What we choose to eat is one of the biggest factors in our impact on the environment. Indeed, animal agriculture is a major source of water pollution and deforestation and has become one of the biggest culprits in global warming.

The Meat Free Mondays campaign is supported by Sir Paul McCartney and encourages you to adopt a vegetarian diet one day a week in an effort to reduce the demand for meat.

Click here to find out more about Why It's Green to go Vegetarian. 

You can also visit Cafe Ginger @ Chokdee - 98 Goldstone Villas, Hove BN3 3RU, 01273 720370. Open from 10 to 3 Monday to Saturday. James and Hannah do a great veggie breakfast for £5.00. It includes Vegetarian sausages, pan griddled Mediterranean vegetables, garlic and thyme mushrooms, choice of eggs, sauteed rosemary potatoes, grilled cherry tomatoes, baked beans and a chunky slice of white or granary toast.  

Click here for vegetarian recipes and more information on Meat Free Mondays. Please note our link is to an Australian site however the information is relevant as it explains the benefits of a vegetarian diet and offers some recipes.

This year’s debate, organised by the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership as a part of the city’s annual Food & Drink Festival, will explore the consequences of rising food prices. Speakers include Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy at City University, and Carolyn Steel, author of Hungry City. The debate will be chaired by Simon Fanshawe. The event starts at 3pm at the Thistle Hotel on Brighton seafront. Tickets cost £3 on the door or admission is free for members of the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership (membership forms will be available at the door).

Fore more information, contact: Ann Baldridge at the Food Partnership on 01273 431700.

What we choose to eat is one of the biggest factors in our impact on the environment. Indeed, animal agriculture is a major source of water pollution and deforestation and has become one of the biggest culprits in global warming.

The Meat Free Mondays campaign is supported by Sir Paul McCartney and encourages you to adopt a vegetarian diet one day a week in an effort to reduce the demand for meat.

Click here to find out more about Why It's Green to go Vegetarian. 

You can also visit Cafe Ginger @ Chokdee - 98 Goldstone Villas, Hove BN3 3RU, 01273 720370. Open from 10 to 3 Monday to Saturday. James and Hannah do a great veggie breakfast for £5.00. It includes Vegetarian sausages, pan griddled Mediterranean vegetables, garlic and thyme mushrooms, choice of eggs, sauteed rosemary potatoes, grilled cherry tomatoes, baked beans and a chunky slice of white or granary toast.  

Click here for vegetarian recipes and more information on Meat Free Mondays. Please note our link is to an Australian site however the information is relevant as it explains the benefits of a vegetarian diet and offers some recipes.

Eva Russo is the mastermind behind 4evadesigns. She is holding a sale of ethical clothing at 3 St Georges Place, Brighton. The sale will be held on the third floor and starts at 6pm. For more information contact Eva on 01273 245326.

There will be a screening of the film The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil with an illustrated talk by Roberto Perez, a Cuban permaculture expert featured in the film.

Doors open 6.30pm, film at 7pm and talk at 8.30pm, on Sat 20 September, at the Sallis Benney Theatre, Old Steine, Brighton. £5–£2.
For more information click here.

"Isn't it Bonkers" is a public event around what's being done about climate change and what we can do! There will be seven zones, including energy and transport, food, water and diversity, and waste management.

The Dell, South Coast Road (A259), Peacehaven, from 10am to 5pm.

For more information, contact the Developing Communities Project:

developingcommunities@southdownscvs.org.uk

You can buy a wonderful range of fair trade jewellery, clothing, art, accessories, household goods, cofee, etc at Lovethatstuff's Fair Trade Market at Friends' Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton. The market starts at 11am and ends at 4pm. For more information contact Barbara Wilson on 01273 675778.

The tour covers the Earthship Brighton project and looks at all the sustainable and green technologies that are used there. There are regular tours that are open to anybody and group tours can be booked for other times. If you would like to attend one of the regular tours then just turn up on the lawns in front of Stanmer House at 10:30 am - no booking is required.

