Gettinggreener

A guy aiming to be as self sustainable as possible with a low carbon footprint in a modern world.

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

13 years ago, Rotherham, England turned 8 miles of mowed roadside grass into a "river of flowers." In 2021, they added even more miles.

The original scheme was commissioned by Rotherham Council in 2013, designed by Professor Nigel Dunnett at the University of Sheffield, and seeded with a 180-species wildflower mix along the central reservations of the town's main ring road. It replaced mowing that had been costing the council around £80,000 a year.

Since then: the wildflower verges have saved roughly £23,000 to £25,000 per two-year mowing cycle, increased pollinator abundance, and inspired similar programs in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Birmingham, Newcastle, and Sheffield.

In 2021, Rotherham added 3.5 more miles across 12 new sites including Herringthorpe, Swinton, Harthill, and Maltby. They just keep expanding it.

The UK has lost 97% of its wildflower meadows in the last 100 years. Most of what was lost was paved, plowed, or mowed. The verges nobody was using anyway turned out to be one of the largest untapped habitats in the country.

[Raphousetv (RHTV) @raphousetv2]

Comedian Godfrey Really Snapped with his Impression of President Donald Trump Right in Front of US Army Troops in Washington DC 🔥

[Mothin Ali @MothinAli]

Charity BBQ on Harehills Lane to raise money for orphans, the team will be here until 6pm. They're training for their charity bike ride so you might just see them about.

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Seen as #BBCLauraK won't interview @ZackPolanski - can we share this video 10,000 times so everyone can see it?

[Pablo O'Hana @PabloOHana]

Reform UK’s entire merchandise stall at conference is stocked with products made in China.

[Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana]

Why is our media and political class more outraged by musicians showing solidarity with Palestine than by a UK government directly complicit in genocide?

Condemn war criminals, not musicians.

Ban arms sales with a genocidal apartheid state, not non-violent direct action groups.

[TommyPicsUpTrash @TJRPitt]

Wear proper footwear when stepping into our waterways

[dominants4cash @Dominants4cash]

Yes guys.this unique approach to the Fin/ Dom world opens its doors soon with a brand new web site. We hope to open mid May once we have acquired a payment portal to usecon the site. KEEP IN TOUCH AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD

[Clive Bailye @TWBFarms]

None of these farms exist

All are works of fiction by @Tesco supermarkets

This #FarmWashing practice should be made illegal, it deceives consumers and makes nonsense of @RedTractorFood traceability

Food labelling should be clear, country of origin should be clear #BuyBritish

[Strawb Hill Tweets @SHResidents]

We hope to have a good turnout for Saturday 12 April for our regular Strawberry Hill litter pick. Please meet at 9am at Wellesley Parade by the station and pick for up to an hour. All equipment provided. We look forward to seeing our regulars and new pickers hope for fine weather

[Mothin Ali @MothinAli]

There's an exciting project coming up in Harehills to create an edible community garden. I've been tasked with the design, and it'll be an opportunity to learn some practical #permaculture. If you want to get involved, get in touch!

#communitygarden #ediblegarden

[Gareth Wyn Jones @1GarethWynJones]

No words needed .

[Radmore Farm @Radmore_farm]

My thoughts tonight are about today’s measures announced by @UKLabour to cut back on meat by 27% for the sake of emissions.
I saw the @FarmersGuardian shared a post about this earlier and it got me thinking.
We all care about the world we live in and I believe all want to cut emissions.
But let me ask you a question?
What do you prioritise in life?
Because if it’s quality food, including meat then you’re in for a treat.
It’s no secret that agriculture has been in the news lately as a contributor to emissions, and we also know that the whole livestock emissions debate doesn’t hold up under science.
But, what if you could go one step further as a meat citizen and become someone that’s cutting emissions in the uk by prioritising healthy nutritious meat, dairy and local produce?
Imported goods-
The UK’s consumption-based carbon footprint (including emissions from imports) hit 705 million tonnes CO2e in 2021, with imports alone contributing over 45% of that—say, 320 million tonnes. Much of this is from manufactured goods (electronics, clothes) made in coal-heavy countries like China. That swamps agriculture’s 46 million tonnes, but this is lost on society.
We are a society of people obsessed with what we don’t need.
Instant gadgets off Amazon or fast fashion.
The government wants you to buy these good because it not only keeps you paying taxes, it’s another way they can keep our eye off the ball or what’s really going on.
Farms are being targeted. This is a fact.
We {farmers} are easy targets, peaceful and quiet people working in the background. A huge cog in a huge machine.
Notice how “to reach our targets” it’s all aimed at consumption of meat. No word on importing goods from overseas and fast fashion killing the planet.
No attack holidays or travel.
The government knows they can’t take those from you, the public, because they would lose votes and not get in.
It’s a calculated move.
With a natural wedge driven between consumers and farming due to the recent historic distance between where our food comes from and our plate, it’s easy to attack what farms produce and do so assuming it’ll go on in the background quietly.
But this farmer will not be quiet about it.
It’s time we all knew the truth. We need to prioritise our food and we need to learn to live without endless and instant fixes of materialistic items we genuinely don’t need. Only bought for an instant gratification surge of dopamine.
To jeopardise our supply of nutrient dense foods produced by an astonishing subculture of beautiful humans, farming to the highest standards for you three times a day, makes me really think about if I need that new item from china.
@NoFarmsNoFoods

[TommyPicsUpTrash @TJRPitt]

After my Litterpick today, I watched someone smoke their cigarette, walk away, and THROW IT DIRECTLY DOWN THE DRAIN😳🤬
Thoughtless, shameless people like this are why our planet's wrecked

[Gettinggreener @Gettinggreener3]

@FarmingUK I love the good full fat versions and milk sold in glass bottles without the plastic taste.

[FarmingUK @FarmingUK]

Do you buy full-fat dairy? 🥛

[Carla Denyer @carla_denyer]

The idea that we have to choose between economic prosperity and safeguarding our children’s future is nonsense - Reeves is chasing headlines with her Heathrow announcement but it will trash her Govt’s own emissions targets and won’t do anything to make people’s lives better

[Mothin Ali @MothinAli]

The importance of the environmental impact of the third Heathrow runway seems to only matter when you're in opposition...
Otherwise it's "Fly baby Fly"

Another promise broken!

#HeathrowExpansion

[South Cambridgeshire Conservative Councillors @scambs_cons]

🚨BREAKING: Ancient Coton Orchard trees granted protection order.

@Cllr_H_Williams @paulbristow79 @ChrisForCambs @BonkersBusway @CotonBusway
https://t.co/P8ZjurqSj7

[Cllr Amanda Onwuemene. @Amanda_Spoke]

Cllr Mothin Ali, Green Party
talks about what really matters in order that residents feel supported in the community.