been getting together to work out how we can reduce our carbon emissions significantly. A particular focus has been how to improve the energy efficiency of our difficult-to-treat homes. I have demonstrated in my own home that at least a 40% reduction on household carbon emissions is possible by taking simple measures such as treating windows and draught-proofing, combined with behaviour change.
Hyde Farm CAN was a finalist in the Big Green Challenge run by NESTA. Hyde Farm CAN members plotted ways in which they could reduce the average carbon footprint of a Hyde Farm household by 60%. They aim to communicate this through a series of fun and practical workshops and gatherings. Examples include energy awareness evenings, draught-busting Saturdays, seed swaps, composting workshops and fruit-picking.
I believe that many people want to reduce their impact on the environment but don’t quite know how to do it. By offering practical solutions that help overcome these knowledge barriers, and other barriers, such as lack of time, Hyde Farm residents have started to take action to reduce their carbon emissions, and to talk about this, generating a buzz in the community.
We have received a lot of press interest. I ams a Green Ambassador for the Energy Saving Trust and have been featured on several news programmes to talk about household energy efficiency and food growing in small spaces. In September 2008 the Prime Minister Gordon Brown came to visit my house.
I am a 2009 London Leader.
- Key Interests
- Conservation, Recycling, Composting, Carbon Reduction, Wildlife, Education, Lobbying, Gardening
- Experience/Skills
- Speaking, running workshops, home energy efficiency advice with particular expertise on measures that can be taken that do not involve major building work, networking, organising events, particulalry social events, composting, bokashi composting, food growing, making preserves, baking, making curtains, reskilling.
Sue's Blog
Cold December
Posted on January 5, 2009 at 3:29pm —
London Leader 2009
London Leaders is a voluntary programme, but I want to use it to ffurther the momentum that is already gathering in South London especially. I don't know exactly what I will be doing yet, but something along the lines of supporting people to set up low car… Continue
Posted on December 9, 2008 at 12:13pm —
Just found out I do have a place to blog after all
We had the second Balham Green Drinks last night - another great show. So many interesting new people to meet.. and a real sense that we can support one another to take action. Looking forward to getting low energy light bulbs in the BBC bar and to our next drinks on 8th January when we are going to focus on brainstorming an ESCO for Balham - what might it look like?, what models could we learn from?, what resources would we need?, is… Continue
Posted on December 5, 2008 at 12:31pm — 1 Comment
Events
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Unloved Places in North Lambeth with potential for growing : Take a photo
October 22, 2009 at 6pm to November 19, 2009 at 7pm – Lambeth (North)
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River Cleanup - Earlsfield
November 8, 2009 from 11am to 3pm – Trewint Street, Earlsfield
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Donnachadh McCarthy at next Southwark FoE Meeting
November 10, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm – The Herne Tavern
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Transition Town Wimbledon - follow-up meeting
November 10, 2009 from 7:15pm to 9pm – Quaker Meeting House
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Hyde Farm CAN features in my front-page blog this week .... go ahead and make a comment on it, if you can! Cheers, Nick
Thanks for setting up Green Drinks as a PD event... I'm planning to come, as I just got back in town! Just to check, have you booked the 'normal' table?
Thanks, Nick
Good to see you the other day in Brockwell Park. Do send me an email about green spacey type stuff and St Mungo's potential involvement. Claudia.ruane@mungos.org.
Clauds x
Thanks for getting back to me - we might try to come along this sunday. If not, I'll check with my fellow gardeners to see if they can make it on the 2nd Aug instead.
Best wishes,
Emma
I'm part of a small group who have been allocated a small patch of land by Wandsworth Council, to transform into a community garden. We have lots of enthusiasm but limited expertise, and are keen to visit other sucessful community gardens to see how they work.
Would it be possible to visit Hyde Farm, and have a chat with someone about how the garden was set up?
Many thanks,
Emma
Re: Wood Recycling
Can we possibly meet up some time in relation to your work with Lambeth. I am now looking to set up a management board for the scheme. The biggest issue we have is premises. Thought you might be able to put in a word on our behalf with Lambeth.
I already have contacts in Housing but not had a positive responce. So any help would be greatfully received.
Also I am Code for Sustainable Homes Assessor any way I can help out with your Hyde Farm initiative let me know.
I've heard great things about your project and hoped that you might be willing to spread the happiness a bit further.
On Sat 26 Sept I am helping to run the Wandsworth Green Fair being hosted at the Friends Meeting House in Wandsworth High Street. I'm running the energy section and wondered whether you'd be able to come and give some practical tips on draught-proofing, secondary glazing and general energy-saving - ideally with a couple of props.
What do you think?
Best
Oli
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