Eco Active Blog
​Sustainability in Action

Here are a series of articles and blogs from our team, our tutors and our collaborators.   

​​On the Wild Side
By Janet Hammerton

Making a case for letting the wild in to all garden spaces and working with and not against nature in our own back yards.

​The sights and sounds of these forays into wildness became so embedded in my consciousness that as an adult I instantly respeond to wild spaces with joy, I feel my body relax and my breath ease.

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​Young People in the Wild
By Jonathon Huet

The Sustainability Centre in conjunction with Jubilee Hillcrest School has been creating long-term conservation tasks to instill a fondness for nature for young people, to appreciate the wild landscape and improve lowland woodlands and chalk-downland of the South downs.

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​Cleavers Make a Refreshing Tea
By Sarah Hillyer

You probably picked Cleavers as a child and threw them to stick on your friends’ clothing; the Velcro-like hairs will stick to anything!

On this beautiful sunny day we have been out picking local cleavers for a refreshing tea.

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Nature Meditation
By Jonathon Huet

Being in nature uplifts our mind and body and many look to nature as a place for healing and personal growth. With Jonathon's guided meditation you can deepen your connection to nature and allow it to infiltrate your entire life.

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Growing Your Own Food
By Rachel Mairey

Its April and the last couple of weeks have brought unprecedented uncertainty. Why not beat supermarket shortages and get your minds busy with growing food.

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Go Eco for Easter
By Julie Aplin

Decorate your own individual paper mache Easter Eggs. Have fun filling them with quality chocolate or home-made cookies?

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