At St John's we are the proud holders of an A Rocha Eco-Church Bronze Award, and are working towards the Silver Award. Here are some of the things we can do to get there:
Try measuring your Environmental Footprint on the calculator published by WWF: https://footprint.wwf.org.uk/#/
Consider buying local or organic food where possible. Some local suppliers are listed below:
- Cambridge Organic Food Company – fruit and vegetable boxes delivered, plus groceries and cleaning products
- Cambridge Farmers’ Market (Sundays)
- Full Circle – the Zero Waste Shop, 9 Norfolk Street
- The Daily Bread Co-operative, Arbury
- Darwin Farm Shop, Newmarket Road
- Great Shelford Country Market
- Great Wilbraham Market (monthly)
- Arjuna Wholefoods, Mill Road
- Fosters Mill/Prior’s Flour
- Summer fruit stands on Hills Road
- Seasonal berries in Milton, at Sunclose Farm
- Community orchards
- Organic Health, Hauxton
- Fen End Farm, Cottenham
- Prospects Trust at Snakehall Farm, Reach and Refill Greengrocery Café, Ely
- St John’s Traidcraft stall
Also, consider using refill shops to reduce single-use plastics:
- Pure Brilliant Green, Bar Hill
- Green Weigh, Sawston
- Twelve, Fulbourn
- Arjuna Wholefoods, Mill Road