Friday, June 28, 2019

world environment day festival




See below for a growing list of our participants, and here's what you can to expect to see and do on the day - 

  • Experience a moving tradition of acknowledgement ceremony
  • Choose from the wonderland of original designs created by eco-artists from materials normally destined for landfill - combining recycling and imagination to create practical and beautiful bespoke homewares and artwork, jewellery, bags and clothing
  • See bunting made from grain bags and baling twine, mail boxes and garden ornaments from old gas bottles and garden tools, and loads more
  • Buy from a range of environmentally friendly stalls stocking reusable products like stainless steel straws, shopping and produce bags, water bottles and keep cups
  • Play with the junk orchestra
  • Learn about renewable energy and sustainable housing 
  • Get a discount on your coffee when you use your keep cup
  • Watch some weaving or buy a handmade basket
  • Create a wire heart
  • See some fabulous upcycled art
  • Watch laundry detergent and multi purpose spray being made
  • Try beeswax wraps
  • Interact with the Australian Bush Buddies native wildlife
  • Watch Gypsy Caravan tribal dancers
  • Hear an enviro poet
  • Tie dye a tshirt
  • Spend some time with the potters
  • Create a xmas tree from a discarded book
  • Watch recycled artwork being created from old books and wire
  • Watch components of a Days for Girls kit get made
  • Join the African drumming circle
  • See the thousand flower community made Flowers of the Fassifern tree jumper
  • Choose a spoon, and watch it being made into a ring
  • Get a free tree
  • Buy some art
  • Learn about composting, worm farming, wicking beds, aquaponics and permaculture
  • Learn about native and introduced fish
  • Get tips on recycling from Madam Mulch
  • Talk to wildlife carers about animal rehabilitation
  • Buy some plants and alpaca poo for your garden
  • Get lucky in the multi prize raffle
  • Relax in the community cafe with delicious food while listening to local original musicians.
  • Stock up on fresh chemical free local produce
  • See lots of alternatives to plastic - it can be done
  • Use the 100% compostable crockery and cutlery and use our organics bins
  • Use our reusable crockery and cutlery and wash them up
  • Or better still, use your own plates and cutlery

the program is getting finalised for saturday 20 july, but here's what's happening so far - and this is nowhere near complete :

entertainment
douglas james aboriginal culture tradition of acknowledgment
fassifern gymnastics club
kelsey berrington
centipede
nobody's baby
lunadorn gypsy caravan tribal bellydance
elliott orr talkin' the drum
dermot dorgan
ian gasking enviro poet
lilly and steve
kylie castle
david rabbitborough



workshops
junk orchestra with rob davies
magic tie dye
australian bush buddies native wildlife
xmas trees in july with terina smith recycling artist (children)
wire hearts with terina smith recycling artist (adults)
african drumming with elliott orr talkin' the drum


discussions
jan mcnicol will speak on -
the transition to renewable energy
community energy, and
sustainable housing

videos
john steley presents RE generation - videos and discussionour climate emergency
regeneration


artisan stalls
our goat soap
made from alpaca
naked crackers

artists on show
christopher trotter
terina smith recycling artist
ben brain
angus' five minute sketches


sustenance
nordic cuisine food van
wise wild spice sri lankan vegan
scenic rim soulfood
the curry guys
BOSS soups and sweets
cuppalicious mobile coffee
scenic rim expresso
rata kai


green corner
BOSS plant stall
alpaca poo
freshwater fishing and stocking association
nathan's natives
boonah and district landcare
GREW - grounding, empowering, regenerative, workshops 
kathy's chemical free greens
chris and howard's chemical free produce
paws and brooks nature sanctuary
greg mclaren
bee hotels


social change
days for girls
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