National Folk Festival 2024
Amelie Ecology will perform her ‘Insect cabaret’ at the National Folk Festival 2024! See the NFF program for times!
Willoughby Council: Creating native bee friendly gardens - Family friendly workshop
A fun workshop suitable for both kids and adults. Learn about our native bees and how to create a bee friendly garden in your home.
Stingless bees, Blue banded bees, bees that burrow and bees that read?!… Who might live in your patch? And how can we make that space the best it can BEE?
In this interactive workshop for the whole family, we will explore the diversity of native bees, where they live, and what flowers they feed on. Then together we’ll design gardens to support people and pollinators!
Contact
Rowena Chong
rowena.chong@willoughby.nsw.gov.au
About the workshop facilitator:
Amelie Ecology is an ecologist, educator, and musician who just completed her PhD at the University of Sydney. Amelie researches the role of urban community gardens for pollinating insect biodiversity. She designs educational programs that connect youth with local ecology, inviting them to be co-creators of ecological research and creative science communications. Inspired by her studies, Amelie writes original Ecology PoP music and has performed at festivals, schools and in communities across Australia and Japan. Amelie has facilitated over 100 workshops for all ages on the ecology of native bees, urban permaculture and designing for biodiversity. For her science communications, Amelie was awarded the Ecological Society of Australia and NSW OEH award for Outstanding Outreach in 2019. Amelie became an insect ecologist because she never lost her wonder at the amazing world of invertebrates. Her dream is to share this wonder with our broader community- because we can be ecologists too!
Australian Museum: Five Things: How to help our native bees
Discover five things you can do to bring native bees into your garden, as native bee taxonomist, Michael Batley and pollinator ecologist, Amelie Vanderstock discuss their importance, beauty and diversity.
Date:
Saturday 4 February, 2023: 10.30am-11.30am (followed by morning tea until 12.30pm)
Cost:
$28 Adult Members, $25.50 Child Members, $35 Adult non-Members, $31.50 Child non-Members, $31.50 Concession
Location:
UG, Theatre, Australian Museum
Ages: Recommended for 14+
Five Things is a series of talks by Australian ecology experts that offers real-world steps you can take to boost biodiversity and to make your community a haven for native plants and wildlife. In our third talk, leading native bee taxonomist, the AM's Michael Batley, will teach you five things about the gentle art of watching bees, sharing practical tips on how to identify native bees and encourage bee populations in your garden and local area.
There over 1600 named native bees in Australia, and possibly another 1000 that are yet to be discovered. They live among us, in near silence, undertaking the crucial work of pollinating wildflowers, native plants and crops. One of the greatest concerns of taxonomists like Michael Batley is that species will go extinct invisibly – that a bee will disappear before being known to science. Michael is working hard to document the bees and chart new discoveries so that we may find ways to halt their decline.
Join us as Michael sits down with native bee ecologist and science communicator Amelie Vanderstock to chat about the importance, beauty and diversity of Australia's wonderful native bees, and discover ways to bring them to your garden. Plus, enjoy a honey tasting. After the talk, Devonshire Tea will be served in Hintze Hall.
Devonshire Tea is included in the price of your ticket.
Michael Batley
Michael Batley is one of only four Australian Bee taxonomists. Described as one of the “map makers of nature”, he has named over 40 new species of Native Bee.
For the last 20 years, following retirement from Macquarie University, Michael has volunteered at the Australian Museum, assisting with the curation of the Native Bee collection.
Amelie Vanderstock
Amelie Vanderstock is a native bee ecologist, educator and musical performer. As a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney and Hokkaido University, Amelie researches the role of urban greenspaces for promoting pollinating insect biodiversity. She also researches how we can use garden-based education to grow ecological literacy amongst urban populations. Cross-pollinating music and science, Amelie creates original educational music on native bees and gardening for biodiversity as ‘Amelie Ecology’.
She has facilitated over 100 workshops and performances in Australia and Japan including with local councils, schools and festivals such as Woodford Folk Festival and National Science Week. For her creative science communications, Amelie was awarded the Ecological Society of Australia and NSW OEH award for Outstanding Outreach in 2019, and USYD Dean's Award for Citizenship and Outreach in 2020.
