Permacuture/natural farming experts

Single-use cups are a major environmental issue. Even most so-called compostable cups end up in landfill. The aim of The Cup Project is to eliminate the use of disposable cups. The goal is to invite customers to reflect on the environmental impact of single-use and consider recyclable alternatives. The approach is an 8-week feasibility study, offering alternatives to single-use cups, “Koha Jars”, which we will provide to participating cafes in Grey Lynn for free. Prior to launching the project at the Grey Lynn cafes, there will be one month of collecting jars and making heat​bands for them. This will be facilitated by participating schools and community groups. Ongoing working groups will be set up for the entirety of the feasibility study.

El Valle abre sus puertas a la primavera invitando a las personas que quieran venir a visitarnos para compartir este día. Celebramos como cada equinoccio y solsticio un encuentro para conectarnos a los ritmos de la naturaleza. Se presentaran algunos proyectos personales y colectivos, contaremos sobre la Red de Ecoaldeas y La Red de Construcción con Paja y visitaremos el entorno. La comida será compartida, (comida de traje), yo traje, tú trajiste, el trajo…….. Prepararemos nuestras especialidades culinarias con productos de la zona y mucho amor, esperamos que traigáis vuestros mejores platos camperos. Horario: 11:30 a 18:00. Para participar por favor confirmad en: – 691 351 528 (Dani) o mo*******************@***il.com. (poned en asunto jornada de puertas abiertas, gracias).

For the past 20 years the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) and its regional affiliate, GEN-Africa, have been developing a transformative model, using an integrated, multi-sectoral community-based approach to create sustainable and resilient ecovillage communities. Africa is home to some of the most innovative Ecovillage programmes in the world, notably in Senegal where the success of grassroots ecovillage communities has led to the development of a National Ecovillage Agency working to transform 14,000 rural villages into ecovillages.

The 9th version of Call of the Mountain, will be held at the Misak University in the territory of indigenous Guambía Misak , 15 minutes from Silvia, Cauca. The Misak University was founded in 2010 and is an institution of native intensive classroom training and distance mode with integrated processes in the implementation of own knowledge and generate new knowledge and skills for survival. The Call of the Mountain is a meeting that was convened for the first time in 2006 by the Colombian Ecovillage Network (REBORN) and today is called by CASA Colombia (Council of Sustainable Settlements of the Americas). The Call of the Mountain gathers hundreds of people; ecovillagers, professionals, representatives and members of social movements, farming communities and indigenous groups, as well as scientists, philosophers, educators, social innovators, entrepreneurs and experts on world view. The Call of the Mountain, takes the form of the Vision Council, which originated in Mexico over 15 years ago, adapted to the reality of the meeting in Colombia. These meetings allow participants to experience an emerging new culture, a living experiment in community living which encompasses all four aspects of sustainability. Visit the Llamado de la Montaña website or more information and to register – http://llamadodelamontaña.org/ Support the Call of the Mountain croudfunding campain – https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/let-s-make-peace-happen INFORMACIÓN E INSCRIPCIONES: llamadodelamontaña.org Carmiña Rojas ca**************@***il.com Yamilet Campo ya*****@*****il.com Jennifer Trujillo je*********************@***il.com