Friday, 26 August 2011
Ten Reasons Green People are Happier
it is now well recognised that to preserve the global ecosystem we must move away from high consumption lifestyles and find new ways of valuing our world. An exciting outcome of recent bresrach is that this will also make us happier and more fulfilled. Perhaps the most important finding is that by focussing on ' sustainablility double-dividends' (lifestyle choices whiich improve) both wellbeing and sustainabilty)we can find a popular route into the future ecological age.
INVITATION TTT ECO-HOMES FAIR TOTNES- Saturday 8th October 2011
EAP will be attending an Exhibition about making homes more eco-friendly, including energy efficiency and renewable energy products.
On saturday 8th October 2011 10.00am - 3.00pm, Civic Hall Totnes
Over the last two years Transition Town Totnes ran a £625,000 energy efficiency and renewables programme called "Transition Streets" funded by DECC'S Low Carbon Community Challenge, which involved over 500 households in Totnes and Dartington.
Transition Town Totnes has be given the accolade of an Ashden Award for there Transition Streets Project.
The event will be high profile and with a busy Saturday market place taking place beneath the Civic Hall.
All EAP Directors will be attending the event so do come along and we will be there to answer all your questions.
On saturday 8th October 2011 10.00am - 3.00pm, Civic Hall Totnes
Over the last two years Transition Town Totnes ran a £625,000 energy efficiency and renewables programme called "Transition Streets" funded by DECC'S Low Carbon Community Challenge, which involved over 500 households in Totnes and Dartington.
Transition Town Totnes has be given the accolade of an Ashden Award for there Transition Streets Project.
The event will be high profile and with a busy Saturday market place taking place beneath the Civic Hall.
All EAP Directors will be attending the event so do come along and we will be there to answer all your questions.
London Vegan Festival Sunday 21st August 2011
This years London Vegan Festival was a great success. we lauched our new services at the festival called:
SPECIAL NEW HEALTH SERVICE offered by our EAPP Team of Diverse Skills:
- For all buildings where general health and well-being are important, we now offer a full Holistic Bio-environmental Health Survey.
- This includes analysis of air quality (heating/ cooling ventilation systems), water and wastes systems, interior finishes and general construction, geopathic stress, orientation and colour advisable decors, as well as indoor plants.
- Where desired we can include dietary advaise, guide to pranayama deep breathing and yoga simple asana.
- We can design surrounding gardens on Permacultural deisgn principles that help your diet by providing vital fresh organic produce perennially.
- Complementary medicine, Health and Nutrition consultant, Iridologist, Fasting and Detox plan supervion.
Donantions was collected from our organic range of fresh veg with money going to The World Peace Garden Newtork.
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
BBOWT ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND AGM
Will be attend in the Berkshire Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire Annual Conference and AGM venue: Culham Conference Centre, Culham Science Centre
Morning fungi foray at Warburg Nature Reserve: A short guided walk around Warbug is one of the Trust's oldest and best loved reserves. ancient woodland where over 200 species of fungi have been identifed.
Morning fungi foray at Warburg Nature Reserve: A short guided walk around Warbug is one of the Trust's oldest and best loved reserves. ancient woodland where over 200 species of fungi have been identifed.
Monday, 8 August 2011
160 Arrests As Looting Spreads Across London
At least 160 people have been arrested in connection with looting across east and south London, following a major riot in Tottenham on Saturday night.
Disturbances erupted in several boroughs, with reports of trouble in Enfield, Brixton, Walthamstow and Islington on Sunday.
There were more than 100 arrests in connection with the violence last night and this morning, and at least nine police officers were injured.
Home Secretary Theresa May has said she will come back from holiday to meet with senior police officers following the weekend's events.
The Home Office stressed she has been in constant touch with the Metropolitan Police about the violence.
Ms May said: "Those responsible for the violence and looting will be made to face the consequences of their actions.
"Many have been arrested and further arrests will be made.
"Londoners have made clear that there are no excuses for violence, and I call on all members of local communities to work constructively with the police to help them bring these criminals to justice."
Riot police and dog handlers were called to Enfield on Sunday evening after a group of youths caused damage to shops.
Disorder then spread to Brixton in the early hours of Monday morning, where a number of shops were also attacked.
Sky News reporter Mark Stone said Currys and Halfords had both been looted.
He said: "The entrance has been smashed in and there are appliance cables and instruction manuals strewn across the car park."
He said he was told that "hundreds of people were seen looting" and police were outnumbered.
Numerous people were seen carrying away looted goods, including boxed television sets.
Sporadic and widespread disturbances also hit north and east London.
Areas attacked included Turnpike Lane, Walthamstow, Chingford and Leyton, where shops were vandalised and broken into.