Buzzy Bee Ecology Play Workshops in Lithgow (Feb 3)
Green bees, blue bees and bees that burrow? Through games, music, garden exploration and art-making we will discover the bees (K)needs right here in Lithgow!
This is a series of interactive, playful workshops designed for pre-school aged children and their care-givers. Primary aged children are also most welcome! We will use games, nature exploration (e.g insect scavenger hunts), songs and art/crafts to grow curiosity and learn about the diversity and ecology of bees and other insects.
Play-workshops are designed to grow connections between care-givers living in Lithgow with young children. You are welcome to join one or multiple buzzy play workshops.
Registration is free, but there are limited spaces.
Buzzy Bee Ecology Play Workshops in Lithgow (Jan 27)
Green bees, blue bees and bees that burrow? Through games, music, garden exploration and art-making we will discover the bees (K)needs right here in Lithgow!
This is a series of interactive, playful workshops designed for pre-school aged children and their care-givers. Primary aged children are also most welcome! We will use games, nature exploration (e.g insect scavenger hunts), songs and art/crafts to grow curiosity and learn about the diversity and ecology of bees and other insects.
Play-workshops are designed to grow connections between care-givers living in Lithgow with young children. You are welcome to join one or multiple buzzy play workshops.
Registration is free, but there are limited spaces.
Blue Mountains Cultural Centre: Creating Bee friendly Gardens
Creating Native Bee Friendly Gardens!
Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
Wednesday 25 January 2023
10am – 11:30am for children aged 6 to 9 years
1pm – 2:30pm for children aged 10 to 12 years
Stingless bees, Blue banded bees, bees that burrow and bees that read?!… Who might live in your patch? And how can we make that space the best it can BEE? In this playful, interactive workshop, we will use games, music, nature exploration and art-making to discover the bees (K)needs! After an introduction to the diversity of native bees, we will discover where they live, and what flowers they feed on. Then together we’ll design gardens to support people and pollinators!
Extra info: Please arrive a few minutes early to check in at reception.
Bring with you: A water bottle in case you get thirsty.
Cost: $20 / $15 InSight Members
10am – 11:30am for children aged 5 to 8 years – tickets via Eventbrite.
1pm – 2:30pm for children aged 9 to 12 years – tickets via Eventbrite.
Please note, InSight members need to add a promo code when booking in order to access the member discount. Please call us on 4780 5410 if you are unsure of your member promo code.
Buzzy Bee Ecology Play Workshops in Lithgow (Jan 20)
Green bees, blue bees and bees that burrow? Through games, music, garden exploration and art-making we will discover the bees (K)needs right here in Lithgow!
This is a series of interactive, playful workshops designed for pre-school aged children and their care-givers. Primary aged children are also most welcome! We will use games, nature exploration (e.g insect scavenger hunts), songs and art/crafts to grow curiosity and learn about the diversity and ecology of bees and other insects.
Play-workshops are designed to grow connections between care-givers living in Lithgow with young children. You are welcome to join one or multiple buzzy play workshops.
Registration is free, but there are limited spaces.
Blackheath, Blue Mountains: Growing Gardens for Native Bees
Blackheath Area Neighbourhood Centre
Bee Workshops with Amelie Ecology
Workshop 2: ‘Growing Gardens for Native Bees’!
FREE Ages 5-12 and families but all welcome!
Wednesday 18th Jan 2023 9:30am – 11am
Blackheath Community Farm, 60 Thirroul Ave, Blackheath
Did you know that there are over 2000 species of native bees in Australia? Who might be in your patch? And how can we make that space the best it can BEE? In this playful interactive workshop we will learn how to turn our gardens into paradise for people and pollinators.We will learn about the bees (k)needs i.e. where they live, and what flowers they forage on. Then together we’ll design and draw gardens for native bees!
Bookings: community@banc.org.au or Ph: 4787 7770
Willoughby Council: Keeping Native Bees
At this workshop we will explore the wide diversity of native Australian bees, their behaviour, and habitat requirements.
We will also have a practical session creating suitable nest sites for solitary bee species (bee hotels) and look at different ways of propagating social bee hives.
Cost
Free
Contact
Simon Brown
Buzzy Bee Ecology Play Workshops in Lithgow (Jan 13)
Green bees, blue bees and bees that burrow? Through games, music, garden exploration and art-making we will discover the bees (K)needs right here in Lithgow!
