Anne Douglas, during her Mcgeorge Fellowship at the University of Melbourne, Australia, visited with Lyndal Jones and The Avoca Project in Avoca, Victoria. In this guest blog she highlights some of the ways in which Lyndal and her collaborators have been demonstrating an art of sustainability, through a house and a garden. -- The Avoca... Continue Reading →
The NEW RURALS – research seminar for artists, curators and academics
Ian Hunter of Littoral asked us to highlight this interesting discussion, The NEW RURALS - research seminar for artists, curators and academics (12.00 noon - 5.00pm) Friday 25th July at the Kurt Schwitters Merz Barn site, Elterwater, Cumbria LA22 9JB One of a series of practitioner meetings and seminars being organised in Ireland, the USA... Continue Reading →
Little Green Book
We are delighted to be able to share this Little Green Book with you which has been imaginatively designed by Felicity Bristow of But ‘n’ Ben Bindery & Press, Maxton. Click here to open the Little Green Book
The Little Green Book is based on our environmental policy and reflects our activities as a small rural based organisation that runs arts projects and tours performances and exhibitions both near and far. It is a simple achievable policy to help us to start to actively reduce our carbon footprint.
Please do share this Little Green Book with others and use it as a basis for writing your own.
Alongside the Little Green Book we are compiling an online directory of suppliers that we have found and used that have sustainable credentials and clear environmental policies. Please do tell us of suppliers you would like to recommend both locally within the Scottish…
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Project Grow – design a farm for a school
Thanks to Tom Littlewood for passing this on: Project Grow Project Grow has been established through a joint vision between Wallscourt Farm Academy and South Gloucestershire Council to create an outdoor learning environment that explores the potential of creating a sustainable model for the active use of the academy grounds through growing and husbandry that... Continue Reading →

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