Welcome to the Manchester Permaculture Network website. We are rebuilding the site in drupal, so in the meantime this is a minimal holding site. Much of the information about who we are and the various projects is therefore temporarily unavailable. Sorry about that. We have an email list that you can subscribe to using the form at the bottom of the page. Thanks.
Provisional Programme
Please note this is unconfirmed and details will appear in due course.Monday 30th June Birchfields Park (confirmed)
Come and celebrate midsummer in Birchfields Park with the Manchester Permaculture Network. We will be dancing from 6.30- 7.30pm with a traditional circle dance leader and musicians. We will be in the forest garden where there is a circle of newly planted fruit and nut trees. This is at the north side of the park next to Dickenson Road. Dancing will be followed by a food share and a discussion forum looking at designs for the forest garden,'when is a weed not a weed?', creating wildlife corridors, growing food in public spaces etc. There will be a chance to do some gardening until sunset and or go to the pub nearby.Please download the flyer for this event.
Other events at Birchfields
Wednesday July 9th 12.30-2.30pm *Herbs for Medicine walk in the park* with a trained herbalist. Meet at the childrens playground.Regular gardening sessions in the forest garden on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month 6-7pm: coming up the 25th June, 9th July, 23rd July.
Monday 28th July
HEAP - to be confirmedMonday 25th August
to be decided.Wednesday 24th September
Very Special Guest speaker... Roberto Perez from CubaVenue and details to be confirmed soon
Highfields Eco-Allotment Project (HEAP) - Cob building visits
HEAP are planning a vist to see some cob building, and other self-build structures in Lancaster (at Burnley Offshoots project, and Middlewood Trust.) If you would like to know more about this day out then email tom spencer 1985 at hotmail dot com.Earth Activist Training
For those interested in doing a permaculture design course, there is an exciting opportunity to do one this July, taught by Starhawk (internationally acclaimed authoress and activist), and Andy Goldring (development worker for the Permaculture Assn.) The course will take place at Ragmans Lane Farm, Gloucestershire. Costs: (Including tuition, two weeks accommodation and all meals) 150 - 500 sliding scale according to income. The closing date for applications is 14th April 2008, and priority is for activists (of varying definitions). If you are interested in taking part in the course, please download anapplication form from: http://www.earthactivisttraining.org or, email earthactivisttraining at riseup dot net.
Leaf Street Community Garden video on You Tube
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