This is a series of interactive, playful workshops designed for pre-school aged children and their care-givers. Primary aged children are also most welcome! We will use games, nature exploration (e.g insect scavenger hunts), songs and art/crafts to grow curiosity and learn about the diversity and ecology of bees and other insects.
Play-workshops are designed to grow connections between care-givers living in Lithgow with young children. You are welcome to join one or multiple buzzy play workshops.
Registration is free, but there are limited spaces.
Blackheath, Blue Mountains: SEE like a BEE
Blackheath area neighbourhood centre
presents
Bee Workshops with Amelie Ecology!
Workshop 1 ‘See Like a Bee in the Blue Mountains’
Suitable for Children ages 5 -12 and families but all welcome!
When a bee visits a flower, what is she looking for? In this playful, interactive workshop we will learn about native bees and ‘see like a bee’ to explore the diversity of colours, shapes, sizes of flowers that attract insects in the community garden.We will use games, music and scavenger hunts to learn the diversity of native bees in the Blue Mountains and their needs
Wednesday 11th January 2023
9.30am – 11.00am
at Blackheath Community Farm, 60 Thirroul Ave, Blackheath.
BOOKINGS: community@banc.org.au Ph: 4787 7770
FREE But places are limited!
Lithgow: Bee loved by bees Workshops
Bee Love: Learn how to help bees create native BEE-friendly gardens.
There are two workshops at Lithgow Community Nursery by “Amelie Ecology” on Monday 26 September from 10.30am-12.00pm and 1.00pm-3.00pm.
Ages: 10 - 25 (But all welcome!)
Free but bookings essential
https://council.lithgow.com/event/bee-love/2022-09-26/
WOW Festival: Bee Workshop
A FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE!
After a two year hiatus WOW is back! Designed especially for children and families, the festival will run from 24 - 30 September. What better way to kick off the school holidays!
There is loads of free stuff plus select your favourite shows to buy tickets for the whole family. Get in quick so you don't miss out.
Bzzz the buzz on native bees
Green bees, blue bees and bees that burrow? Did you know that there are over 2000 native bees in Australia?
Join educator, musician and ecologist Amelie Ecology, for a family adventure in the community garden. Through games, music and artmaking you will discover the bees needs- and what we can do to support them! Who might live in your local patch?
Presented in partnership with Liverpool City Council, City & Environment team.
Date: Sunday 25 September at 2pm
Ages: 5-12
Venue: CPAC Community Garden
Cost: Free but bookings essential
https://www.casulapowerhouse.com/visit/wow-childrens-festival-in-2022/wow-free-stuff#Bee%20Workshop
WOW Festival: Amelie Ecology’s Bug Orchestra
A FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE!
After a two year hiatus WOW is back! Designed especially for children and families, the festival will run from 24 - 30 September. What better way to kick off the school holidays!
There is loads of free stuff plus select your favourite shows to buy tickets for the whole family. Get in quick so you don't miss out.
Where grevilleas grow and basil blooms, Amelie Ecology brings you a buzzing mix of Ecology- PoP tunes...
Explore the curious ecology of soil microorganisms, blue-banded bees and everyday ecologists in a cross pollination of music and science for all ages!
Bee-cause we can be ecologists too!
Presented in partnership with Liverpool City Council, City & Environment team.
Date: Sunday 25 September at 11am
Ages: All
Venue: Outdoor Amphitheatre
Cost: Free - No Bookings Required
https://www.casulapowerhouse.com/visit/wow-childrens-festival-in-2022
CHEW THE FAT – IMAGINING A RESILIENT FOOD COMMUNITY with SAGE Project & Sydney Environment Institute
CHEW THE FAT – IMAGINING A RESILIENT FOOD COMMUNITY
Friday, 23 September
SAGE Garden 110 Queen Street, Moruya
5pm for 5:30pm start
Grazing Table | BYO
SAGE and the Sydney Environment Institute invite you to the inaugural Chew the Fat live recorded podcast, reviving a conversation between growers and thinkers on the local grower's vision for a resilient food community.
The panellists are made up of:
Amelie Vanderstock: Artist, PhD candidate and musician! Pollinators and native bee imaginaries
Eliza Cannon Borrowed Ground Young gun local grower and Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance member, newest member of SAGE committee. Food sovereignty.
