25th - 26th June 2022, Cloughjordan, Tipperary
NEWS: Final TIMED programme v3 release! | Lift-sharing | Fire Show from Tornaido | Local camping options available
Saturday line up includes Shakalak, 0phelia & Kiruu, Sunday includes Sive, JaYne!

 

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Exploring new opportunities for jobs and enterprise in rural Ireland

Tuesday 14th December 2010 | 14.00 – 17.00 | Starting in the Methodist Hall, Main Street, Cloughjordan | RSVP deirdre [at] green-works [dot] ie

Green Works Tipperary Hub in association with Village Education, Research and Training present an introduction to the business and job prospects of the green economy.  Green Works is a nationwide education programme, offering free courses to jobseekers, with a focus on upskilling the workforce for the growing opportunities within Ireland's Green Economy. As part of Green Works you can avail of a large variety of themed courses, FETAC certificates, workshops, work placements, lectures, networking and much more.

This half-day event will begin with a presentation demystifying the ‘green economy’ and an outline of the Green Works training programme for job seekers. This will be followed with an exploration of potential business and employment opportunities for rural Ireland through a tour of Cloughjordan Ecovillage. The focus will be on tourism, food, agriculture, energy, construction and community enterprise. The session will end in Cloughjordan House with a

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Exploring Opportunities in the Green Economy

Tuesday 22nd February 2011 | 11am – 4pm | Cultivate, The Greenhouse, St Andrew St, Dublin 2 (map)

Green Works Dublin Hub is hosting an Open Day (schedule of short films and talks below) to celebrate Aontas Adult Learner's Festival.  Drop in for an afternoon of films and presentations exploring Ireland's green future and share ideas over tea, coffee and biscuits.  Presentations in building, business and permaculture will give participants an introduction to the range of learning available at Green Works.·

Green Works is a nationwide education programme, offering free courses to jobseekers, with a focus on upskilling the workforce for the growing opportunities within Ireland's Green Economy. 

Monday 24th January 2011 | 10am to 4pm | €Free | The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew St, Dublin 2 | Map

eBusiness? What has that to do with the Green Economy? Well, everything...

In the last two decades eBusiness in general and the Internet in particular has revolutionised how business is done. As the green economy continues to evolve eBusiness will become more and more important in every aspect of commerce. The green economy will also present new opportunities to those who understand eBusiness as new ways of communicating and networking and of marketing, selling and distributing of green services and products will be required.

Participants will learn how eBusiness has evolved and how it will be a part of a sustainable future through a mix of video presentation and discussion. This one day seminar is an introduction to the Green Work's course, Green eBusiness: ICT and eCommerce in the Green Economy.

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Green Works and Cultivate present...

Friday 8th October 2010 | 20.00 - 22.00 | €10 (book online) / €5 for members / €Free to the unemployed | The Greenhouse, St Andrew St, D2 (map) | 01 674 5773

In this presentation and conversation Scottish author and campaigner Alastair McIntosh explores how we can nurture resilience in these challenging times. Resilience from a community point of view refers to the capacity of a community to cope with stress, overcome adversity and adapt to change positively.

Alastair is an Isle of Lewis-raised writer, broadcaster and campaigning academic best known for his work on land reform on Eigg and for developing human ecology as an applied academic discipline in Scotland. His book, Soil and Soul (Aurum Press, 2001), has been described as “world-changing” by George Monbiot, "life-changing" by the Bishop of Liverpool, and "truly mental" by musician Thom Yorke of Radiohead. Alastair’s other books include:

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Background
Established in the year 2000, Convergence is Ireland’s longest running sustainable living festival. For more than a decade this unique programme of events has celebrated community resilience and social inclusion whilst championing the changes needed to create a sustainable economy, society and built environment.

These ideas were obviously not heeded during the wanton recklessness of the boom years, but the resulting downturn has brought the need for systemic change into sharp focus for most people. It is important to point out that there is still time for Ireland to forge a path towards a brighter, greener, more sustainable future. Convergence 16 focuses on the huge potential in this country for developing green jobs and resilient communities. These two exciting areas of opportunity are absolutely key to any plans to reinvigorate this country.

From its beginnings in Dublin’s Temple Bar at the Cultivate Centre, Convergence has grown into a nationwide festival showing the appetite for sustainable solutions to our problems. Join us for workshops, forums, films, and celebrations and find out how you can get involved in shaping the future of your local economy, your community, and your country.

