Jo Rhodes<p>Now I've been here a while - doing another <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> toot.. keep forgetting we can use lots of characters here! Currently running a community project in <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/YorkshireDales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YorkshireDales</span></a> with a focus on <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FoodWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodWaste</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CommunityFridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityFridge</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Allotment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Allotment</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ReducingIsolation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReducingIsolation</span></a> A big part of what we do is a twice weekly <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PublicLivingRoom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicLivingRoom</span></a> based on the idea from <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Camerados" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Camerados</span></a>. Worked for many years in analytical <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/geochemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geochemistry</span></a> research before retraining as a <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/homeopath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeopath</span></a> and working a lot with <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Trauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trauma</span></a> .. sadly this has been really useful for doing community work. Other interests include <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>walking</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>permaculture</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/DeathCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeathCafe</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooking</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/crafting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crafting</span></a> especially <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/patchwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patchwork</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/festivals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>festivals</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> and me and husband would love to have <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/goats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>goats</span></a> but unlikely to happen! So will just have to manage with frequent searching of <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/GoatsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoatsOfMastodon</span></a> hashtag. Since about 2015 been really influenced by the work of <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/OttoScharmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OttoScharmer</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ULab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ULab</span></a> and the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ImpactHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImpactHub</span></a> model and especially the concept of <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/prototyping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prototyping</span></a>. Was recently described by a friend as 'a bit of a <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/lefty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lefty</span></a> who gets shit done' and think that actually sums me up perfectly. Picture is of Ethel one of our lovely regular visitors at our <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CommunityFridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityFridge</span></a></p>