Joyce Wilkie Stepping Stone Farm Highly experienced small-scale veggie grower and educator. Growing the Growers.
Fraser Bailey Old Mill Road BioFarm Highly experienced small-scale grower and educator. Chew the Fat legacy, local town ecosystems.
Dr. David Schloseberg Sydney Environment Institute will Chair the discussion: Professor of Environmental Politics in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, and Director of SEI. Grounded Imaginaries, environmental justice, the politics in action within everyday life.
We invite listeners to enjoy a locally grown and produced grazing table and share stories of the past, present and future of our community food system, mapping together within a vision come true - the SAGE Gardens.
Book your tickets now (Free Event)
Practical Permaculture: Designing your Kitchen Garden
Practical Permaculture: Designing your Kitchen Garden
Bookings essential with Lyttleton Stores
$101.20
Ten person capacity
Sunday 27th March, 9am - 1pm
Growing your own delicious veggies in your kitchen garden can be incredibly rewarding. Together we will learn how to use permaculture ideas and practices to design your kitchen garden for a successful and bountiful harvest that is in harmony with ecological biodiversity.
What to expect:
Through interactive and hands-on activities, we will learn what permaculture is, the ethics and principles that are central to permaculture, and how to use permaculture ideas and practices when deciding where to place your kitchen garden and how to design it to increase success. We will finish off the workshop with a mini “permablitz”; a hands-on experience of creating a no-dig garden bed that will offer the skills needed to grow food anywhere!
What’s included:
All tuition and materials are included. Tea, coffee and a light morning tea are included. Please bring protection from the weather as we will be spending some time outside, and anything you need for taking notes.
About the tutors:
Meredith has lived most of her life in the Blue Mountains and was introduced to permaculture as a child, by her dad. Since growing up she has worked on integrating the permaculture approach into many areas of life, from gardening to parenting to home building and beyond. Meredith completed a Permaculture Design Course in 2017 and Permaculture Teacher Training in 2021 with Rowe Morrow and Lis Bastian. Meredith has previously facilitated workshops in permaculture with children from the home education community. She feels excited to be able to share her passion for permaculture with the Lyttleton community.
Amelie is a pollinator ecologist and educator based in the Blue Mountains. Amelie researches the role of urban greenspaces for promoting pollinating insect biodiversity. She completed a Permaculture Design Course in 2018 and Permaculture Teacher Training in 2021 with Rowe Morrow and Lis Bastian. Amelie has facilitated over 100 workshops for all ages on the ecology of native bees, permaculture and designing for biodiversity across Australia and Japan. She is passionate about community gardens and came to permaculture through a desire to create connective places for people and pollinators. Her hope is to share this dream with our broader community.
Cancellation Policy:
Please note that workshops are non-refundable, however, if you give us 48 hours notice of cancellation we will give you a workshop credit to apply to a different workshop.
Amelie Ecology LIVE MUSIC SHOW at the Gasoline Pony
Amelie Ecology will be performing original ecology PoP Bee-ts at the Gasoline Pony in Marrickville, Sydney!
Join Amelie and Reuben in this brand new original show that’ll have you waggle dancing across the dance floor…
Supported by the beautiful and equally environmental Gallia Music- it’s not a show to miss!
Limited Seating - arrive early. No table bookings taken.
Purchase LIMITED tickets online HERE
Gigs are OVER 18s ONLY. You may like to book a footpath table for under 18's.
NSW Dine & Discover vouchers can be used to purchase gig tickets online by exchanging for trybooking gift certificates. Contact venue to find out how. The NSW vouchers can also be used over the bar.
City of Sydney: Create a native bee oasis in your garden (In person & online, free)
Did you know that there are over 2,000 species of native bees in Australia? Who might live in your patch of the city? And how can we make that space the best it can bee?
In this interactive workshop with the City of Sydney council, learn how to turn a concrete jungle into an urban oasis for native bees. After an introduction to the diversity of native bees, learn about the needs of bees, including where they live, what plants attract them and what flowers they forage on. You’ll learn strategies to design and nurture your own green space - big or small, to welcome both people and pollinators.
The talk will be followed by a short Q&A session with Amelie.
This is a FREE hybrid workshop with in person and online (via zoom) available.
