Grounded in Garnock - Unearthing Networks in Nature

Sometimes we don’t know what is happening when it is right in front of us! Whether it is on land, sea, sky, above the soil, beneath the soil and within communities around us. The Grounded in Garnock - Unearthing Networks in Nature project aims to showcase, shine a light on and further develop some of the amazing networks and nature within our area!

Grounded in Garnock is funded by the Scottish Government Place Based Investment Programme and it has been co-created by The Beith Community Trust and local Social Entrepreneur, Michelle Sutherland. It is a 6 week series of seminars and hands-on workshops which take a different topic each week focusing on exploring and nurturing the living systems we live in. We are looking to maximise the natural resource, grassroot activities and infrastructure of the Garnock Valley for educational activity.

Week 4 Practical Workshop will be: Grounded in Garnock - Stories of Energy

Do you know how wind turbines, solar panels and biomass technologies work? Can

renewable sources really provide households with enough energy? In this practical

session we will take a closer look at some of the pioneering projects happening right

here in the Garnock Valley and beyond.

We will learn about some of the renewable energies best suited to our Scottish

landscape, and using the Geilsland Estate as our design case study - consider the

conditions and factors that are taken into consideration when deciding which energy

solutions are right for a particular area. In this workshop you will gain an increased

understanding of renewable energy systems and how communities can harness this

energy to create a healthier, sustainable way of living.

We encourage you to come to both the Seminar AND the Practical Workshop in Week 4 if you are interested in Stories of Energy.

If you sign up to this Practical Workshop then please sign up to the Seminar too:

https://events.humanitix.com/grounded-in-garnock-week-4-seminar-4-stories-of-energy

Seminars and Practical Workshops are open to adults over 18yrs.

PLEASE ALSO BRING A PACKED LUNCH