This is a temporary page for us to start to collate ideas that can feed in to the Lewes EDAP.
[Energy Descent Plans and background|Energy descent plans and background]
Carbon accounting for local business Patrick had the idea to ask Lewes accounting firms to provide companies with a 'carbon footprint' audit, as part of their annual accounts, based on the amount of electricity and gas they use, as a first step towards energy vulnerability auditing.
Edible trees in public places
The dead sycamore at the corner of Waterloo Place and North Street has been taken down. I suggest a productive tree be planted in its place. Walnuts, for example, have the highest protein yield per acre of any other crop. Walnuts do well in Lewes: witness the mature trees in All Saints and Baxter's field. Adrienne Campbell
Lewes, the orchard town
Ever since the Food Open Space Day I've been spotting fruit trees all around Lewes. In gardens, parks and wild places. Just this evening my daughter and I scoffed wild plums on the Phoenix Bridge near Tesco. Lewes abounds with cherries, apples, figs, mulberries and even, apparently, a wild pomegranate. Let's map these trees, plant more fruitful trees and establish Lewes as the orchard town it is. Adrienne Campbell
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