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SUMMARY:Forest Gardening Weekend
DESCRIPTION:A hands-on weekend workshop with Tomas Remiarz\, author of ‘Forest Gardening in Practice’. \nAbout the course\nSaturday 13 and Sunday 14 September\, 9.30am – 5pm each day \nTickets are for the two days and attendees are expected to attend both days. \nWe are delighted to invite Tomas Remiarz\, a renowned authority on Forest Gardening\, to Fruit Routes this September for a special two-day workshop introducing the principles and practical applications of Forest Gardening. \nThe two-day workshop will allow you to plan and design your own forest garden. We will explore how to combine trees\, shrubs\, and perennial plants and organise planting\, harvesting\, and maintenance activities. Whether you are a beginner or have already started your garden project\, the guidance from Tomas Remiarz\, a leading educator and practitioner in the field of Forest gardening\, and local community herbalist Gisela Derrick will take your vision to the next level. Fruit Routes artist/co-ordinator Mita Solanky will be supporting the practical aspects of the course\, ensuring that everyone has an enjoyable weekend learning with nature in a safe and comfortable environment. \nThis course is suitable for beginners and experienced gardeners. We will use the Forest Gardening Design Principles and look at a best-practices that you can apply to your own garden scenario. \nForest Gardens have been shown to increase biodiversity\, soil health\, carbon capture\, and food sovereignty and nutrition. The course will demonstrate how a multi-layered method of growing food\, can create a beautiful space and provide abundant harvests for both humans and other ecosystem dependents. The course will provide an introduction in how to develop a Forest Garden in any type of green space\, whether a greenfield site or existing garden. You may use this design approach for any space you are looking after\, be it large or small\, urban or rural\, commercial or a private garden. Whatever your space\, the basic principles of Forest Gardening will be applicable to many environments. \nCourse outline\nWe will steer the course content based on the group interests as gathered from the pre-course booking questionnaire that all participants are invited to fill in. \nSaturday 13 September\, 9:30am-5pm: \nDay 1 will focus on the Forest Garden concept\, designing and planning your own Forest Garden\, and looking at real life case studies. \nSunday 14 September\, 9.30am-5pm: \nDay 2 will focus on site observation\, preparation\, selecting plants\, planting a food forest\, maintenance systems\, and succession and learning. \nThere will be opportunities through each day during break-out sessions for group learning through sharing of experiences. \nWhere is the course taking place?\nThe course is being hosted by the Fruit Routes project at Loughborough University\, allowing hands-on learning in the Fruit Routes Orchards. This will allow you to learn in an experiential way to illustrate the theory directly. The indoor learning will be based at International House\, on Loughborough University’s campus\, which has all the facilities for a relaxed but focussed learning environment with ready access to a garden and wildlife area. \nWe aim to create a welcoming and accessible course for all participants\, enabling time to explore details\, ask questions\, and share experiences within the group. \nThe number of participants is limited in order to maintain a good ratio of teaching time to discussion time. \nWho is the course for?\nThis course is suitable for beginners and experienced gardeners. \nThis course is for anyone who wants to learn about creating a forest garden – staff\, students\, professional gardners and members of the local community. You may want to turn your own green space into an edible garden\, or be involved in a community or organisation that has green spaces and want to transform them. Keen gardeners will be able to take ideas back to make their gardens more productive and wildlife friendly. Members of the community can learn how to apply forest gardening approaches to their green spaces\, to create richer wellbeing places that support a wider range of activities. Those working in organisations that have a role in managing green estates can adopt principles from Forest Gardening design to showcase cultural shifts towards better use of green spaces for biodiversity and sustainability. The course can aid policy makers and land workers seeking to transition to more agroecological land-use systems. \nWhat do I need to bring?\nLunch/snacks; Flask for water/hot-drinks; Notetaking materials; Waterproofs and outdoor shoes for walking in the orchards \nHow much does the course cost?