Seminars by Feasta members

From crisis to resilience: rethinking Ireland’s economic future

Schumacher Ireland Summer School Exploring the transition to a sustainable society on the island of Ireland Schumacher College is organising its first Summer School in Ireland from 11th to 15th June 2012, in conjunction with Queen's University Belfast. Feasta members Jonathan Dawson and Peadar Kirby will be among the course teachers. [...]

Growing Together: An all-Ireland conference on Community Supported Agriculture

Date: 17th, 18th & 19th of February, Cloughjordan, Tipperary. The aim of this weekend conference is to introduce the CSA concept to communities and growers on the island of Ireland. The event will bring together food producers and emerging Irish CSA’s while creating networking and learning opportunities with experienced initiatives from across Europe.

An Introduction to Alternative Trading Systems – 27th June

Green Works will host Cork Community Forum, FEASTA the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability, Future Orchards, a Cork community-supported agriculture project and Skillstore, an initiative to set up a community-based Timebank in Farranferris College. All of these talks will explore the potential for community currencies to strengthen the local economy and the resilience of our communities.