Eyam Green group was formed in 2018 after showing the film “The Age of Stupid” in the village. The idea to do something about climate change came from the floor of the meeting which was open to all residents.

Eyam har en lang tradition for at finde løsninger på problemer. I 1665 brød pesten ud, da et loppefyldt stofbundt ankom fra London. Landsbyen isolerede sig for at undgå at sprede smitten.

We decided our first actions should concentrate on food because it is the one thing that unites us all no matter who we are or where we come from. Food is responsible for approximately  26% of global GHG emissions from growing, distributing, and disposing of waste.

We began with leaflets at community events like the monthly repair cafe meetings. As part of our zero waste 2030 initiative we designed a composting project to reduce the amount of material going to council waste services. Making compost is something almost everybody can do and it produces a much-needed soil amendment that improves soil fertility and locks up carbon dioxide.

Der blev sikret finansiering fra Derbyshire County Council og Derbyshire Dales District Council. I marts 2020 installerede vi en lille demonstrationskompostbeholder til fødevarer i kirkecentret og almindelige kompostbeholdere til behandling af græsafklip og blade i kirkegården.

A programme of talks and composting demonstrations was scheduled to begin in April 2020 but had to be postponed due to Covid-19. As an alternative we setup online workshops which have been well received with a total of 120 participants signed up. Feedback has been excellent with requests to repeat the workshops on a rolling basis.

Vores forpligtelse er at vise, at det at være inkluderende og dele viden og færdigheder er vejen til at bekæmpe klimaændringer, ligesom det skete i 1665. Vi tror fuldt og fast på, at samfundet kan gøre Eyam til et nul affald og nul kulstofområde inden 2030.