Stanmer House is the large mansion house situated on the left just before you come to the T-junction in Stanmer village. Stanmer Park can be reached by bicycle, train, bus and car; people are encouraged to cycle or use public transport. The charge for individuals on regular tours is £5 per person and children are welcome, children under 10 are free.Click here for more details.

Streets for People is a free event to celebrate European Mobility Week 2008 and aims to promote healthier and more active ways of living in Brighton & Hove. We'll be creating a pedestrian friendly space in the centre of Brighton and providing music, dancing, entertainment and lots of activities for all ages.  We'll be encouraging residents and visitors to come to the event and enjoy our city at its best.

What we choose to eat is one of the biggest factors in our impact on the environment. Indeed, animal agriculture is a major source of water pollution and deforestation and has become one of the biggest culprits in global warming.

The Meat Free Mondays campaign is supported by Sir Paul McCartney and encourages you to adopt a vegetarian diet one day a week in an effort to reduce the demand for meat.

Click here to find out more about Why It's Green to go Vegetarian. 

You can also visit Cafe Ginger @ Chokdee - 98 Goldstone Villas, Hove BN3 3RU, 01273 720370. Open from 10 to 3 Monday to Saturday. James and Hannah do a great veggie breakfast for £5.00. It includes Vegetarian sausages, pan griddled Mediterranean vegetables, garlic and thyme mushrooms, choice of eggs, sauteed rosemary potatoes, grilled cherry tomatoes, baked beans and a chunky slice of white or granary toast.  

Click here for vegetarian recipes and more information on Meat Free Mondays. Please note our link is to an Australian site however the information is relevant as it explains the benefits of a vegetarian diet and offers some recipes.

Sustainability in Action Conference held by the West Sussex Sustainability Forum on Monday 22^nd September 2008, 9.45am-2.30pm including lunch.

Find out how you and your community can take action.  Programme includes: National Overview on Sustainable Development, Buildings for Future Living, Energy Audits of Village Halls and Achieving Sustainability in Business.

For further information and to confirm attendance, contact the Forum Secretariat on 01273 497 510 by 4^th September 2008.

This day is celebrated when day and night are of equal duration. Click here to understand more about how this festival is connected to the environment.

Brighton & Hove - a One Planet City?  Register now for a week of sustainability-themed workshops

Dates: Tuesday 23rd to Friday 26th September (evening drop-in sessions) and Saturday 27th September 2008 (daytime drop-in sessions).

Venue: Dorset Gardens Methodist Church , Dorset Gardens , Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1RL.

This week-long series of sustainability-themed workshops is an opportunity to be part of the process of working out strategies to reduce the city’s environmental impact.  Workshops will focus on key themes such as sustainable energy (zero carbon), fair trade and the local economy, wildlife, waste, local and sustainable food and materials, transport and other key issues.  There will be kids’ activities, music and performance and visits to local showcases. 

The workshops are forums for everyone within Brighton & Hove to input their ideas, discuss obstacles and brainstorm solutions for the One Planet Living Plan.  This plan will contribute to developing priorities for the city's Climate Change Strategy and other strategies within the city.

For more information, click here. Please register if you wish to attend.

Brighton & Hove - a One Planet City?  Register now for a week of sustainability-themed workshops

Dates: Tuesday 23rd to Friday 26th September (evening drop-in sessions) and Saturday 27th September 2008 (daytime drop-in sessions).

Venue: Dorset Gardens Methodist Church , Dorset Gardens , Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1RL.

This week-long series of sustainability-themed workshops is an opportunity to be part of the process of working out strategies to reduce the city’s environmental impact.  Workshops will focus on key themes such as sustainable energy (zero carbon), fair trade and the local economy, wildlife, waste, local and sustainable food and materials, transport and other key issues.  There will be kids’ activities, music and performance and visits to local showcases. 

