We have some festive tips for your Christmas and New Year as well as an interview with the Petersfield Climate Action Network (PeCAN) from the Petersfield Christmas Market.

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For Our Earth Week, we’re back with an all-new Generation Green!  In this episode we focus on youth involvement within the environment and climate change.  We talk to Dylan the Member of UK Youth Parliament for Surrey, Vicky Hall project coordinator of the Hampshire Youth Parliament and organisers of the Hampshire Climate Unity Conference from the Hampshire Inspection and Advisory Service (HIAS) Minnie Moore and Justine Ball.

Young voices with the environmental issues that matter to them.  Generation Green from Petersfield Shine Radio.

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HELLO!

This month, Olivia and Mia will be talking to the environmental choir, SOS From The Kids. We will be delving deep into how the choir was founded, their favorite memories, and their projects including COP26 and Britain's Got Talent.

Also coming up, Olivia and Mia will be discussing houseplants! With tips and tricks on how to take care of them as well as why it might be a good idea to turn your office into a jungle!

They even become plant matchmakers as they discover which plant is best for them!

With recommending the Petersfield Physic Garden, it’s an episode to sit back and enjoy!

Articles and links to websites that we mention:

SOS From The Kids

https://www.sosfromthekids.com/

Plant Lady By Emma Bastow

https://www.waterstones.com/book/plant-lady/emma-bastow/9780008454968

A Hobby for All Seasons: 7 Science-Backed Benefits of Indoor Plants

https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-home-guide/benefits-of-indoor-plants#safe-plants

How to build a compost bin

https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/diy/how-to-build-a-compost-bin/

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HELLO!

This month, Olivia and Mia will be talking to Amesbury School’s Eco Council. We will be discussing their pond renovation, COP26, and their latest art project. They might even be getting pigs!

Also coming up, Olivia and Mia will be discussing why we should be growing more of our own fruit and vegetables. Whether from your windowsill or in your polytunnel, you can grow anywhere.

With recommending the packaging-free shop - Juniper and how shopping second-hand can save you time and money, it’s an episode to sit back and enjoy!

Articles and links to websites that we mention:

The 6 most cost-effective vegetables to grow in your garden:

https://www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/gardens/a20120884/most-cost-effective-vegetables-grow-home-garden/

Why we should grow our own veg:

https://www.vegansociety.com/news/blog/why-we-should-grow-our-own-veg

Juniper:

https://www.juniperonline.co.uk/

Climate change: 'Sand battery' could solve green energy's big problem:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61996520

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HELLO!

This month, Olivia and Mia will be talking to Liss Junior School’s Eco Council. We will be discussing their green roof, what it takes to be an eco councillor, and their latest climate youth project with Queen Elizabeth Country Park. Keep an ear out for the school assembly singing Mamma Mia in the background! 

Also coming up, Olivia and Mia will be discussing whether a good old-fashioned greenhouse is better than the polytunnel. With a quick-fire round, it’s a discussion to keep you on the edge of your seats. All we’ll say is that the answer very much depends on if you value looks over personality!

From recommending the local plastic free shop - Refill and Replenish to discussing how you might want to consider switching your flours, it’s an episode to sit back and enjoy!

Articles and links to websites that we mention:

Greenhouse vs. Polytunnel – Which one is better?

https://blog.fantasticgardeners.co.uk/greenhouse-polytunnel-which-one-is-better/#:~:text=Polytunnels%20are%20usually%20used%20for,flowers%20or%20even%20tropical%20fruit.

Refill and Replenish

https://www.refillandreplenish.co.uk/

Why Is Crop Rotation Important?

https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-is-crop-rotation-important

50 simple ways to make your life greener

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/29/50-ways-to-green-up-your-life-save-the-planet

Work begins to turn 99,000 hectares in England into ‘nature recovery’ projects

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/26/work-begins-to-turn-99000-hectares-in-england-into-nature-recovery-projects

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HELLO!

This month, Olivia and Mia talk to Maja and Hazel from TPS about all the things they do to help the environment.

Also coming up, Olivia and Mia discuss whether using a good old sponge and tea towel is better for washing your dishes and the environment than the dishwasher.

From recommending the cookies baked by Olivia from The Skinny Food Co to Sky Park Farm, it’s an episode to sit back and enjoy!

Articles and links to websites that we mention:

Sky Park Farm
https://www.skyparkfarm.com/

Dishwasher vs hand washing – which is more eco and pocket-friendly? by Christina Chrysostomou 
https://www.realhomes.com/advice/dishwasher-vs-hand-washing

Dishwashers vs. hand-washing by Sofia Hutson
https://www.comparethemarket.com/energy/content/how-much-does-a-dishwasher-use/

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 HELLO! 

This month, Olivia and Mia will be talking to Steep Primary School about all the things they do to help the environment - there's even a rendition of SOS From The Kids!

Also coming up, Olivia and Mia will be discussing Earth Day and what they did to celebrate it with Knightbridge school in London. As well as the topic of greenwashing and how to outsmart the marketing giants!

From recommending Zao Makeup to shopping locally at Durleigh Marsh Farm, it's an episode to sit back and enjoy! 

Articles and links to websites that we mention:

Dressing up for Earth Day: Fast fashion’s greenwashed guise

By Nour Ghantous

https://www.energymonitor.ai/policy/just-transition/dressing-up-for-earth-day-fast-fashions-greenwashed-guise

10 Companies and Corporations Called Out For Greenwashing

By Deena Robinson

https://earth.org/greenwashing-companies-corporations/

Outsmart Earth Day “Greenwashing” Today & Every Day

https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/outsmartgreenwashing

This sloth orphanage is helping cubs ‘learn to be wild again’

By Ben Anthony Horton

https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/04/16/this-sloth-orphanage-is-helping-cubs-learn-to-be-wild-again

Zao Essence of Nature Makeup

https://zaomakeup.com/en

Halsa

https://halsa.ltd/

Durleigh Marsh Farm Shop

https://www.durleighmarshfarmshop.co.uk

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HELLO! Meet our new hosts: Olivia and Mia! 

We’ve taken over Generation Green and are ready to spread positivity!! 

This month, Olivia and Mia will be talking to Greatham Primary School about their forest school as well as recommending and discussing the recent film Don’t Look Up. It’s an episode to remember!

So sit back and enjoy! 

Articles that we mention:

We Asked Environmental Activists Their Thoughts on ‘Don’t Look Up’ & Here’s What They Said

By Diamond Yao.

The missing ingredient to fight the climate crisis: positive fictional role models

Words by Denise Baden

What went right this week: a city rewilds, plus more positive news

Words by Gavin Haines

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