\nThe course is a non-profit event as part of the Fruit Routes programme. We want the course to be accessible to anyone that is interested in learning\, regardless of their budget\, so we have a pay-what-you-can ticket system. Please select the ticket price which is affordable for you: \n\n£180 – Pay it forward rate so that others can receive support for the costs of their place\n£120 – Standard rate to cover the cost of your place\n£60 – Supported rate to help meet some of the costs of your place\n\n \nTickets are non-refundable unless the course is postponed or cancelled. \nBook your place at the Forest Gardening weekend \nAbout the tutors\n \nTomas Remiarz has been involved in creating and maintaining forest gardens across the UK and Europe for nearly 20 years. Tomas first encountered Forest Gardening in 1995 and has been learning and gathering his skills and knowledge over the years. He has been involved in designing\, planting and maintaining forest gardens across Britain and Europe\, working with individuals\, communities\, businesses\, charities and public bodies. Tomas is dedicated to sharing his knowledge and experience\, leading many courses on forest gardening and permaculture. He is inspired by helping people to realise their own forest garden visions.  \nAs a founder member of the Permaculture Association’s research advisory board\, he is particularly interested in studying polycultures and has produced several reports on the subject. \nTomas’ book Forest Gardening in Practice was the first comprehensive review of the subject and copies will be available during the course.   \nVisit Tomas’ website \n \nGisela Derrick is a Community herbalist\, she completed an apprenticeship with renowned Ayurvedic herbalist Anne McIntyre and a two year apprenticeship with the Plant Medicine School. She is currently completing her practitioner training with the Plant Medicine School to  qualify as a Medical Herbalist. Gisela is a founding member of the Incredible Edible Sileby Community Garden and Orchard. This year she is also taking part in community Seed saving training with the Gaia Foundation\, as a member of and in collaboration with the Incredible Edible Loughborough group.  \nGisela runs local foraging\, wild medicine\, herbal walks\, and herbal medicine making workshops. She also grows her own vegetables and medicinal plants organically\, supporting wildlife and soil health.   \nGisela discovered forest gardening a few years ago and decided to study further to design her own medicinal forest garden. This led her to the work of Tomas Remiarz and after meeting with him in a Permaculture event\, she felt inspired to share the principles of forest gardening with her local community\, and bring his teaching here in the midlands. Gisela will be providing additional facilitation during the course.  \nFacilities\nIndoor teaching will take place at International House. The space has level access to a kitchen and toilet facilities. \nRefreshments are available throughout the weekend\, with kitchen facilities for heating food and access to a fridge for keeping food fresh. Hot water\, and tea/coffee making facilities will be available all weekend. \nAccessibility\nThe indoor elements of the course are on the ground floor with step-free access\, however the outdoor elements include uneven terrain\, slopes and steps which are not accessible to wheelchair users or buggies. If you have any specific access requirements that you would like to discuss in advance of booking\, then please contact LU Arts by email: LUArts@lboro.ac.uk. \nGetting here\nInternational House is located in the central part of Loughborough University’s campus and can be reached by walking or cycling from Loughborough town centre. We encourage wherever possible that you travel here by public or shared transport to reduce the environmental impact of the event. The Sprint bus (operated by Kinchbus) connects the campus with Loughborough town centre and train station and runs regularly. The closest bus stop is the Accommodation Centre (third stop on campus). \nStudents\, staff and visitors are required to register their vehicle and pay to park on campus. Visitors should use the main entrance on Epinal Way. The nearest parking is in Car Park 4 and Car Park 3. \nFor information on registering and paying to park please visit the parking pages of the University website. \n  \nPlease note that Eventbrite processes data (including any personal data you may submit during your booking) outside of the European Economic Area. Please only submit any personal data which you are happy to have processed in this way\, and in accordance with Eventbrite’s privacy policy applicable to respondents.
