Transition Southampton Events this September

Friday 9th September - Eat Local at The Art House

The Art House and Transition Southampton are delighted to present our second local food supper with some delicious meals using local ingredients! Food will be served from 6.30 - 8pm.  Please make sure that you book ahead to reserve a space, as they had to turn a few people away last time. Book online at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2121006989 or call The Art House on 023 8023 8582 (although online is definitely the preferred option!) The Art House is at 178 Above Bar Street, SO14 7DW. Food will be at normal menu prices (between £3.75 and £6.95)

Friday 9th September - Green Film: Home

Starting at 8:30pm at The Art House, we are screening Home, a 2009 documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on Earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet. The documentary chronicles the present day state of the Earth, its climate and how we as the dominant species have long-term repercussions on its future. A theme expressed throughout the documentary is that of linkage—how all organisms and the Earth are linked in a "delicate but crucial" natural balance with each other, and how no organism can be self-sufficient. The Art House is at 178 Above Bar Street, SO14 7DW. Film is by Magic Hat (by donation; so please give generously!)

Sunday 11th September - Harvestival!

From 12-4pm, come and join Transition Southampton members (and their friends and families) at a homegrown picnic. Bring a blanket, some food for yourself and/or to share to Southampton Little Common (near Highfield Lane and Highfield Road). Chutney, crumble, homemade bread, skipdived food, foraged berries, and homegrown salads are encouraged! This is a great chance to socialise with other Transition Southampton folks, so bring along anyone else you think might want to be involved.

Saturday 17th September - Grass is Greener

Join us at the old Tyrrell and Green site (Guildhall Square) for a great family-friendly day and evening of music, films, and renewable energy. Using both solar-power and cycle-power, we'll be having tea and smoothies, films and live bands. No need to go home to eat halfway through, as the Art House will be open for food 12-5 and 6-7. 3pm  TV screening climate change DVD from the Co-op, powered by bike. Also bike powered smoothies 4.30pm Still Moving DJ Martin Davis will be playing some bike powered music 5pm Seize the Day bike powered concert 6.15pm Still Moving DJ 6.45pm Junk recycled percussion band (from TV's Britain's Got Talent) 7.05pm Still Moving DJ 7.20pm One Way Theatre's solar-powered film screenings 9.40pm Finish screenings 10pm End of event This is an event co-run with Southampton Friends of The Earth. Thanks to the Co-operative Community Fund, BBC Radio Solent's Community Chest, Southampton City Council Community Chest, and Primrose Cottage Co-op for making this event possible.

Saturdays 17th and 24th September - Scrumping!

Times TBC, likely to be an 11am start on the 17th. Led by the Urbane Forager (website here: http://urbaneforager.btck.co.uk/ with a map of local fruit) we'll be having a wander to pick several kilos of apples and then press them for making cider. Take along some bags, and save some plastic milk containers with lids for any juice produced. This will be a fantastic event and the start of more foraged food events around Southampton. E-mail alan@wingchun.org.uk if you are interested in coming along in order to be kept up to dates with times and locations from the Urbane Forager himself.

Wednesday 28th September- Homegrown Food Swap

from 7:30pm at the Art House. Last year we had a great local food evening at October Books to celebrate the fact that they started selling local chutneys, jams, apple juice, and oil. We're hoping to have a similar evening at the Art House. Take along your courgette gluts, herbs, tomatoes, homemade chutney, chicken eggs or anything else.  If you go along to a scrumping session but find yourself with an excess of apples, swap or share them with someone else! Teas, coffee, ales, wine and cake available for sale from the Art House. Donations to the Art House (and to Transition Southampton) greatly appreciated. The Art House is at 178 Above Bar Street, SO14 7DW.