Make an early start in Christmas shopping this weekend at the Hout Bay Green Faire where all you buy is eco-friendly!
This will be Envirochild''s 5th annual Hout Bay Green Faire, taking place on Saturday 29 October 2011 at the Hout Bay common.
The Green Faire is a volunteer driven event – providing a showcase of products and services that offer ways of living lightly on the planet.
Eco-friendly, human friendly, animal friendly and planet friendly choices are easier when we know what’s available.
Many companies are offering these choices now and this Faire is a way for us to find out more about them.
At this year''s Green Faire you can look out for:
- Renewable energy technologies and services to enable sustainable living,
- Green Products – Over 60 stalls
- A cob, earthbag or rammed earth house in the Eco-house building demonstration
- Innovative green inventions
- Inspiring talks
- Tasty, healthy food stalls and craft stalls
- Organic Coffee and wine
- A Recycled Art Installation
- Stilt walking, poi spinning & hoola hooping
- Children’s entertainers and puppet shows -‘edutainment’
- Live music
- Organic jungle gym and natural entertainment
- Treasure swop shop
- People against Nuclear Power
The programme for the day is as follows
- 10:00 : Gates open……
- 10:00 : Recycle Market opens
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10.05 : Talks start in the HeartSpace
- see below for schedule - 11:00 : Carnival parade
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12:00 : Planet Warriors opening ceremony
featuring 2010 talent contest winner Leanne Johannes - 12.30 : Design Performances & eco fashion show
- 1:00 : Break
- 1.30 : Talent Contest
- 2.30-3pm : Awards
- 16:00 – 18:00 : Live music – Tip of Africa and other local bands
Check out the website for details on the talks and speakers, directions and all other info.