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Feeding Ourselves

COMMUNITY REVITALISATION THROUGH COOPERATIVE APPROACHES TO FARMING AND FOOD.

Saturday 23rd March 2019 - with additional Friday evening and Sunday events.
WeCreate Workspace & Cloughjordan Community Farm, Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Tipperary, Ireland
Several booking options below.
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FARM FLICKS - Symphony for the Soil
Friday 22nd March | 20.10 (after the Train gets in) | €5 euro

FEEDING OURSELVES
This is the annual conference bringing together agroecological farmers, community food advocates and anyone with an interest in good food, good farming and community revitalisation.
Saturday 23rd March

IN OUR HANDS: SEEDING CHANGE
Farm Meal, Film and Conversation with Talamh Beo and Extinction Rebellion.
Saturday 24th March 19.00 - 23.00

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The Imagination Café - conversations for a sustainable Clare

Wednesday 27th March I 19.30 I Glór Theatre, Ennis, County Clare

This free evening workshop for stakeholders of Clare based projects will cultivate collaboration and greater cohesion between groups in the context of climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Book your place here
The Facebook Event page is here

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Stories & Conversations / Engagement & Communication for a Sustainable Limerick

ENGAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
28th March - Urban Co-op, Limerick - 14.30 - 15.30
Community projects are invited to participate in this free capacity building workshop on public speaking, communication and storytelling. This session will also outline the opportunities of the Sustainable Development Goals for local organisations.

STORIES & CONVERSATIONS FOR A SUSTAINABLE LIMERICK
28th March - Urban Co-op, Limerick - 19.30 - 21.30
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Elements of Change Festival

Reimagining our future to sustain happier, healthier communities
Saturday 29th June, 10.30am - 6pm, Cloughjordan, Tipperary

Early Bird Discounted Tickets

Adult Ticket €25.00 EURYoung Adult (16-23yrs) Weekend Ticket €15.00 EURChild (7-16yrs) Weekend Ticket €5.00 EURFamily (2 Adults & up to 3 Children) Weekend Ticket €55.00 EUR

With the challenges facing us, many movements, organisations and individuals are calling for sustainable change. Alongside global movements what can we do to ensure our local areas are healthy, resilient and support our wellbeing? How can we connect to have meaningful work, local food and energy, and for our communities to be a positive force in these critical times?

Let's come together to rethink what actually sustains our communities and what these diverse elements of change can look like.
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Permaculture Design Course 2019, Cloughjordan Ecovillage

Permaculture Design Course

Deposit €100.00 EURRemainder Full Fee €450.00 EURFull Course Fee €550.00 EUR

Learn how we can live more sustainably using ecological design - practical skills for horticulture, farming, enterprise, green building, perma-facture, collaboration, social innovation and community resilience.
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We're delighted to announce 2019 guest tutors: Albert Bates, Hannah Mole, Féidhlam Harty, and Aranya!

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Local Initiatives Addressing the Global Goals

Do you know of a local community-led or for-community-beneft initiative that addresses the Sustainable Development Goals?

We're illustrating the efforts made across Ireland for an installation that will feature in Convergence, our annual sustainable living festivial, and that will become an interactive exhibit to be showcased in the Global Green at the Electric Picnic and at future events.

If you are involved in, or know of an initiative please fill out the following form and help us illustrate the stories of how we're coming together for a healthier, happier and more sustainable future.

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GROW Observatory

A citizens' observatory for growers, researchers and decision makers.

Do you grow your own food? Have an allotment? Own a small farm? Are you involved in a community or school garden?

Are you taking practical steps to regenerate the soil for future generations? GROW provides an opportunity to develop and share your knowledge and skills.

Join us in the GROW Observatory, a European-wide project engaging thousands of growers as citizen scientists. We will learn together, using simple tools to better manage soil, while contributing to vital global environmental monitoring.

Our coordinated experiments will help with forecasting and preparing for climate events, such as heat waves and floods, by validating the detection of soil moisture from satellites.

Visit GROW at www.GROWObservatory.org to get involved in the project.

Learning Journeys and Study Visits

Visit Ireland's Only Ecovillage - Learn about Living and Working Sustainably

Cultivate designs and delivers one to five day programmes for groups around a particular topic or topics of interest related to the transition to a low carbon and resilient society. These can include Green Building and Sustainable Energy, Local Food, Food Security, Community Energy Transition, Local Enterprise, Digital Manufacturing, Community Resilience and Sustainable Living.

We tailor the tours for each group and work with them to devise a personalised itinerary on their specific area of interest.  These study tours can range from one to several days, depending on the itinerary developed, though we recommend at least two days to allow for a more immersive experience.

Cloughjordan is a traditional Irish village which is now also home to the Cloughjordan Ecovillage. This is where we share our experience and knowledge with groups of all ages, sizes and interests.

Activities are based in the Ecovillage and can include tours, talks, practical workshops and social events in Cloughjordan and the surrounding area. We can also work with groups on transport, accommodation and meals. Groups interested in continuing professional development can participate in industry specific workshops and talks.

For more info, options or booking: email devyn [at] cultivate [dot] ie.

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