About this episode
Gerry Schmit discusses Cambridge City Council's shift away from chemical-based weed management and features insights from local contributors.
The first episode in Cam FM's documentary series over Easter Term 2025 about a range of sustainability topics from a local perspective – hear episodes first on News Brunch, Sundays at 11. In this episode, Gerry Schmit explores Cambridge City Council's official move away from chemical-based weed management in the city, which took place last month. He speaks to a group who working with the council in its project to abandon herbicides, and takes a look at what it takes to liven up the lawn of a Cambridge college. Thanks to Julia & Ben from pesticidefreecambridge.org and Aramish Fatima, PhD zoology student and Christ's College's MCR Green Officer, for their contributions in this episode.
People in this episode
Host: Gerry Schmit
Guests: Julia, Ben, Aramish Fatima
Topics covered
- biodiversity
- land management
- sustainability
- chemical-free
- local perspective
Keywords
- Cambridge
- biodiversity
- sustainability
- weed management
- herbicides
- pesticide-free
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cambridge City Council, pesticidefreecambridge.org
Places: Cambridge
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