by Lugh@climateconnected | Dec 13, 2024 | Case Studies
Westside Resource Centre’s community-led projects bring creativity and climate action together to engage residents in meaningful ways. Projects like “Painting the Planet” and “The Air We Share” use art and science to make sustainability...
by Lugh@climateconnected | Dec 13, 2024 | biodiversity, Case Studies, food
In the heart of Galway’s Westside, a city community turned land that was not being used into a growing centre for biodiversitythe joined up web of living things sustainability, and connections between people. Set up in 2011, this project which is led by volunteer...
by Lugh@climateconnected | Dec 13, 2024 | Case Studies
Discover Coill Chormaic, a cooperative forestry project that was inspired by the life of Cormac ó Braonáin, a passionate campaigner for nature. This project brings together family, friends, and neighbors to plant a native Irish forest that supports the joined-up web...
by Lugh@climateconnected | Nov 26, 2024 | Personal Stories
I set up a 2.5 acre sustainable market garden. What started off as hobby gardening is now scaled up to about 2.5 acres in producing fruit and vegetables. I wondered if it was possible to produce food in a sustainable way, both environmentally and financially, and as...
by Lugh@climateconnected | Oct 11, 2024 | Food, Personal Stories, Recycling, Shopping, Waste
I Upgraded to reusable water bottles and tea cups, and started buying second hand clothes. Location Sligo Name Avril Impact: Over it’s typical lifetime a re-useable coffee cup saves approximately 10kg of CO2 equivalent. What inspired you to do this? Further...
