London Transition: January/February News 2011




January/February Newsletter NEWS / FILM / EVENTS / COURSES / OTHER / To receive future newsletters via email enter your email address below and click on Subscribe. NEWS Draft Sustainable Food Strategy for Haringey Video: The future of home insulation in London LocalSkillSwap: Swap skills and get things done for free with like-minded local people The Big Tree Plant: initiative to encourage community and school groups to plant at least a million new trees FILM January Sat 22-Sun 29: Gasland Gas drilling and fracking and the risks it poses on human and environmental health. Ritzy Picturehouse, ICA, Empire Leicester Square Mon 24: Tropical Vegetable Gardening in London A programme of short films to show how traditional tropical (Bangladeshi) vegetable gardening has been successfully adapted to London life Chalk Farm Library, Sharpleshall Street, NW1 Tue 25: Bananas Story of a lawyer hired by banana workers to prosecute their employer, Dole Foods, for using a lethal pesticide known to cause sterility. Sun 30: The 11th Hour St Mary's Church, St Mary's Road, Ealing W5 5RH February Tue 8: The Economics of Happiness New documentary by the International Society for Ecology and Culture, with Zac Goldsmith The Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, 7pm EVENTS January Sun 23: Islamic Community Food Project Spitalfields City Farm, Buxton Street, London, E1 5AR Fri 27: An evening of talks from the cutting edge of environmental education research Burlington House, Piccadilly Sun 29: Hyde Farm CAN Open Eco House Visit houses on the Hyde Farm estate to find out what others are doing and what you can do to make your house more eco-friendly and cheaper to run. 58 Haverhill Road, Balham, 2pm-5pm February Thu 3: Can South Kensington take the lead on Sustainability? Evolve wellness centre, 10 Kendrick Mews Sun 6: Skill Share and Haringey's Annual Seed Swap Sustainable Transport and Energy plus how to run a DIY "draught-busting" project Tottenham Chances, 339 High Road N17 6QN, 1-5pm Sat 19: Urban Harvest foraging event Picking free food in north London Thu 27: Power of Community Lord Palmerston Pub Dartmouth Park Hill COURSES January Sun 23: London Bike Power Workshop Workshop on the ins and outs of pedal power generators, with Magnificent Revolution Hackney City Farm, 1a Goldsmith Row, 10am-5pm Thu 27: Environmental Sustainability in the Workplace St. Ethelburga's, 78 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AG Fri 28: Open Space Co-Learning Workshop Learn or practice running participant-led Open Space events The Hub in Islington, Candid Arts Studios, 5 Torrens Street, £20-200 Sat 29: TTWimbledon Energy Group presents "Draughtbusters" Practical demonstration of how to draught-proof your home, focusing on windows and external doors in a typical Victorian house with sash windows. 95 Queens Road, Wimbledon SW19 8NR Sat 29-Sun 30: Introduction to Permaculture Course Introductory potted permaculture course, looking at the foundations of permaculture and learning about some of the practical tools 24 Hornsey Rise Gardens, N19 Sun 30: Organic soil preparation and restoration Learn about the simplest and most ecological ways ofclearing land, and bringing it back to healthy soil, perfect for growing vegetables and fruit. Stepney City Farm, Stepney Way Wed 2: Organic Vegetable Gardening: A Free Beginner Workshop Planting, growing, propagating, companion and caring for plants February Sat 5: Organic Mulching Free workshop on mulching to naturally reduce weeds, and retain moisture in the soil. Stepney City Farm, Stepney Way Sat 5, Sun 6: Introduction to Permaculture Weekend taster course introducing Permaculture ethics and principles, design tools and methods Maiden Lane Community Centre, 156 St Paul's Crescent, NW1 9XZ Mon 7: How to set up a food co-op or buying group in your community FREE workshop and lunch The Green Room, Dragon Hall, WC2 Mon 7: Beekeeping for beginners Croydon, 7.15pm, £125 Sat 12, Thu 15: Taster seed2seed: Grow Life and Food in our most cemented places Thornton's Budgens, Crouch Hall Road, N8 8D OTHER Permaculture designer/grower required: for creative project at Tonybee Studios Rural/Urban permaculture design course: planned with London Transitioners in mind, April/May/June