2008-20011

This is a list of MAGS activity since 2008

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TALKS

• Steward Community Woodland described their alternative lifestyle and sustainable energy supply.
• Lesley Horrell described her work with http://www.moortrees.org/Moortrees to produce locally grown oak trees for planting on Dartmoor.
• Anthony Tucker from Carbon Sense descibed his work as a consultant helping organizations to reduce their Carbon Footprint and also his work on helping people to visualize their carbon footprint.
• Wood burning stoves. Two members worked out how much timber was required over the course of a year and separately came up with figure of 7 cubic feet per stove. 
• Nicky Scott discussed Composting and Seed Saving.
• Lucy Patrick described how Charity shops help to Re-use and Recycle.
• February 1 day course Micheal Gee from South Somerset Orchards Alive ‘Planting an Orchard’ and
• Len Harvey Pruning Fruit Trees.
• History Society Talk by National Trust Environmental Officer ttheir work in preparing for Climate Change and in particular refurbishing the Hydro electric scheme to power Castle Drogo.

FILMS

•  ‘What a way to go: Life at the end of Empire’,  ‘Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil’, ‘Age of Stupid’, Rachel Hoskins film about Sustainable farming and the Economics of Happiness

 ACTIVITY

• Parish Council to switch off street lighting after midnight in Bowring Road.
• Harvest Festival ‘ Feast’ with St Andrews Church with band ‘Hazaar’
• Food Festival Stall.
• Carnival entry ‘Big Black carbon Footprint’. ‘Dangerous Curves’
• Fundraising Concert Parish Hall. 
• International Day of Action Stall and raffle outside Coop 24th October .
• Food Festival Stall in collaboration with Bike Shed with Electric Bikes for people to try out.

VISITS

• Riverford Farm
• Wormhill Ley Permaculture local permaculture project.
• Embercombe in Teign Valley.