venue: Redfield Community, Bucks |
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Are you up for living a more eco-friendly life, but don't know where to start? This weekend course will guide you through 3 major subject areas (energy, household and food), plus there will be more general discussions on low-impact living and the environment, plus a chance to network with other participants and tutors, and ask specific questions about your personal circumstances. On Friday evening, Dave, LILI's director will host a discussion about why we need to think about lowering our impact, how best to go about it, creating networks of like-minded people, land ownership, economics, what governments can do, and how we can organise ourselves to bring about change. He wants your feedback! On Saturday morning, Sandra Hayes of the National Energy Foundation will tutor the session about energy. She will cover:
On Saturday afternoon, Emma Winfield of the Bristol Green Store will talk about the stuff we fill our homes with:
On Sunday morning, our permaculture tutor Jenny Chandler will talk about food, including:
This is a great introductory weekend, and you'll leave with lots of ideas to get started. dates: see 'book online' below
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how
to book: |
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arrive: |
Friday
evening at 6.30 for dinner at 7.30 |
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depart: |
Sunday
after lunch (served at 1.00) |
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directions: |
click here for
directions by bicycle, public transport and car |
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what
to bring: |
pen
and notebook; towel; work clothes and boots / wellies
(meals and bedding are provided) NO DOGS PLEASE |
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let
us know: |
if
you are vegan or have any food allergies, or any special needs |
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accommodation: |
3-4
people sharing single-sex rooms |
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prices: |
£190
high-waged; £160 waged; £130 student / unwaged Refundable up to two weeks prior to course (minus £30 admin fee) No refunds for cancellations within two weeks of course |
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car
sharing: |
visit
our car
sharing forum to offer or request a lift |
insulate your house properly and reduce your energy use before you consider installing renewables - you don't want to go to the trouble of generating your own heat and electricity, only to waste it
you can harvest your carrots and keep them buried in damp sand in a cool place to last the whole winter

mixing vinegar and bicarbonate of soda to make an effective but gentle all-purpose cleaner
nothing cosier than a wood stove - with a back boiler they can heat your water too, in combination with solar (when it's too warm to light the stove)

you don't need a huge amount of land to keep chickens (here are 3 Marans in a small back yard) - they will love your food scraps, and provide you with delicious free-range eggs every morning; chickens and cats get on fine too