This workshop is Auslan interpreted.
Bookings essential:
https://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/create-a-native-bee-oasis-in-your-garden
Youth Permaculture and Social Enterprise Design Course (72 hours)
Free Youth Permaculture and Social Enterprise Design Course
5 – 28 January, 2022 (3 days a week over 4 wks. Total: 72 hrs)
This is a free course for young people aged 16 – 24
Bookings are essential to Lis on 0407 437 553 or via email to planetaryhealth@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
This PDC is co-taught with Lis Bastian, Amelie Vanderstock, Joshua Wolterding, Mellisa Chambers and Meredith Crawford- Mckay.
Permaculture is a powerful method for redesigning all our systems to restore Planetary Health. It looks at human and non-human systems through an ecological lens, utilising ethics and principles inspired by traditional cultures and natural ecosystems.
During the course participants learn new ways for organising societies, growing food regeneratively, restoring ecosystems and living sustainably and ethically in relationship with Country.
It is a solutions-focused response to the challenges of our world, and participants will work collaboratively to create a permaculture design of the old Katoomba Golf Course, reimagining it as a centre for Planetary Health. They will also work collaboratively to design social enterprises that provide meaningful livelihoods that can meet our communities’ needs.
The 72 hour internationally recognised Permaculture Design Course will also be followed by an optional mentoring program to develop the social enterprises designed during the course. Participants will learn more advanced skills for restoring Planetary Health and for running a business, being supported to ‘earn while you learn’ during this mentoring program.
We’re able to offer this workshop to young people for free thanks to the support of the Blue Mountains Pluriversity, Blue Mountains City Council’s Planetary Health Initiative, and funding from the NSW State Government’s Youth Opportunities Program.
Further information
http://bmpluriversity.org/free-permaculture-social-enterprise-design-course-for-young-people-16-24/
Australian Pollinator Week Blue Mountains ZOOM workshop
Join pollinator ecologist, Amelie Vanderstock, from your own backyard to learn about the importance, ecology and diversity of our local pollinating insects.
Together we will become citizen scientists and step away from the screen to do a “Wild pollinator count” from wherever we are.
We’ll have a chance to share some of the insects we find and brainstorm ways to support our pollinators through planting and habitat creation in our own backyards.
This is a family-friendly, Live, ZOOM workshop.
This workshop will be recorded.
Preparation before the workshop
1) Print your wild pollinator count data sheet from https://wildpollinatorcount.com to use during the workshop.
2) Decide which plant you will observe in the counting time during the workshop. You do not need to have internet when observing, but it will be helpful if it is close to where you are zooming in from. Hint: More flowers = more likely to see pollinators! Any native or exotic flowering plant is great, so long as you can write down the name!
Workshop Outline
1) Why are pollinators important?
2) Some of the exciting insects we might see.
3) Let’s go count pollinators outside! (Away from the screen)
4) Who did we find?
5) The Bees Kneeds: What can we do to support our pollinators?
6) Q & A
After the workshop (Optional but recommended!)
1) Submit your observations to https://wildpollinatorcount.com/submit-observations to be part of the national citizen science project! You can also upload photos of the pollinators you observed to i-naturalist https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/wild-pollinator-count.
2) Feel free to upload your pollinator observations to social media with the hashtag #PlanetaryHealthBM #OzPollinatorWeek #WeAreNature #LoveHopeDo
Australian Pollinator Week: discovering pollinators with City of Sydney
An online workshop with City of Sydney Library
Stingless bees, blue banded bees, hoverflies and wasp mimics.
Which native bees and other insect pollinators are visiting your local flower patch?
Can you tell if they are a bee, fly or wasp?
Why is this important?
Learn about their mysterious lives and how to recognise the pollinating insects of Sydney this Australian pollinator week. Become a citizen scientist and test your new skills by doing a Wild pollinator count.
This is a free online event however bookings are essential.
Please read your booking confirmation carefully for instructions on how to join the event on Zoom. You’ll need to install the free Zoom software on your own or computer or device to participate.
This event will be Auslan interpreted. To access the Auslan interpreting, you will need to use Zoom on a computer for this event.
