After an Open Farm Sunday, Julie was frazzled. Over 1000 people had come to view and enjoy Cavick House Farm and it’s animals, yet when I came seeking shelter for the night she kindly let me camp, and in the morning shared their story with me.
In the outskirts of Dereham I visited Nick, a farmer and conservation enthusiast. In the course of our chats he told me about dozens of plants and insects. The range of plants on the land was clearly a great joy and interest for him, and it was wonderful to have him as my guide.
Daily Archives: June 16, 2014
Greening the council
15 of Norwich’s city councillors are Green Party councillors as are four of the county councillors. I watched the procession of new councillors behind the mayor and was fortunate enough to be able to ask some of them why they decided to get involved with politics as a way to help the environment.
Students for People and Planet
Students all over the country campaign for social justice and environmental protection and restoration. One of the main organisations that helps them do that is People and Planet. Having just finished his exams at UEA (University of East Anglia) last week Benj explained to me what People and Planet does.