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  • Want to Help Rid the Ocean of Plastic? Grab an Oar

    Alexander Turner

    March 27, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: England, Cornwall

    Clean Ocean Sailing is a volunteer-based organization that boats to largely inaccessible parts of Cornwall’s coasts to pull plastic pollution out of the ocean and off the beaches using kayaks, rowboats, and physical labor.

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  • Mussel Farming Is Healing the UK's Coastal Food Chain

    Alexander Turner

    December 22, 2022 |

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    Response Location: Scotland

    Researchers are establishing mussel farms on suspended ropes off the coast of Scotland to restore marine habitat damaged by pollution and harmful fishing practices. The new habitat is also restoring the biodiversity of the area.

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  • Britain's Blind Farmers Are Teaching Others How to Grow

    Alexander Turner

    September 06, 2022 |

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    Response Location: England, Bedfordshire

    Inclusive Farm is adapted for people with a wide range of physical needs, like for people who are blind, to give farming students the full range of skills expected on a farm. Inclusive Farm aims to break down barriers for disabled people in the farming industry and is currently ushering its first intake of 14 students toward completing their courses.

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  • Plotting the future: the ‘seed guardians' bringing variety to UK gardens

    Alexander Turner

    January 19, 2021 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Hundreds of seed-saving initiatives across the UK support the cultivation of “open pollinated seeds” in small plots and gardens to preserve future seed diversity. In contrast to static seeds in a bank, these seed-saving efforts focus on actually growing and sustaining seeds to provide security and more resilient crops. Open pollinated seeds reliably produce viable, true-to-type plants year after year so new seeds do not have to be purchased every season. Many “seed-savers” participate in seed circles where they exchange surplus seeds among small groups, enhancing the security and diversity of seeds.

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