Amelie’s presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
About Amelie Vanderstock
Amelie Vanderstock is an ecologist, educator and artist in her final PhD year at the University of Sydney and Hokkaido University (Japan). Amelie researches the role of community gardens and urban greenspaces for promoting pollinating insect biodiversity. She also designs educational programs that connect youth with local ecology, inviting them to be co-creators of ecological research and science communications. Inspired by her studies, Amelie writes original Ecology PoP music and has performed at festivals, schools and in communities across Australia and Japan. Amelie has facilitated over 100 workshops for all ages on the ecology of native bees, urban permaculture and designing for biodiversity. For her science communications, Amelie was awarded the Ecological Society of Australia and NSW OEH award for Outstanding Outreach in 2019, and Dean's Award for Citizenship and Outreach in 2020. Amelie became an insect ecologist because she never lost her wonder at the amazing world of invertebrates and their fascinating lives. Her dream is to share this wonder with our broader community - because you can be an ecologist too!
Blue Mountains Library - online Storytime - Bee Detectives with special guest Amelie Vanderstock
Blue Mountains Library presents an extra special online Storytime to celebrate Australian Pollinator Week. Amelie Vanderstock reads BEE DETECTIVES by Vanessa Ryan Rendall and Brenna Quinlan with permission from CSIRO Publishing! Watch Library Storytime online for 1 month only
Watch here
youtube.com/user/Bookcasesinthemist
種から食卓へ：お宅の小さなスペースで野菜を育ててみませんか？
オンラインエコロジー＆アーバンガーデニングコース
日程： 6月21日〜7月12日
毎週日曜日 10:30am～12:00pm、全4回
募集人数： 最大30名
無料
＜エコロジー生活に関心のある、あなたのためのコースです！＞
・自分で野菜を育て、生物多様性をサポートしたい気持ちはあるけれど、どこから始めたらよいかわからない方
・自宅学習のカリキュラムの一部として、エコロジー（生態学）を学びたい方
・ 広いスペースはないけれど、お宅でできるちょっとした活動を探している方
・あなた自身やお子さんのために、家の外に出ずにガーデニングしたい方
このコースは、ご家族でもご参加いただける、オンラインのガーデニングとエコロジー（生態学）の講座です。都会の中の小さな空間でも、持続的で環境にやさしい方法をつかって野菜を育ててみませんか？
＜コンテンツ＞
一時間半のオンライングループワークショップ（週1回、全4回）
ご自宅でのガーデニング実践（サポート付き）
ワークショップ仲間とのガーデニングコミュニティで、体験を共有しながらガーデニングと環境について学べます！
＜研究へのご協力のお願い＞
私たちは、食料を育て生物多様性を守りたい人を支援するツールを開発するための研究を行っています。このオンライン講座は、本研究の一環として実施し、参加者の皆様には事前・事後のアンケート調査と、オンライン講座中の録音、ワークショップ成果物の共有へのご協力をお願いさせていただきます。趣旨にご賛同いただける方々には、ぜひご協力をお願いいたします。この企画は、北海道大学大学院環境科学院と東京大学大学院フロンティアサイエンス研究科で行われている研究の一環です。
＜ファシリテーター＞
バンデストック アメリー
専門はガーデニング教育、パーマカルチャーデザインで、蜂の研究者。この講座の企画者で、都市環境における環境教育をテーマに、北海道大学とシドニー大学での博士号取得を目指している。オーストラリアと日本でミツバチ、生態学、園芸について100以上のワークショップを開催した経験を持つ。 シンガーソングライター、アーティストとしての一面も持ち、歌やアートを融合させた遊び心に満ちた科学コミュニケーションの実践により、幅広い年代の市民に科学や生物の魅力を伝えている。
グランディ 長城 セシリア
森林学の修士号を持つ生物学者で、現在は持続可能な消費活動に焦点を当てた研究を行う東京大学の博士課程学生。プラスチックレス、ゼロエミッション、低炭素のライフスタイルなど、持続可能なライフスタイルを東京での暮らしで効果的に促進するツールの開発に関心を持つ。 エコフレンドリーに生きるということは、人間みんなにとって都合の良い環境づくりをするという事ではありません。 それは、私たちがどのような生き方をするか、私たちが夢を実現し、幸福を見つけ、そしてこの美しい惑星の健康を損なうことなく決める方法です。 したがって、このワークショップでは、より環境に優しく、持続可能で、実りあるライフスタイルにスムーズに移行する方法に焦点を当てます。 具体的には、マインドフル・リビングやゼロエミッション、プラスチックフリーの暮らしに関連するライフスタイルの変化に向けてどのようなステップを踏むべきかについて学習します。
Winter Solstice Workshop: See the beauty of nature like a bee. Create and share the gifts of seeds!
