Stalls
Being green is all about pressing for change. Come along and meet the people who are pushing the green agenda in York in our stalls area.
The deadline for stall applications has now passed. Here's who you can expect to meet at the Festival:
Solar Cinema
We're pleased to be welcoming back Kinotastic who will be showing a selection of non-copyrighted films throughout the Festival in their custom-built big top, entirely powered by solar energy.
Bike Powered Racing
Local cycle promotion company Get Cycling will give participants a chance to have a go on the four-rider,
pedal-powered Scalextric racing game. Pit your speed and control against your friends.
www.getcycling.org.uk
Drumming Area
Daftasadrum and the York Drum Circle are offering interactive, family-friendly drumming circle workshops.
Every half hour on the half hour.
www.daftasadrum.co.uk
Campaign and Community Groups
York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Come and find out how to become a member of York Hospital and how we are planning to reduce our carbon footprint in the City of York. See our web site for information on our Open Event on 30 September 2009.
www.york.nhs.uk
Askham Bryan College
Local education institute promoting their land-based courses.
www.askham-bryan.ac.uk
Energy Saving Trust
Providing information and advice on how people can be more energy efficient in their homes.
www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
International Service
International development charity working in Latin America, West Africa and Middle East, focussing on
human rights. Will be running some craft activities for children.
http://www.internationalservice.org.uk
Sandra Geere
Local kitchen garden design and consultancy, drawing upon knowledge of organic fruit and veg
growing, especially in a small space. Sandra will also be holding a
workshop at the Festival.
Bikerescue
York's bike rescue, recycling and repair depot will be along showing off some of their handiwork.
www.yorkrecycling.net/bikerescue
Brunswick Organic Nursery
Brunswick Organic Nursery and Craft Workshop is a productive workplace for adults with learning
difficulties in Bishopthorpe, York, UK. They also grow fruit and vegetables, and maintain gardens
in the community.
www.brunswickyork.org.uk
John Lally International Foundation
An environmental charity created to follow on from the work done in reclaiming the tip that became
St Nicholas Fields. Hear about their latest sustainable development project in Rajarampur, West Bengal, India.
www.jlif.org
The Friends of Rowntree Park
The community group that that looks after Rowntree Park in collaboration with the council have been
working with an artist to design a permanent art piece for the park. See what's proposed, have your
say, and you can even get involved with making it!
www.rowntreepark.org.uk
Friends of St Nicholas Fields
St Nicholas Fields is a 24-acre Local Nature Reserve which is owned by the City of York Council and
managed by a local community group. The York Environment Centre is located on the edge of the Reserve
and offers environmental education sessions for schools, kerbside recycling collection, home composting
advice and other services to the local community and beyond.
We're particularly grateful to the kerbside recycling team who will be collecting rubbish from the recycle
bins at the festival.
www.stnicksfields.org.uk
York Oxfam Campaigns and York Fair Trade Forum
Campaigns and information stall selling fairtrade samples, badges and promotional material.
www.fairtradeyork.org.uk
York City Unison
Trade Union looking to promote Unison's 'green' side and raise awareness of Unison and what they do.
www.unison.org.uk/green/
Schumacher North
A new organisation promoting the sustainability agenda in the North of England.
www.schumacher-north.co.uk
York Friends of the Earth
Local branch of the environmental campaigning organisation.
www.yorkandryedalefoe.org.uk
York Green Party
Local branch of the national Green Party which promotes policies on sustainability, climate change action
and social justice. Will be offering membership and will have some environmentally-related activities.
www.york.greenparty.org.uk
York LETS
York Local Exchange Trading System enables its members to exchange goods and services using an imaginary local currency, the Yorky.
www.yorklets.org.uk
York in Transition
York in Transition is working to build on inclusive community that can collectively tackle locally
the twin challenges of climate change and peak oil. They will be promoting the group and events
they wil be holding and also share some activity showing some ideas for low carbon living.
www.transitiontowns.org/York
Viva!
National group campaigning for vegetarian/vegan lifestyles and animal rights.
This stall will have information on current campaigns as well as selling merchandise such as
recipe books, badges, pens, sweets, etc.
www.viva.org.uk
Ethical Traders
The Co-operative
Our proud sponsors will be telling people about their unique (and highly ethical) group of
businesses - grocery stores, insurance brokers, travel agents, even funeralcare.
www.co-operative.coop/
Amber Dickinson
Offering mini treatments of Angelic Reiki and Indian Head Massage. Also selling a Certifed Organic range of
products called Miessence, handing out literature and offering samples.
Aura Que
Fair Trade accessories fashion label, selling leather, knit and hemp handbags and accessories, produced in Nepal.
www.auraque.com
Hemp Cat
Stall selling 100% hemp clothing and ethnic textiles from Yunnan, South-West China. A BAFTS recognised
Fair Trade Importer.
www.hempcat.co.uk
Lush Cosmetics
National chain selling ethically produced cosmetics.
www.lush.co.uk
Shea Alchemy Ltd.
Stall selling fairtrade and organic Shea butter-based skincare products in reusable containers, sourced
from a women's co-op.
www.sheaalchemy.co.uk
Incallatja
York-based Bolivian native, selling Bolivian Fair Trade products direct from the producers. Leather;
Andean musical instruments; jewellery; woollen goods.
www.incallajta.co.uk
Koteka
Recyled/sustainable Fair Trade accessories for home and garden sourced from marginal communities in Indonesia.
Picked Green Clothing
Organic, recycled and fairly traded clothes and accessories.
www.pickledgreenclothing.co.uk
Shared Earth
Local shop selling Fairly Traded gifts from around the world.
www.sharedearth.co.uk
Vanessa Langford
Landscape paintings inspired by local green spaces.
Food stalls
Once again, the Green Festival is an entirely vegetarian event. If you're not sure why eating meat makes a difference to the environment, have a read of this.
Nomad
Vegetarian eco-friendly caterer selling burgers, chilli, curry etc.
SpicyAZ
Vegetarian curries made with Fairtrade and home-grown ingredients.
For more information about stalls contact stalls@yorkgreenfestival.org.uk
