We gathered in the cosy back room in The Abbey Tavern last night for a talk from George Marshall, founder of Climate Outreach Information Network. He explored what life will be like if we reduce our carbon emissions by 80 per cent or more. Though it can seem a huge and daunting task, and in [...]
We’ve been quiet for a bit but we’re back for an exciting June! On 20th June, the longest day of the year, governments will meet in Rio for the 2012 Earth Summit to discuss the transition to a sustainable economy. Here in North London we’ve teamed up with neighbouring Transition Initiatives for a Festival of [...]
7pm-9pm, Monday 5th September The Grand Union, 79 Highgate Road, Kentish Town, NW5 1TL When Cuba lost access to cheap oil and export markets supplied by the former Soviet Union in the early 1990s, the country faced overnight economic collapse and an immediate crisis – feeding the population. The story of the Cuban people’s hardship, [...]
10am-12:30pm, Saturday 21st May Pop Up Shop, 16 Fortess Road Cost: £2 The elderflowers are just beginning to come out in gardens and hedges around Kentish Town, their sharp sweet scent the very essence of early summer days. The elder tree, once regarded as one of the most magically powerful of all plants, has an [...]
7pm-9pm, Tuesday 24th May Downstairs room at Annies Bar, 180 Kentish Town Road, NW5 2AE A fascinating immersion into the world of three young people trying to get into agriculture who have fallen in love with working with horses. A vision of how farming might be in a lower-energy world. These are relaxed occasions and [...]