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eventsyour free tickets to the natural & organic products expo 2010Submitted by turbosprout on Wed, 2010-02-17 11:13.
This year's show at the CTICC (Fri 19 - Sun 21 Feb) promises to be bustling, judging by the turnout at the Joburg show last year and the growth in consumer interest, so get there early! Cape Town's Natural & Organic usually draws more visitors with 15 000 attending in October 2008, but this was eclipsed in Joburg last June when 26 000 people visited the show. This was a 370% increase over the last Joburg show and at a time of recession! Clearly the organic & green movement is shifting ( categories:
eco design initiative – now open for entriesSubmitted by sproutingforth on Mon, 2010-02-08 10:11.
The Eco Design Initiative 2010 is now calling for entries from emerging designers in South Africa – all schools of design are welcome. You have until 30 April to submit your sustainable creation that is a durable product or service that minimises adverse impacts on the environment, whilst making every day life simpler and more pleasant. ( categories: )
copenhagen - leaders fail to make history, but people didSubmitted by sproutingforth on Tue, 2009-12-22 12:15.
Whilst US President Barack Obama is speaking of a "the beginning of a new era of international action" and China says the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen yielded "positive" results, NGO's and scientists are largely shell-shocked. After two weeks of failed negotiations a bare-minimum "accord" was announced by the US along with China, India, South Africa and Brazil on Saturday. It was drafted by 28 nations ranging from Opec oil producers to small island nations and includes many European nations. ( categories: )
visit the earth fair market in tokaiSubmitted by sproutingforth on Fri, 2009-10-30 13:26.
Earth Fair is also an indoor market. It lies in the South Palms (for those of you to whom this means nothing, it's actually in the same area as Builders Warehouse in Main Road, although behind Bathroom Bizarre). There is plenty of parking, for a start, and there are activities for kids, which for many living in Tokai is something of a godsend on a Saturday morning. ( categories:
350 in picturesSubmitted by sproutingforth on Mon, 2009-10-26 09:22.
We were part of the Cape Town group who joined with religious leaders to march from the steps of Parliament to Gardens. It was simply awesome! ( categories: )
3000 km bike ride around south africa for climate challenge 2009Submitted by Ahmed on Tue, 2009-10-13 11:40.
In South Africa the average person is probably aware of 'global warming', but doesn’t really care to do anything about it (why bother until it affects him directly, adversely?). This is why Rob Zipplies, well-known sustainability expert and editor of Bending the Curve, in partnership with Project 90 by 2030 will journey 3000 km on an electric bicycle to raise awareness ahead of the climate change conference in Copenhagen. Rob’s Climate Challenge 2009 journey will start in Cape Town and end in Durban, via Johannesburg and Pretoria. Along the way, he'll give ( categories: )
world egg day under the spotlight - sign a petitionSubmitted by sproutingforth on Thu, 2009-10-08 10:39.
This morning we received a further press release from Compassion in World Farming SA (read on to sign their petitions), to let us know they are staging a demonstration this Friday, World Egg Day, at Jameson Plaza, UCT Main Campus between 12.30 -1.30pm. “Women dressed in egg-yolk yellow swimsuits will spend their lunch hour inside cages, holding egg shaped placards, calling for an end to battery eggs in SA. 50% of eggs in the UK are currently free range, and in 2012 EU legislation will ban battery cages for egg laying hens, meanwhile....only 3% of eggs in South Africa are free range. Why is this? ( categories:
kevin factor: painting the town greenSubmitted by girlsprout on Fri, 2009-09-25 13:06.
The opening night of the exhibition was hosted by local celeb Dali Tambo, who is on the board of directors of the eco-friendly social enterprise, Food and Trees for Africa. A silent auction of one of Factor’s lovely framed canvases was held on the evening, with proceeds going to this fantastic organisation. The event was centred on embracing a more sustainable lifestyle, with Factor himself sharing a little about his everyday life in an off-the-grid community just outside of Knysna. I found it truly inspiring to learn that his expansive canvases are printed using solar power! The exhibition itself spills informally... fair trade coffee hour: coffee.break.fairSubmitted by turbosprout on Thu, 2009-09-24 10:43.
The German event, entitled "Kaffee.Pause.Fair.”, coincides with the national "Coffee Day" of the German Association of Coffee and aims to "seize" the day for the Fair Trade movement. If you look at the number of events planned around Germany you will see that it is indeed being seized! The aim is for 100 000 cups of fair trade coffee to be drunk around the world in one hour. Here in Cape Town local fair trade organisation, Fair Trade SA, is organising an event at Quensh organic eatery in Observatory for coffee aficionados and fair trade fans to gather, network, get more info on the fair trade movement, and of course drink coffee. They have around 30 people confirmed so far, and Quensh probably doesn't have space for many more, but you could always phone ahead to check or pop in anyway and enjoy your cuppa on the pavement. (from 10 to 11, Quensh Organic Deli, 42 Lower Main Road, Observatory - 021 447 0714) African fair trade coffee is supplied by Bean There Fair Trade Coffee who have a roastery... change your facebook profile pic – join the not stupid campaignSubmitted by sproutingforth on Wed, 2009-09-09 10:59.
If you've seen the movie (it screened at the Encounters documentary festival), or read our review on the Age of Stupid , or even if you haven't, join the cause to change your face to Pete's for a fortnight. The idea is that if we all change our faces in solidarity, and in large numbers, that there will be a ripple of Pete's faces across Facebook, which will force people to pick up on the climate buzz ahead of Copenhagen. Humanity has only a couple of years left to act if we are to going to stop catastrophic climate change causing the deaths of hundereds of millions of people. And for those who are not yet self-confessed 'climate change bores', well, everyone in the world needs to reduce their carbon footprint. ( categories: )
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