Green homes and eco zone
The green homes and eco zone is a new area to the show which includes eco friendly and green stalls, information, talks and demos
The area is hosted by our good pals from Bristol Friends of the Earth
The Green Homes + Eco Zone is sponsored by The Spark, the West Country's leading free alternative publication (www.thespark.co.uk). The Green Homes Zone includes essential info and support for greening up your home.
The Green Homes and Eco Zone contains the following stalls
The Spark Green Homes Zone
Bristol Friends of the Earth - local green campaigners
The Big Pan Man - caterers with food served in edible plates!
RSPB - info about Bird protection
Spankey's Spuds - Potato specialities for the whole family
Soil Association - Organic Certifiers
Arbonne International - Cruelty free skin care
Solarsense - solar technology
MGC - Experts in insualtion and mould control
Eco Architecture and Planning - sustainable planning
CrepeExpectations - awesome sweet and savoury crepes
Centre for Sustainable Energy - energy saving advice
Cafe Kino - Teas, coffees, cakes and the Eco Art Expo
Bristol Green Party - local Green Party group
Herbal Haven - herbs and plants
Children of the 90's
PaperHen - Cardboard furniture for kids
Proven Products - blenders
SMR Lopresti - Sorbets and ice lollies
Talks include
Saturday
12.00 Kerry Burns - Solar Sense
1.00 Neil Harrison - A sustainable future for a Green Capital
2.00 Tony Wardle (Viva!) - Saving the world with your knife and fork
3.00 Chris Tomlinson - Guerilla Gardening
4.00 Linzi Bagshaw (MGC Ltd) - Thermal Insualtion for solid wall homes
Sunday
12.00 Emma Hockridge - Food Futures
1.00 Martin Fodor - How to make your Home an Eco Home
2.00 Sophie Cristoffer - Bowes - Engaging Communities in Planning
3.00 Gordon Fraser (Arbonne) - Hidden Dangers in Your Skincare
4.00 Nick Lloyd - Green Homes
Saving the World With Your Knife and Fork - Tony WardleAlmost every one of the world's exploding environmental catastrophes has its roots on the dinner plate! Tony explores how grazing for meat and dairy animals and growing vast areas of soya and other animal feed are inexorably destroying planet Earth. And he offers the solution: change your diet - change the world!
Tony Wardle
Tony Wardle is a journalist, writer and award-winning TV producer and helped to found Viva!. He is now its associate director and edits its magazine Viva!life.
Chris Tomlinson
of Hastings and Saint Leonard Guerrilla Gardeners, will be giving the highs and lows of frontline gardening without boundaries from planting fruit trees to flowers.Chris is a long-term vegan and supporter of the Vegan Organic Networkwww.veganorganicnetwork .He doesn't only operate in Saint Leonard's but when out and about will attack any site that catches his eye.Find out how you too can Guerrilla Garden be at the talk! Check out www.guerrillagardening.org and click on to video favourite's link to see Chris at work. Questions and answers after the talk.
Sophie Cristoffer-Bowes
Engaging Communities in PlanningHow do use our energy? Where do we put our waste? How do we act locally to avert global Climate change?What kind of relationship do we form with the land and each other? Most of all how we make this critical work?Because process determines outcomes, the question is which decision making process increases our chances of generating wise, just, balanced, equitable and sustainable outcomes?? The peace making/talking circle process Indigenous in origin, offers a way for all voices to be heard and for all interests to be respected. Circle open the positively for consensus decision making so that wisdom of diversity can move in to an out come that works for everyone.
Sophie Christoffer-Bowes is a sustainable Planning & Permaculture Design and Feng Shui consultant working with grass roots projects and sustainable people plant and fair shares issues. www.eco-architectureandplannning.com
Martin Fodor + Maddy Longhurst - How to make the place you live an EcoHome - a workshop on practical ways to save energy, money and other resources for those who rent or own a place. Understand how you can cut costs and impacts at home - whether you own or rent. Useful first steps to tackle wasted energy, save carbon and water, and reduce the impacts of materials you use. The workshop offers helpful tips on improving your home, whether temporary changes or long term works, choosing and using appliances, and understanding how your habits have costs and impacts' This workshop updates the successful versions seen at Bristol's Freeconomy, FreeCube and Transition Bristol neighbourhood events.
Gordon Fraser (Arbonne) - Hidden Dangers In Your Skincare
The UK cosmetics industry is BIG business with £16.3 billion sales last year. Many products are sold by "brainwashing"; advertising "as seen on TV" on radio, television, magazines, newspapers and on the internet. Many claims are made on how products rejuvenating the skin, reduce wrinkles etc...do you know what the ingredients are in these products? Even if listed on the product label, do you understand what PABA, Mineral Oil, Petrolatum, Phthalates, Toluene and Benzene mean and how they may affect your skin and body...
Nick Lloyd, Managing Director of the Urbane Sustainable Building Company and founder of The Holistic Building Forum, will look at the health of buildings and how that affects the health of the occupants. In UK the government is committed to zero carbon homes. However, It is important that in the rush to insulate buildings, due care in given to allowing the building to 'breathe', as even small incidents of high relative humidity can cause considerable damage to structures and to human health. Nick will discuss how we can meet a holistic criteria of sustainability and breathablility.
