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Educational Workshops

Green & Away can offer a wide range of educational workshops and craft activities.

The workshops and talks are designed to introduce participants to various environmental issues. Some workshops relate to the practical facilities on site, such as generating electricity from the sun and wind or for using waste materials for new purposes. Some workshops may involve an additional fee to the lecturer. Please check with the Green & Away coordinator.

The courses and workshops can be run as a complete programme for an event or as part of a wider range of activities and discussions. The course leaders are either experienced teachers or have worked professionally in their chosen field. Programme organisers are advised to seek further information from Green & Away before slotting our workshops into their timetables and in particular to check availability.

Money and Environmental Ethics

• Ethical Investment with Peter Lang FRSA, author of "Ethical Investment – A Saver’s Guide".
• The Creation of Money – How it affects the economy and the environment with Peter Lang FRSA, writer on money for Resurgence Magazine
• Green Government with Peter Lang, former manager of the Green Group at the Greater London Authority and press officer to the UK Green MEPs

Environmental Sustainability

• Sustainable Living: using the Green & Away site and environs, a combination of reflective practices and workshops to enable participants to better understand their relationship with, impact on, and dependence on their physical, social and cultural environment (with educationalist Charlotte Lochhead)

Health and Food

• Various talks about the relationship of food and lifestyle to health and disease with Helen Cranston BSc (Hons), DNMed Nutritional Therapist. Ask Helen for more details and suggestions
• Bread-making with Chef David McCaw
• Sprouting Seeds and Pulses to Make Delicious Meals with Chef David McCaw
• Wholefood and Hemp Cooking for Health with Chef David McCaw

Management Support

• Leadership Development with Dr Mike Munro Turner

Arts and Crafts

• Green Woodworking with Dina Jung MSc
• Building and Using a Pole Lathe with Dina Jung MSc
• Pewter Casting with Dina Jung MSc
• Crafts and Activities such as jewellery, felt, candle and kite-making may also be available

If you cannot see a workshop title that appeals to you please ask. Our course leaders are flexible and can often lecture on related topics given sufficient notice.