みつばちと花の歌を歌いながら、たね袋を一緒に作りませんか?
Winter Solstice Workshop: See the beauty of nature like a bee. Create and share the gifts of seeds!（English description below）
12月22日に迎える冬至。翌日から陽がだんだん長くなることから、太陽が生まれ変わる日として世界中で盛大にお祝いされます。年末年始、大切な人への素敵なプレゼントとして、春のたねまきの準備をしましょう。
また、パーマカルチャーを通してみつばちや花と仲良くなった企画者2人が、みつばちがどのように都市を飛び回り暮らしているのか想像しながら、街を散歩します。一年で一番陽が短い日に、東京にある自然の美しさに出会いに。
みつばちに詳しいアメリは、冬を迎えるためにみつばちも家の大掃除をしていると教えてくれました。みつばちや花になりきって、たね袋を作り、冬至をお祝いします。
葉っぱで作る紙ふぶき、花で描く絵、全て自然に返る素材でワークショップを準備しています。ゼロウェイストやプラフリーのラッピングやデコレーションのヒントもお持ち帰りください。
日時: 12月22日(日) 13:00-15:00
対象: どなたでも。ご家族/お子様大歓迎! (定員16名)
場所: the Blind Donkey JR神田駅西口徒歩3分
https://goo.gl/maps/ez8HpgN7gQpTUKqG8
料金: ドネーション ご自身の気持ちの良い額で参加していただけたら幸いです。物々交換もOKです。
スケジュール
‐ミツバチになって神田ネイチャー探し散歩
‐自然の色で絵を描こう
‐たね袋づくり
‐アメリのウクレレと地球の歌を歌おう♡
(天気によって変わる可能性があることご承知おきください)
持ち物
-家でいらなくなった包装紙や紙、リボンや紐などあれば。
-お裾分けしていただける種があれば。
参加登録はこちらから
https://forms.gle/eBHvyevyYwahpHCP7
当日のガイド:
アメリ
生態学者でもあり、シンガーソングライターでもあるオーストラリア人。みつばちとアーバンパーマカルチャーを北海道大学で研究中。環境科学を、アートと音楽と遊びを織り交ぜ、すべての世代の人と都市の自然の美しさを見つけることが大好き。共に学び、創ることで一緒に科学者になれると信じている。
Instagram/facebook/twitter/soundcloud: Amelie_ecology
Website ウェブサイト: crosspollinating.org
松岡美緒
食卓を囲みながら地球について学ぶ菜園教育（Edible Education）に出会ったガーデンティーチャー。世界中の農村に滞在し、「持続可能性」について現地の人たちに伝えていく中で、自分の暮らしの在り方を足元から見つめ直すことの大切さに目覚める。森の中で時間を過ごすことが大好き。「Let’s Talk About Environment!（環境について話そう！）」をテーマに活動するSpiral Clubのメンバー。
ウェブサイト: http://spiral-club.com/%E3%81%BF%E3%81%8A/
December 22nd is the Winter Solstice. As we prepare for longer and longer and warmer days, let us share our gratitude for those we care about by making presents from seeds to sew in spring!
We will learn about the role of bees and flowers in the city through a guided walk around the city.
Over winter, bees too retreat to their homes and prepare them for the new year. Like the bees, we will prepare gifts to celebrate winter and welcome the spring.
In this creative, ecological workshop, we will make seeds packets from leaves, explore our city, draw flowers and learn about our important pollinators.
Please feel free to bring zero waste and plastic free items to decorate our gifts for each other this winter solstice.
Date & Time: December 12 (Sunday) 13:00- 15:00
Who: All Welcome! Family friendly!(Maximum 16 people)
Access: The Blind Donkey
(3 minute walk fromJR Kanda station West Exit)
3 Chome-17-4 Uchikanda, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0047
https://goo.gl/maps/ez8HpgN7gQpTUKqG8
Workshop by Donation.
Give as you can. Pay as you feel.