The workshops are forums for everyone within Brighton & Hove to input their ideas, discuss obstacles and brainstorm solutions for the One Planet Living Plan.  This plan will contribute to developing priorities for the city's Climate Change Strategy and other strategies within the city.

For more information, click here. Please register if you wish to attend.

Brighton & Hove - a One Planet City?  Register now for a week of sustainability-themed workshops

Dates: Tuesday 23rd to Friday 26th September (evening drop-in sessions) and Saturday 27th September 2008 (daytime drop-in sessions).

Venue: Dorset Gardens Methodist Church , Dorset Gardens , Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1RL.

This week-long series of sustainability-themed workshops is an opportunity to be part of the process of working out strategies to reduce the city’s environmental impact.  Workshops will focus on key themes such as sustainable energy (zero carbon), fair trade and the local economy, wildlife, waste, local and sustainable food and materials, transport and other key issues.  There will be kids’ activities, music and performance and visits to local showcases. 

The workshops are forums for everyone within Brighton & Hove to input their ideas, discuss obstacles and brainstorm solutions for the One Planet Living Plan.  This plan will contribute to developing priorities for the city's Climate Change Strategy and other strategies within the city.

For more information, click here. Please register if you wish to attend.

Brighton & Hove - a One Planet City?  Register now for a week of sustainability-themed workshops

Dates: Tuesday 23rd to Friday 26th September (evening drop-in sessions) and Saturday 27th September 2008 (daytime drop-in sessions).

Venue: Dorset Gardens Methodist Church , Dorset Gardens , Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1RL.

This week-long series of sustainability-themed workshops is an opportunity to be part of the process of working out strategies to reduce the city’s environmental impact.  Workshops will focus on key themes such as sustainable energy (zero carbon), fair trade and the local economy, wildlife, waste, local and sustainable food and materials, transport and other key issues.  There will be kids’ activities, music and performance and visits to local showcases. 

The workshops are forums for everyone within Brighton & Hove to input their ideas, discuss obstacles and brainstorm solutions for the One Planet Living Plan.  This plan will contribute to developing priorities for the city's Climate Change Strategy and other strategies within the city.

For more information, click here. Please register if you wish to attend.

Brighton & Hove - a One Planet City?  Register now for a week of sustainability-themed workshops

Dates: Tuesday 23rd to Friday 26th September (evening drop-in sessions) and Saturday 27th September 2008 (daytime drop-in sessions).

Venue: Dorset Gardens Methodist Church , Dorset Gardens , Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1RL.

This week-long series of sustainability-themed workshops is an opportunity to be part of the process of working out strategies to reduce the city’s environmental impact.  Workshops will focus on key themes such as sustainable energy (zero carbon), fair trade and the local economy, wildlife, waste, local and sustainable food and materials, transport and other key issues.  There will be kids’ activities, music and performance and visits to local showcases. 

The workshops are forums for everyone within Brighton & Hove to input their ideas, discuss obstacles and brainstorm solutions for the One Planet Living Plan.  This plan will contribute to developing priorities for the city's Climate Change Strategy and other strategies within the city.

For more information, click here. Please register if you wish to attend.

The Food group is holding a bread making workshop, Saturday 27th of September, from 10:00 – 3:00 (exact times TBC), in the kitchen of the Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project, at 6 Tilbury Place, Brighton, BN2 0GY.
The breadmaking will be led by Simon Parker of the Food Group. There will be a film screening while our bread is rising. For more info email Ann.

George Street Farmers Market offers fresh and baked produce from around Sussex,organic meat and vegetables, goose eggs, Japanese vegetables grown in Lewes and seasonal fruit. It runs from 9.00am – 2.00pm on George Street in Hove.

There is nearby parking in Norton Road Car park - these buses stop near the top of George St , 2, 2A, 5, 5A, 5B, 46, 46A - and these stop near the bottom - 1, 1A, 6, 49 and 49A. George St is also very close to Hove Train Station.

For more information about the market, contact Jen Sanders at Common Cause on 01273 470900.