Stakeholders

The Convergence Festival brings together a wide variety of stakeholders, from across Ireland, with interests in environment, community and sustainable

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Alcohol and drug free night club dedicated to dance

Concert Hall, RDS, Dublin | www.dancefree.ie

Imagine yourself on a night out in a vibrant, ecstatic atmosphere where you're free to dance anyway you like without limitations, to the lush beats of funky music from around the globe.  

The Funky Seomra was born at Cultivate in September 2008.  Preceeding the Funky Seomra at Cultivate was Being Human: Meditative Healing Dance that in turn was inspired by Matthew Fox's Techno Cosmic Mass. Cultivate ran Being Human events from 2005 - 2009, integrating the arts, Yoga, mandalas, labyrinths, meditation and other practices with dance at the core of this celebration of humanity and consciousness.  It would later become Kick-Start, the multi-workshop dance-focused event.

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Free training for jobseekers | green-works.ie

Green Works is a nationwide education programme focused on upskilling jobseekers for the growing opportunities within Ireland's Green Economy. Since the prgramme began in November 2010 more than 2,000 students have passed through Green Works’ many doors on their way to a greener future.

Green Works is a collaborative project of:

Venues & Booking numbers (unless otherwise specified)

Dublin | Cultivate, The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew St, Dublin 2 | Bookings 01 674 5773

Cloughjordan | Cloughjordan House, Step Rd, Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary | Bookings 0505 56060  

Cork | Syspro, Farranferris College Redemption Road, Cork | Bookings 021 4397284

Sligo | Woodrow Sustainable Solutions, 4 The Mall, Sligo | Bookings 071 914 0542 | See www.woodrow.ie

Kilkenny | Glas Learning, Kings River Ennisnag, Stoneyford | Bookings 056 7730005 | See www.glas.ie 

Autumn 2010 - Held over 10 days | Green Works Hubs | Please express your interest with our email forms

The Building Techology Bundle of courses includes Green Building (6 days), (and the following are 1 day each / non-FETAC) New Building Technologies, Low Energy Building Design, Low Energy Lighting Design and Low & Zero Carbon Technologies. 

Green Works provides training across Ireland in sustainable technologies.  In addition to FETAC certificate programmes (€free to jobseekers) and other learning opportunities, Green Works offers a selection of courses 'bundled' under themes.

Don't want to see GMO potatoes in Ireland?

Then you might like to sign this petition.

Autumn 2010 - Held over 10.5 days | Green Works Hubs | Please express your interest with our email forms

The Green Interior Design Bundle of courses includes Green Building (6 days) and Green Interior Design - Professional Practice (4.5 days). 

Green Works provides training across Ireland in sustainable technologies.  In addition to FETAC certificate programmes (€free to jobseekers) and other learning opportunities, Green Works offers a selection of courses 'bundled' under themes.

Autumn 2010 - Held over 8 days | Green Works Hubs | Please express your interest with our email forms

The Green Building Metrics Bundle of courses includes Urban Permaculture (5 days), LEED workshops (2 days / non-FETAC) and BREEAM introduction (1 day / non-FETAC). 

Green Works provides training across Ireland in sustainable technologies.  In addition to FETAC certificate programmes (€free to jobseekers) and other learning opportunities, Green Works offers a selection of courses 'bundled' under themes.

Creating a Shared Vision for Dublin Community Gardens & Allotments

Sunday 19th June 2011 | 12.30 - 16.30 | The Greenhouse, Dublin | map | €Free

This seminar organised by Dublin Community Growers and supported by Dublin City Council will bring together members of community gardens and allotments, key decision makers and stakeholders from Dublin and beyond.  For more information or to book a place please e-mail dublincommunitygrowers@gmail.com

Saturday 18th June 2011 | 11.00 Departure from St. Anne's or Pearse College Allotments (map) | Detail | €Free

Get on your bikes for a garden and allotment cycle organised by Dublin Community Growers in association with Dublin Cycling Campaign.  A picnic will take place afterwards at The Iveagh Gardens.  Departure at 11am from St. Anne’s Allotments for Route 1 and Pearse College Allotments for Route 2.  For more information and maps see www.dublincycling.ie or contact Sean O Seanchair at seanshana@gmail.com

Autumn 2010 - Held over 15 days | Green Works Hubs | Please express your interest with our email forms

The Building Analysis Bundle of courses includes Building Energy Rating (5 days), Therm (2 days / non-FETAC) and Wufi (2 days / non-FETAC). 

