Product Description

Would you like to: learn how to install a solar panel on your roof ? take your children to a wildlife workshop? learn how to keep bees, or make cider? see wind and hydro power in action? learn how to safeguard seed varieties for the future? build with cob or straw bales? Then you need Eco-Centres & Courses! This book gives over 150 places which offer fun days out for both adults and children, and/or practical courses on a wide variety of subjects. Whether you re looking for an interesting day out or a wanting to learn more about different aspects of green living, Eco-Centres & Courses has the information you need. Besides listing a large number of courses, Eco-Centres & Courses includes eco-centres both big and small such as the Eden Project, the Dorset Centre for Rural Skills, the Falmouth Green Centre in Cornwall and the Magdalen Project in Somerset where you can meet and talk to people working on the development of sustainable lifestyles, and see demonstrations of eco-technologies.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #406975 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

About the Author
Terena Plowright runs the Sustainability Centre at East Meon in Hampshire. She has a degree in politics, has worked for the BBC on documentaries about rural life and environment, and has also been a shepherd. She lives in Petersfield, Hampshire.