The
days are getting longer, weather is warming up and we’re thinking about
all those projects around the house and in the garden..... building
that new energy efficient renovation, installing solar panels and
getting the garden beds ready. But not sure about the best solar panels,
really want to renovate but don’t know where to start and want the best
information to get results in the garden.....
Well, put aside the 10th and 11th
of November for the 2012 Sustainable Living Festival. Here all your
questions can be answered in the one space. You can talk to expert
exhibitors about all your home and garden projects to get the best
results and do the job right.
“This year the theme is “Food for Thought”
promoting happy healthy sustainable communities. A Festival first,
cooking demonstrations will be showcased in the main pavilion. This will
be a highlight of the festival and demonstrations will feature some of
Tasmania’s best chefs using Tassie ingredients” said Lissa Villeneuve,
Festival Director.
Cooking
demonstrations include:
Sourdough Breadmaking with Margaret Steadman;
Jamming without Pectin with Greg Woodward; Thea Webb making Energy
Balls; Fail Proof Scones with Sally Wise; Rodney Dunn’s Pancetta, Goats
Milk Ricotta and Spinach Rotolo; Alan Whykes with his Super Spring Rolls
and Pumpkin Salsa; Seasonal Recipes with Rebel Black; and Stuart
Addison Making Burgers with Tassie Game and Fungi.
And
if cooking and eating food isn’t enough they will also be debating
food. The question of The Great Debate on Saturday at 1.30pm is “Can
Tassie feed itself?”
Panelists
debating the question include Dr Richard Doyle, senior Lecturer in Soil
Science at UTAS; Roberto Perez, Director of Foundation for Nature and
Humanity, a NGO in Cuba; Hannah Moloney, President of the Australian
City Farm and Community Garden Network; Jenny Dudgeon, teacher and Slow
Food Hobart Convivium leader; and Tony Scherer from Frogmore Creek with
our MC Charlie Webster.
On Sunday at 1.30pm a second Great Sustainable Debate will explore the question “Is prosperity without growth possible?”
Panellists
include Paul Gilding, writer of The Great Disruption and advocate for
sustainable economies; Greg Barns a columnist for the Mercury and writer
for ABC’s Drum; Jack Redpath founder of the Tasmanian branch of
Australian Youth Climate Coalition; Phil Harrington from Pitt &
Sherry; Mardi Dungey, UTAS Professor of Economics & Finance; and
Ross Harvey, Founding Director of SenseT @ UTAS.
The
festival will also be a visual delight showcasing an array of
sustainable art including sustainable seats made from recycled materials
for the festival by students, artists and community groups. Attendees
will be asked to vote for their favourite seat.
There
will be heaps of interactive sustainability workshops including
beekeeping and working with recycled timber to name a few and there are
yoga demonstrations, live music and interactive kids stuff all weekend.
Bike valet parking will be provided by Bicycle Tasmania, so you can come down on your bikes and park right at the door.
The
weekend will culminate with The Totally Tassie Picnic on Sunday
afternoon launching the Tassievore Eat Local Challenge encouraging
people to eat more Tasmanian grown and produced food.…. It’s all at The 2012 Sustainable Living Festival.
Sat 10th and Sun 11th November, 10am – 4pm, PW1 Hobart Waterfront - Entry by donation