Green Works provides training across Ireland in sustainable technologies.  In addition to FETAC certificate programmes (€free to jobseekers) and other learning opportunities, Green Works offers a selection of courses 'bundled' under themes.

Register and find out more at www.euireland.ie/darklight

When was the last time you saw a movie or TV programme that really inspired you to look at the environment in a different way? Did you become more aware of nature? Did you think more about a problem facing our surroundings? Or maybe you felt there was something you could do in your daily life to bring about change?

Well the EU Commission in Ireland, Cultivate and Darklight are inviting you to make a short movie on "Your Environment". The theme could be anything from climate change to positive steps that we can take to protect our local environment. The choice is yours.

Monday 20th June 2011 | 13.30 – 16.30 | The Greenhouse, Dublin | map | €Free | RSVP Bridin Mulhall bmulhall@eeu.antaisce.org

An afternoon café session exploring how we can accelerate the development of green communities.  The Green Communities Network is a joint initiative of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, the EPA and An Taisce to encourage the growth of green communities in Ireland.

The aims of this event are to bring together local community champions, local authority officers and relevant national agencies to take stock of the progress we are making; learn from the experience of demonstration projects and look at how the model of using demonstration projects can be as useful as possible and to look at how we can best get together to form a coherent network, all pursuing a vision of greener communities.

Programmes (PDF): Full Programme  low res / high res | Dublin Programme low res / high res

Convergence 2012, coinciding with the Rio+20 Earth Summit, aims to highlight, and build upon, the many positive stories, ideas and initiatives emerging across the country. Taking place in venues all around Ireland during the same week as Rio +20, this event provides a positive platform for connecting, transforming and changing mindsets while showcasing the successful steps that many individuals and communities have already taken towards building a fair and resilient Ireland.  Read more...

CALL TO ACTION:  Click here to contact us with your ideas and input on Convergence 2012.

Convergence 2012 is a one-day celebration of sustainable development hosted in multiple locations around Ireland featuring:

• a participative networking event bringing key stakeholders together;
• an exhibit illuminating the best in sustainability across Ireland, including

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SpeakEATsy | Saturday 8th Dec | 19.00 till late 
WeCreate Workspace, Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Tipperary

€30 - Seated Meal, Discussion and Full Night Entertainment

SOLD OUT

19.00 - Drinks Reception - An introductory taste of White Gypsy’s Seasonal Beers
19.30 - Meal, Discussion and Entertainment
22.00 - The Global Green Christmas Party continues till late

Invite friends to the Facebook event
Download event PDF

cultivate your mind | community | world

Issue 5 | Vol. 1  |  May 2007

Welcome to our fifth Living & Learning bulletin that focuses on the activities and projects at the Cultivate Centre (Essex St West, Temple Bar, Dublin). Thank you for reading, sharing and sending us your feedback.

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The Cultivate Team

Renewable city - A comprehensive guide to urban renewal by Peter Droege

Published by Wiley

Reviewed by Cultivate Member, Joseph Feely

Renewable City is a book about how cities will need to be in the future. It covers all we need to know about where we will get our energy from in the post fossil fuel age.

It address’ arguments, myths, crisis’ and provides answers, clarity and comprehensive renewable energy solutions, charting what we need to do to move away from fossil fuel and nuclear dependency, i.e. unsustainable resourses to sustainable resourses.

Saturday 23 - Sunday 24 August 2008 | 11am - 6pm | Dún Laoghaire County Hall

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s Environmental Services Department are proud to present Cool Earth 2008; a two day environmental exhibition that will illustrate simple ways to reduce your carbon footprint!

At Cool Earth you can listen to live musicians while enjoying some tasty treats from the Amnesty International Fair Trade Café. Shop for green themed craft creations, research your green building options, check out the onsite Eco Car, listen to talks from guest speakers or just relax and refresh.

Cool Earth will feature information stands by organisations and businesses (such as Cultivate Centre) working to combat climate change through global thinking and local action. With talks by leading Irish speakers including Niamh Garvey from Trócaire’s Global Climate Change Campaign and Conor Murphy from NUI Maynooth’s Irish Climate Analysis and Research Unit. More speakers yet to be announced; see www.festivalofworldcultures.com for more details!