Three police officers were taken to hospital after being hit by a fast-moving vehicle at 12.45am, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
The officers had been in the process of making arrests in Chingford Mount, Waltham Forest, after a shop was looted by youths.
Police described the spreading disorder as "copycat criminal activity".
The Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Met Police, Steve Kavanagh, told Sky News the behaviour will "not be tolerated".
He said "the escalation in violence and criminality was considerable" and officers had been brought in from around London to help after Saturday's riots.
"We had three times more officers working on Sunday night, and we will have more on tonight," he added.
He said the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and Prime Minister were being kept informed of any developments.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: "The people who have suffered are shop-keepers who have lost their shops, families who have lost their homes and the people who felt frightened in their own neighbourhoods."
The widespread unrest in the capital came after mass rioting in Tottenham on Saturday night and Sunday morning, which saw dozens of people arrested and more than 25 police officers injured.
Local business owners in north London estimated the cost of the damage ran into millions of pounds.
The rioting occurred after a peaceful protest was held in response to the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan.
The 29-year-old father-of-four died on Thursday after he was shot by police.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has started an investigation into the incident.
Graham Wettone, a former public order intelligence officer with the Metropolitan Police, said the violence caught everyone "unawares".
"This is wanton destruction and criminality, it is just stealing on a large scale.
"I think it had no link to Saturday - which was a vigil by a family at the police station.
"The police will start looking at what happened over the weekend. They will assess how they responded to it."
Disturbances erupted in several boroughs, with reports of trouble in Enfield, Brixton, Walthamstow and Islington on Sunday.
There were more than 100 arrests in connection with the violence last night and this morning, and at least nine police officers were injured.
Home Secretary Theresa May has said she will come back from holiday to meet with senior police officers following the weekend's events.
The Home Office stressed she has been in constant touch with the Metropolitan Police about the violence.
Ms May said: "Those responsible for the violence and looting will be made to face the consequences of their actions.
"Many have been arrested and further arrests will be made.
"Londoners have made clear that there are no excuses for violence, and I call on all members of local communities to work constructively with the police to help them bring these criminals to justice."
Riot police and dog handlers were called to Enfield on Sunday evening after a group of youths caused damage to shops.
Disorder then spread to Brixton in the early hours of Monday morning, where a number of shops were also attacked.
Sky News reporter Mark Stone said Currys and Halfords had both been looted.
He said: "The entrance has been smashed in and there are appliance cables and instruction manuals strewn across the car park."
He said he was told that "hundreds of people were seen looting" and police were outnumbered.
Numerous people were seen carrying away looted goods, including boxed television sets.
Sporadic and widespread disturbances also hit north and east London.
Areas attacked included Turnpike Lane, Walthamstow, Chingford and Leyton, where shops were vandalised and broken into.
Three police officers were taken to hospital after being hit by a fast-moving vehicle at 12.45am, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
The officers had been in the process of making arrests in Chingford Mount, Waltham Forest, after a shop was looted by youths.
Police described the spreading disorder as "copycat criminal activity".
The Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Met Police, Steve Kavanagh, told Sky News the behaviour will "not be tolerated".
He said "the escalation in violence and criminality was considerable" and officers had been brought in from around London to help after Saturday's riots.
"We had three times more officers working on Sunday night, and we will have more on tonight," he added.
He said the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and Prime Minister were being kept informed of any developments.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: "The people who have suffered are shop-keepers who have lost their shops, families who have lost their homes and the people who felt frightened in their own neighbourhoods."
The widespread unrest in the capital came after mass rioting in Tottenham on Saturday night and Sunday morning, which saw dozens of people arrested and more than 25 police officers injured.
Local business owners in north London estimated the cost of the damage ran into millions of pounds.
The rioting occurred after a peaceful protest was held in response to the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan.
The 29-year-old father-of-four died on Thursday after he was shot by police.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has started an investigation into the incident.
Graham Wettone, a former public order intelligence officer with the Metropolitan Police, said the violence caught everyone "unawares".
"This is wanton destruction and criminality, it is just stealing on a large scale.
"I think it had no link to Saturday - which was a vigil by a family at the police station.
"The police will start looking at what happened over the weekend. They will assess how they responded to it."
Vertical Veg container Growing essentials
Containers Essential:
Free/ recyclyed containers
Daily attenstion is the secret of a successful container gardening.
Free/ recyclyed containers
- old platic food buckets (don't use paint buckets~), food barrels (chop in half), large oil or food tins, platic water tanks, builders bags, and old recuyling boxes.
- wood form skips is useful to make containers to size - line with plastic to prolong life and/ or use linseed oil as a preserver.
- The General rule is: the bigger the pot, the bigger the crop.
- Bigger pots (40cm diameter and up) also need less watering, less feeding and can better sustain valuable soil life (worms & microbes).
