Permaculture and Transition at the Green Festival

The Permaculture and Transition area is back for the 2013 Green Festival. We already have the bell tent lined up with herb teas being served and the area will play host to various crafts, activities and talks, including Matt, Jo & Beth from Abundant Earth. We also have a new addition this year in the form of a Permaculture geodome library and information area. Some of the exciting things YOU can take part in include:

Matt Whittaker - Blacksmithing

Will Benson - Pottery

Joanne Bolton - Willow Baskets

Beth Currie - Peg Loom Rugs

Permaculture Information Geodome

Fruitful Durham stall

Permaculture Association table

Herb Teas table

Housing table

The bell tent programme is as follows...

Sat June 1st

1pm Lindsey Stevenson - jewellery from recycled and natural materials

2pm Jacqueline Stevenson - composting

3pm Alan Charlton from A Place To Be - Community led Co-Housing options and opportunities

4pm Chris, Rob n Eddy from SNCG Ecoscapes - taking Permaculture into Schools

5pm Fruitful Durham

6pm Jenny from Frack-off - fracking fossil fuels

Sunday June 2nd

1pm Jacqui Lovell from Developing Partners - Teaching sustainability through the Cascade Programme

2pm Alan Thornton from the Permaculture Association - LAND Centres and permaculture projects

3pm Ruth Hayward from Living for a Future -Inspiring, Informing and Connecting people interested in housing alternatives-particularly housing co-ops, cohousing and low impact development

4pm Chris Warburton-Brown from the Permaculture Association - permaculture research: testing soil health and biodiversity

5pm Roberto and Tom from Clervaux - biodynamic farming