URL:https://fruitroutesloughborough.com/event/forest-gardening-weekend/
LOCATION:International House
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SUMMARY:Fruit Thinning event
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nJoin Loughborough University’s Gardens Team this summer at the time of year when they traditionally thin the fruit from the Fruit Routes orchards. Fruit thinning naturally occurs around the end of June for many fruit trees. Further thinning is done by the Gardens team to allow fewer fruit to mature on the tree\, a practice used to create a healthier autumn harvest. \nThe unripe fruits that have been harvested as part of the thinning can be put to many uses\, such as making vinegar\, jellies\, pickles and fruit cheese! \nIf you’d like to come along and harvest some of the early fruit with us\, then please bring your own tub or bag so you can take home anything you have picked. We’ll be meeting at the Barefoot Orchard at 12pm and will be there until 2pm. \nIt’s a beautiful time of year to come and spend your lunchtime in the lovely Fruit Routes Orchards. Everyone is welcome and feel free to bring your lunch with you. \nIf you want some ideas of how to use the unripe fruit or have a recipe to share\, why not join the Landscape and Gardening Society (LAGS) at their session later in the day. This jelly making and pickling workshop will take place at the LAGS garden on campus (a short walk from the Barefoot Orchard) from 2pm. \nWe recommend booking in advance for this event to help us manage numbers (see booking link below ‘What to bring’). We will keep you informed should we need to make any changes to the event due to the weather. \nThe nearest toilets on the day are located inside Pilkington Library\, a few minutes walk from the orchard. \nWhat to bring\nThis is an outdoor event so please wear sun protection and dress appropriately for the weather and the event\, including suitable footwear. We recommend you bring a bottle of water with you to stay hydrated. Don’t forget your own bag or tub if you would like to take home any harvested fruit. \nYou may bring your own snips or secateurs with you if you wish\, but please ensure they are clean. The University Gardens Team will provide some equipment as well. \nThere are a couple of benches in the orchard to sit on if you need to. Feel free to bring your own blanket to sit and take a rest and enjoy the orchard. \nBOOK YOUR FREE PLACE \nAccessibility\nBarefoot Orchard is on level ground. The route is not always on structured paths but is mostly flat. Some parts of the route are not accessible for wheelchair users or buggies so we do not recommend attending if this applies to you. If you have any specific accessibility requirements that you think we should know about\, please let us know in advance by emailing Sustainability@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk or LUArts@lboro.ac.uk and we will do our best to accommodate them. \nGetting here\nFor information on travelling to the University campus visit the location webpage on the University website. \nParking\nStudents\, staff and visitors are required to register their vehicle and pay to park on campus. Visitors should use the main entrance on Epinal Way. The nearest car park is opposite Pilkington Library. \nFor information on registering and paying to park please visit the parking pages of the University website. \n 
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LOCATION:Barefoot Orchard
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SUMMARY:Barefoot Blossom Walk & Spring Picnic
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nJoin artist Mita Solanky for a walk around Fruit Routes – our edible route of hundreds of fruit and nut trees and bushes on the Loughborough University campus. \nWe will enjoy the fleeting pleasures of walking in the blossoming Fruit Routes orchards and guessing what fruit will come from each tree.  We’ll open up our senses as we walk through the sights and smells of spring in full flow. And we’ll share what our dream fruits would be over special spring refreshments picnic. \nThis is the fourth in a series of walks following the seasons with our senses and connecting in embodied ways to experience nature. \nThe walk will start and end at the Barefoot Orchard\, located next to the Paddock and (almost) opposite Pilkington library. Look for the Fruit Routes information board near the Geography Weather Station. \nThis event is free and all are welcome (students\, staff and the local community). We recommend booking in advance to help us manage numbers and keep you informed should we need to make any changes to the event due to the weather. We will be walking along running routes and natural paths\, so please wear suitable footwear and dress for the weather! \nBring your own picnic blanket or a cushion if you have one\, there will be cover in case the weather is unpredictable! \nBook your free place on the walk \n  \nAccessibility\nBarefoot Orchard is on level ground. The route is not always on structured paths but is mostly flat. Some parts of the route are not accessible for wheelchair users or buggies so we do not recommend attending if this applies to you. If you have any specific accessibility requirements that you think we should know about\, please let us know in advance by emailing Sustainability@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk or LUArts@lboro.ac.uk and