Talk on climate change at the Dorset Road Community Garden

Thank you very much to Varsha Patel, Janet and Kenn Vickers for inviting us to give a talk on climate change at the Dorset Road Community Garden in the Green Street neighbourhood. This is as part of a series of educational events that they are hosting as a council funded initiative.

We gave a speech outlining the extreme nature of climate change already being experienced across the globe, showing the frequency and degree to which the related disasters are escalating.

We then outlined how everyone can play an essential part in combatting climate change, with details on how we can all make practical and affordable lifestyle changes.

The ten-minute talk somehow stretched out to half an hour with the flurry of questions from engaged community garden members! Everyone wanted to know as much as they could on the how, where and why.

We gave details on a host of climate change mitigatory measures, with everything from how to make affordable plant-based milk, to homemade, petroleum free cleaning recipes and where to find the best/lowest cost preloved clothing.

The intended outcome of this event is that people will start to incorporate these changes into their own lives and share with their networks of friends and family.

Update: Sadly, a few months after we met Varsha Patel, she passed away. Our condolences to her family.