On Saturday 5th of June from 10.00-15.00 there will be a fun, family-friendly event to support the environment in Marbella, centred around the Puerto Deportivo, the paseo and Playa Venus. Organised by the Rotary Club Marbella-Guadalmina and Mi Moana, this event is part of the...
Continue ReadingArboretum is marking the start of summer on Sunday 21st June with a fun day of activities at their public park behind Marbella bus station. From 10.00-17.00 there will be stalls with organic and environmentally friendly products, artisan foods, plus arts and crafts and gifts...
Continue ReadingI am delighted to share another important step forward for environmental charity Arboretum Marbella which, as well as creating a people's forest, is also creating an area for environmental education which in time will include a library and classroom. Their first step was to build a...
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Arboretum Marbella is an environmental project which has been operating on the Costa del Sol for two years and held the first Permaculture Design Course in the area in 2012. This course will be held again in October and is an internationally recognised qualification which in the words of Director Alejandro César Orioli, “is one of the most effective ways to face the current financial crisis and build a sustainable future through education, enabling and taking action.”
Permaculture is a holistic system which deals with the design, planning and construction of spaces where people can relate to nature in an ecologically sustainable way, but which is socially beneficial and economically viable.
By applying different techniques into the various components of a system you can make all the elements work to their best ability, reduce energy use and get the best returns in a sustainable way. Techniques can be applied to the construction of homes and buildings, food production, energy use, water use etc. to make them more sustainable and productive.
Last week there was a really successful screening of the film In Transition 2.0 at FNAC. Over 50 people attended and it inspired us to get involved and start up a Transition Town Marbella Group. The screening was the first meeting of this group and from now...
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