KEEP IT GREEN
Curious about how you can cut down on your carbon footprint? Be inspired by local businesses and events in Surrey who are carrying the baton for a brighter, cleaner and greener future for all.
TO BE WORN AGAIN KILO SALE / MAY 6 + 7 / ZERO CARBON, GUILDFORD
Bargains galore are in-store at the To Be Worn Again Vintage Kilo sale, which returns to Zero Carbon, Guildford, this May. Thrift-seekers and those with a penchant for yesteryear threads can sift through rails of preloved, vintage and retro garms. Shop by weight and pick up vintage threads whilst reusing other’s unwanted items, all the while saving perfectly good clobber from the pitfalls of landfill. Yay.
For more information, visit zerocarbonguildford.org
GROW YOUR OWN COLOUR FOR TEXTILES AND INKS / MAY 11 / FARNHAM MALTINGS
Head for the Farnham Maltings this May and join sustainable textile artist and natural dyer Ginny, for an informative evening learning about plants that yield colour. Discover the vast array of colours that can be achieved with traditional dye plants and those that you can easily grow at home, either in a pot or open soil.
For more information, visit farnhammaltings.com
REIGATE SUSTAINABILITY MARKET / MAY 13 / REIGATE HIGH STREET
The Reigate Sustainability Market arrives on Reigate High Street this May. Bringing together local organisations,artisans, food & drink producers and businesses that share a passion for sustainability, spend the day learning how to make your life choices more sustainable.
For more information, visit nature-reclaimed.shop
HOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY / MAY 16 / ZERO CARBON, GUILDFORD
Want to learn more about how to make your home more energy efficient? Pah, Of course, you do. Well, it just so happens that Carbon Neutral heroes Zero Carbon in Guildford are holding a workshop this May providing hints, tips and tools to make the cost of living that bit more bearable.
For more information, visit zerocarbonguildford.org
ETHICAL VEGAN EVENTS / MAY 20 / WALTON
Ethical Vegan Events will once again be popping up throughout Surrey with their excellent markets. Free to attend, expect to find a host of vegan foodie treats and eats as well as a range of vegan products for you and the home that has been ethically and sustainably produced. Catch them in Walton this May.
For more information, visit ethicalveganevents.com
BEE-KEEPING DEMONSTRATION / MAY 21 / ALBURY VINEYARD, SILENT POOL
Did you know that the Surrey Hills has just one bee farmer? Can you bee-lieve it? Join Sergio from Bee Friends and be introduced to bees and the art of bee-keeping. Learn about the equipment and tools that you’ll need should you wish to live that hive-life and produce your very own honey. After the demonstration, there’ll be the opportunity to ask Sergio questions whilst enjoying a glass of Albury Vineyard’s award-winning sparkling wine, as well as, of course, the chance to taste and buy some of Albury’s very own honey. Scrumptious.
For more information, visit alburyvineyard.com