CCA Newsletter Issue 35

Photograph of small plants growing in test tubes

Hi Everyone,

A long newsletter this month so please have patience and read to the end as it contains some very interesting and useful sections. This will be the last newsletter from Crediton Climate Action as we voted to change our name to Sustainable Crediton at our recent AGM. The reasoning for this is given in the write up of the AGM.

As spring is approaching and our thoughts turn to the growing season ahead, we have devoted a lot of space in this issue to food and to the activities of our friends in the Food and Farming Group. Among other sections there is also a report by Charles Mossman about installing a Photo Voltaic system on his house which is especially relevant as the Government is about to bring out a new and generous financial scheme for small scale home electricity production.

Enjoy this issue and remember to look out for Issue 1 from Sustainable Crediton next month.

Paula Mossman

Newsletter Editor.


Dates for your Diary
8th March

Energy Group Meeting

13th March

Create Transformation with Intuition Workshop

19th March

Spring Supper

27th March

Free Saturday Gardening Workshop

27th March

Earth Hour

10th April

Free Saturday Gardening Workshop

12th April

Energy Group Meeting

15th April

Food Group Planning Meeting

16th April

Haiti Disaster Appeal Ceildh

24th April

Free Saturday Gardening Workshop

8th May

Free Saturday Gardening Workshop

22nd May

Free Saturday Gardening Workshop

In case you missed it...
30th January

Review of Seedy Saturday

A bitterly cold day did not deter folk, though some had adventurous journeys to make it to the Se ...

8th February

Feedback from the Energy Meeting

3rd March

Review of CCA AGM

1.1 Report on activities for past year Gerald reported on the many activities carried out durin ...

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News Highlights

Laugh of the Month

Sent in by Julie Barrie "I found a label at Morrison's that I bet you haven't. 'Caution House plants are not suitable for consumption.' Gosh!! How could they know that I was going to binge on my begonia?!" ...

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Organic Veg Seeds available Locally

If you're looking for organic vegetable seeds to sow this spring, get in touch with Drewsteignton based Seed to Plate. Their range of organic vegetable and herb seeds has more than doubled this year to over 80 varieties. Checkout their website to see the full range. You can either or ...

Eco Driving Competion

Think up a bumper sticker slogan in less than 6 words such as 'Driving Speeds Down in Devon' and win £100 in vouchers. Competition closes on 25th March 2010. ...

Injustice to microgeneration pioneers under the new Feed-in Tariff scheme

As many of you will know, there is a new and generous Feed-in Tariff (eg 26.7p/kWh for small wind, 41.3p/kWh for PV) which all those who installed wind, PV etc AFTER 15 July 2009 (or who are planning to install) should be very happy about. Those who installed BEFORE this date will just get 9p/ ...

Costa Rica Happy and Green

The BBC's James Painter examines why Costa Rica tends to score highly on surveys looking at wellbeing and the environment. ...

The injustice of the Renewable Heat Incentive

There is a Government consultation available for comment. The RHI aims to incentivise the general public to install renewable energy heating systems such as ground source and air source heat pumps, solar thermal, biomass boilers and domestic combined heat and power boilers. The Govt intends to intr ...

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Photo Voltaics Case Study - Part 2: Grant and Tariff Updates, Supplier Selection

At the start of February, the Government announced the final details of the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) scheme and closed the old £2500 capital grant scheme to new projects. Fortunately we managed to secure our grant during January. The FIT for new PV installations will be 41.3 p for all units generated p ...

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Penny's Pantry & The Cheese Shop

The Cheese Shop has both FairTrade Tea and FairTrade coffee available. Her Fairtrade coffee is from Guatamala, and goes in a cafetiere. (Her usual stuff that goes through her main machine is not Fairtrade. ) She has some Fairtrade Clipper tea, which can, similarly, be requested. ...