Non-TTT Events
Here is a list of various events that people have let us know about (they may not all be listed in date order).
Level 3 National certificate in Sustainable Horticulture. New for September 2010
Accredited certificate with practical experience on pioneering horticultural projects, including renowned Dartington Hall heritage gardens, forest gardens, and a market garden developing low carbon growing techniques. A partnership with Duchy and Schumacher College. There's and Intro to Permaculture course coming at Landmatters and taught
by Klaudia Van Gool. The dates are the 18th and 19th of September, cost is
£75/£55 and bookings can be made by phone, 01579 346487, or on the
website, www.klaudia.co.uk.
Preparing Your Winter Garden – 1 September, Riddlecombe, North Devon, 10am-4pm
- Composting – 16 September, Proper Job in Chagford, West Devon, 9.30am – 1pm
- Pickling & Preserving – 18 September, Winkleigh, Torridge, 10am-3pm
- Pruning Theory & Practice – 17th (evening theory) & 18th (practice) 10am-4pm, Bideford, North Devon
These courses are free to HogCO members, and £15 for non-HogCO members. Booking forms are available - contact the website / office below. Contact Kylie at CCD’s Admin for more details. Please note participants are asked to bring their own packed lunch!
Community Council of Devon
HogCO - 'Home Grown Community Owned'
01392 383423 www.hogco-devonrcc.org.uk
Info. re. Totnes Food Market.
TOTNES GOOD FOOD Sunday Markets
To be held monthly on the third Sunday of each month on Totnes Market Square.
Note: These are not farmers markets. They are going to be independently run food markets which are open to all food producers, retailers, delis and restaurants etc.
The aim of the markets is to put Totnes at the centre of Good Food, both local to Devon and beyond.
To grow the events into a monthly celebration of food whilst still retaining the market feel.
The course will guide you through some of the key Permaculture
principles and practices. There will be a site tour, hands on
experience and a wild food walk as well as inspiration and practical
ideas for more sustainable living.
cost £75 (£55 Concession)
date; Sept Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th 10am till 5pm.
booking Klaudia 01579346487, www.klaudia.co.uk
An opportunity to attend an exciting and dynamic course enabling you to create a more sustainable lifestyle. It stresses working with nature and helps you identify steps for positive change for yourself, your family and your community. It is ethical, creative and inspiring and offers a blueprint for a positive and abundant future.
Tutor: George Sobol DipPermDes
2 Days - Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th of July 2010
Times: 09.30-17.00
Course ID: C3512900
Venue: Phoenix Hall, St John's Lane, Bovey Tracey TQ13 9FF
Wheelchair accessible. Parking available.
Cost: £55.00. The course is free to those on means tested benefit
Pre-Course enrolments to:
WEA, Bradninch Court, Castle Street, Exeter EX4 3PL
Tel: 01392 457300 Cheques payable to WEA
Learn how to install renewable energy systems at Schumacher College, Devon
Accredited training courses in learning to install Photo Voltaic (PV),
Solar Thermal and Heat Pumps
In partnership with PPL Training Schumacher College Dartington Devon TQ9 6EA
WHO? Anyone interested in saving energy and money by becoming qualified to
install PV, Solar Thermal and Heat Pump system WHAT? Theory and practical training courses in learning to install PV,
Solar Thermal and Heat Pumps WHEN? September 2010 – book your course through PPL HOW? Fully Qualified tuition in mobile training unit from PPL Training
WHERE? Schumacher College (Foxholes site, Dartington Devon TQ9 6EA)
for full details
http://www.ppltraining.co.uk/
or contact:
Lou Rainbow
Schumacher College
The Old Postern
Dartington
Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6EA, England
Direct: +44 (0) 1803 860 058
Switchboard: +44 (0) 1803 865 934
Fax: +44 (0) 1803 866 899
There will be a volunteer work party at Landmatters Community, near Allaleigh, near Totnes Monday 16th-22nd August. Camping is required and bringing own tent. There is a volunteer kitchen/dining yurt available for use during the week. Numbers are limited and booking essential.
Community Steward Wood, near Mortenhampstead, edge of Dartmoor National Park. 4th-15th October. Volunteers can come for one or two weeks, working mon-fri with weekends free. Camping required and bringing own tent. Numbers are limited and booking essential.