- Smaller pots are easier to move around. Good if weight is an issue and for leafy crops like salads. Needs more regular watering.
- fruiting plants like courgettes, squash and tomoatoes need big pots.
- its easy to overcrowd a pot
- use the spacings on the back of seed packets as a guide
- take particular care with fruiting crops: Tomatoes need about on square foot of space, more for courgettes.
- The 'What to grow' section at http://www.earthbox.co.uk/ has a useful guide to how many plants of each crop can grow in a 74cm x 34cm conatiner. Be surprised by how many beans can be cram in!
- Good drainage is needed for the roots to get air, If drainage is poor the plant will be unable to breath, the roots will rot, and will die.
- water needs to darin well through the whole growing mix, not just out of holes at the bottom (ensure your pots has these). Most good quality commercial composts should drain OK. To further improve drainage, you can add 10-20% sand, grit, perlite or vermiculite.
- Check water flows freely out of the bottom when watered. Stand pots on feet if needed.
Daily attenstion is the secret of a successful container gardening.
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
EAPP Application Approved - Low Carbon Communities . Net
Aims
The Low Carbon Communities Network aims to:
1. Work alongside communities and organisations in the UK and across the world to halt global warming as far as is possible;
2. Encourage the adoption of low carbon and zero carbon policies, technologies and lifestyles through local action, and to enable groups engaged in this action to be as effective and efficient as possible;
3. Support greater community awareness of the urgency of action required on climate change, and offer clear pathways to identify high impact, positive and achievable local solutions; and to
4. Enable those active at a local level to positively influence UK national and local government policy and practice.
The Low Carbon Communities Network aims to:
1. Work alongside communities and organisations in the UK and across the world to halt global warming as far as is possible;
2. Encourage the adoption of low carbon and zero carbon policies, technologies and lifestyles through local action, and to enable groups engaged in this action to be as effective and efficient as possible;
3. Support greater community awareness of the urgency of action required on climate change, and offer clear pathways to identify high impact, positive and achievable local solutions; and to
4. Enable those active at a local level to positively influence UK national and local government policy and practice.
TTT ECO-HOMES FAIR - TOTNES 8TH OCTOBER 2011
EAPP has accepted an invite from the Transition Town Totnes to be held on Saturday 8th October 2011 10am - 3pm Civic Hall Totnes.
An exhibition about making homes more eco-friendly including energy efficency and renewable energy products.
Over the last two years Transition Town Totnes ran a £625,000 energy efficency and renewables programme called "Transition Streets" funded by DECC's Low Carbon Community Challenge which involved over 500 households in Totnes and Dartington. 20 homes that have been retrofitted in Totnes, Dartington and nearby will be open to the public.
We missed the event last year 2010, but are please to accept the invite this year and look forward to going to the event. We also plan to invite some of our clients that we have worked with to attend the event.
An exhibition about making homes more eco-friendly including energy efficency and renewable energy products.
Over the last two years Transition Town Totnes ran a £625,000 energy efficency and renewables programme called "Transition Streets" funded by DECC's Low Carbon Community Challenge which involved over 500 households in Totnes and Dartington. 20 homes that have been retrofitted in Totnes, Dartington and nearby will be open to the public.
We missed the event last year 2010, but are please to accept the invite this year and look forward to going to the event. We also plan to invite some of our clients that we have worked with to attend the event.
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
EAPP has become a member of Radley Lakes (March 2010)
We have become members of Radley Lakes which was saved from ash being dumped into the lakes by local campaign groups. cycle to the lakes first thing in the mornings, watching the sun rise is magical moment.
EAP signs up for the Earth Charter
What is the Earth Charter?
The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental ethical principles for building a just, sustainable and peaceful global society in the 21st century. It seeks to inspire in all people a new sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well-being of the whole human family, the greater community of life, and future generations. It is a vision of hope and a call to action.
The Earth Charter is centrally concerned with the transition to sustainable ways of living and sustainable human development. Ecological integrity is one major theme. However, the Earth Charter recognizes that the goals of ecological protection, the eradication of poverty, equitable economic development, respect for human rights, democracy, and peace are interdependent and indivisible. It provides, therefore, a new, inclusive, integrated ethical framework to guide the transition to a sustainable future.
The Earth Charter is a product of a decade-long, worldwide, cross cultural dialogue on common goals and shared values. The Earth Charter project began as a United Nations initiative, but it was carried forward and completed by a global civil society initiative. The Earth Charter was finalized and then launched as a people’s charter in 2000 by the Earth Charter Commission, an independent international entity.
The drafting of the Earth Charter involved the most inclusive and participatory process ever associated with the creation of an international declaration. This process is the primary source of its legitimacy as a guiding ethical framework. The legitimacy of the document has been further enhanced by its endorsement by over 4,500 organizations, including many governments and international organizations.
