Davie Philip presenting at the EPA/HSE Environment & Health Conference 2017 on Cultivate Living & Learning - Developing the capacity of existing and emerging community leaders to lead citizen-engaged sustainability and wellbeing projects.
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1. Davie Philip
Cultivate Living & Learning
(Sustainable Ireland Co-operative Society Ltd.)
Cloughjordan Ecovillage
(Sustainable Projects Ireland CLG )
davie@cultivate.ie
Developing the capacity of existing and emerging
community leaders to lead citizen-engaged
sustainability & wellbeing projects
2. • Background - Engaging Citizens Since 1997
Cultivate, facilitating citizen engaged, community led transitions to a low
carbon and healthy society. Citizen Science
• Strengthening Community Resilience
Regeneration, Transformation, Adaptation
• The Potential of Cloughjordan Ecovillage
Ecosystem of Innovation - Immersive Learning & Action Research in Living
Labs
• Looking Ahead
Strengthening the capacity of community leaders & drivers of local change
Illuminating stories of community led initiatives for low carbon and healthy
living
3. • Reader - 12 articles by leading
thinkers
• Directory - Contacts details for
over 500 organisations and
businesses in Ireland
1997 - 2000
• 3 SUSTAINABLE EARTH FAIRS
NUIM 1997 & 1998, TCD 1999
• SUSTAINABLE IRELAND SOURCE BOOK
8. A 10-part TV show produced for public access and community
television funded by BCI. Broadcast in over 10 countries, the
DVD is still popular with community groups.
15. CITIZEN SCIENCE AND THE GROW OBSERVATORY
http://growobservatory.org
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 690199.
The GROW Observatory (GROW) is a European-wide citizen science project engaging thousands
of growers, scientists and others passionate about the land, and building capacity to better
understand and manage soil, while contributing to vital scientific environmental monitoring.
18. BRINGING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS TO LIFE THROUGH LOCAL STORIES
Cultivate are listening for local stories that bring the global goals alive. These will be developed into an installation for Convergence 2018.
24. High Performance Housing
Renewable Energy – DHS
Community Supported Agriculture
Sustainable Urban Drainage
Neighbourwood – Community Woodlands
Biodiversity Trail
WeCreate - Green Enterprise Centre
Co-Working Space
Grow Observatory
FabLab - Digital Fabrication Lab
Community Amphitheatre
Research Education Demonstration Gardens
Composting Demonstration Area
Social Farming
Wood Fired Bakery
Edible Landscapes
Car Club
Live/ Work Units
Eco-Hostel
25. “Pioneering the principles and practices that help us to
transition from ‘ego-system’ to ‘eco system’ awareness, may
well be one of the most important undertakings of our time.”
Otto Scharmer, MIT Senior Lecturer.
Cloughjordan Ecovillage
An Eco-system of Innovation
27. Anticipatory Experiences
The Milesecure Project
A consortium of 15 European research centres funded
by the European Commission, identified Cloughjordan
Ecovillage as one of the 23 most successful
‘anticipatory experiences’ in Europe of the transition to
a low-carbon society
www.milesecure2050.eu
28. REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Households and community’s ecological footprint (EF)
has been measured by Tipperary Energy Agency in 2014
Ecovillage EF = 2 global hectares
A third of the national average
30. Social relations, e.g. between neighbours, consumers and producers, policy-
makers and citizens, are fundamental to how we live our lives.
We need to address the deeper levels of how we relate to one another.
SOCIAL CAPITAL
FELLOWSHIP
44. Place Based Learning
Neighbourwood
Community Woodland
Learning Camp
Community
Ampitheatre
GREEN
CLASSROOM
Community
FARM
Sports
VOLUNTEER
AREA
BIODIVERSITY
TRAIL
COMMUNITY
LABYRINTH
SKY
BOWL
NATURE
RECONNECTION
SOCIAL FARMING
47. Prototyping the behavioural and organisational changes that will be required for
any community to have a lower environmental impact and be more resilient.
51. “Cloughjordan, where the vision of sustainable living is clearly being put
into practice, brings to mind the Irish saying; great achievements only
come through cooperation.” President Michael D. Higgins
52. A Liveable Community
A Destination for Immersive Learning
www.thevillage.ie
An Environment for Participatory Action Research
53. How might we develop the capacity of existing and
emerging community leaders to lead citizen-
engaged sustainability & wellbeing projects?