These group volunteer opportunities are a great way to share ideas and experiences and provide group energy for specific projects. Both are a good place to learn more about permaculture. Landmatters is part of the Permaculture Association's Land Demonstration Network and permaculture has been important to the development and continued projects of Community Steward Wood.
If anyone is interested in these or other group volunteer opportunities please contact me, Oliver Handscomb, darn_nemo@hotmail.com to book a place or for further information.
Planning Matters!
Does your community project require planning permission – or may do in the future? This free one-day course covers key areas of planning for community garden projects. Fences over 1m? Park benches? Polytunnels? Come and hear about real case studies and have a 1:1 surgery about your project. See attached poster for details. Supported by Planning Aid, Dartmoor National Park and Home Grown Community Owned CCD Project.
Thanks!
Community Council of Devon
HogCO - 'Home Grown Community Owned'
01392 383423 www.hogco-devonrcc.org.uk
Following on from the success of our summer programme we have two workshops not
to be missed as well as a huge community networking and learning extravaganza
‘The Big Shift’ at the end of November.
Holding the Vision with Starhawk
Wednesday 22nd September & Thursday 23rd September.
The Trinity Centre, 10.00am – 4.30pm
A two day workshop exploring the following;
• Techniques for overcoming fear, find our inner compass to guide us in
making decisions, and come away with renewed clarity and energy for the work.
• How do we create groups that are warm, welcoming and that value people?
And in those groups, how do we make decisions, facilitate meetings, and
confront complex issues together?
• Conflict, handled well, can energize a group—or it can tear it apart.
In this segment, we’ll explore social permaculture: what are the group norms
and agreements that can diminish conflict and when it arises?, how do we
transform it into creative energy? How can people earn authority in our groups,
and how do we hold them accountable in supportive ways? What tools do we have
for dealing with difficult people? What’s our group story, and how do we
give it not a happy ending, but a vibrant continuation?
Starhawk draws on decades of experience as a leader and teacher of earth-based
spirituality, a permaculture designer and teacher, and an outspoken political
activist and organizer. She is also author of many books including ‘The Fifth
Sacred Thing.’ www.starhawk.org.
Cost £45 to £75 on sliding scale.
An Introduction to Permaculture with Sarah Pugh.
Tuesday 2nd Nov – 23rd Nov (Four Tuesday Evenings).
St Werburghs Community Centre – Tea/Coffee 6.45pm to start at 7pm – 9.45pm
Four Tuesday evenings exploring the principles and practice of Permaculture, a
holistic and commonsense approach to sustainable living. Learn to work with
rather than against nature to create abundant, resilient systems in our
gardens, farms, homes and communities. Talks, workshops, slideshows and
observational wild walk.
Price
Organisation / local government / corporate £100
Individual / Small organisation / community group £65
Low income Individual £40
(For more info on pricing catagories please visit: www.shiftbristol.org.uk)
The Big Shift!
Sunday 28th November
The Council House, College Green – 9.30am – 4.30pm
Shift Bristol presents ‘The Big Shift’, an interactive event exploring peak
oil, climate change and community solutions to sustainability.
You won’t want to miss out on this event! It will be a chance to participate
in finding positive, practical and community led responses and solutions to the
urgent challenges we are now facing.
Showcasing all of the great projects that are happening in our green city, with
workshops with some of the leading thinkers and doers in Bristol and the South
West including; Agroforestry, Herbal Medicine, Permaculture, Local Energy
Solutions, Local Currencies and much, much more! This will be a fantastic
networking opportunity for those already working hard and also provide next
steps for new people.
**unleashing the collective genius of the community**
Cost £8 - £14 sliding scale.
You do not need to book in advance for this event – just turn up and pay on
the day. (Limited volunteer opportunities available in return for a free
ticket)
Please keep checking our website for updates to our events and to read more
about our tutors, venue locations and how to book for the above events.
If you would like to get in touch please email: shiftbristol@yahoo.co.uk
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About Shift Bristol
Shift Bristol is a new not -for-profit Community Interest Company set up to
provide sustainability training. We hope to bring the community the very best
ideas, information and inspiration towards a sustainable future by providing
holistic, solutions-based and hands-on learning. Please visit
www.shiftbristol.org.uk for details.
Come and help create a new vegetable garden on the terraced slopes at Beenleigh meadows, then recreate the magic in your own garden!
