Climate Actions Include

Web: The Gardening Drawing Club web page is running on sustainable energy, and according to websitecarbon.com, it is cleaner than 51% of web pages tested.

Plastic: The Gardening Drawing Club does not purchase any plastic containers for planting; instead, we are buying biodegradable pots and collect and reuse existing plastic ones.

Soil Health: The Gardening Drawing Club promotes Veganic (Organic + Vegan) methods, which propose a positive alternative to chemical-based practices and animal exploitation while supporting and improving soil fertility. CO2 emissions from Veganic gardening practices are generally much lower than those from their counterparts. The compost we use does not contain any by-products from slaughterhouses, as do most commercially available compost bags. The seeds we use are either organic or received through community seed donations and swaps.

Art Supplies: All paints used are plant-based watercolour pigments, which are biodegradable, non-toxic and made from highly concentrated plant extracts.

Composting: All plants and compostable materials used in the workshops are composted after each event. 

Reusing: We purchase as much material as possible second-hand, including the baskets we use during workshops to store art supplies, as well as paper, books, and tools, among others.

Food & Drinks: We serve organic herbal teas throughout most of our workshops and occasionally offer fruits and biscuits. The ingredients for these are grown and produced in the UK and, at times, in the EU, and are always entirely plant-based. We exclude animal products from our workshop as we are in favour of animal liberation. This choice also benefits the environment, as the exploitation and consumption of animals and animal-based products are significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and perpetuate multiple inequalities amongst humans, including access to land and food. *

Transport: The vast majority of events take place in locations accessible via public transportation. The Gardening Drawing Club's team travels to event locations on public transport or by car (a second-hand hybrid vehicle) when there is too much material to take on public transport.

Training: Artist Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck, founder of The Gardening Drawing Club, was certified Carbon Literate by The Carbon Literacy Project in January 2024. 

*   'Approximately 77% of all agricultural land globally is used for raising livestock, with a significant portion allocated to grazing and growing animal feed.' Source: University of Oxford.