Common Flora

This! Only those of the community, collaboratively +people in food poverty and food growers, will make sustainable land use decisions ready for the future. #naturefriendlyfoodforall #REGENERATIVEAGRICULTURE @CormacRussell @EWestaway @NFFNUK @Foodincommun @PollenizeCIC

Did you know today is National Daisy Day?🌼 It’s not just one flower it’s actually over 100! Each petal is an individual flower and the yellow centre is made of hundreds of tiny flowers. Learn more⬇️ bit.ly/3CnBaGH

Trump did not cause the climate crisis - it was already locked in. But he will massively accelerate it. On #politicslive yesterday.

@GeorgeMonbiot Use this image from now on whenever you see Big Oil agents, bots or enablers using the tired "But the ambulances..!" talking point to push for the arrest of #ClimateAction activists blocking roadways. 😠

Are you marching in London this Sunday? 🌊 🪧 Let's show the government that it's time to turn the tide on dirty rivers – join the march if you can or tell your MP you want action for our rivers and seas. Sign up here 👉 buff.ly/4foOxnF #MARCHFORCLEANWATER

That's us!

Finally reading this by @CormacRussell with a view to it providing an insight for us here and our fellow farmers. Can we make it work in dispersed rural communities? 🤞🌿 #StrongNotWrong #FarmingWithNature #FarmingForCommunity #RuralConnectors

.@CommonFlora gifted us some dock seed harvested from their land.They make great 🥞Pancakes: replace 1/3 wheat flour with dock flour ☕️ Coffee sub: toast and grind 🍞 Bread: replace 1/3 wheat flour with dock flour Landowners will thank you for helping control them 🙏🏼

Sign the @childrensfood manifesto and join the call to all political parties to prioritise children’s health. #OurChildrenOurFuture sustainweb.org/news/apr24-cfc…

from our field, we love dock seed, we're making bread with it too...🍃🍃🍃

Wake up to plastic

Even though it's Autumn, we've still got #meadows on the mind!🌷 Listen to Plantlife's Matt Pitts, Meadow Advisor, chat to @Mix926official all about sowing seeds & getting your outdoor space ready for wild plants & wildlife🐝 👉 bit.ly/3TIwRLA

As the temperatures start to drop our amphibian and reptile friends will be seeking warmer places to hide away. 🐸 🐍 You can help by building your very own hibernaculum in your garden! "A what?!" we hear you ask? A hibernaculum is a place where an animal seeks refuge!

Worst year ever for butterflies (no surprise). Yes to finally banning neonicotinoids but a reminder that neonics are widely available in bug sprays from garden centres and supermarkets for home use. "No exceptions" means banning them too @savebutterflies theguardian.com/environment/20…

If anyone tells you that cities with huge amounts of cycling and public transport are a). impossible b). too expensive c). too complicated etc etc, well greetings to them all from a rooftop in #Utrecht. 40,000 bicycles use this junction EVERY DAY. #nowtellmeitsimpossible

This is not good

is.gd/v6GmRT very few places left now on rare free training opportunity supporting people in rural areas. Please share

Here is a fascinating paper about the potential of depaving a large urban area (in Melbourne) to boost biodiversity, mental health, the local economy, reduce flooding and dementia and much more. Essential reading for urban planners: nature.com/articles/s4294…

Always a pleasure to cater for Abundant Life project partner @CommonFlora This time at meadow mowing time! Their land grows food, nurtures humans & nature. They have rural allotment plots available near Diptford -please get in touch directly with them if you are interested.

@Foodincommun For free!

What’s the hexagonal structure in the photo, taken during a recent glean? It’s a bug hotel, installed on this organic farm to support insects pollinating food crops as part of @TNLComFund project Abundant Life. #biodiversity #farmers #CommunityBuilding