TTT people have made six fascinating garden visits (well five visits to new gardens, and our garden seems fresh every day). We want to share our impressions of things that excited us in many settings, from diverse and creative points of view, all of which can inspire our growing in Tooting. Yes we are only showing snapshots – on another […]
Read More →We began last evening………..our small group’s exploration of understanding, choices and action on carbon reduction. The participants aren’t all starting from the same place on this journey. Some people in the group know a lot, some know less, and for all of us terms like a low-carbon future or carbon footprint may be simple words, but what do they […]
Read More →Come and see how easy it is to paint things in a totally artistic way! We are creating a community of papier mache ladies for the Deen City Farm exhibition as part of the Chelsea Fringe Festival. Last month we created the structures and at this evening’s Meet & Make its time to get the paints […]
Read More →All welcome to our eighth series of Tooting Carbon Conversations.We have a group formed now to start on 19th May, with a couple of places left – please do join in for a free, instructive, practical and non-judgemental tour around reducing your own carbon footprint. Click here for the flyer with all the details. And click on […]
Read More →The 2014 AGM and 6th birthday party took place last Tuesday. There was a Tooting related quiz and the usual AGM formalities of re-electing co-chairs and presenting accounts before a brief update on projects past present and future. While we look forward to big events like the Foodival, three exciting new ideas include a drive […]
Read More →Tomorrow evening we are holding TTT’s annual general meeting (AGM) and 6th birthday party and everyone is welcome to attend. We will vote for or against our beloved dear leaders, there will be a Tooting related quiz with great prizes, a bit of official business and a chance to hear about TTT’s variety of ongoing […]
Read More →the heART of the libraries interactive project has been devised by artist Sam Haynes who has been piloting it with Wandsworth Libraries since the new year, and some of the results are can be seen in Tooting Library until the end of April. Two of us from TTT have been involved – this is a creative […]
Read More →Furzedown Low Carbon ZoneWe had a productive monthly planning meeting last week – please see the minutes and actions here. In outline we’re at the stage of visiting local partners to explore sites where there is space and interest to be involved by ‘hosting’ renewable energy generation equipment – whatever technology is appropriate – and sharing in the […]
Read More →Trying to read today’s report from the IPCC about the effects of climate change on our planet, along with a mass of media commentary, feels like swimming through treacle, but the overall message is clear: the climate is changing like never before and with a high degree of certainty, the activities of our species are […]
Read More →The clocks are about to go forward and it’s officially spring time! We celebrated the start of a new growing season by donating and swapping over one hundred packets of seeds with local people on Saturday. The event aimed to encourage and support people, young and old, in growing food and flowers in whatever space […]
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