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Announcing futureMANCHESTER 2011

Grow your own clothes!

May

Birchfield Park Forest Garden - work sessions

Sun, 20/05/2012 - 12:00
Permaculture Design Course in North Manchester

Sat, 26/05/2012 - 09:00
Birchfield Park Forest Garden - work sessions

Sun, 17/06/2012 - 12:00
Salford Permaculture Design Course at the Biospheric Foundation

Fri, 22/06/2012 - 22:00
Introduction to Honey Bees

Sat, 23/06/2012 - 06:00

Tue, 04/10/2011 - 13:07 — claire_merci

Following on from the success of last year's inaugural festival of sustainability, MERCi will again be coordinating futureMANCHESTER this year, and the week-long festival will run from 25th November to 2nd December.

The aim of the festival is to showcase all the excellent work around sustainability that is going on in the city, to celebrate our achievements, and to challenge, inform and delight the people of Manchester.

MERCi would like to invite you and your organisation to be part of the futureMANCHESTER festival of sustainability and to programme an event that takes place within that week. Anything that promotes sustainable living can be included – talks, conferences, workshops, film screenings, tours, meetings, bike rides, gardening clubs, allotment events, volunteering days – anything that takes your fancy.

We will be promoting the festival extensively around the city and will be producing a leaflet listing all the events, so this is a great opportunity to get some extra publicity and to promote the work of your organisation.

If you would like your event to be included please contact Katie by Friday 14th October on 0161 273 1736 or katieb@merci.org.uk

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Abbey Leys Farmers' Market
Date and time of event
Sun, 06/05/2012 - 09:00 - 15:00
Rochdale Farmers' Market
Date and time of event
Sun, 06/05/2012 - 09:30 - 14:00

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Levenshulme Beer Festival, from the Manchester Brewing Coop
Date and time of event
Sat, 12/05/2012 - 11:00 - Sun, 13/05/2012 - 00:30

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Alderley Edge Farmers' Market
Date and time of event
Sun, 13/05/2012 - 08:00 - 12:00
Oldham Farmers' Market
Date and time of event
Sun, 13/05/2012 - 08:00 - 13:00
Levenshulme Beer Festival, from the Manchester Brewing Coop
Date and time of event
Sat, 12/05/2012 - 11:00 - Sun, 13/05/2012 - 00:30

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Late Spring Food-For-Free Event @ Cracking Good Fo od
Date and time of event
Sat, 19/05/2012 - 10:00 - 13:00

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Birchfield Park Forest Garden - work sessions
Date and time of event
Repeats every month on the third Sunday until Sun Nov 18 2012 .
Sun, 20/05/2012 - 12:00 - 15:00
Bramhall Farmers' Market
Date and time of event
Sun, 20/05/2012 - 08:00 - 12:00

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Permaculture Design Course in North Manchester
Date and time of event
Repeats every month on the fourth Saturday until Fri Dec 28 2012 .
Sat, 26/05/2012 - 09:00
Elderflower Special @ Cracking Good Food
Date and time of event
Sat, 26/05/2012 - 10:00 - 13:00

Tue, 09/08/2011 - 10:12 — claire_merci

Date and time of event: Wed, 17/08/2011 - 18:00 - 20:00

Would you like the opportunity to learn how to grow and harvest flax? Flax is a very versatile product, it is used to make linen, ropes, historically even bank notes and ship sails! Our flax growing site can be found on Old Mill Street in New Islington, returning a little patch of derelict land to Manchester's historic heart.

If you would like to know more about growing and harvesting flax to make your own products out of a locally grown sustainable material then please come to the workshop! You could even grow flax in your garden or allotment. Either way you've got nothing to lose, come and find out for yourself.

Wear old clothes and sturdy shoes, bring sandwiches if you'd like! Tea and coffee will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!