Eating the Sun, How Plants Power the Planet by Oliver Morton

Published by Fourth Estate, 2007

Reviewed by Cultivate Member, Angela Hummerston

Eating the Sun is a study of the wonders of photosynthesis.  Green plants contain chloroplasts that are instrumental in building organic substances from inorganic compounds using light as the source of energy.  In turn these plants feed animals and humans.  During photosynthesis oxygen is released which is converted back to carbon dioxide and water day and night by humans, animals, bacteria and fungi, which liberate the energy plants have stored away. 

In the past, the two processes have been in balance, i.e. close to cancelling out each other, but today the balance is not being maintained.

Architect and Cultivate member Aidan Kelly died in his sleep while on a fund-raising trek for the Fighting Blindness charity in Nepal. Mr Kelly had been a Cultivate member for two and a half years. We greatly appreciate his contribution to our work and our thoughts are with his family at this time. An oak tree will be planted in the Cultivate garden in memory.  

Beyond Terror: The Truth About the Real Threats to Our World

Abbot, C., Rogers, P. & Sloboda, J. - Rider Publishers, 2007

Reviewed by Cultivate Member, Claire Shellshear 

If you’ve ever felt the “War on Terror” was wrong but not been able to put a finger on why or what to do, this is the book for you. In simple and very clear terms, the book sets out demonstrate that the current method of dealing with terrorism is not only failing but is also highly counterproductive. It shows that by focusing on the threat of terrorism and responding to it through military means, we are both ignoring the more important problems and exacerbating terrorism.

Green Living for Dummies by Michael Grosvenor and Liz Barclay

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Reviewed by Cultivate Member, Angela Hummerston

This book is an introduction to taking simple steps towards sustainable living, including a guide to ethical shopping and investing.  Whilst this book is written for the UK market, it does have relevance for people living in Ireland.  Some of the information supplied is common sense, but there is also less obvious information and advice. The information is gathered together in a format which explains our choices clearly.  The reader can pick and choose which areas of life to affect.  There is the possibility of dipping a toe into a greener lifestyle, or at the other end of the scale plunging headlong into a new lifestyle.  This book presents the options clearly and succinctly.

Bokashi Kit

Quick, Easy and *Environmentally friendly* solution to Composting:

• Create high nutrient compost from your kitchen waste in 4-6 weeks
• All kitchen waste can be used (pre-cooked and cooked food)
• i.e. vegetable peelings, meats, fish (inc. bones), tea-bags etc.
• Use in the kitchen - *No foul odours*
• No flies or vermin problems
• Produces high nutrient plant food liquid as a by-product
• Dimensions of each bucket: 37cm x 30cm x 24.5cm (H x W x D)
• Stylish cosmetic design for kitchen placement
• Produced from recycled, EM treated plastic

Two buckets and starter Bokashi bag (600g) - €82.00

Members get 20% off this product during Sept 2007

[above: SpeakEATsy Kilkenny 2017]

Join us for the SpeakEATsy Special at Electric Picnic 2018, in the Global Green area, Saturday and Sunday evening, at 18.00.
This will be an sumptuous, sit-down, three course meal. With table-service, proper cutlery and crockery, in a gorgeous, cosy and comfy setting each night, you will be treated to spoken word poetry, live music and compelling conversations to listen to and get involved in.

And all for just €15! The meal, created by Johanna of Cloughjordan's Night Orchard, will feature spectacular ingredients sourced from the Cloughjordan food ecosystem - that's the Cloughjordan Community Farm, Riot Rye bakery, The Night Orchard, Middle Country Cafe, and more.

Places are very limited so book in on site at the SpeakEATsy tent from Friday noon onwards.

Don't know what to expect? Take a one-minute-moment here to get an impression and then come to be impressed!

Learn about and experience the wonderful health benefits of seaweed!

Cultivate's favourite Seaweed Lady,  Rosaria Piseri is returning to give a talk  on 17th April (7pm, €12.50 for members.  Half off!).  Note: Attendees will be served lasagne made with Donegal seaweed!

Rosaria's experience researching and harvesting seaweed on the Atlantic seaboard have led her to develop a beautiful range of seaweed cosmetics (Algaran) made only with organic ingredients.

For this month's members special we are offering a 50% discount to attend Rosaria's talk on 17th April and 20% discount on all her Algaran Seaweed cosmetic products for the month of April.

Work in the city and can't receive your fruit/veg conveniently? Use Cultivate as your pickup point, free of charge!  Also as an opening offer, there's a free box of organic eggs with each veg bag purchased.

