Sidmouth SolarPunk is very much about the basics: The underlying beliefs of Solarpunk are very much ‘mend and make-do’; prepare food from scratch… Sidmouth being Solarpunk – Sidmouth Solarpunk These pages have looked at ‘local

Sidmouth SolarPunk has taken a look at food in a local context: The underlying beliefs of Solarpunk are very much ‘mend and make-do’; prepare food from scratch; use local and seasonal food supplies; support your

The Solarpunk ethos is very much about looking to the future by using what techniques and technologies we already have: Many of the ideas and themes can be found in earlier Sci Fi novels from

A big problem a lot of people have with ‘alternative energy’ is that much of it is visually imposing. Objections to a planning application for a solar farm near Ottery refer primarily to loss of

Why do big cities seem to be making so much headway? Smaller town perhaps are not hitting the headlines in the same way! GLASGOW As expected: In response to the UK Committee on Climate Change

Let’s get creative with alternatives to cement: innovation in architecture: living materials from biotechnology – Sidmouth Solarpunk We do indeed need alternatives: As demonstrated in the Chatham House report, while cement (an essential element for concrete

A new sustainable fashion hub… Come join the revolution and learn how to make, mend and shop with less cost to you AND the planet.  The Lyric Theatre, Barrack Street will become a sustainable fashion hub from

These times are proving a challenge to many of us – but it is becoming increasingly clear that we need to be taking these times as an opportunity to transition to something better, on both

“Ideas of repair and healing, focusing on the duty of care we have to our community, to ourselves, to the planet and to our possessions” Restoration revolution: how make do and mend turned into a

How’s about this for a bit of art – powered by solar of course: An old oil rig, dubbed the SEE Monster, has been transported on a barge the size of a football pitch to