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We work with individuals and professionals, community groups and community members, with special interest in community cohesion, from the point of view of urban conservation.

We support interest in: cultural heritage, faith community, low-carbon lifestyle, eco-living, Transition Culture and resilience in local economy – with the focus on skill-share and opportunity for all.

If you want to form your own Urban Conservation Group or are interested in support services for community participation.

We offer:

  • Online services – Web services and Extranet
  • Publicity production – design for print and publicity collateral
  • Event promotion – online event calendar and web-based registration – subscription systems for members – event ticketing for non-members
  • Fund-raising and Benefit Nights for ethical sector sponsors and supporters of local economy.

Our focus is on locally grown food. Fresh local seasonal produce for all members and guests.

Do you have a venue?

To join our database of venues suitable for community events – talks, slideshows, presentations, films, seminars, workshops and drama space – contact us directly.

We work according to World Cafe methodology and Open Source principles. We provide capacity building, needs-analysis, diagnostics and ideas incubation for Green Projects.

We work with individuals and groups, and welcome faith groups who want to deliver community services in the context of Social Enterprise, as a co-op, CIC or IPS.

Come and visit us in Bristol Green Capital

Green spaces – Conservation and habitat protection

For an example of successful community groups around growing food, gardening and development of Green Spaces – come and visit us in Bristol.

See www.eastsideroots.org.uk and www.grofun.org.uk

Farmers and landowners

If you want to set up your own vegetable box scheme or turn over a part of your land for community-supported agriculture – we can help plan and develop a programme around schools and community and community engagement.

See www.betterfoodcompany.co.uk

Rural interests

Farmers and landowners who want to add a revenue stream to their farm or estate are invited to contact us directly and access the Landowners’ Extranet – made available under Creative Commons license to those who own or manage the countryside.

Conservation & Education

We especially welcome conservationists and those with a commitment to local food production for local people.

We can develop markets for local food, working in accord with the principles and practice of:

  • Slow Food Movement
  • Climate-Friendly Food
  • Campaign for the Protection of Rural England
  • Farmers Markets Association
  • The Soil Association
  • Terra Madre
  • National Care Farming Initiative – ncfi.org.uk
  • Linking Environment and Farming - LEAF
  • The Country Landowners’ Association

We work with specialists in Green Energy – solar, wind and wave and anaerobic digestion technology and project specialists for community renewable energy.

See  www.10technologies.info and The Converging World. See also: BETS and Zero Carbon Bristol.