Hot Compost

Hot Stuff (Compost)

Our Garden Workshop made hot compost. We want to introduce hot composting so that we can better use our grass cuttings and spend less on buying compost. Everybody in our Garden Workshop pitched in, measuring and mixing the grass with woodchip in the correct proportions, wetting it as required and stacking it up. The next...

Community Energy Fortnight

Community Energy Fortnight

The Community Energy Fortnight, a significant event running from 1-14 July, is a platform that aims to elevate the status of community-led and owned energy. It’s a call to inspire new individuals, businesses, and organisations to join hands in creating a people-powered, sustainable, and resilient energy system. Back in 2016, as part of our commitment...

The Good City Project

Last year, a group of us took part in the Good City project organised by the City Discovery Centre and MK Council. The Project “In 2023, Milton Keynes grows ever bigger and welcomes more new residents. The Good City project aims to use The Plan for Milton Keynes to introduce local residents to the original...

Camphill Piling

Camphill Piling Milestone

We’re progressing on-site with our ambitious Capital Plan to build new accessible homes for more adults with learning disabilities and autism.  Our contractors, Watson & Cox, have begin piling which will see less concrete used in the build, reducing our environmental impact. We are not ‘driving’ piles but ‘augering’ them, which is less impactful to local neighbours and wildlife with less...