Home Organics have been delivering certified organic fruit, vegetables and eggs all over Dublin since 2002.  We source as locally as possible and have built up an excellent relationship with suppliers around the country enabling us to offer a varied selections of seasonal organics at a very fair price. Founder Sarah Merrigan has worked as a chef and offers a very popular (mainly veggie) recipe service which goes along with each week’s selection. Weekly, fortnightly and once in a while orders are all welcome.  To place your order, click here.

Monday 18th February 2007, 7-9pm @ Cultivate

Cultivate Members' Meeting - Talk with Mike Kavanagh and Claire Shellshear 

The first  bi monthly Cultivate Members' talks looks at what happens to the plastic, aluminium, glass and paper recycling in Ireland.

Meetings are for Cultivate Members, non members may attend for €5.  

Biodiesel - Growing a New Energy Economy, by Greg Pahl

Reviewed by Cultivate Member Poul Madsen

In this book, Greg Pahl in a most enthusiastic and encouraging way outlines the great possibilities for Bio Diesel as a replacement for fossil fuels. There is no question in Greg Pahl's eyes, that Bio Diesel could help the world not only to avoid a possible fuel shortage, but at the same help to solve the problem of climate change. Greg Pahl also describes the various feed stock that can be used to produce bio diesel like pure plant oil (PPO), rape seed, jatropha and even used cooking oil.

His book takes us back in the time to the days of the visionary German engineer, Rudolf Diesel. Even Diesel in the late 1800's had visions of replacing fossil fuels by plant oil, and his wonder engine, the Diesel engine, totally wiped out the dominating conventional petrol engines within the areas of ships, rail and lorries.

Special members' price during Nov 07 on the 1 Pint mini: €44

The Irish made Kelly Kettle®, also known as the Volcano Kettle, has been an essential piece of kit for Irish fishermen for generations. Quickly boiling water using virtually any fuel, the Kelly Kettle lets you enjoy a freshly brewed cup of tea or coffee in minutes rather than the stale version you can look forward to from a flask.

Notes from the member's energy task group meeting of June 12th 2007 are posted to a Member's Only section.  Please "Register " as a user of this site (with your member number) to gain access.

Dear Members,

We hope that you will be delighted to know that you can enjoy 20 percent off in the shop on the weekend of 15-16 December. Thank you for your on-going support and patronage! We look forward to seeing you on that weekend! Should your friends be jealous, please encourage them to become members too.

Warmly, 

The Cultivate Team 

Every second Thursday | 7pm | The Greenhouse, St Andrew St, D2 (map) | Facilitator: Martin Duffy | Donation: €15 / €10 students, OAP’s, unemployed (all profits in aid of The Oaktree Charitable Trust) | RSVP at www.meetup.com/spirit-in-the-city | www.shamanismireland.com

Spirit in the City is a new fortnightly Shamanic Gathering at The Greenhouse. It explores many aspects of the shamanic experience including theory and practice of hemi-sync journeying, shamanic journeying, shamanic drumming, meditation and visualisation. There will also be regular screenings of spiritual cinema.

The doors open at 7pm and there are tea and biscuits until kick off at 7.30. From 7.30 to 8 there is a talk on a specific topic related to Shamanism and the transpersonal perspective. After the talk participents are invited on an experienctial explorataion of meditation, visualisation, active imagination, hemi-sync guided imagery

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Calling Members and Volunteers!

 

Want a free ticket to the Convergence Festival?  

Sign up as a volunteer for the festival and you receive a free pass for the whole weekend.  We need volunteers to help with the tickets, catering and transcribing and typing up notes from the workshops.  If you would like to help out please email alice@cultivate.ie for more details

  

IRISH TIMES MAGAZINE Sat, Jun 16, 2007

Permaculture is the buzzword for sensible gardening, writes Jane Powers 

There are a couple of kinds of gardening I have shied away from in this column, simply because they're too big to cram into a few hundred words. One subject that sprawls massively, eventually spreading its roots and branches into every aspect of life, is permaculture. 

It is complicated to explain: if you ask five people what permaculture is, you'll get at least five different explanations. It is, in fact, a marvellously straightforward way of growing food - and, if you like, of leading your life. Permaculture - a contraction of "permanent",  "agriculture" and, latterly, "culture" - has moved beyond the garden,  and it now embraces architecture, ecological economics, social systems and just about anything else to do with human life.