Facilitate an appreciation of place Understanding
of context Take a systemic approach Work
across sectors Use Asset and Place Based
methodologies Animate ‘intrinsic’ values Build
capacities in collaboration
• led initiatives for low carbon and healthy living
54. Cultivate Living & Learning
(Sustainable Ireland Co-operative Society Ltd.)
davie@cultivate.ie
Looking Ahead 2018
Continue to strengthen the capacity of community leaders & drivers of local
change
Illuminating stories of community led initiatives for low carbon and healthy living.
Convergence 18
Stories and Conversations for a Healthy and Sustainable Ireland
Toolkit & Training for Community Catalysts
Developing resources, capacity building and CPDs for drivers of local
change
Instillation - local projects - global goals
Learning environment and exhibit of inspiring local projects
addressing the Sustainable Development Goals
Editor's Notes
WeCreate is Collaborative Work Space - co-working environment for eco entrepreneurs with three light industrial units - one will be a community kitchen giving access to community to add value to what can be grown locally. Ireland first FabLab opens early next year giving designers, artists and craft people access computer controlled cutting, milling and 3D printing machines.
Delighted to present our project at Livecom Awards 2013
We are representing the Cloughjordan Ecovillage a Liveable Community
Introducing ourselves
Integrates with existing town - natural extension
22 Hectares
4 Distinct Quarters
South - closest to existing area - Residential Area
High Density Urban Design
Car as a guest, Cycle ways & Walk ways, Fiber optic, Best Practice SUDS, District Heating
Our eco neighbourhood is a pioneering community led sustainable development project which now has 53 houses completed, over 120 people and 10 businesses located here and we have Irelands largest community farm, new woodlands and a green enterprise centre. The project is demonstrating how we can create a healthy environment to live, work, learn and play in.
we have regular community meals which in the summer are held outdoors.
We have found that taking pride in our community is actually healthier for us and participating in the life of our community and feeling connected to those around us contributes to our own well-being as well as the liveability of our place.
The layout of our neighbourhood features a number of Community spaces designed to be inclusive of all age groups and allow for outdoor play and activity.
planting, weeding or cleaning the stream, this is csalled a meitheal an Irish phrase for a working together.
Residents of the whole community come together regularly at community meals and street feasts to eat together
This builds a sense of community and strengthens social capital
2.5km highly insulated DH Pipe
100% RE for Space Heating and DHW
Community Owned and Managed
500 sqm Solar Park - Largest in Ireland
Community Gardens
Allotments
Bee keeping
Research Gardens
All Contributing to enhance the Natural Environment
The Cloughjordan Community Farm is the (CSA) Community Supported Agriculture project based in the ecovillage and members engage in many aspects of running the farm. This empowering initiative ensures a livelihood for three food producers and secures a supply of healthy and locally grown organic food.
we are an Enterprising Community with many businesses including a hostel, a bakery and a communications company located in the eco neighbourhood
wood fired bakery using wood from the local woodlands
Bread club - allows local people to support the baker by paying up front for 2 loaves a week
This is a great bridge building initiative with over 60 families members of this project - 2/3 from the eco- neighbourhood and 1/3 from Cloughjordan town. Food is distributed from the the heritage building on the main street.
WeCreate is Collaborative Work Space - co-working environment for eco entrepreneurs with three light industrial units - one will be a community kitchen giving access to community to add value to what can be grown locally. Ireland first FabLab opens early next year giving designers, artists and craft people access computer controlled cutting, milling and 3D printing machines.
WeCreate is Collaborative Work Space - co-working environment for eco entrepreneurs with three light industrial units - one will be a community kitchen giving access to community to add value to what can be grown locally. Ireland first FabLab opens early next year giving designers, artists and craft people access computer controlled cutting, milling and 3D printing machines.
Every weekends residents come together to participate in the work that needs done in the green areas of the neighbourhood
As well as our regular courses in eco design, green building, horticulture and sustainable communities. The continued learning of residents is also facilitated where residents regularly come together to reflect on what we are doing.
We have achieved a lot in very challenging times and as our president remarked during a speech in the eco neighbourhood
The eco-neighbourhood publishes a calendar of events which promote the towns arts and heritage festivals as well as an extensive programme of sustainability learning events which are held throughout the year