Trades welcome!
Schedule
- Explore the city as a bee (Guided walk)
- Draw and paint flowers with nature's colours
- Making seed packets
- Join Amelie in singing about nature in our city!
(We may alter the schedule according to the weather, however the workshop will go ahead rain or shine!)
Register here!
https://forms.gle/eBHvyevyYwahpHCP7
About your Facilitators:
Amelie is an ecologist and singer-songwriter from Australia. She researchers’ bees and urban permaculture at Hokkaido University. Amelie loves to blend environmental science with art, music and play to discover the beauty of nature in the city with all-ages. By learning and creating together, we can BEE scientists.
Instagram/facebook/twitter/soundcloud: Amelie_ecology
Website ウェブサイト: crosspollinating.org
Mio is a garden teacher at Edible Schoolyard Japan and eager to learn more about edible education. Mio loves to walk in forests and talk with plants and animals. She is of the members of Spiral Club which is an open community to talk about environment.
Spring Garden Native Bees and Insect Pollinators at Lyttleton Stores
Sunday, 15th September, 3.30pm - 5.30pm
Only $40, bookings by phone - (02) 4759 3478 - or in store today! Or register your interest online and one of our friendly staff will be in contact to finalise your reservation.
Which native bees and other insect pollinators are in your garden? What are their ecological needs? And how can we support them to thrive? In this highly interactive workshop we will use microscopes to identify native bees, flies and wasps common to the Blue Mountains. We'll have a chance to go outside to test our skills in the Lyttleton garden, so you can walk away knowing how to spot who is in your own vegetable garden- or make a wildflower walk that much buzzier.
All materials and learning resources are provided, including helpful ID pamphlets so you can continue to practice your identification skills at home.
See Like a Native Bee! Buzzing Bees Workshop for Kids at Lyttleton stores
Only $20, bookings by phone - (02) 4759 3478 - or in store today! Or register your interest online through Lyttleton Stores and one of our friendly staff will be in contact to finalise your reservation.
When a bee visits a flower, what is she looking for? In this hands-on children’s workshop, we will learn about native bees and “see like a bee” to explore the diversity of colours, shapes, sizes and smells of flowers that attract pollinating insects. We will design and make our own insect friends and flower creations using natural and recycled materials. As scientists and artists, we will creatively explore ways to design our greenspaces to suit the bees’ KneeDs.
Native Bee Workshop at Groundswell & Pulse of the Earth Festival
You’ll find me in the creative kids space with a native bee workshop at ‘Groundswell’ and ‘ThePulse of the Earth’ Festival in Bingara, on Gomeroi country in NW NSW.
The “Pulse of the Earth” Festival will be held in Bingara on September 6,7 & 8. This promises to be a major event for our town and shire and an engaging and festive start to a new spring season.
The Living Classroom will host the event, presented by Bingara and District Vision 2020. The festival will include an arts program for “An Artist, a Farmer and a Scientist walk into a bar…”, the project that Bingara has hosted over the last two years with the Kandos School of Cultural Adaptation.
To register to attend this program, called ‘Groundswell’, go here. With a bit of luck we will be celebrating the end of the drought and the start of a wonderful period of renewal for the land and our communities.
FARM CHATS at Pocket City Farms // BEES
Join me on a panel hosted by Costa Georgiadis to discuss BEES! It’s estimated that a third of the food we eat is pollinated by bees, and without them our days on this Earth are numbered, and with heavy use of pesticides and the global phenomenon that is colony collapse disorder their risk of future extinction is a real possibility. So what can we do? How do we help maintain healthy populations of bees - both native and honeybees - that is natural and respectful to them? Join us for an evening of heartfelt discussion on our favourite little insect friends.
Science in the Swamp
Batman, Spiderman, Wonder Woman, and Catwoman – we all know about their fantastic strengths and abilities. But did you know you can also find fantastic superpowers right here in Centennial Parklands?
Join me at the ‘The Science of bees’ stall to discover the superpowers of native bees at Science in the Swamp! I’ll be joining fellow scientists to discover the amazing superpowers you’ll find in nature. The incredible roving Dinosaur is coming back as well to show you a bit of pre-historic fauna.
Put on your cape and dress up as your favourite superhero for this great event!
A family friendly event to be enjoyed by all generations!