we will do our best to accommodate them. \nPhotography\nPhotography will be taking place at this event. If you do not give your consent to being photographed and it being used for future publicity purposes by Loughborough University\, Fruit Routes and LU Arts\, then please alert the photographer on the day. \nGetting here\nFor information on travelling to the University campus visit the location webpage on the University website. \nAttendees to Fruit Routes events are encouraged to walk\, cycle\, take public\, or shared transport to the events. \nParking\nStudents\, staff and visitors are required to register their vehicle and pay to park on campus. Visitors should use the main entrance on Epinal Way. The nearest car park is opposite Pilkington Library. \nFor information on registering and paying to park please visit the parking pages of the University website. \n  \n 
URL:https://fruitroutesloughborough.com/event/barefoot-blossom-walk-spring-picnic/
LOCATION:Barefoot Orchard
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250321T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250321T170000
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SUMMARY:Barefoot Intentions: A Spring Equinox Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:About this event\nJoin us for an afternoon of ritual and ceremony in the Barefoot Orchard. We’ll be creating a relaxed space for us to make our own herb tea parcels and explore our equinox intentions. \nIsabel George (EnviroWomenUK founder) will share her practice in the use of herbs to support us through this transition; and Mita Solanky (Fruit Routes artist) will hold the space for us as we pass through Spring Equinox with our Tree elders. \nThe Barefoot Orchard is located next to the Paddock and (almost) opposite Pilkington library. Look for the Fruit Routes information board near the Geography Weather Station. \nThis event is free and all are welcome (students\, staff and the local community). We recommend booking in advance to help us manage numbers and keep you informed should we need to make any changes to the event due to the weather. We will be outdoors so please dress for the weather! \nBook your free place on the walk \nAccessibility\nBarefoot Orchard is on level ground but please be aware that there is not a dropped kerb leading directly into this space. If you have any specific accessibility requirements that you think we should know about\, please let us know in advance by emailing Sustainability@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk or LUArts@lboro.ac.uk and we will do our best to accommodate them. \nGetting here\nAttendees to Fruit Routes events are encouraged to walk\, cycle\, take public\, or shared transport to the events. \nFor information on travelling to the University campus visit the location webpage on the University website. \nParking\nStudents\, staff and visitors are required to register their vehicle and pay to park on campus. Visitors should use the main entrance on Epinal Way. The nearest car park is opposite Pilkington Library. \nFor information on registering and paying to park please visit the parking pages of the University website. \nPhotography \nPhotography and/or filming will be taking place at this event. If you do not consent to your photo being taken/being filmed and this used for publicity purposes\, then please alert the photographer/videographer/event organiser on the day. \n 
URL:https://fruitroutesloughborough.com/event/barefoot-intentions-a-spring-equinox-ceremony/
LOCATION:Barefoot Orchard
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250307T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250307T160000
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SUMMARY:Fruit Routes: Spring Song Walk
DESCRIPTION:About this event\nJoin artist Mita Solanky for a walk around Fruit Routes – our edible route of hundreds of fruit and nut trees and bushes on the Loughborough University campus. \nWe’ll be tuning into the sounds of spring\, and practising deep listening to feel the vibrations around us as we walk through the budding Fruit Routes orchards. \nThis event will mark the start of Loughborough University’s Sustainability Week 2025 (7-14 March). Staff and students can take part in events on campus to help them learn more about the role they can play in helping to create a more sustainable future. \nThis is the third in a series of walks following the seasons with our senses and connecting in embodied ways to experience nature. The next walk will take place on Friday 4 April 2025. Look out for details on this website nearer to the date. \nThe walk will start and end at the Barefoot Orchard\, located next to the Paddock and (almost) opposite Pilkington library. Look for the Fruit Routes information board near the Geography Weather Station. \nThis event is free and all are welcome (students\, staff and the local community). We recommend booking in advance to help us manage numbers and keep you informed should we need to make any changes to the event due to the weather. We will be walking along running routes and natural paths\, so please wear suitable footwear and dress for the weather! \nBook your free place on the walk \nPlease note that due to technical issues\, members of the University Choir will no longer be performing at this event as previously advertised. \nAccessibility\nBarefoot Orchard is on level ground. The route is not always on structured