London Transition: May/June News 2011




March/April Newsletter NEWS / EVENTS / COURSES UPCOMING To receive future newsletters via email enter your email address below and click on Subscribe. NEWS Project update from Edible Landscapes London Ltd Capital Growth Local Leads second round funding applications close 4th May Capital Growth urban food growing training now across four London sites: Central/North West East South EVENTS April Thu 28: Sustainable Solutions for a Fair Future Sue Riddlestone, Co-Founder and Executive Director of BioRegional on Can we achieve One Planet Living in Hackney? Arcola Theatre , 24 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL May Tue 3: The Economics of Happiness South London pedal powered screening Mon 9: London's food network and urban growing communities Ben Reynolds of London Food Link discussing sustainable food in London Market House, Historic Market Square, Kingston KT1 1JP Wed 11: The Economics of Happiness A powerful new film about how 'going local' is a powerful strategy to repair our fractured world: our ecosystems, our societies and our selves. Annies Bar, 180 Kentish Town Road, NW5 2AE. Wed 18: Towards Sustainable Transport With Stephen Joseph, Director of the Campaign for Better Transport 10a South Grove, Highgate Village, N6 Fri 20-Sun 22: UK Green Film Festival Sat 21st, 28th: Foraging Walks Learn about some of the freely available and abundant edible plants Sat 21: Council Of All Beings A day inspired by Joanna Macy's Work that Reconnects Hackney City Farm, 10am-4.30pm, £40/£55 COURSES April Wed 27: Improve your gardening skills - organically Sat 30 - Sun 1: Mushroom Cultivation May Thu 5: Balcony and patio growing Sat 7: Practical Vegetable Gardening Course Applying practical permaculture techniques to an urban growing space a 10 week course about mixed vegetable gardening Sun 8: Growing In Shady Spaces Sat 14, Sun 15: Training for Transition in London Sat 14, Sun 15: Introduction to forest gardening 24 Hornsey Rise Gardens, N19 Sat 14: Keeping Chickens Hackney City Farm Sun 15: Polyveg Gardening Sat 21: Introduction to Permaculture Course 24 Hornsey Rise Gardens, N19 Sun 29: Traditional Mushroom Cultivation Tue 24: Retrofitting Ecosystem Services for London June Wed 1: Introduction to beekeeping Hackney City Farm Sat 11: Solar Hot Water Hackney City Farm Sun 19: Making Organic Fertiliser Stepney City Farm Sun 26: Gourmet Mushroom Cultivation Stepney City Farm UPCOMING June Sat 4 - Sun 5: London Green Fair Includes Permaculture Zone with 3 workshop spaces and stalls running both days Sat 11: Transition Network Regional Gathering for London & Thames Valley Sun 12: Eco House Open Day July Sat 16: London Permaculture Festival Talks, workshops, skill sharing and networking Cecil Sharp House, NW1