350 Dunedin is putting out the call to Dunedin residents to
nominate local sustainability success stories for an award at
the Spring Food Festival.
If you know an unsung eco-hero, dob them in so that their
project and passion can be rewarded and showcased as part of
the Festival.
Nominees can be an individual or a group, of any age, as long
as they as they have a skill, lifestyle or project which is a
positive example of sustainability.
This could relate to transport, gardening, recycling,
building or something completely different – think as broadly
as you want.
Applications must be in by 4th September, and can be emailed
to dunedin350@gmail.com or
posted to 'Sustainability Success Stories, 122 Queen St,
North Dunedin 9016' - please simply include your nominees
name, contact details and an explanation of why they deserve
the award.
The top 10 local sustainability success story nominees will
be invited to attend Dunedin's Spring Food Festival for an
awards presentation and to share their ideas with the Dunedin
public – prizes to be announced. On Saturday October 24th
Dunedin's very first Spring Food Festival will run at the
Dunedin Railway Station from 10am to 4pm.
The Spring Food Festival will be a celebration of innovative
Dunedin sustainability and of all things green and growing.
It will be a dynamic community event bringing together
schools, community groups, NGO's and food producers to
celebrate the start of the growing season and share knowledge
about environmental issues and solutions.
The delicious array of local produce available at the regular
Saturday Farmer's market will be interspersed with free
community workshops on everything from fruit preserves to
home-brewing, composting and edible gardens.
Over 3,000 seedlings will be given out during the festival,
and local bands and community dance groups will provide music
entertainment.
A local Dunedin filmmaker will also be covering the event for
a documentary to be completed later this year. The Festival
will coincide with events organised all around the country as
part of the 350 campaign.
Dunedin's Spring Food Festival is set to be the biggest 350
event in the country, with the stalls, workshops,
entertainment, giveaways and awards. As well as this several
churches plan to ring their bells 350 times.
The '350 riders' movement pioneered by Dunedin biker Kashi
Leuch is also gaining momentum as cyclists nationwide put the
350 number plate on their bikes – they will feature on
October 24th with a 10km ride.
The Spring Food Festival is brought to you by Dunedin's 350
volunteer team. 350 is a global movement raising awareness
about the current climate issues our planet is facing, and
seeking to involve the in influencing world leaders to make
the right decisions at December's Copenhagen convention.
The name '350' refers to the safe upper limit of CO2 in our
atmosphere, where we can live sustainably on earth – making
this number the goal for all climate change discussions.
The 350 Dunedin team are interested in promoting this message
and in building community – they hope to do this by creating
an event which is both fun and beneficial for all.
The Festival goes ahead with the support of the DCC, Otago
Polytechnic, Farmer's Market, and the University Design
Department. The recognition of the ongoing effort and
innovation of many local individuals and groups is a key part
of the Spring Food Festival, with organisers looking forward
to gathering and sharing some of the great sustainability
success stories around Dunedin.
Get in your nomination before 4th September for the everyday
eco-heroes in your community.
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