Looks like a worthwhile weekend. 25th-26th August
http://www.greenlivingexperience.com/index.html
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Reckon I'll go.
I usually avoid large gatherings of people as far as I can.... but perhaps I'll make an exception for this one.
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Reckon I'll go.
I usually avoid large gatherings of people as far as I can.... but perhaps I'll make an exception for this one.
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Potemkin Villager
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I would be interested in attending but we have vistors staying with us
that weekend and it is a wee bit of a way from North Donegal.
It would be very useful if anybody who does go could post a report of
their impressions of the event and how they felt this sort of thing helps inform people to change their behaviour.
that weekend and it is a wee bit of a way from North Donegal.
It would be very useful if anybody who does go could post a report of
their impressions of the event and how they felt this sort of thing helps inform people to change their behaviour.
Overconfidence, not just expert overconfidence but general overconfidence,
is one of the most common illusions we experience. Stan Robinson
is one of the most common illusions we experience. Stan Robinson
Roger,
Check this out-short notice and further from North Donegal-but looks good
http://www.irishgreengathering.com/
Check this out-short notice and further from North Donegal-but looks good
http://www.irishgreengathering.com/
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Potemkin Villager
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OH and I took our two youngest down for the afternoon and really enjoyed the day.
As Brad said it was not over crowded (A relief as I'm not a crowd person!). The tents were spread over a big area and there was plenty for everybody.
Alternative energy stands ranged from the HI-TEC solutions such as re-formed logs and wood pellet burners (ho-hum, I think the means to make these fuels is somewhat oil-dependent...) to the low tec responses and everything in between. Solar, photovoltaic, wind, geothermal etc all had info on various stands. Plus info on grants etc.
We spent quite a bit of time with the man who paints radiators black and mounts them behind glass on tinfoil - the water he was producing was of shower warmth.... great stuff! He also had a curved sheet of steel reflecting the sun onto a tall black painted copper cylinder - again behind glass - which was producing hot water.... so simple and cheap surely anybody could do it. & As he said even taking the chill off your water on a dull day will save heating bills.
Then there was a rarebreeds stand - and we got talking to a pig judge about the best sort of pig for small holders......
A stand about recycling had a quiz at which we won one of those expanding string bags.
I spoke to a man on another stand about the Mourne Mountains Biodiversity plan and hope later in the year to co-ordinate a visit with my students to see what is going on and to get them some hands on conservation experience.....
We ate a rare breed sausage each at a hot dog stand (sorry forgot to ask which breed!) and bought some Armagh cider.
We ommitted all the alternative health stands, jewelery stalls and herbal baths stuff and then found a stand on bee-keeping. OH has been talking about this for ages and he has now discovered that a group meet once a month less than 5 miles from us! So he's now all inspired... & of course I bought some honey from their stand to get us in the mood!
Also watched hurdle making and wood turning and talked to a man about the lack of hazel rods in N.Ireland and about how to grow willow straight....
Finally some one was doing a falconary display and the girls loved this.
So all in all we had a mellow afternoon ambling about on a mild and sunny afternoon.
As Brad said it was not over crowded (A relief as I'm not a crowd person!). The tents were spread over a big area and there was plenty for everybody.
Alternative energy stands ranged from the HI-TEC solutions such as re-formed logs and wood pellet burners (ho-hum, I think the means to make these fuels is somewhat oil-dependent...) to the low tec responses and everything in between. Solar, photovoltaic, wind, geothermal etc all had info on various stands. Plus info on grants etc.
We spent quite a bit of time with the man who paints radiators black and mounts them behind glass on tinfoil - the water he was producing was of shower warmth.... great stuff! He also had a curved sheet of steel reflecting the sun onto a tall black painted copper cylinder - again behind glass - which was producing hot water.... so simple and cheap surely anybody could do it. & As he said even taking the chill off your water on a dull day will save heating bills.
Then there was a rarebreeds stand - and we got talking to a pig judge about the best sort of pig for small holders......
A stand about recycling had a quiz at which we won one of those expanding string bags.
I spoke to a man on another stand about the Mourne Mountains Biodiversity plan and hope later in the year to co-ordinate a visit with my students to see what is going on and to get them some hands on conservation experience.....
We ate a rare breed sausage each at a hot dog stand (sorry forgot to ask which breed!) and bought some Armagh cider.
We ommitted all the alternative health stands, jewelery stalls and herbal baths stuff and then found a stand on bee-keeping. OH has been talking about this for ages and he has now discovered that a group meet once a month less than 5 miles from us! So he's now all inspired... & of course I bought some honey from their stand to get us in the mood!
Also watched hurdle making and wood turning and talked to a man about the lack of hazel rods in N.Ireland and about how to grow willow straight....
Finally some one was doing a falconary display and the girls loved this.
So all in all we had a mellow afternoon ambling about on a mild and sunny afternoon.
Funnily enough I had a great conversation at the bee keeping stall. Filled in the form for a course next year, hopefully will be able to follow it through.
I did enjoy the day and was a lot less crowded than previous events at Castle Espie-lots of room for expansion. You never know we may have a Northern Irish Big Green Gathering.
I did enjoy the day and was a lot less crowded than previous events at Castle Espie-lots of room for expansion. You never know we may have a Northern Irish Big Green Gathering.
Anyone know if there is going to be a similar event this year? I can't see anything online.
Only event I have seen advertised is this
http://www.wwt.org.uk/event/164/824/lif ... _show.html
Only event I have seen advertised is this
http://www.wwt.org.uk/event/164/824/lif ... _show.html
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