A dozen helpers came along to the Community garden today (well, two of them were dogs…) We: finished digging a new plot, sowed 4 different kinds of bread wheat, planted potatoes, cleared up the herb patch, sowed radishes, shifted some ancient logs about to make seats in the ‘secret corner’, spread some […]
Read More →A diverse and interesting experience was on offer this afternoon at TTT’s Fresh & Refresh with quite a few new surprises, such as great Portuguese natas, bhel puri, a wishing tree, seeds, compost, craft, how to stop smoking and even a free Zumba class (see below)!
Read More →Come along to Transition Town Tooting’s Fresh And Refresh spring celebration from 11am to 2pm at Mushkil Aasaan, 222 Upper Tooting Road.. Fresh ideas to refresh the spirit – lots of fun and free activities for all ages! Things to do include: the Fresh and Refresh Walk (leaves Tooting Lido at 9am and meanders through […]
Read More →(The title means ‘fruit-trees in Görli’….) On Saturday 6th April I was in Berlin, and was lucky to be able to join a local fruit-tree planting session along with my daughter. Coming in late after all the preparation had been done, we got involved with planting,and with making the timber protection / supports for the trees. […]
Read More →We have finished our latest series of local Carbon Conversations – exploring personal choices for carbon reduction in travel, home energy, food and in general consumption, all in a friendly and non-judgemental way. There were even some laughs, in a subject where gloom and self-denial seem to be the norm. But gloom and denial are […]
Read More →Our ‘Energy we can all afford?’ meeting in St Alban‘s Church, Furzedown was a very lively session (see the flyer and speakers here). Discussion was much more heated than the bitterly cold evening outside. We touched on a set of significant and interrelated topics: wellbeing, poverty, and our own capability to keep our homes warm; […]
Read More →Tonight we are co-hosting a free public meeting that will explore the energy challenges and opportunities that face us now – as a country, a community, and as households – and suggest practical ways forward. This event is timed to coincide with the new Energy Bill currently going through Parliament. The meeting will be held at […]
Read More →TTT is part of the exciting local Furzedown Low Carbon Zone project that is looking at practical ways for college students to experience the value and impact of sustainability in their courses, linked with the community. We’re working with 3 schools at South Thames College (STC): Construction, Creative Industries, and Hair and Beauty, and with Eardley School […]
Read More →In our next free ‘Carbon Conversation’, we’ll be looking at the choices for reducing our own carbon footprint in the food we buy (or grow…). Our relationship with food is tied up with many aspects of our health, comfort, wellbeing, family life, enjoyment, culture: we’ll touch on those.And we’ll look at the example of Hodmedods – building a […]
Read More →Yesterday on World Book Day visitors to Tooting Library enjoyed a good chat about books. Dialogues were started and a few good recommendations exchanged. Many thanks to Liz, Lesley and all the very helpful staff at the Library for helping to organise. “I’ve just had three interesting conversations with three different people that I would […]
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