Build connections among residents and align our actions with an ecological transition strategy

The Saint Sor'Liens Association carries out projects in the areas of community exchange and solidarity (Local Exchange System, knowledge-sharing workshops, etc.) and biodiversity (lectures, nature outings, etc.), and is creating a community garden in the heart of the village of Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey.

 Founded in the summer of 2021, our association currently has 82 members (including 20 children) who are taking local action to address environmental and climate issues.

In the face of climate and environmental emergencies, our Association aims to:

• Build connections among the residents of Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey and the surrounding area,
• To frame its actions within an ecological transition approach that is more respectful of life and the environment.
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Our Values

• Respect, protect, and raise awareness about the preservation of all living beings and natural resources
• Promote, through our actions and words, the values of hospitality, listening, kindness, solidarity, secularism, and the sharing of knowledge
• Foster cooperation and collective decision-making
• Acting as a responsible individual

There are currently 3 thematic groups:

Community Garden: Share and exchange gardening practices, lay the groundwork for food resilience, and protect and develop biodiversity

• Nearly one hectare in the heart of the village
• Collaborative design of the garden layout
• Creation of a communal composting area
• Creation of a pond
• Establishment of an edible forest, an orchard, and a vegetable garden through various educational workshops

· Exchange & Sharing: Pooling resources, exchanging knowledge...

• Local Exchange System: RADISEL
• Local Exchange Market (LEM) to create and strengthen connections
• Organizing knowledge-sharing workshops (brewing beer, making cheese, repairing a bicycle, building a masonry heater, etc.)
• Organizing a Gratiferia (a flea market where everything is free)
• Organizing workshops on the Climate Mural
• Partnership with high school students from Saint Sorlin
• Plant swap in collaboration with the Friends of Old Saint Sorlin association

Biodiversity: learning about and sharing knowledge, raising awareness, preserving

• Nature awareness outings
• Amphibian conservation
• Biodiversity inventory
• Workshops
• Support for ecological restoration and the enhancement of natural habitats