Sustainable Crediton Newsletter Issue 5

Hello Everyone

With the school holidays upon us everyone's thoughts naturally turn to rest and recreation and maybe away from the on-going needs of the planet.

Sustainable Crediton's Action groups are having a well deserved break from meetings this month but we are not going completely dormant during August. We are planning events for the autumn and winter as well as enjoying some recreation time and harvesting the produce from our gardens and allotments. I am sure you will agree that we are fortunate to live in a part of Britain where local produce is abundant and easily obtainable. This month if you only have time to do one sustainable activity why not register with our new Crediton Area Local Produce website. By doing so you will automatically receive details of tasty special offers from producers in our area.

Have a good summer holiday and if you have a great receipe for using courgettes please send it in for next time. I know at least 6 people who are knee deep in them!

Paula Mossman, Editor.

PS: The PDF version of this newsletter is available here.


Dates for your Diary
4th September

Exeter Green Fair

6th September

Food & Farming Group Planning Meeting

8th September

Core Group Meeting

15th September

Waste Action Group Meeting

18th September

Surplus Garden Produce Event

9th October

Autumn Supper

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News Highlights

News from the Food Group

We are in the process of joining HogCO - Home Grown Community Owned - and hope to be targetting beginner gardeners in the autumn. Watch out for the menu of our big Autumn Seasonal Supper and how to book your place in the next newsletter. If you want to get growing but don't have enough s ...

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Let's Stop Factory Farming

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Visit our local food website to get ideas, recipes and information on local food and suppliers

This includes all the information you need to eat and trade locally. It lists local food producers and shops where local foods can be purchased and also has a page devoted to special offers. New things are added all the time and there are seasonal recipes too! You can also sign up on the ...

Feng Shui - Could It help your Home and Well Being?

I am by nature rather sceptical and unfairly cynical about the 'mystic' arts and sciences, but when I had the offer to have my house in Crediton 'Feng Shui'ed for free as part of some training I went along with it to see what it was all about. My prejudicial view was that it is all about stic ...

Property prices soar in the desert

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Working with our local schools - Landscore Primary

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Solar-powered plane sets new non-stop flying record

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A Multi Media Projector for Sustainable Crediton

Mid Devon Community Recyling has awarded Sustainable Crediton the funds to buy a multi media projector which can be attached to a laptop to give colourful and interesting presentations to any group of people who would like to find out about the Transition Movement, the work of Sustainable Cr ...

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Have your say on Devon’s Mineral Core Strategy

You will probably be aware of the potential aggregate quarry site at Winscott Barton Farm in Newton St Cyres. Gerald Conyngham, on behalf of Sustainable Crediton, has written to the Church of England Commissioners who own the land and Devon County Council to ensure that we will be able to com ...

News from the Waste Action Group

We are delighted that our recent applications to Mid Devon Community Recycling for a portion of their wind up funds were both successful. As a result we shall be running two new projects in 2011: A Clothes Swopping and Restyling Event (Swishing for short) We plan to run an all day event ...

Sandford Community Energy Project

Plans are in the early stages to create a community PV energy project in Sandford that could involve a large number of interested residents. Anyone who lives in the Sandford area and would like to know more entirely without obligation, can contact me. News from the BBC Cornwall's Wave Hub energy ...