Kirstenbosch October Heritage Walks
I love the sound of this: 'Heritage Walks' through Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. These walks, led by the Kirstenbosch Garden Guides,... more
Encounters Documentary Festival 2011
The Encounters Festival kicks off tomorrow evening in Cape Town, running every evening until the 26th of June. As always, there's a lot to choose from, a great selection of both local and international documentaries (view full lineup), but two films in particular caught my eye... more
Seed To Table: An Urban Farmers’ Cookbook
Launching this Friday is an unusual book. Seed To Table is a cookbook that grew out of a relationship between three farmers of Abalimi Bezekhaya and three Rotary International Exchange Students who spent time with them. more
Growing your food, naturally: one-day permaculture workshop at Ariston Garden
Curious about growing your own food, the natural way? A new one-day workshop will teach you the basics, whether you have a big garden or just a few pots. Freshly picked veggies and salads are the way to go! more
In a pickle: Learning the art of preserving at Oded’s Kitchen
I can pickle! Who knew.... and how cool do those jars look? more
Green Drinks Newlands: 19 July 2010
Loving the lineup for this month's Green Drinks Newlands - this coming Monday 19 July. more
Local Food Reliance Workshop with Robina McCurdy
How to grow your own (and cut down on trips to the supermarket). This weekend (10-11 July 2010), Robina McCurdy will be hosting a workshop on 'Local Food Reliance'. more
Newlands Green Drinks: Water (May 2010)
On the cards for Green Drinks tonight at Josephine Mill: presentations on the theme, 'Water'. An important topic, to be sure, and the line-up looks interesting, as always. more
South African Food Bloggers Conference this weekend (21 March 2010)
I'm a little late in posting this, as I think bookings might already have closed for the event, but I thought it was worth highlighting nonetheless. SA's first Food Bloggers Conference will be taking place this coming Sunday (21 March 2010) at the Giggling Gourmet Cooks' Playground (opposite the new Cape Quarter). It's a jam-packed day, with what I feel is quite a good variety of topics, and I'm looking forward to meeting fellow food bloggers! more
Green Drinks Newlands – March 2010
Green Drinks Newlands, as you probably already know, is a monthly gathering of greenies and interested parties at the lovely Josephine Mill. The event is on tonight (15 March 2010) from 6.30pm. This year, the gatherings are broadly themed and the topic for March is Energy: more
Green Drinks Newlands (February 2010)
Green Drinks Newlands, as so many of you know, is a monthly gathering of greenies and interested parties at the... more
Atlantic Seaboard Green Drinks: Woolworths Sustainability
Tonight's edition of the Atlantic Seaboard Green Drinks will feature a presentation by Justin Smith (Woolworths’ Sustainability Manager) on Woolworths' sustainability strategy. more
Green Drinks and climate change: on tonight at Josephine Mill
It's Green Drinks time again, on this side of the mountain (Newlands), and this month climate change is the hot topic (ahem, so to speak). On the bill for the evening: Samantha Bailey (350.org), Leonie Joubert (scorched.co.za), Robert Zipplies (bendingthecurve.co.za) and Brenda Martin (90x2030.org.za). more
Cape Town Climate Change Hearings
Oxfam International and the Environmental Monitoring Group are inviting the people of Cape Town to attend two thought-provoking and informative hearings early next week. These events form part of the events scheduled across the globe in the build up to the United Nation’s Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which will take place in December this year. more
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