This a  free event for all the family. Find out more about apples in the orchards at Stanmer. Apple bobbing, toffee apples, apple pies, cream teas, juice making, guided tours, produce for sale and much more. For more details contact Brighton Permaculture Trust

What we choose to eat is one of the biggest factors in our impact on the environment. Indeed, animal agriculture is a major source of water pollution and deforestation and has become one of the biggest culprits in global warming.

The Meat Free Mondays campaign is supported by Sir Paul McCartney and encourages you to adopt a vegetarian diet one day a week in an effort to reduce the demand for meat.

Click here to find out more about Why It's Green to go Vegetarian. 

You can also visit Cafe Ginger @ Chokdee - 98 Goldstone Villas, Hove BN3 3RU, 01273 720370. Open from 10 to 3 Monday to Saturday. James and Hannah do a great veggie breakfast for £5.00. It includes Vegetarian sausages, pan griddled Mediterranean vegetables, garlic and thyme mushrooms, choice of eggs, sauteed rosemary potatoes, grilled cherry tomatoes, baked beans and a chunky slice of white or granary toast.  

Click here for vegetarian recipes and more information on Meat Free Mondays. Please note our link is to an Australian site however the information is relevant as it explains the benefits of a vegetarian diet and offers some recipes.

World Vegetarian Day serves as an enticement to give meatless fare a try (even for a day) and learn about its many benefits. Click here to find out why it's green to go veggie!

Volunteers are needed to help cut back trees around S.Water reservoir. litter picking and plant wild daffodils in Forget-Me-Not Glade. Come and get some fresh air and help the environment on your doorstep. Wear sturdy footwear. Gloves and tools provided.

Meet at 10am at the stone barn just beyond the four Roedale Cottages, in the road which leads to the west entry to the Roedale allotments.If you can only make an hour or so it’s still worth coming.

Call Gillian on 01273 505060 or Adrian on 01273 508620 for further details. If you get lost on the day, please Call Gillian on 07719 943237.

The tour covers the Earthship Brighton project and looks at all the sustainable and green technologies that are used there. There are regular tours that are open to anybody and group tours can be booked for other times. If you would like to attend one of the regular tours then just turn up on the lawns in front of Stanmer House at 10:30 am - no booking is required.

Stanmer House is the large mansion house situated on the left just before you come to the T-junction in Stanmer village. Stanmer Park can be reached by bicycle, train, bus and car; people are encouraged to cycle or use public transport. The charge for individuals on regular tours is £5 per person and children are welcome, children under 10 are free.Click here for more details.

Awarded Sussex Farmers Market of the Year 2007, the market offers a selection of 35 - 40 stalls including organic local cheese, wine, beer, bread, cake, fruit and veg, curry, chocolate, chilli, etc. The market runs from 10am to 2pm and is held at Ralli Hall, Station Approach in Hove -this is near Hove Station and opposite Tesco Express.

You can buy a wonderful range of fair trade jewellery, clothing, art, accessories, household goods, cofee, etc at Lovethatstuff's Fair Trade Market at Friends' Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton. The market starts at 11am and ends at 4pm. For more information contact Barbara Wilson on 01273 675778.

The tour covers the Earthship Brighton project and looks at all the sustainable and green technologies that are used there. There are regular tours that are open to anybody and group tours can be booked for other times. If you would like to attend one of the regular tours then just turn up on the lawns in front of Stanmer House at 10:30 am - no booking is required.

Stanmer House is the large mansion house situated on the left just before you come to the T-junction in Stanmer village. Stanmer Park can be reached by bicycle, train, bus and car; people are encouraged to cycle or use public transport. The charge for individuals on regular tours is £5 per person and children are welcome, children under 10 are free.Click here for more details.

George Street Farmers Market offers fresh and baked produce from around Sussex,organic meat and vegetables, goose eggs, Japanese vegetables grown in Lewes and seasonal fruit. It runs from 9.00am – 2.00pm on George Street in Hove.

