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Blog by Jenna Sustainable Merton Community Champion & Waste Team Leader UK households are wasting 4.5m tonnes of food a year, worth £14bn...
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Apr 12, 20212 min read
Bathing in Nature: the practice of Shinrin-yoku.
Blog by Alex Sustainable Merton Community Champion We all know that being surrounded by beautiful nature can make us feel good. We’ve...
Apr 12, 20212 min read
The healing powers of nature
"In May of last year, three months into the first lockdown, my younger brother died suddenly. He died in my home country of Zimbabwe and...
Apr 12, 20211 min read
#GoodFoodMerton: Elaine & Sam's Story
"We live near Mitcham Community Orchard and Gardens and thought it would be a good way to get in some outdoor activity during the...
Apr 12, 20212 min read
Residents rally to restore community orchard
Mitcham Community Orchard and Gardens has served as a haven for many during lockdown. The space saw a resurgence of interest towards the...
Apr 10, 20214 min read
Business Champions: The Sound Lounge
The Sound Lounge is a music venue, arts organisation for ‘all people of all backgrounds at all times'. We want to bring people together...
Apr 10, 20212 min read
Business Champions: Thinking Alliance
Thinking Alliance helps people & teams create better ways to live and work for good. Our coaching, workshops and consultancy give people...
Mar 24, 20213 min read
Covid and food waste: do we have reason to be optimistic?
Blog by Emma Sustainable Merton Community Champion & Food Team Leader Did you know that if global food waste were a country, it would be...
Mar 6, 20213 min read
Sustainable spring cleaning
Blog by Miriam Sustainable Merton Community Champion It's that time of year again. Spring has sprung heralding the start of the...
Mar 6, 20213 min read
How a greener period is easier on the wallet and your social conscience
Blog by Jenna Sustainable Merton Community Champion The sustainable periods movement is on a high and there have never been as many...
Mar 6, 20211 min read
Wimbledon #InTheLoop: Recycling on the go made simple.
This April, Sustainable Merton is teaming up with Merton Council and award-winning charity Hubbub, with support from Love Wimbledon, to...
Mar 6, 20211 min read
Meet our Waste Team... Sophie's Story
Community Champion Sophie joined Sustainable Merton to meet like-minded people and help encourage awareness and action on local...
Mar 6, 20211 min read
Potato, Parsnip and Apple Soup
Did you know that apples and potatoes are two of the UK’s top 3 wasted foods? Along with using these tasty ingredients in this soup...
Feb 20, 20212 min read
Loving Earth: Diana's Panel
Why we took action to influence people to live more sustainably... The facts (thanks to WRAP) Each year 6.6 million tonnes of household...
Feb 19, 20212 min read
Living Lab: Making Places Green Spaces
Blog by Taylor Sustainable Merton Community Champion On 11 February, a diverse group of eco-conscious individuals from across the borough...
Feb 12, 20212 min read
Community Champions: A sustainability success story amidst a global pandemic
Sustainable Merton’s Community Champions are a group of 150 local volunteers, passionate about promoting sustainability in Merton. Even a...
Feb 12, 20211 min read
Sustainable Food Places: The story so far
Last year, Sustainable Merton joined Sustainable Food Places: a partnership programme led by the Soil Association, Food Matters and...
Feb 12, 20212 min read
Record-breaking harvest at Phipps Bridge Community Garden
From June to December 2020, our Community Champions harvested a whopping 1,020kg of fresh produce, grown with love and care at Phipps...
Jan 18, 20217 min read
What's it really like to own an electric vehicle in Merton?
With electric vehicle ownership soaring, is it time to make the switch? Sustainable Merton's Community Champion Energy Team have been...
Jan 18, 20214 min read
Thinking of making the switch to an electric vehicle? Here's what you should know
Sustainable Merton’s Community Champions Energy Team recently had the pleasure to interview fellow Community Champion Rachel. In her role...
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