paths but is mostly flat. Some parts of the route are not accessible for wheelchair users or buggies so we do not recommend attending if this applies to you. If you have any specific accessibility requirements that you think we should know about\, please let us know in advance by emailing Sustainability@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk or LUArts@lboro.ac.uk and we will do our best to accommodate them. \nGetting here\nFor information on travelling to the University campus visit the location webpage on the University website. \nAttendees to Fruit Routes events are encouraged to walk\, cycle\, take public\, or shared transport to the events. \nParking\nStudents\, staff and visitors are required to register their vehicle and pay to park on campus. Visitors should use the main entrance on Epinal Way. The nearest car park is opposite Pilkington Library. \nFor information on registering and paying to park please visit the parking pages of the University website. \n 
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LOCATION:Barefoot Orchard
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250131T140000
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SUMMARY:Fruit Routes: Winter Walk
DESCRIPTION:Join artist Mita Solanky for a walk around Fruit Routes – our edible route of hundreds of fruit and nut trees and bushes on the Loughborough University campus. \nCelebrations in cultures across the world mark the first day of spring at the midpoint between the shortest day on winter solstice (21 December) and the spring equinox (around 21 March). We’ll explore this special time of year when the very first signs of spring are being felt and share our hopes for new growth. \nThis is the second in a series of walks following the seasons with our senses and connecting in embodied ways to experience nature. The next walk will take place on Friday 7 March 2025. Look out for details on the website nearer to the date. \nThe walk will start at the Barefoot Orchard\, located next to the Paddock and (almost) opposite Pilkington library. Look for the Fruit Routes information board near the Geography Weather Station. \nThis event is free and all are welcome (students\, staff and the local community). We will be walking along running routes and natural paths\, so please wear suitable footwear and dress for the weather! \nThis event has sold out. If you turn up on the day and you have not booked a place then you may be asked to wait to one side until we have checked people in. Then we can see if we have space for you to join the walk. \nAccessibility\nBarefoot Orchard is on level ground. The route is not always on structured paths but is mostly flat. Some parts of the route are not accessible for wheelchair users or buggies so we do not recommend attending if this applies to you. If you have any specific accessibility requirements that you think we should know about\, please let us know in advance by emailing Sustainability@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk or LUArts@lboro.ac.uk and we will do our best to accommodate them. \nGetting here\nFor information on travelling to the University campus visit the location webpage on the University website. \nParking\nStudents\, staff and visitors are required to register their vehicle and pay to park on campus. Visitors should use the main entrance on Epinal Way. The nearest car park is opposite Pilkington Library. \nFor information on registering and paying to park please visit the parking pages of the University website.
URL:https://fruitroutesloughborough.com/event/fruit-routes-winter-walk/
LOCATION:Barefoot Orchard
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241206T153000
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SUMMARY:Fruit Routes Autumn Walk
DESCRIPTION:About the walk\nJoin artist Mita Solanky for a walk around Fruit Routes – our edible route of hundreds of fruit and nut trees and bushes on the Loughborough University campus. This is the first in a series of walks following the seasons with our senses and connecting in embodied ways to experience nature. \nAs the days get shorter\, we’ll embrace the practices that allow the earth to rest and recover. We will allow ourselves to align with the natural rhythms of the season and slow down to notice the invisible work of healing. \nThe walk will start at the Barefoot Orchard\, located next to the Paddock and (almost) opposite Pilkington library. Look for the Fruit Routes information board near the Geography Weather Station. \nThis event is free\, no need to book and all are welcome (students\, staff and the local community). We will be walking along running routes and natural paths\, so please wear suitable footwear and dress for the weather! \nAccessibility\nBarefoot Orchard is on level ground. \nIf you have any specific accessibility requirements then please let us know in advance by emailing Sustainability@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk or LUArts@lboro.ac.uk. \nGetting here\nFor information on travelling to the University campus visit the location webpage on the University website. \nParking\nStudents\, staff and visitors are required to register their vehicle and pay to park on campus. Visitors should use the main entrance on Epinal Way. The nearest car park is opposite Pilkington Library. For information on registering and paying to park please visit the parking pages of the University website.