There is nearby parking in Norton Road Car park - these buses stop near the top of George St , 2, 2A, 5, 5A, 5B, 46, 46A - and these stop near the bottom - 1, 1A, 6, 49 and 49A. George St is also very close to Hove Train Station.

For more information about the market, contact Jen Sanders at Common Cause on 01273 470900.

Samhain (pronounced 'sow'inn') is a Pagan Festival. Samhain marks the Feast of the Dead. Many Pagans also celebrate it as the old Celtic New Year. Click here to understand more about how this festival is connected to the environment.

Awarded Sussex Farmers Market of the Year 2007, the market offers a selection of 35 - 40 stalls including organic local cheese, wine, beer, bread, cake, fruit and veg, curry, chocolate, chilli, etc. The market runs from 10am to 2pm and is held at Ralli Hall, Station Approach in Hove -this is near Hove Station and opposite Tesco Express.

The tour covers the Earthship Brighton project and looks at all the sustainable and green technologies that are used there. There are regular tours that are open to anybody and group tours can be booked for other times. If you would like to attend one of the regular tours then just turn up on the lawns in front of Stanmer House at 10:30 am - no booking is required.

Stanmer House is the large mansion house situated on the left just before you come to the T-junction in Stanmer village. Stanmer Park can be reached by bicycle, train, bus and car; people are encouraged to cycle or use public transport. The charge for individuals on regular tours is £5 per person and children are welcome, children under 10 are free.Click here for more details.

Volunteers are needed to help with dead hedging. Come and get some fresh air and help the environment on your doorstep. Wear sturdy footwear. Gloves and tools provided.

Meet at 10am at the stone barn just beyond the four Roedale Cottages, in the road which leads to the west entry to the Roedale allotments.If you can only make an hour or so it’s still worth coming.

Call Gillian on 01273 505060 or Adrian on 01273 508620 for further details. If you get lost on the day, please Call Gillian on 07719 943237.

You can buy a wonderful range of fair trade jewellery, clothing, art, accessories, household goods, cofee, etc at Lovethatstuff's Fair Trade Market at Friends' Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton. The market starts at 11am and ends at 4pm. For more information contact Barbara Wilson on 01273 675778.

The tour covers the Earthship Brighton project and looks at all the sustainable and green technologies that are used there. There are regular tours that are open to anybody and group tours can be booked for other times. If you would like to attend one of the regular tours then just turn up on the lawns in front of Stanmer House at 10:30 am - no booking is required.

Stanmer House is the large mansion house situated on the left just before you come to the T-junction in Stanmer village. Stanmer Park can be reached by bicycle, train, bus and car; people are encouraged to cycle or use public transport. The charge for individuals on regular tours is £5 per person and children are welcome, children under 10 are free.Click here for more details.

George Street Farmers Market offers fresh and baked produce from around Sussex,organic meat and vegetables, goose eggs, Japanese vegetables grown in Lewes and seasonal fruit. It runs from 9.00am – 2.00pm on George Street in Hove.

There is nearby parking in Norton Road Car park - these buses stop near the top of George St , 2, 2A, 5, 5A, 5B, 46, 46A - and these stop near the bottom - 1, 1A, 6, 49 and 49A. George St is also very close to Hove Train Station.

For more information about the market, contact Jen Sanders at Common Cause on 01273 470900.

Volunteers are needed to help with dead hedging. Come and get some fresh air and help the environment on your doorstep. Wear sturdy footwear. Gloves and tools provided.

Meet at 10am at the stone barn just beyond the four Roedale Cottages, in the road which leads to the west entry to the Roedale allotments. If you can only make an hour or so it’s still worth coming.

Call Gillian on 01273 505060 or Adrian on 01273 508620 for further details. If you get lost on the day, please Call Gillian on 07719 943237.

The tour covers the Earthship Brighton project and looks at all the sustainable and green technologies that are used there. There are regular tours that are open to anybody and group tours can be booked for other times. If you would like to attend one of the regular tours then just turn up on the lawns in front of Stanmer House at 10:30 am - no booking is required.