In the light of this legitimacy, an increasing number of international lawyers recognize that the Earth Charter is acquiring the status of a soft law document. Soft law documents like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are considered to be morally, but not legally, binding on state governments that agree to endorse and adopt them, and they often form the basis for the development of hard law.
At a time when major changes in how we think and live are urgently needed, the Earth Charter challenges us to examine our values and to choose a better way. At a time when international partnership is increasingly necessary, the Earth Charter encourages us to search for common ground in the midst of our diversity and to embrace a new global ethic that is shared by an ever-growing number of people throughout the world. At a time when education for sustainable development has become essential, the Earth Charter provides a very valuable educational instrument
The Earth Charter is centrally concerned with the transition to sustainable ways of living and sustainable human development. Ecological integrity is one major theme. However, the Earth Charter recognizes that the goals of ecological protection, the eradication of poverty, equitable economic development, respect for human rights, democracy, and peace are interdependent and indivisible. It provides, therefore, a new, inclusive, integrated ethical framework to guide the transition to a sustainable future.
The Earth Charter is a product of a decade-long, worldwide, cross cultural dialogue on common goals and shared values. The Earth Charter project began as a United Nations initiative, but it was carried forward and completed by a global civil society initiative. The Earth Charter was finalized and then launched as a people’s charter in 2000 by the Earth Charter Commission, an independent international entity.
The drafting of the Earth Charter involved the most inclusive and participatory process ever associated with the creation of an international declaration. This process is the primary source of its legitimacy as a guiding ethical framework. The legitimacy of the document has been further enhanced by its endorsement by over 4,500 organizations, including many governments and international organizations.
In the light of this legitimacy, an increasing number of international lawyers recognize that the Earth Charter is acquiring the status of a soft law document. Soft law documents like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are considered to be morally, but not legally, binding on state governments that agree to endorse and adopt them, and they often form the basis for the development of hard law.
At a time when major changes in how we think and live are urgently needed, the Earth Charter challenges us to examine our values and to choose a better way. At a time when international partnership is increasingly necessary, the Earth Charter encourages us to search for common ground in the midst of our diversity and to embrace a new global ethic that is shared by an ever-growing number of people throughout the world. At a time when education for sustainable development has become essential, the Earth Charter provides a very valuable educational instrument
Permaculture Association AGM event, October 15th 2011
Permaculture Association AGM event, October 15th 2011 |
Please come to the Permaculture Association AGM event!
Date: October 15th Venue: Bridge 5 Mill, 22a Beswick Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 7HR.
Arrive 9.30am for prompt 10am start
A delicious lunch is included :)
Ends 5pm (fringe event afterwards, tbc)
A delicious lunch is included :)
Ends 5pm (fringe event afterwards, tbc)
It's a free event, and open to everyone who is a member of the Permaculture Association.
Booking is essential - please book online at http://permacultureassociation-agm.eventbrite.com/
Venue |
The AGM event is at Bridge 5 Mill in Manchester, on October 15th 2011.
It's a great opportunity to catch up with what's going on in permaculture, hear about the progress of the LAND project and learn about where we are headed. There'll be:
- presentations from the Association
- workshops led by members
- diploma accreditation
- the chance to mingle with the many inspiring people that make up the network
- A free, nutritious, delicious lunch!
Bridge 5 Mill is a converted mill which is a base for charities, campaign groups and green businesses. It is one of Manchester's most environmentally friendly buildings, has great conference facilities for our AGM, and is fully accessible.
We welcome any donations to the day and any money raised will be put towards funding similar events in the future. You can donate by cheque or online at www.permaculture.org.uk/donate – thank you!
Ealing Global Festival
Ealing Blues Festival
The Ealing Blues ~Festival was brillant, fun, hot and packed with families, and the widest range of people that Ealing had to offer. Eco Architecture Planning and Permaculture Design CIC shared a stall with a creative Company who specialzed in face painting, henna, hair and nails. Our stall was virbrant, busy and fun, we launched a new game board which was based on the home and had good reviews from kids, teens and big people who all had fun and laughs.
Our stall with the protype of the board game which is postioned on the floor, it was great great fun, laugh loads. On the more serious note our stall was next door to Raise the Roof check them out on there website. They sold some recycled bags that was made from waste products
The main stage where bands such as five Holler played whom were brillant, Connie Lush & Blues Shouter, Tim Aves & Wolfpack
Ealing Jazz Festival 27th July- 31st July
Martin taking a rest the soil is ready with all the pots for planting seeds, we planted seeds like mint, parsley, basil, thyme, runner beans, peas, corrinder the kids got to take pots home, where they can atch them grow.
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