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Education For Sustainability are holding a fund raising fun event this

coming thurs 2nd at 7.30pm.It looks like it's going to be an exciting fun

event with games and live bands and food.Watch out for the surprise

outside at the commencement of the Haunted Samhain Carnival.

Education For Sustainability Haunted Carival

 

 

 

 

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 20 October 2009 21:20 )
 

Down at the Community Garden.... jun 09

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  Summer is here!!! Well It was, then it wasn't, then it was again; all very confusing but fingers are still crossed that mother nature will provide us with a nice warm season this year. The community garden has definitely come on with some of the warmer weather and the veg beds are filling up. It has been an interesting process to watch the garden change colour throughout the seasons and now it has become a green sea of both crops and plants of a less deliberate nature. But non the less the garden is a hive of activity especially that of bees around the flowering Comfrey patch and the beautiful crimson flowered Broad Beans. 

Sunday workdays have been continuing as usual, (1-4pm) and we have now been welcoming volunteers on Thursday evenings too (6.30-8.30pm), to help at this busy time of year, maintaining the garden, tending the crops and of course harvesting. Any produce from the garden goes to those who have come to help out so what better incentive to come and join in than some fresh tasty vegetables to enjoy when you get home. We have already had a bumper harvest of salads and in the coming months we can look forward to our main summer crops of peas, broad beans, French beans carrots, courgettes and more. So if you're interested to get stuck in growing fresh food or just would like to come and see what's going on please join us on Thursdays or Sundays and see what you come home with! Also, look out for our Summer open day and barbeque so that everyone can come and  have a taste!

 

Down at the community garden...

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  We are having lovely harvests thanks to the warm wet weather we have been receiving. The broad beans, kale, garlic, beetroot, spuds and salads have all been cut, pinched off or pulled from the ground much to our satisfaction.  All this lovely produce can then be shared between out helpers and the local community around us, which is what it's all about!

Work days:  Sundays 1-4pm  Thursdays 6.30-8.30

It seems there are lots of edible and community gardening projects springing up around Kinsale what with the school gardens facilitated through the education for sustainability programme and the new allotments which are thriving. The more the merrier I say!!!  Because of all the hard work that is going into these community growing projects Transition Town Kinsale has decided to reward them. Following suit from the highly successful Bandon community garden awards TTK will also be giving awards for the best community garden scheme in Kinsale. Look out in September for our launch of the awards and to find out how your community or group can get involved.

 

Kinsale Edible Gardens Network

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  The edible gardens network is really starting to find its feet as a useful resource for the food growers of kinsale. We meet fortnightly socially at Actons Hotel bar, to share our gardening experience and try to solve any gardening problems we may be having within the group. There is also an open discussion on a particular topics such as composting, so we all get to widen our knowledge base which hopefully will then rub off in the garden. We also have been meeting for garden visits, such as to Gort Na nain, an organic farm nr. Nohoval and members' gardens. If you are interested to join the group's emailing list to find out when our next meetings are email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 

Sustainable Education in Kinsale since 2006

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 Our modern way of life, for all its convenience and luxury, is dependant upon a level of resource consumption which isin short, unsustainable. Children are the future.  If humankind is to make the vital steps towards a culture of balance, Children are living within the Earth’s limited resource bbasebase, then it is today’s children who are required to learn skills, perspectives and values which can create and sustain such a future.


Education For Sustainability’s E.F.S. has been running this programme under the umbrella of Transition Town Kinsale in local schools now since 2006 , our programme feeds into other programs (e.g. ‘Green Schools’) and into the existing curriciulum.

Last Updated ( Saturday, 04 July 2009 12:21 )
 
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What is Transition Town Kinsale

Transition town Kinsale (TTK) is a group of concerned residents who work together to raise issues of sustainable living. Concerned with more than the environment, TTK has developed new means of transport, started the community garden, planted trees, etc. Thank you for visiting and we hope to see you at one of our regular events soon.

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