Fires in Bordeaux – Climate Crisis – virtual presentation & discussion, August 6pm Paris time
Join Caro Feely, organic farmer, writer and teacher online via zoom.
What is the climate crisis? How urgent is it? What we can do?
Join Caro Feely, for 30 minutes (15 mins of presentation and 15 mins of Q&A and debate) to explore these questions. Sign up by emailing caro@carofeely.com with ‘climate event’ in the heading.
We have seen dramatic floods, wild fires and storms affect almost every corner of our planet this past year.
It has been a scary time this weekend (starting 24 July 2026) with fires out of control near Bordeaux. Today 27 July marks a major turnaround. Early Sunday morning there were around 1500 fires with a total power of more than 11 000 MW absolutely terrifying (photo above taken on Sunday morning when the smoke was at its worst) – as of early Monday morning (this morning 27 July) the firefighters had it down to less than 60 fires with a total power of less than 80 MW. What an incredible effort and what a relief.
So much smoke rolled in on Friday night that we thought it was a local fire. Sean brought the farm sprayer set up with 1000 litres of water near the houses (given the high fire risk Sean already had it filled and ready before the fires even started) while I attached hosepipes on all the taps. It felt that close and frightening. Like many other locals we have offered our spare beds to those who need to get out of Bordeaux. Thankfully with the major turnaround today they probably won’t need to evacuate.
We are so grateful to the firefighters – and the farmers – and everyone who provided support to the fire service and all the countries that came to aid the effort including Croatia, Switzerland, South Africa and many more. But with the dry conditions we remain vigilant. And we cannot forget what this means about our future.
We have to act now and dramatically. If you think it is impossible take a look at this article from 2021 by George Monbiot ‘Transformation in months has been done before. If we get the right leadership and sense of global community spirit anything is possible.
Given the importance of having climate conversations NOW we have put Cultivating Change on a price special on amazon (from €2.99/ 1.99 GBP) from now to the end of August. The print version of the book (easier to share and give as a gift) is now in groundwood paper (lower CO2 and lighter) and set to a lower price too – from 11.99 euro/ USD / 8.99 GBP.
Yes, when we look at the reality of the climate crisis and how little humanity has done so far to address it, you could feel depressed and anxious. But it is crucial that we are not depressed but rather motivated to sort it out. We cannot rely on the politicians who are having a great time blah blah blah ‘ing as Greta Thunberg pointed out long ago – before COP26 (we are now on COP31). We have to engage as citizens to put pressure on them and not forget the horrifying scenes we have witnessed this weekend.
Over the last month the heatwaves and wild fires have brought home the urgency of addressing this most existential issue of our time.
Join Caro Feely to make sense of it and what we can do at an online event Friday August 14, 2026 6PM Paris / 5pm Dublin & London – Caro will give a short presentation followed by Q&A. What is the Climate Crisis? How bad is it? What we can do about it?
We’ll explore some of the reality of climate change, the urgency of taking action, and the reasons why we can and must. We’ll have a Q&A to chat with others on the call. We will achieve this transformation if everyone is informed and motivated to take their individual and collective responsibility. It is up to all of us. It is totally acceptable to bring a glass of wine along. 😉
Please email caro@carofeely.com to sign up for the event. You’ll be sent a zoom link for access a few hours before the event. The event is free but reservation is essential.
Topic: Climate Crisis Presentation & Q&A
Time: Friday August 14, 2026 6PM Paris / 5pm Dublin & London
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Come and learn more about organic farming with a visit to Chateau Feely in South West France ; stay or do a multi day course or multi day tour. Find out more about our way of farming with organic and biodynamic practices on the Feely organic and biodynamic online trail. You can read about the story of this organic farm in the Vineyard Series and about the climate crisis in book 4 Cultivating Change.
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