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Why the best world-changing ideas begin in your neighbourhood
John-Paul Flintoff
22nd May, 2012
Your ideas for changing the world may be desperately important. But if you can't find a way to engage the interests of the people around you they may never take off, argues John-Paul Flintoff more...
Five of the best… country pubs
Rachael Stubbins
23rd April, 2012
Fresh, locally sourced produce, real ale and cosy fireplaces: the Great British country pub is one foodie tradition that’s not going anywhere. Rachael Stubbins rounds up five of the best more...
How to start a co-operative in five steps
Giles Simon
20th April, 2012
From artisan bakers to green energy schemes, co-operative businesses, owned and run by members, are enjoying a renaissance. Here the co-operative trade association offers a practical guide to creating your own more...
What has happened to the UK’s eco-towns?
Bethany Hubbard
2nd April, 2012
Although currently out-of-favour with the UK government, eco-towns may still offer the best hope for creating sustainable communities more...
Conservation sensation: how one small Cumbrian community brought their valley back to life
Matilda Lee
22nd March, 2012
Thanks to the efforts of local residents, Ennerdale has been restored to its natural glory. Matilda Lee takes up the villagers' inspiring tale more...
Climate Rush presents: Occupy the oil aisle at Waitrose
Say no to Waitrose's oily partnership with Shell and join the Climate Rush sit-in on March 6th more...
Five of the best…organic veg box schemes
Ruth Styles
16th January, 2012
Whether you’re looking for seasonal veg or slaughter-free milk, Britain’s box schemes make avoiding the supermarket a cinch more...
Greeks reclaim the land to ease the pain of economic austerity
Beatrice Yannacopoulou
10th January, 2012
A group of community-minded gardeners have turned a former Athens airport into a blooming vegetable plot, showing how Greece's eroded soil holds the keys to a revival in farming and a way to buck the jobless trend more...
Shipping containers: could they tackle the housing crisis for a growing population?
Sophie Laggan
6th December, 2011
With bricks and mortar proving environmentally unsustainable, a dearth of affordable housing available, and charity Shelter maintaining that homelessness persists, could shipping containers be a solution? more...
The only way is Essex: the community breathing new life into a disused country estate
Laura Sevier
11th November, 2011
In Romford, Essex, villagers are getting their hands dirty transforming a historic walled garden at Bedfords Park more...
Ten of the best…ways to get stuck into urban gardening
Hannah Corr
28th October, 2011
Growing your own fruit and vegetables doesn’t have to involve huge amounts of space. As Hannah Corr explains, there are plenty of short cuts for city dwellers who want to get stuck in more...
Capital Growth Edible Open Gardens Day
UK’s largest Edible Open Gardens Day offers glimpse of city's 'food-farms' more...
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How a community farm for London could end 'madness of flying and shipping in food'
Sarah Bentley
1st August, 2011
More than £800,000 has been raised towards the cost of setting up a unique farm - complete with green houses, polytunnels, irrigation system, woodland, orchards and a shop - that could help meet the capitals' future food needs more...
'Road-block' - taking on London's air pollution
Climate Rush group will hold mass ‘die-in’ to raise awareness around health impacts of London air pollution on July 13th more...
Homeless gardeners provide makeover for iconic Southbank building
Helena Drakakis
14th June, 2011
They used to sleep beneath London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. Now a pioneering collaboration between the Southbank Centre and a housing association is giving a group of ex-homeless a chance to create a rooftop garden more...
What is a community orchard?
Matilda Lee
6th May, 2011
The pioneers behind Apple Day - Sue Clifford & Angela King of Common Ground - have recently published a handbook on community-owned fruit orchards. Here they give the Ecologist their top tips and advice on getting started more...
London Green Fair
The new London Green Fair event looks to bring the environmental movement to Londoners in a big way more...
How ethical food production can change troubled lives
Jan Goodey
26th April, 2011
From Slough to the Moulsecoomb Forest Garden & Wildlife Project in Brighton, Warren Carter is a radical food grower on a mission to transform the lives of troubled youngsters. Jan Goodey meets him more...
Ecomodo: the lending website that's sharing the wealth
Laura Laker
27th December, 2010
Why buy when you can borrow? From tools to skills, new social enterprise Ecomodo allows community members to borrow what they need from each other more...
One-minute guide to a greener Guy Fawkes night
Dearbhla Crosse
3rd November, 2010
Tips on maximising the enjoyment and minimising the disturbance of Guy Fawkes Night... more...
After the spending cuts: our step-by-step guide to greening your local council
Phil England
19th October, 2010
If you already have a low-impact lifestyle and want to step it up a level, turn your attention to your local council. Here's how to get the authorities in your area to act more...
David Boyle: Let's create a new, small banking sector to fuel green economy
Matilda Lee
15th October, 2010
A new book by David Boyle and Andrew Simms of the New Economics Foundation charts the rise and fall of major British brands. Matilda Lee talks to them about banking reform, brands and greening capitalism more...
Project Dirt: the eco-web project that's much more than the Green Facebook...
Eifion Rees
5th October, 2010
Forget impersonal internet interactions, Project Dirt is connecting green initiatives in real life to make environmental change at a local level a reality more...
How to reclaim the empty shops on your local high street
Adam Oxford
17th September, 2010
A pioneering network has a toolkit for turning the nation's decrepit private spaces into public places more...
Organic food comes of age at Bristol's Organic Food Festival
Eifion Rees
26th August, 2010
Held at Bristol Harbourside and celebrating its 10th anniversary, Europe's largest organic festival is a feast of food, drink and fabric that doesn't cost the earth more...Members
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