Explore the alternatives @ The Collective Transition
The path to a greener future for Sooke leads straight to “the Collective Transition” @ John Phillips Memorial Park on Thanksgiving Sunday, October 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Open to everyone free of charge, this is the Sooke Slow Food Cycle’s mini-symposium on sustainability, permaculture, cycling, alternative energy and some of the many ways in which we can live in greater balance with the natural world.
It shapes up as a fun and festive culture jam right in the green heart of Sooke. And yes, to repeat, it’s free and you don’t need to be an SSFC ticket-holder to participate. Get here on foot, by bike or take BC Transit (the #61 stops within steps of our event).
Educate yourself about wild edibles from expert foragers, berry bandits and mushroom hunters. Discover the genius of a terraced backyard “food forest.” Test ride recumbent and electric bikes along the park’s looped network of gravel pathways, then put your own two-wheeler through a free safety check.
Get up to speed on rainwater harvesting, wildcrafting, chicken tractors and beekeeping. Win prizes by carving the craziest and most creative vegetable critters. Explore natural building techniques with the Mud Girls. Enjoy acoustic music, recycled art and surprise snacks for sample and sale (did you know how good a wild herb called sheep sorrel could taste?).
Representatives from the Ancient Forest Alliance, the Organic Gardener’s Pantry, the T’Sou-ke First Nation, Sooke Transition Town and Slow Food Vancouver Island will be on hand to beat the drum and celebrate the real-world actions we can all take in creating a hopeful, optimistic tomorrow.
Look for the small tent city that will form near the Municipal Hall on Otter Point Road, and come join the party.
Important note: Parking is extremely limited around Phillips Memorial Park, so Sookies are asked to please leave their cars at home and walk or cycle to the park. Please consider taking the #61 B.C. Transit bus. Out of towners can park in the designated Slow Food Cycle lots at Edward Milne Community School (a 10-minute cycle or 20-minute walk from the park). Or, if parking on residential streets, to carefully observe all street signs and parking restrictions.
