About Us

Small changes make a big difference

Inspired by a shared interest in protecting our planet as best we can, and driven by our own personal passions, 'Be a hummingbird' began in 2022. That was when a few like-minded individuals - Beverley, Ailsa and Gill - living in South West France, decided to share our ideas and help make an impact. Our offline community 'Lot Climate Café' meets regularly and visits local eco-friendly places such as the local re-cycling plant.

We also created this online community to help nurture and grow the volume of solutions that can transform society and, ultimately, reduce climate change.

Meet the Team

Here are our Founders. Now working hard to grow membership of the Association, and, of course, supported by such a positive group of volunteers! This quote, selected by Ailsa, speaks to us all - "Individually we are one drop, together we are an ocean" (Ryũnosuke Satoro).

President

Beverley Morel

Passionate about ecological gardening, focusing on healthy soil and carbon sinking.

By nurturing the earth, we protect the planet. Biodiversity is at the heart of what I do.

Secretary

Ailsa Reynolds

Passionate about nature, learning, connecting and sharing ideas and information with others, as well as supporting each other as we aim to preserve what we can for our children and grandchildren's future.

Treasurer

Gill Kelley

Passionate about nature, and about preserving the planet for her grandchildren! Introduced to everything 'green' when her own children took items out of her shopping trolley and replaced them with things that are kinder to the planet.

WHAT WE BELIEVE IN

BE ACTIVE

Action is an essential part of our mission. There is strength in numbers, and we work to inform and encourage others to take a stand for what they believe in.

Want to learn more? Check out our blog Postcards for the Planet.

BE POSITIVE

Lot Climate Café has built an environment of support and helpful resources to make sure that positivity and sharing is always a priority.

Our success is driven by the hearts, minds, and souls of our community. Come and join us.

BE HEALTHY

Healthy Planet - We believe that the best solutions for society come from within. It is our mission to build awareness so that this is a possibility across the globe. For example, regenerative agriculture has benefits that can result in carbon drawdown and improving the water cycle.

BE HEALTHY AT HOME

There are so many small changes we can all make, and small changes add up!

To help identify steps that we can all take, whether related to food, cleaning, recycling, food waste, travel or shopping, our Blogs focus on a number of different activities.

Find out more

Welcome to 'Lot Climate Café'

It's easy to get so caught up in the doom and gloom about climate change. That's why we focus on positive small steps that make a difference

Be Positive

Gill Kelley

Jan 10, 20231 min read

Flowers for Valentine's Day

Are you thinking of sending flowers for Valentine's Day this month? My partner was telling me about a French programme he watched about the import of cut flowers (in this case from a particular African country) which are grown and treated with highly risky pesticides that have been banned for decades and where said pesticides are allowed to flow into water sources in the country where the flowers are grown. Strict import regulations that apply to plants and food do not seem t

Be Healthy - Planet

Ailsa Reynolds

Feb 42 min read

How to keep cool

During the summer there was a bit of a political argument going on in France about air con .Air con is not generally the norm here as opposed to countries where use is much higher, such as 88% usage in the USA. Those of us in old stone houses with shutters and tiled floors often generally manage quite well without because of the way these houses are built, to withstand the heat . Thick stone walls and tiled floors and the use of shutters / closing all windows during the day

Be Healthy - Planet

Ailsa Reynolds

Jan 182 min read

Cycling Challenge - Final Week - Denmark

Week 4, and the whole challenge is complete with 317.97 kms completed in Taiwan, South Africa, Chile and Denmark (on Rouvy - read more here ). We thought that we would link this Challenge to other countries and find out a bit about what they are doing about the climate crisis. If you haven't read them already, then have a look back over the other three. As a final action, PLEASE DONATE IN SUPPORT OF THIS ACTIVITY TO HELP US PURCHASE OUR LOT CLIMATE CAFE BANNER SO WE CAN SPREA

Be Active

Gill Kelley

Oct 26, 20252 min read

Cycling Challenge - Week 3 - Chile

The Fundraiser Week 3 is complete and 239.87 kms have been completed in Taiwan, South Africa and Chile (on Rouvy - read more here ). We thought that we would link this Challenge to other countries and find out a bit about what they are doing about the climate crisis. Come back each week to read more about our visits and check on progress against the fundraising challenge. Next week we will be cycling in Denmark. The challenge Chile’s long north–south geography exposes it to

Be Active

Gill Kelley

Oct 20, 20251 min read

Cycling Challenge - Update Week 2 - South Africa

The Fundraiser Week 2 is complete and 165.27 kms have been completed in Taiwan and South Africa (on Rouvy - read more here ). We thought that we would link this Challenge to other countries and find out a bit about what they are doing about the climate crisis. Come back each week to read more about our visits and check on progress against the fundraising challenge. Next week we will be cycling in Chile. The challenge South Africa’s economy and power system have long depended

Be Active

Gill Kelley

Oct 12, 20252 min read

Lot Climate Café (Be a Hummingbird)

About Us

Small changes make a big difference

Meet the Team

WHAT WE BELIEVE IN

BE ACTIVE

BE POSITIVE

BE HEALTHY

BE HEALTHY AT HOME

Welcome to 'Lot Climate Café'

Flowers for Valentine's Day

How to keep cool

Cycling Challenge - Final Week - Denmark

Cycling Challenge - Week 3 - Chile

Cycling Challenge - Update Week 2 - South Africa