Bosvigo schoolchildren planted the first 12 apple trees at the “Field of Apples” above Sunny Corner today. The lease of this patch of old orchard to Transition Truro is almost complete and winter planting is now underway. 24 local varieties … Continue reading
Category Archives: Partnerships
Transition Truro has teamed up with Victor Barry of Cornwall Heritage Farming and Cornwall Horsepower in the pursuit of a Community Supported Agriculture scheme. Community supported agriculture (CSA) is a partnership between farmers and the local community, providing mutual benefits … Continue reading
Details of Food Growing Workshops in August by Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change follow. FOOD GROWING WORKSHOPS If you would you like to grow your own food, these workshops give the basics of how to grow vegetables at home “Loved it … Continue reading
Cornwall Waste Action (CWA), a non for profit organisation based in Redruth, is currently looking for volunteer “Compost Mentors” in Truro and St Austell to take part in a project that aims to encourage more people to compost their food … Continue reading
Local juice and cider as well! A proposal by Transition Truro to plant 24 apple trees in the grounds of New County Hall by March 2010 has been accepted. Trees will be selected from local varieties such as Cornish Gillyflower … Continue reading
A strong and positive message from the people of Cornwall who want action not words at Copenhagen climate talks. Led by a horse and cart and Cornish piper, around 200 people marched through Truro on Tuesday 27th October to welcome … Continue reading
The Cornwall Diet – can Cornwall feed itself in the 21st Century? Why the Cornwall diet? Reduction in carbon emissions from the reduction in food miles (25% of emissions from food in the UK is from transport and food transportation … Continue reading
Though the waiting list is long, green shoots are growing. Transition Truro is a key partner in the success story of the Barrack Lane Allotment Group which has just won Third Prize on the site. Twenty-five Truro residents from the … Continue reading
Truro City Council has approved our use of two plots as a community allotment. Knowing of our interest in growing food locally and expanding allotment provision, Richard Budge, the City Parks Manager, has offered us two overgrown plots previously given … Continue reading
Cuban Environmentalist visits Cornwall as part of UK tour. Roberto Perez, a Cuban environmental educator and permaculturist, will be talking in Falmouth on 17th September about the experiences of Cuba in the early 1990s, following the collapse of the Soviet … Continue reading