Talks at the Green Fair 2023

​This was the 2023 programme and gives you a flavour of what goes on at the South Downs Green Fair.

Soil and Gut health - hidden links 
​11AM 
By Jane Gleeson

​​This talk is about exploring the hidden links between soil health and it’s impact on the food we eat and how vital that is for gut health and so our overall health.

It looks and the striking parallels between the microbial life in healthy soil and the microbial life of our bodies especially our gut on which our health and well being depend.

​Intimate nature

11:30​
BY tiffany robinson

Intimacy is the radiant glue in relationships that creates deep levels of bonding. Without bonding, they can become a habit rather than a joy. Bonding frees us from unwanted feelings of isolation, from fear and powerlessness. Psychology of Vision Trainer and Artist, Tiffany Robinson, discusses how intimacy can helps us experience more of the joy of life; to be a kinder partner to ourselves, to each other and to nature.

problems and solutions of the modern world - 12:00
By Nicola Peel

What are the latest threats to our environment and solutions waiting in the wings.? How can we improve the future of renewables, buildings and waste and What can you as an individual do?

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Home retrofit
​13:00
BY Patricia exley & Paul Ciniglio

How upgrading your home will improve comfort, reduce energy usage and reduce carbon consumption.
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The UK has the oldest and leakiest housing stock in Europe.  The recent energy crisis has shown how expensive it is to heat our homes.  We can improve the energy efficiency of our homes by carrying out a retrofit of the property.  Come along to this short talk to find out what is involved, and how you can take the first steps on your retrofit journey by commissioning a Whole House Retrofit Plan from an independent expert.

art of recycling
​13:30

BY steve corcoran ​

​Steve highlights the growing cottage craft industries and art creations made from waste, showing great inventions and new ways to use discarded materials. 

introducing energise south downs 14:00
COmmunity owned renewable energy

​The vision of Energise South Downs is to cut carbon emissions within the South Downs and the surrounding areas by encouraging renewable energy that is generated locally and which benefits the local community.

Community energy offers people and communities the opportunity to take tangible action to help tackle spiralling energy costs, energy insecurity and climate change at a local level, it creates local jobs while surplus profit from community energy schemes is channelled into local projects such as supporting fuel poverty programmes or energy advice services.

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How to travel without flying
​14:30
BY anna hughes

​With the current climate crisis, you might be keen to reduce your travel emissions by avoiding flying. But how do you go about organising a flight-free holiday? What destinations are available? And what is the impact of ditching the flight? Anna Hughes from Flight Free UK is here to show how flight-free travel can be easy, fun and affordable, and most importantly, can drastically cut your carbon footprint.

Morality in the anthropocene
​15:00
BY stuart evans

​In the coming age of the Anthropocene, earmarked by manmade climate change, biodiversity collapse and pollution of all varieties, how might we build a different way of living? Join Environmental Philosopher, Stuart Evans from the Environmental Alliance Project CIC, to learn about Biocentricity, and its importance in combatting climate change through seeing nature a little differently...

all talks are held in the woodland hall

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