Thrive Battersea Park Open Day, Saturday 1st December.
Learn about the UK's leading Social and Theraputic Horticulture charity
Ways to take a break
Switch off all electrical devices and appliances at the power source
Examine an everyday object from a fresh viewpoint
Slowly eat a meal without interruptions, noticing the flavours
Try
Rather than sending it to landfill or recycling, check if you can donate it to your local charity shop. For example, Royal Trinity Hospice
Listen
Authenticity is a striking characteristic throughout Tracey Thorn’s Desert Island Discs
Learn
Especially from the chapter titled “I found myself in the art world”, Playing to the Gallery, by Grayson Perry.
Circular design
Methods and strategies
Ask Nature
The Lost Words
acorn, adder, bluebell, buttercup, dandelion, fern, heron, kingfisher, lark, newt, otter, wren, willow
In 2015, author Rob MacFarlane and illustrator Jackie Morris created The Lost Words.
Why organic?
Ways to help wildlife
“Go wild! Large or small, ledge or yard, your garden can be a mosaic in a wider network of natural havens linking urban green spaces with nature reserves and the countryside.”
Download a wildlife gardening guide from The Wildlife Trust.
Mammals benefiting local communities
Beavers are back in Cornwall. Watch the film.
Zero packaging shops near you
Even better than reuse and recycling, try not to buy it with packaging in the first place: https://thezerowaster.com/zero-waste-near-you/
Try
Politely enquire of a supplier - particularly one with market share sufficient to make a difference - whether they can try even harder.
And please note what they already do well.
Free(gle) Reuse Community
“This is the place of my song-dream, the place the music played to me. whispered the Rat...”
Attempt to achieve lower waste
A list of packaging-free shops and zero waste projects across the UK.
Smell the lavender
Scientists confirm the smell of lavender really is relaxing and could have potential to treat anxiety: https://bit.ly/2O4sWUu #powerofplants #stress #anxiety #gardens #lavender
Try
Politely enquire of a supplier - particularly one with market share sufficient to make a difference - whether they can try even harder.
And please note what they already do well.
Animals can teach us, if we try to notice
“The Mole knew well that it is quite against animal-etiquette to dwell on possible trouble ahead, or even to allude to it; so he dropped the subject.”