The series will run for 8 weeks commencing Tuesday 9 August at 7.00pm. Each session runs for 2 hours and the course finishes on 27 September. The venue for the programme is Reap House, 340 Queen Street, Masterton. To register email Steven Slothouwer <steven.slothouwer@yahoo.co.nz> or phone MSHCC 3788900.
The course is FREE but we do ask learners to make a koha towards photocopying and resourcing. Steven is so passionate about sustainability and sharing his knowledge he is kindly facilitating the programme at no charge. We thank Steven for his contribution.
What is involved in a Sustainable Living Programme -
The eight Sustainable Living study topics have been designed to work if necessary as self-contained content and to support the learner to implement change which directly saves resources and money. A typical course covers most of these topics on consecutive weeks:
- energy efficiency
- eco-building design and insulation
- water use and protection
- gardening with nature
- organic veges
- waste reduction, including composting
- shopping with the planet in mind
- travel options and carbon impacts
- community resilience (new in mid 2010)
The course makes use of facilitated discussion, fun group activities, film clips and slide talks; some sessions may have visiting guest experts or council staff. They provide informative printed handouts (which can be emailed if preferred) and suggest activities to try at home between sessions. Website information sources and calculators are used in support, for example to work out your household carbon footprint at www.carbonzero.co.nz
Here is an independent source of information, with good ideas on what you can do in NZ to save on globally-valuable resources such as vehicle fuel and fresh
water, seek a healthier lifestyle and perhaps trim some living expenses.
Cut your travel and heating cost by some re-design of your lifestyle. Grow healthy food at home and buy NZ-grown food with less wasteful packaging in the shops. You can become rather more sustainable without it 'costing the earth'. Sustainable Living Education Trust helps you find how.Practical guides to taking household and community action are available free from the Sustainable Living website. The background reasons on why it's good for you to be taking action now, are explored in publications available free on the issues pageand alternatively as part of our quiz.
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