Interview with Mickey Sharma

by | Sep 26, 2012 | Biodiversity

Mickey Sharma, one of the comedians performing in There’s Something Funny in the Honey, was kind enough to meet us in the pub at our local the Anchor in Digbeth. Firstly, do you know any of the other comedians involved? I know James Cook very well as we both...

The Case for Locally Grown Food in Birmingham

by | Sep 20, 2012 | Land Food & Water

Why Grow? Cities have always imported food, but Birmingham (England’s 2nd city) is an extreme case. Land is reserved for housing, industry and leisure, but not for food growing. This import-dependency is too risky, for a world with 7,000 million people, all of whom...

Climate Campaigning Discussion with Guy Shrubsole

by | Sep 11, 2012 | Blog

Last night, instead of the usual Monday night meeting, Birmingham Friends of the Earth welcomed national Friends of the Earth energy campaigner Guy Shrubsole, to talk about energy policy and the current Clean British Energy Campaign. Guy started by giving a run down...