Stanmer House is the large mansion house situated on the left just before you come to the T-junction in Stanmer village. Stanmer Park can be reached by bicycle, train, bus and car; people are encouraged to cycle or use public transport. The charge for individuals on regular tours is £5 per person and children are welcome, children under 10 are free.Click here for more details.

Awarded Sussex Farmers Market of the Year 2007, the market offers a selection of 35 - 40 stalls including organic local cheese, wine, beer, bread, cake, fruit and veg, curry, chocolate, chilli, etc. The market runs from 10am to 2pm and is held at Ralli Hall, Station Approach in Hove -this is near Hove Station and opposite Tesco Express.

Car boot sales are the ultimate Reduce / Re-use / Recycle event! This one is held at Brighton & Hove Six Form College on Old Shoreham Road from 9am to 12.30pm. To shop just turn up - don't forget your carrier bags - and to sell call 01273 552200 for more details.

You can buy a wonderful range of fair trade jewellery, clothing, art, accessories, household goods, cofee, etc at Lovethatstuff's Fair Trade Market at Friends' Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton. The market starts at 11am and ends at 4pm. For more information contact Barbara Wilson on 01273 675778.

George Street Farmers Market offers fresh and baked produce from around Sussex,organic meat and vegetables, goose eggs, Japanese vegetables grown in Lewes and seasonal fruit. It runs from 9.00am – 2.00pm on George Street in Hove.

There is nearby parking in Norton Road Car park - these buses stop near the top of George St , 2, 2A, 5, 5A, 5B, 46, 46A - and these stop near the bottom - 1, 1A, 6, 49 and 49A. George St is also very close to Hove Train Station.

For more information about the market, contact Jen Sanders at Common Cause on 01273 470900.

The tour covers the Earthship Brighton project and looks at all the sustainable and green technologies that are used there. There are regular tours that are open to anybody and group tours can be booked for other times. If you would like to attend one of the regular tours then just turn up on the lawns in front of Stanmer House at 10:30 am - no booking is required.

Stanmer House is the large mansion house situated on the left just before you come to the T-junction in Stanmer village. Stanmer Park can be reached by bicycle, train, bus and car; people are encouraged to cycle or use public transport. The charge for individuals on regular tours is £5 per person and children are welcome, children under 10 are free.Click here for more details.

Winter Solstice otherwise referred to as Yule, is the time when the sun child is reborn, an image of the return of all new life born through the love of the Gods. Click here to understand more about how this festival is connected to the environment.

Volunteers are needed to help with live hedge planting and new Glade clearance. Come and get some fresh air and help the environment on your doorstep. Wear sturdy footwear. Gloves and tools provided.

Meet at 10am at the stone barn just beyond the four Roedale Cottages, in the road which leads to the west entry to the Roedale allotments.  If you can only make an hour or so it’s still worth coming.

Call Gillian on 01273 505060 or Adrian on 01273 508620 for further details. If you get lost on the day, please Call Gillian on 07719 943237.

Awarded Sussex Farmers Market of the Year 2007, the market offers a selection of 35 - 40 stalls including organic local cheese, wine, beer, bread, cake, fruit and veg, curry, chocolate, chilli, etc. The market runs from 10am to 2pm and is held at Ralli Hall, Station Approach in Hove -this is near Hove Station and opposite Tesco Express.

Volunteers are needed to help plant hazel in New Glade and sweet chestnut in cleared area above cottages. Come and get some fresh air and help the environment on your doorstep. Wear sturdy footwear. Gloves and tools provided.

Meet at 10am at the stone barn just beyond the four Roedale Cottages, in the road which leads to the west entry to the Roedale allotments.  If you can only make an hour or so it’s still worth coming.

Call Gillian on 01273 505060 or Adrian on 01273 508620 for further details. If you get lost on the day, please Call Gillian on 07719 943237.