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Stories & Conversations - Clare

This evening event aims to inspire increased engagement in community-led initiatives, social enterprises, wellbeing projects, and the reduction of our ecological footprint.

Wednesday 15th November | 19.30-21.30 | Glór Theatre Studio, Causeway Link, Ennis, Co. Clare

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A number of local projects telling their own story will be followed by a facilitated café conversation exploring a deeper understanding of common ground and actions to enable more local initiatives.

If you are working or active in a community project or social enterprise, attending this event will be of benefit.

This session is free of charge, for further information and booking contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

This event coordinated by Cultivate is supported by LiveGreen, Clare PPN and funded by Clare County Council and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment as part of the LA21 Environmental Partnership Awards.

SpeakEATsy at Savour Kilkenny

A convivial evening featuring local food from the Market Kitchen, craft beer from Costellos Brewery and a not-so-far-away meal from the Night Orchard with Cloughjordan ingredients, slam poetry, compelling conversations, live acoustic music and DJs to finish. What more could a body and mind ask for!?

What’s the next step for a local food culture? Can food be a tool to help communities really thrive in uncertain times? And how much fun can we have finding out?

Billy Byrnes, Kilkenny | Sunday 29th October | Meal & show from 5pm, Djs till late | €30

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Shared food, words and music are great ways to bring people together – SpeakEATsy is a novel take on these simple ingredients and an impulse to cultivate community. SpeakEATsy has emerged from Cloughjordan Ecovillage, an ecosystem of food innovation in the Irish midlands, where people have chosen to live work and play together.

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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.

Read more: Learning Journeys and Study Visits