4 September 2013
Our Network Gathering is taking place this weekend 6th - 8th of September in Cloughjordan, County Tipperary. 
Cloughjordan is Ireland’s first and only Ecovillage. Ecovillages are urban or rural communities of people who strive to integrate a supportive social environment with a low impact way of life. To achieve this, they integrate various aspects of ecological design, permaculture, ecological building, green production, alternative energy, community building practices, and much more. It really is the perfect venue and we're delighted to spend the weekend in the midst of such innovation!We've worked hard to ensure that the entire weekend is as useful for our young activists as possible and provides as many learning opportunities as we can squeeze in. In particular we've aimed the weekends events at our new Food & Farming Working Group in hopes to inspire them and give them some ideas for the year ahead. Our speakers include:
So after weeks of emails, phone calls, rearranging and moving things around....Here is our final timetable:
We're really looking forward to gathering all of our most passionate young activists together and learning about all things Food & Farming related thanks to our wonderful guest speakers. Hopefully we will be able to brainstorm and produce some exciting ideas for the coming months. Keep an eye out on our website for updates on how the weekend went and what's sure to be a very large amount of pictures!Sarah
Cloughjordan is Ireland’s first and only Ecovillage. Ecovillages are urban or rural communities of people who strive to integrate a supportive social environment with a low impact way of life. To achieve this, they integrate various aspects of ecological design, permaculture, ecological building, green production, alternative energy, community building practices, and much more. It really is the perfect venue and we're delighted to spend the weekend in the midst of such innovation!We've worked hard to ensure that the entire weekend is as useful for our young activists as possible and provides as many learning opportunities as we can squeeze in. In particular we've aimed the weekends events at our new Food & Farming Working Group in hopes to inspire them and give them some ideas for the year ahead. Our speakers include:- Mary Montaut of the Federation of Irish Beekeepers Association
- Stella Coffey – GM expert and activist
- Michael O Brien – Sustainable Livelihoods Policy & Advocacy Officer at Trocaire
- Fergal Anderson & Emanuela Ruso - Food Soverignty Experts and "Future Farmers"
- Bruce Darrell - Cloughjordan Community Farm member
So after weeks of emails, phone calls, rearranging and moving things around....Here is our final timetable: Friday | |
5.00pm | Pick up |
6pm | Dinner |
7pm | Introductions/Ice Breakers |
8pm | COP/Trocaire funding project |
Saturday | |
9am | Breakfast |
10am | Mary (Irish Beekeepers Ass.) |
11am | Food Waste Workshop |
12pm | Stella (GM) |
1pm | Lunch |
2.30 – 4.30 pm | Panel Session |
6pm | BBQ |
8pm | Free Time |
Sunday | |
10am | Breakfast |
11am | Guided tour of the Community Farm and RED Gardens |
1pm | Reflections |
2pm | Lunch |
3pm | Drop Off |
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