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有着寻找问题解决方案的悠久传统。1665年，当一捆沾满跳蚤的布从伦敦运来时，瘟疫爆发了。该村将自己隔离起来，以避免传播感染。

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.

从德比郡郡议会和德比郡山谷区议会获得了资金。2020年3月，我们在教堂中心安装了一个小型示范性食物堆肥箱，并在教堂院子里安装了常规堆肥箱，用于处理剪下的草屑和树叶。

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.

我们的承诺是要表明，包容、分享知识和技能是应对气候变化的方法，就像1665年发生的那样。我们全心全意地相信，社区可以在2030年之前使Eyam成为零废物和零碳的地方。