“Think globally, act locally, develop personally” What is/was your project about? -City Farm based in Central Bristol -Set up in 1976, we have a 4.5 acre site. -Local residents lobbied the local council and it became designated to become a city farm. -There is a community centre which provides facilities and services to improve local […]
“I think there is hunger for change but we need to work hard and listen more to make things more diverse and open”, Emmelie Brownlee. What is your job about? The Schumacher Institute was founded primarily as a research organizations, the idea was for it to provide practical research around EF Schumacher’s ideas of social […]
“Just as plants need light to grow and metabolise, human beings need ‘love light’ to illuminate our spirits and souls so that our cells function properly. We say overall that the picture of health is measuring your life energy factor”. What is/was your project about? Working with the connections between state of body, mind, […]
“Principles of Pukka herbs based on ancient Indian practice of Ayurveda, which translates as “living wisely”. What is/was your project about? Mission is to demonstrate through the incredible power of plants and people, plants and and the interdependence of them all. What issues do you or did you address? ”what issues DON’T we address!” […]
“Everything is interconnected. We should take baby steps and try to calm things down. Communities will be a bit safer, people will engage more, it will stimulate opportunities for people to work together, there will be more empathy, more tolerance and more understanding. Communities will just be more friendly”, Claire Miller. What is your job […]
“We say a no is another step towards a yes. Its not a failure we are just edging towards another breakthrough. Lucy’s Dad Nigel is an inspiring role model. We say ‘What would Nigel do?’ we even have that up on the wall” What is/was your project about? Sharing info about what it takes to […]
“I do not take no as an answer but I am willing to compromise”, Martin Wiles. What is your job about? The University of Bristol runs as a business though we are a charity. We touch a lot of different areas but primarily my role is Sustainability. Sustainability covers energy, waste, water and transport as […]
“It has become increasingly clear to me that we need a particular field of caring about the Earth which is taught directly through food education”, Barny Haughton. What is your job about? The Square Food Foundation is a cookery school where we teach people from all walks of life to cook proper food. We deliver […]
“If you have good intentions and good people around you then you feel very empowered”, Jennie Reed. What is your job about? Alive is dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of care home residents through meaningful activity which meets their intellectual, emotional and social needs. The majority of people that we work with […]
“I am very passionate about what I do and I do see how vital it is to see very different areas in terms of sustainability, resilience and environmental protection”, Jenny Foster. What is your job about? I am a Fairtrade Coordinator for Bristol in the South West. Fairttrade is about fair prices, protecting the […]
