In the past three years Hay on Earth has become one of Wales’ leading sustainability events. It has bought together communities, small businesses, national organisations, government and over a thousand practitioners to learn more and share experiences in order to contribute towards a sustainable Wales.
In 2011, the popular Green Dragon’s Den event will be running again to the Hay festival with £40,000 if funding from the Welsh Assembly Government shared between winning projects over the four days of Hay on Earth (31 May – 4 June).
Details are available: http://ecosapiens.squarespace.com/hay-on-earth-2011/
Each day has a different theme, featuring specialist speakers, practical workshops, networking, learning and action, with the opportunity to contribute to make your mark with ideas for others, as well as those you take back to home and work.
Hay on Earth is based on an understanding that the speed and scale of change required to achieve a sustainable Wales needs to be greater, Hay on Earth helps people and organisations harness the power of creativity, design, commitment and experience have in helping people imagine and act for real change. Hay on Earth explores what’s possible when a group of well-informed people let go of ear, start sharing, learning – and doing.
This year’s Hay on Earth will bring together organisations that have signed up to the Welsh Assembly Government’s Sustainable Development Charter; last year’s winners of the Green Dragon’s Den; and organisations that have taken part in Wales Sustainability Week (14 – 21 May 2011).
The four central themes of Hay on Earth 2011 are based on the need to reduce Wales’ Ecological Footprint, and are:
31 May: Clever stuff – reducing the impact of the stuff we make, buy. Use and recycle every day.
1 June: Field to Fork – improving the way we grow, transport, process and use the food we eat.
2 June: Home and Hearth – scaling up the good practices that save money and keep us warmer whilst reducing impact on the environment.
3 June: Connecting Communities – finding new and better ways to bring together the shared interests of local councils, businesses, communities and the third sector to develop sustainably and promote long-term wellbeing.