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Lucy Irene Tomkins
eco friendly schools / Ysgolion eco-gyfeillgar
educating about farming / Addysg am ffermio
environmental farming / Ffermio amgylcheddol
I'm 16 years old and live on a small holding in the middle of Montgomeryshire. I'm passionate about the environment and the wildlife around me and this has led me to do a week residential with the Monty and Radnorshire wildlife trust. Another passion of mine is farming. We farm a small flock of hill sheep, and our goal is a healthy landscape that not only benefits us and the flock but also the wildlife that surrounds it.
For me, harmony between farming and ecosystems is crucial, and the way things are going they wont be able to co-exist for long. I believe that conflicts with farmers is one of the biggest issues facing wales in these current times. This is why I am applying for a place. I would educate young people about the importance of localised farming, and protecting ecosystems in order for them, as the next generation to pass this down. We can change the way we live, but we must start from the bottom. If we educate now we can change the future.
Rydw i’n 16 oed ac yn byw ar lain o dir yng nghanol Sir Drefaldwyn. Dw i’n angerddol dros yr amgylchedd a’r bywyd gwyllt o fy nghwmpas, ac mae hyn wedi arwain ataf yn aros am wythnos gydag Ymddiriedolaeth Sir Drefaldwyn a Sir Faesyfed. Dw i hefyd yn angerddol dros ffarmio. Rydyn ni’n ffarmio diadell bach o ddefaid bryniau, a’n nod yw tirwedd iach sydd nid yn unig o fudd i ni a’r ddiadell ond hefyd y bywyd gwyllt cyfagos.
I mi, mae’r berthynas rhwng ffarmio a’r ecosystem yn hanfodol, a’r ffordd mae pethau’n mynd fyddan nhw’m yn gallu bodoli gyda’i gilydd am gyfnod hir. Dw i’n credu mai gwrthdaro gyda ffermwyr yw un o’r problemau mwyaf yn wynebu Cymru yn y cyfnod hwn. Dyna pam dw i’n gwneud cais am le. Bydden i’n addysgu pobl ifanc am bwysigrwydd ffarmio lleol ac amddiffyn ecosystemau fel bod nhw’n gallu pasio hyn ymlaen, yn ogystal â’r genhedlaeth nesaf. Rydyn ni’n gallu newid y ffordd ry’n ni’n byw, ond mae’n rhaid dechrau o’r dechrau. Os ydyn ni’n addysgu nawr, gallwn newid y dyfodol.