Sessions are FREE and are open to all
Running Saturdays 10AM – 3PM
BOOKING TEL. 01548 521 519: places are limited and booking is essential
Please add to all listings - For more info or to book a place Call Apple Taylor on 01548 521519 www.greenlistings.co.uk/
Mother Nature, aka AppleTaylor, will show you simple and practical ways to grow your own! Attend as many days, or as few, as you want...
Following the gardening calendar we will sow, tend and harvest, practice storing and preserving and learn a bit about the history of plants and their culinary uses as well as the bonus of taking some produce home!
Beenleigh Meadows Kitchen Garden Calendar - A taste of things to come!
We're bursting with pride to announce our brand-new, hot off the presses, 10 day tours! Together with the amazing 10:10 campaign, we've dreamed up the perfect week in Wales for anyone who wants to get more green but doesn't know where to start.
Check them out: http://otesha.org.uk/
We'll be staying at the gorgeous Fforest Camps on the Welsh coast. Expect a jam-packed 10 days of interactive learning about sustainability, hands-on volunteering, inspiring speakers, fun & games, and loads of ideas on how to green up your home / office / neighbourhood / uni / gran.
Dangerous Weekend for Families (not just for boys!) - July 9-11
Hunting Party - primitive weaponry weekend for teenage lads - August 13-15
Dartmoor Walkabout, with packhorses - August 15-17
And a More Dangeous Weekend for Boys, including primitive weaponry - September 10-12
For our full list of events, have a look at our website - www.wildwise.co.uk/events_and_
We are offering another training programme, to develop skills and resources and to inspire professionals working in the field of outdoor and environmental education - www.wildwise.co.uk/
We look forward to welcoming you to the wilds of the Westcountry!
Foxhole Business Centre
Dartington
Totnes
TQ9 6EB
t: 01803 868269
e: jo@wildwise.co.uk
w: www.wildwise.co.uk
We would like to announce the launch of Vegswap. This is a website which enables gardeners to swap their surplus home grown or homemade produce with other local users. The website is free and simple to use. Unlike other forum style sites www.vegswap.co.uk
allows you to search for specific produce you may want in a specific location making the whole process quick and easy. Alternatively you can post a list of things you have a glut of and wait for someone to make you an offer.
I am a mother of two young girls so am very aware of the benefits of feeding them the freshest fruit and vegetables available and of getting them involved in gardening and preparing the food we produce. Although I am a keen gardener I am fairly inexperienced and regularly find that certain crops fail whilst others thrive with little or no help from me. But last summer I became frustrated that my apples were rotting on the ground because I didn’t have the time to collect or prepare them for freezing or juicing and that we had more rhubarb than a family of four could possibly eat. Meanwhile I was drooling covetously over my neighbours’ squash which I somehow do not seem able to grow. And that was how the idea of Vegswap came about.
Please take a look. If you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact me by phone on the number below or by email on susan@vegswap.co.uk.
Best wishes
Susan Mortimer
tel: 08456 800782
3 Long Rydon, Stoke Gabriel, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6QH
Working Horses on the Land Course with 'Cornish Horsepower'
Based on a coastal heritage farm nr. Truro.- NVQ/ QVF accredited
For more details contact Victor Barry on 01872 580888 / 07855 187769 or email victor@treloancoastalheritagefarm.co.uk
Click here for the Coastal Heritage Farm website or here for the Cornish Horsepower website.
RAISE Education
in South Devon offers short weekend courses, and schools, university and group visits (KS1-4) in sustainability and ecology, on farms and smallholdings.
Beenleigh Meadows Farm - Volunteer Events
Regular volunteer events every Thursday morning from 9.30 - 1.30pm. Currently we have WWOOFERs on the farm so we undertake these tasks together but if you fancy a morning on the farm do come along too.
Bring warm work clothes and lunch to share. Hot drinks/warm fire provided! After the holiday period we'll be focussing on hedgelaying and invite people with some experience to help us lay 2 lengths of quite neglected hedge. If you have some experience and just fancy mucking in your help would be really appreciated and makes a dramatic difference to the wildlife on the farm (we can show you how when you come!)
Next year will see a bunch of new day and weekend courses aimed at the more academic end of biodiversity conservation and surveying - but they will also be accessible to all levels of knowledge and will be fully experiential. We are even developing A Level Biology in a Day and GCSE Science in a Day experiences which will offer revision opportunities in a unique pedagogical way, ensuring that knowledge is retained and remembered .
