One Love One Planet
We’ve only got one planet. Let’s love it. BCfm Radio’s award-winning environmental programme.
Episodes
We talk to Laura Bottin from the Avon Gleaning Network all about the ancient practice of gleaning, which is seeing a resurgence, and how this benefits our mental health while also tackling food poverty and food waste. We even get into the details of different types of pumpkins and which ones are best for cooking!
You can find out more about them here, including about volunteering: https://avongleaning.org.uk/
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Chris and Maurice, founders and co-directors of the Friends of Lyncombe Hill Fields, tell us all about the volunteer project to preserve wild space in the centre of Bath - and different mowing techniques, and how local schools have been able to get involved!
https://friendsoflyncombehillfields.co.uk/
We talk to Dr Adrian Cooper, one of the founders of the Felixstowe Community Nature Reserve, a reserve set up by local residents after they got sick of waiting for the government to take action on nature and biodiversity. They've also been carrying out their own Citizen Science and have launched their own Climate Justice Agenda to push for wider change, and now are speaking to representatives from across Europe as to what they've d...
We speak with Levar Jackson, Founder and CEO of Yogh Group, and previous president of NEWH New York, about the exciting scientific developments happening in the hospitality industry to make it more sustainable! We also talk about how to make eco-friendly choices easier for everyone, and why seaweed makes surprisingly good curtain fabric! Find out more about the Yogh Group: https://www.yogh.group/
What do environmental lawyers actually do? How can a company be treated as a person in the court of law? And how can nature actually sit on a company board??? We cover all of this and more with Brontie Ansell from Lawyers For Nature!
https://www.lawyersfornature.com/
We speak to veteran activist, author, podcaster and co-founder of the Transition Network, Rob Hopkins - about the psychology of activism and grassroots organising, and how we collectively imagine a better future to fight for.
Rob's website: https://www.robhopkins.net/
We catch up with the award-winning director and producer of this powerful documentary about the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa, an anti-Shell activist in Nigeria.
The trailer can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhxUpxsSN8M
Tickets to the Bristol Independent Film Festival are here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bristol-independent-film-festival-saturday-screening-tickets-743056831987
Nohelia joins us to talk all about Easton Community Garden and how anyone can pop along with no commitment! Plus, Kim from Houria tells us about Salha's Sudanese Kitchen.
Easton Community Garden: http://eastoncommunitygarden.org.uk/
Sudanese Supper Club tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sudanese-supper-club-fundraiser-tickets-721107400647
Henry Coleman, one of the organisers of the Planet Local Summit in Bristol this weekend, tells us all about localisation and the role it can play in tackling the climate crisis.
Last time we heard from local folk who support the controversial proposed Low Traffic Neighbourhood Scheme - now we hear from Abdihakin Asir as to why other residents in Barton Hill are opposed to it!
There's a Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme proposed for the Barton Hill and St George areas in East Bristol, and it's proving quite controversial in the community. We hear from locals Rob and Tom who support the scheme - and in a future show very soon we'll be hearing from a local resident opposed to it.
We catch up with Marian Hill, illustrator and insect enthusiast, all about her project of inspiring both young and old to learn about insects. From school workshops to working with councils, Marian is busy using her artistic talents to teach hundreds if not thousands about these crucial little critters.
https://www.buzzandscuttle.com/
We talk to Deborah and Simon from St Matthews Church in Kingsdown all about their brand new chandelier heating system that's saving them money as well as saving the planet, and is taking the Anglican Church by storm!
Thomas Doggett comes into the studio to tell us all about the upcoming Great Ant Exhibition, touring the country and coming to Keynsham on 5th August. We find out the role of cotton wool in antkeeping, which ants eat their own wings, and what's really the cause of Flying Ant Day.
www.antsonarock.com
We speak to Linda Benfield, one of the organisers of the Green Gathering, happening 3rd-6th August 2023 - a long-established off-grid festival of music, workshops, activism, and low-impact living. What on earth is danger bunting, or moon loos??
https://www.greengathering.org.uk/
We speak to three young people from the Grassroot Activators Programme, a course in Bristol that aims to support young folk from disadvantaged backgrounds, upskill them and connect them with nature. We also visit the Re-Fuse project in Sparks in Broadmead, where schoolkids from St Barnabas are busy doing some hands-on learning all about recycling e-waste!
We talk to visual artist and PhD scientist Chris Perry about his time in the Amazon, his upcoming exhibitions, and the relationship between science and art.
Check out Chris' website here: www.cjperryart.com
Translation consultant Michael Jemphrey tells us all about the work SIL is doing with speakers of indigenous and minority languages, and how the knowledge passed on through specific words may have a role to play in fighting the climate crisis.
BBC Ideas - Can Saving Languages Save Nature?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/can-saving-languages-save-nature/p0fh50s5
Caroline Dennett very publicly quit her contract at Shell a year ago in a video that went viral. This year, she addressed their Executive Committee at the AGM and presented a report on their epic fails in safety performance which she says have contributed to leaks and spills in the Niger Delta, as well as grave impacts on the safety of the workers in Nigeria.
We speak to her all about this whistleblowing and learn all about the und...
We have two interviews on this week's show!
One with Rachel Moffat from Bristol Energy Network, telling us all about community-owned energy as well as projects and tips that can reduce energy and fuel use...
...and another with Katie Clubb from Future Leap, talking about the upcoming Festival of Sustainable Business and how you can get involved.
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