{"id":608,"date":"2020-01-20T09:38:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T09:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/?p=608"},"modified":"2020-01-20T16:06:25","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T16:06:25","slug":"learn-how-to-live-the-most-demonstrably-sustainable-life-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/learn-how-to-live-the-most-demonstrably-sustainable-life-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn how to live the most demonstrably sustainable life in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In two upcoming workshops, learn how to apply for planning permission to build a zero carbon home and run a sustainable business in Wales.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"524\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/courses\/swy-y-coed-rhiw-las\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swy-y-coed-rhiw-las.jpg?fit=591%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"591,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"swy-y-coed-rhiw-las\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swy-y-coed-rhiw-las.jpg?fit=300%2C102&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swy-y-coed-rhiw-las.jpg?fit=591%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-524\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swy-y-coed-rhiw-las.jpg?resize=591%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Swn y Coed One Planet Development at Rhiw Las, with Peni Ediker\" width=\"591\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swy-y-coed-rhiw-las.jpg?w=591&amp;ssl=1 591w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swy-y-coed-rhiw-las.jpg?resize=300%2C102&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Like others already doing so already you would be living the most demonstrably sustainable life in the UK. These<strong> &#8216;one planeteers&#8217; <\/strong>are pioneer planet-savers. Last year we trained 56 individuals; several are already on the land.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Participants are guided through putting together a \u2018One Planet\u2019 Development (OPD) management plan \u2013 crucial for the <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.wales\/planning-permission-one-planet-developments-open-countryside\">planning application<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><u>On the agenda<\/u>: how to find and evaluate suitable land, the planning process, regenerative land management, zero carbon building, renewable energy, food provision, water provision, ecological sanitation, community relations and Welsh culture, business management and marketing, low carbon transport, with examples from existing OPDs in Wales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sat\/Sun February 29-March 1; 9.30am to 4.30pm<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><u>Venue<\/u>: The One Planet Centre, <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/xSYaTNTUgyerbQzy7\">30 Stone Street, Llandovery SA20 0JP<\/a>. With a site visit to a nearby One Planet Development on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><u>Booking<\/u>: To book, transfer \u00a355 for an individual or \u00a3100 for a couple by BACS (Bank transfer) to: Sort code: 09 01 56 A\/c no. 24876489. Bank: Santander. Account name: DK Thorpe T\/A Cyberium. In the reference field please put: OPD220 and email <a href=\"mailto:info@theoneplanetlife.com\">info@theoneplanetlife.com<\/a> i roi gwybod i ni.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sat\/Sun April 25-26; 9.30am to 4.30pm<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><u>Venue<\/u>: Swn y Coed, <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/zJSL9Bb4mZz98QC4A\">Rhiw Las, Abbey Road, Whitland, Carmarthenshire SA34 0LH<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Swn y Coed is an exemplary OPD with plenty to learn from. Peni Ediker and Stef Balesi will be on hand to demonstrate their educational and harp-making businesses, and their fabulous soil-enhancing land management practices.<br \/>\n<u>Booking<\/u>: To book, transfer \u00a3100 for an individual by BACS (Bank transfer) to: Sort code: 09 01 56 A\/c no. 24876489. Bank: Santander. Account name: DK Thorpe T\/A Cyberium. In the reference field please put: OPD420 and email <a href=\"mailto:info@theoneplanetlife.com\">info@theoneplanetlife.com<\/a> to inform us. Camping facilities are included in the price. For two lunches and an evening meal prepared from Peni and Stef\u2019s OPD produce please add \u00a310 per day per person.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We will also discuss the possibilities for intentional \u2018one planet\u2019 villages with affordable homes, sustainable employment and training opportunities, guided by a new <a href=\"https:\/\/cynefinclt.org.uk\/\">community land trust<\/a> we\u2019ve set up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A key course book will be David Thorpe\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/the-one-planet-life-book\/\"><em>The One Planet Life: A Blueprint for Low Impact Development<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"405\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/courses\/july-group-photo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/July-group-photo.jpg?fit=1200%2C761&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,761\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"July-group-photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/July-group-photo.jpg?fit=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/July-group-photo.jpg?fit=676%2C428&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/July-group-photo.jpg?resize=676%2C428&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Group photo of One Planet Development workshop July 2019\" width=\"676\" height=\"428\" data-id=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/July-group-photo.jpg?resize=1024%2C649&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/July-group-photo.jpg?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/July-group-photo.jpg?resize=768%2C487&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/July-group-photo.jpg?resize=945%2C599&amp;ssl=1 945w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/July-group-photo.jpg?resize=600%2C381&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/July-group-photo.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Why &#8216;one planet&#8217;?<\/h2>\n<p>Because if everyone in the world lived the way the average UK resident does, we&#8217;d need three planet Earths to support us.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for the climate and extinction emergencies is that humanity is not living within the means afforded by the carrying capacity of the planet. &#8216;One Planeteers&#8217; learn how to live within this carrying capacity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/courses\/post-graduate-certificate-in-one-planet-governance\/\">The One Planet Governance Post-Graduate Certificate<\/a> is also available from October via <strong>distance learning \u2013 register now via the University of Wales.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/courses\/workshops-in-one-planet-development\/\">More info: Weekend courses in One Planet Development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our mailing address is:<\/strong><br \/>\nCanolfan Un Blaned<\/p>\n<p>The Half Moon<\/p>\n<p>30 Stone Street<\/p>\n<p>Llandovery, Carmarthenshire SA20 0JP<\/p>\n<p>United Kingdom<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In two upcoming workshops, learn how to apply for planning permission to build a zero carbon home and run a sustainable business in Wales. Like others already doing so already you would be living the most demonstrably sustainable life in&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/learn-how-to-live-the-most-demonstrably-sustainable-life-in-the-uk\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[38,39,44,11,47],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8HWPV-9O","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":626,"url":"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/new-online-courses-in-one-planet-development\/","url_meta":{"origin":608,"position":0},"title":"New! 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Participants receive a series of presentations to work through, plus simple and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;one planet development&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Swn y Coed One Planet Development at Rhiw Las, with Peni Ediker","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theoneplanetlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/swy-y-coed-rhiw-las.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":134,"url":"https:\/\/theoneplanetlife.com\/cy\/what-is-one-planet-development-in-wales\/","url_meta":{"origin":608,"position":1},"title":"What is One Planet Development in Wales?","date":"12\/16\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Above: the One Planet Council 2015 annual gathering The Welsh Government has a unique policy to support One Planet Development. 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