A new booklet has published in Ireland for ASPO:

Living Through the Energy Crises- Preparing for a Low-Energy World by

Dr. Colin Campbell, founder of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas, and Graham Strouts, Permaculture teacher at Kinsale Further Education Centre

Price: €10 +postage

To order by Paypal: Go to www.zone5.org 

2 for 1 on Cordyline and Ash Trees in the Cultivate Garden through June 2007 for members only.

What better way to help...    then to plant a tree?   Apple trees from Irish Seed Savers are a very special new addition.  

Cloughjordan Ecovillage and Cultivate present….

NATURE & COMMUNITY - FREE EVENT
13.30 - 15.00 - SUNDAY 21st MAY 2017
Starting at the Community Amphitheatre

A walk and walk with ecologist and RTE’s “EcoEye” presenter Anja Murray

Anja Murray will begin this session with a talk held in the stunning new outdoor Community Amphitheatre in Cloughjordan ecovillage. This will be followed by a guided tour of the biodiversity and tourism elements of the project. Participants should be prepared for an outdoor event, waterproofs and sturdy shoes are recommended. Cloughjordan Ecovillage has been recognised as one of Europe’s most successful projects modelling the transition to a low-carbon society. It features a biodiversity trail, allotments for growing food, a community farm and apiary, research gardens and a community woodlands. Also the new Brefne-Beara Walkway (BBW), Ireland’s first Heritage National Waymarked Trail linking the Beara peninsula with Leitrim, comes through the Ecovillage.

This event is organised by the Education Group at Cloughjordan Ecovillage

REWILDING, RURAL REGENERATION & ECO-TOURISM - FREE EVENT
15.00 - 16.30 - SUNDAY 21st MAY 2017 - WeCreate Enterprise Centre, Cloughjordan

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Feasta has published its new book, Fleeing Vesuvius: Overcoming the risks of economic and environmental collapse.  Their most important book to date, it draws together many of the ideas Feasta members have developed over the years and applies them to a single question - how can we bring the world out of the mess in which it finds itself?

Fleeing Vesuvius confronts this mess squarely, analysing its many aspects: the looming scarcity of essential resources such as fossil fuels - the lifeblood of the world economy; the financial crisis in Ireland and elsewhere; the collapse of the housing bubble; the urgent need for food security; and the enormous challenge of dealing with climate change.

Policy documents (from Just Forests' Good Wood Policy Guide) to help you source the right timber and wood products

Make sure you are part of the solution.

Link here to find:

• "Behind the Logo" : Not sure what forest certification scheme....?
• Offaly Co Council were the first Local Authority to formally adopted this timber policy.
• This document helps to guide you in the implementation of a responsible timber policy.
• Architect, television presenter and board member of Just Forests' view..
• An industry view by former chief executive of garden tool manafacturer True Temper Ltd, Cork....

"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world." - John Muir, naturalist and writer

Buy No New Plastic for a Month!

Rules of engagement:  

 If forced to buy plastic, try to stick to pet or high level / pure plastic. 

Re-using what you already have is allowed, this includes mixed materials like tetrapak.

In the case of partners/family members etc. not agreeing to the challenge, let them buy plastic, but don't use what it contains. also, try and ask them if it's necessary and stimulate discussion.

Keep a diary of what was hard / impossible to buy without plastic, what you didn't realise contained plastic, any success or frustration met, any challenges to the challenge, etc.

 Feedback can be sent to alice@cultivate.ie and cecelia@cultivare.ie

 Next member meeting 20^th March 7pm @

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This month members are being offered 20% off all Lilly’s cleaning products and refills. 

Made in Ireland, in West Cork, Lilly's Eco Clean cleaning products are completely natural and environmentally friendly. They contain no petro-chemicals, artificial colours, artificial perfumes, artificial preservatives or animal-based ingredients. 

Also available at Cultivate are refills for Lilly’s washing up liquid, all purpose cleaner and toilet cleaner, to save you wasting even more plastic!

Open to all Cultivate Members and volunteers

This month Roy Angle with be presenting and leading a discussion on 'Worldview'.  Exploring who has a worldview, what is a worldview, aspects of a worldview and relationship between worldview and sustainability issues. 

We will also be reporting back on success (or otherwise!) of the "buy European for a month" challenge.

For next month's meeting on 18th June, Poul Madsen will be giving a talk on CHP (Combined Heat and Power).