Promoting Sustainable Living
promoting a more resilient community, preparing for the coming changes, learning how to regain local control over the basic needs of life.
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ABOUT US
Envirochild is a non profit organisation in Hout Bay. A small but growing group of volunteers who want to help promote a sustainable future in this beautiful valley.
We are promoting Hout Bay as a Transition Town - one of 1000 (so far) cities and towns around the world who are taking responsibility for their own sustainability. Our quartely Green faire is one of our projects.
We invite all residents of Hout Bay to participate - either by attending our Faire, participating as a green exhibitor and promoting your product or service, or getting involved in one of our projects.
See our main website www.houtbaytransitiontown.org for more info.
You'll find all the contact details there but if you'd like to exhibit at the Faire contact talfryn@envirochild.org
PLEASE JOIN THIS COMMUNITY NETWORK AND INTERACT WITH US AND OTHERS ABOUT THE KIND OF FUTURE WE CAN CREATE IF WE WORK TOGETHER
We plan for change by easing our dependence on globalized systems for food, energy, transportation, health, and housing. We strengthen our community and our environment by becoming more self sufficient and more conscious of our impact.
We connect with each other and share our skills, our knowledge and our ideas for a better way of doing things.
We don't rely on the government to fix our problems - we get involved and find solutions.
Please join in and make suggestions, leave your opinions, offer your services. Let us know if you would like to participate in current or new projects or just lend your moral support by being a member of this site.
We are promoting Hout Bay as a Transition Town - one of 1000 (so far) cities and towns around the world who are taking responsibility for their own sustainability. Our quartely Green faire is one of our projects.
We invite all residents of Hout Bay to participate - either by attending our Faire, participating as a green exhibitor and promoting your product or service, or getting involved in one of our projects.
See our main website www.houtbaytransitiontown.org for more info.
You'll find all the contact details there but if you'd like to exhibit at the Faire contact talfryn@envirochild.org
PLEASE JOIN THIS COMMUNITY NETWORK AND INTERACT WITH US AND OTHERS ABOUT THE KIND OF FUTURE WE CAN CREATE IF WE WORK TOGETHER
We plan for change by easing our dependence on globalized systems for food, energy, transportation, health, and housing. We strengthen our community and our environment by becoming more self sufficient and more conscious of our impact.
We connect with each other and share our skills, our knowledge and our ideas for a better way of doing things.
We don't rely on the government to fix our problems - we get involved and find solutions.
Please join in and make suggestions, leave your opinions, offer your services. Let us know if you would like to participate in current or new projects or just lend your moral support by being a member of this site.
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CONTACT DETAILS
Envirochild Vice Chair : danielle@envirochild.org
Gardens Project : kirsten@envircohild.org
Projects Manager: talfryn@envirochild.org
Websites : angie@envirochild.org
Green Drinks: angie@envirochild.org
Green Faire Co-ordinator : danielle@envirochild.org
Gardens Project : kirsten@envircohild.org
Projects Manager: talfryn@envirochild.org
Websites : angie@envirochild.org
Green Drinks: angie@envirochild.org
Green Faire Co-ordinator : danielle@envirochild.org
HOUT BAY GREEN DRINKS
A monthly gathering to chat informally about the many amazing 'green ideas' emerging, possible solutions to problems and generally to create a place where like minded people can meet and network.
For more info on the Green Driinks concept see www.greendrinks.org
DATE: Wednesday 1st JULY
VENUE: Chapman’s Peak Hotel on Main Rd Hout Bay
TIME: 6.30pm – 8.00pm
THIS MONTHS SPEAKER: Peter Becker will give a 45min presentation about building a wind turbine suitable for installation at your home. The components and costs involved will be described, and those interested will be able to sign up for a course, either as a spectator, or as a builder. Builders will have a working turbine at the end of the course. See website http://windpower.org.za
For more info on the Green Driinks concept see www.greendrinks.org
DATE: Wednesday 1st JULY
VENUE: Chapman’s Peak Hotel on Main Rd Hout Bay
TIME: 6.30pm – 8.00pm
THIS MONTHS SPEAKER: Peter Becker will give a 45min presentation about building a wind turbine suitable for installation at your home. The components and costs involved will be described, and those interested will be able to sign up for a course, either as a spectator, or as a builder. Builders will have a working turbine at the end of the course. See website http://windpower.org.za
FIND OUT MORE
Please visit our website for more info on the Hout Bay Transition Town initiative: www.envirochild.org
Forum
Neighbourhood Sustainability - Port Elizabeth
Started by Ryan Allan Jul 2.
7 Green Attitudes to adopt
Started by Angie Curtis Feb 10.
Finding the time
Started by Angie Curtis Nov. 28, 2008.
THE HOUT BAY GREEN FAIRE
Envirochild held their second Green Faire in Hout Bay on 28th Feb- a fun day for the whole family with a wide range of alternative, practical, healthy and eco friendly products and services, music, games for kids, awareness movies and talks, and tasty, wholesome food.
On show were renewable energy, ‘green’ technology and services supporting a sustainable lifestyle, demonstrations of grey water systems, solar, wind power and composting/dry toilets . For the builder or homeowner there were various ‘eco-building’ exhibits with demos, sandbag house displays and different methods of saving energy in one’s home.
Vegetable seedlings and worm bins were for sale and food stalls promoting healthy, vegetarian, organic food in low-impact packaging.
The 3R’s (Recycle Reuse Reduce) demonstrated how to separate garbage, clean it and put in the correct container: simple recycling. And Waste Plan introduced their easy recucling service here in Hout Bay, where they will collect all your recuclable items.
‘Awareness Films and Talks’ showed a variety of thought provoking movies in the Hall and discussions afterwards were encouraged.Sue Visser from Naturefresh spoke on how to use ordinary foods as medicine.
Jamie Jupiter entertained in the late afternoon and even the music was powered by renewable energy i.e. solar power.
Watch this space for out next one !
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For a few months I have been thinking and discussing ideas on creating self sustainable neighbourhoods in Port Elizabeth, and shortly after sharing these ideas with my mailing list, I was directed to Envirochild site, and was very excited to see t...
- HOUT BAY GREEN DRINKS ! on July 1, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8pm
- Green Drinks 3rd June on June 3, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8pm
- HOUT BAY GREEN DRINKS ! on July 1, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8pm
- Green Drinks 3rd June on June 3, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8pm
- GREEN DRINKS on May 6, 2009 from 6:30pm to 7:45pm
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