Trees For Health Events
Tree planting and tree courses: phone Liz on 01803 867018 liz@treesforhealth.org or 07765631877 on the day!
Wildwise - Courses and Training
N.B. Our 'kids come free' offer applies to children 14 yrs and younger. All older teenagers pay an adult price.
Concessions are available for those on low wages or benefits.
Family prices include 2 children.
Tel: 01803 868269 Mobile: 0781 349 2825
Email: enquiries@wildwise.co.uk
Website: www.wildwise.co.uk
Schumacher College
Short Courses and Open Evenings 2009 10% DISCOUNT ON SHORT COURSES for LOCAL COURSE PARTICIPANTS For the full Schumacher College short course programme please click here.
Thinking of doing your Permaculture Diploma?
Have you done a Permaculture Design Course, toyed with the idea of taking it a
stage further but not got it together? Now is your opportunity to join a
Diploma Learning Guild of 3 others based at Landmatters Permaculture Project,
motivated and raring to go this autumn, for mutual support and a place to
design? If so, let us know before October, on 01803-712718 or see
www.landmatters.org.uk
For more information about the diploma go to www.permaculture.org.uk
Green Drinks - Totnes
Come and meet with friends and other green-minded people for and evening of inspiraion and networking.
At the Barrel House, Totnes on the last Wednesday of each month. 7:30pm onwards
Hosted by the Green Party.
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to let me know.
Otesha Project UK
Unit 4 Huguenot Place
17a Heneage Street
London E1 5LN
(+44) 0207 377 2109
www.otesha.org.uk
Twitter: @oteshauk
Facebook: http://is.gd/8FDr4
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The Otesha Project UK is a registered charity (no. 1122181) and a company registered in England (no. 06111803) Registered Office: The Hub, 5 Torrens Street, London EC1V 1NQ
Sustainable South Brent -http://www.sustainablesouthbrent.org.
Landmatters Permaculture Project, South Devon
Landmatters (www.landmatters.org.uk) have regular volunteer days on Wednesdays and Thursdays and also on the second Saturday of every month. You'll need to call 01803 712718 for transport information as parking/private cars are restricted.
Landmatters Permaculture Project is a 42-acre, low-impact residential site between Totnes and Dartmouth, operating with principles of permaculture, and how they can be applied, and to make a valuable contribution to the vast and complex task of leading a simple and more sustainable life! A member of the community will work with you on each activity and answer any questions. Let us know your own skills and interests - there may be other things you could help with not mentioned below. Bring wet/cold weather gear, lunch and snacks, wellies/boots, and work gloves if you have them.
As well as the activities below, you are always welcome to explore the woods and fields, picnic, play frisbee and just chill out. We have a warm, dry space where you can rest and make hot drinks. We look forward to seeing you.
Increasing soil fertility is a major component of what we do, for which we need as much compost as we can make. We will be building more compost bins from palettes, wood and wire, for those who enjoy banging and sawing. The communal kitchen bender will have a roof made of hazel poles covered in tarpaulin. This will be a good time to walk through the woods, cut the hazel poles and carry them back. An opportunity to learn about bender building and hazel coppicing.
For events at Sharpham Trust, Totnes see: www.sharphamtrust.org
Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) - to see events and courses click here.
Need a lovely space to run your course?
The TTT Gardenshare Project is currently running a Basic Gardening Course and had the first session up at The Woodshed, sculpture studio and community artspace., up at Bowden House nr. Totnes. It is a great studio / class space in beatiful surroundings, and many of you planning courses out there my not yet be aware of it...here is some more info...
The Woodshed, sculpture studio and community artspace offers a supportive creative environment for developing environmental awareness, practical sustainability, personal growth, and skill sharing. It is available for hire - a beautiful situated woodland studio room close to Totnes. Suitable for all sorts of workshops, courses, activities, and meetings. 27m2 (space for up to 20 people seated in a circle). Light and natural studio heated by wood-burner. Outdoor seating area with cob-oven and fire-pit. Green-woodwork area and internet connection in process. Tea facilities and toilet. Current Rates 2008: Day Hire £30, Hourly £10. Discounts for ongoing hire. Contact:ww.woodshedcollective.co.uk or email: dougkingsmith@yahoo.co.uk
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