URL:https://fruitroutesloughborough.com/event/fruit-routes-autumn-walk/
LOCATION:Barefoot Orchard
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241004T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241004T160000
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SUMMARY:Apple Pressing
DESCRIPTION:Join the Landscape and Gardening Society and Transition Loughborough for apple pressing using apples harvested from the orchards on campus. All are welcome. Don’t forget to bring a bottle with you to take away some freshly pressed apple juice. \nThe press will be set up in the Prairie Garden. This is behind the Walled Garden in the central park area of campus\, close to Edward Herbert Building. The nearest car park is Car Park 5. Please remember that visitors must register and pay to park on campus. \nParking information
URL:https://fruitroutesloughborough.com/event/apple-pressing/
LOCATION:The Prairie Garden\, Behind the Walled Garden\, Loughborough\, LE11 3JR\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240424T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240424T130000
DTSTAMP:20240319T143632Z
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SUMMARY:Institute of Advanced Studies Public Lecture: Environmental Performance
DESCRIPTION:Environmental Performance: Art\, Science\, and Trans Terminology for Ecological Justice in the Global Context by Professor Jane Chin Davidson\nProfessor Jane Chin Davidson is an IAS Residential Fellow. \nArtists since the 1960s-70s have used performance to restore environmentally fragile sites and to stage activist events in locations impacted by anthropogenic climate and species devastation. An archival effort to document these works\, this project seeks to develop trans-disciplinary methodologies for studying environmental art;  including the past and present activism of artists\, such as for the Fruit Routes project here at the Loughborough campus\, revealing the ways in which art and science can be used to engage communities at the grassroots level. \nIn the global context of environmental humanities\, performance becomes a means to explore trans-national\, trans-corporeal\, and trans-human identities in the Anthropocene. A review of the 1990s work of contemporary artists in China recognizes the use of Chinese performance traditions for addressing the oncoming capitalist industrialization of the country’s landscapes. The eco-feminist discourse in China contributes to the global acknowledgment of the patriarchal regimes that have authorized extractive modes of capitalist domination over all of planetary life. \nThis is a hybrid event and you can choose to attend in-person or online via Zoom. For those joining in-person\, lunch will be served after the seminar from 1pm. Please select the appropriate booking button at the bottom of the IAS event page to book your place. \nThis event is organised by Loughborough University’s Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS). We are promoting it through Fruit Routes’ channels as we believe it may be of interest to our audience.
URL:https://fruitroutesloughborough.com/event/institute-of-advanced-studies-public-lecture-environmental-performance/
LOCATION:International House
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SUMMARY:Barefoot Holi
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Spring bonfire and celebration of colour. There are three different elements to this event. All are welcome to attend any or all the events\, no booking required. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. \nOur Planet Dyeing\nSeminar Room One\, Pilkington Library (entrance level)\n12-2pm \n \nA showcase of sustainable textiles and natural dye projects by students from the BA Textiles Sustainability Group. This will include free demonstrations and presentations. You are welcome to drop in anytime between 12pm and 2pm. \nMembers of the public are able to access the library for this event but in order to comply with library regulations\, please bring photo ID with you if possible. Under 18s should be accompanied by an adult but will not require their own photo ID. \nBarefoot Holi Fire Ceremony\nBarefoot Orchard (opposite University Lodge\, near to Pilkington Library)\n2-5pm \nPhoto courtesy of Ismail Khodon @ismaildiverse \nFruit Routes will be holding a fire ceremony in the Barefoot Orchard to celebrate the Spring Equinox\, which coincides with many traditional festivals observed around the world that mark the beginning of Spring. \nArtist Saintly Amok will lead a ritual gathering witnessed by fire to mark this critical time of year when we metaphorically burn all that is redundant and scatter seeds that represent the new. The fire ceremony will commence at 2pm. \nBarefoot Colour Play\nBarefoot Orchard (opposite University Lodge\, near to Pilkington Library)\nApproximately 3-5pm \n \nThe artist has taken inspiration from the change in season and the colours that the environment bursts into at this time of year. Based on the Festival of Holi\, which is celebrated in Gujarat in India\, amongst other regions\, people are invited to embrace their playful and youthful nature and transgress social norms by throwing colours at each other. The colour play will end with sharing some Springtime teas and Holi treats. \nAll powder colours being used are non-toxic and water-soluble (natural vegetable dyes and cornflour) and can be easily washed off. We recommend you wear washable light coloured clothes for the best experience of colour throwing! \nThis event is part of Sustainability Fortnight at Loughborough University. Events and activities are taking place across campus for staff and students to learn more about their role in helping to create a more sustainable future. Visit the Sustainability Fortnight webpage \nAccessibility\nBarefoot Orchard is on level ground. There will be some seating in the orchard. \nIf you have any specific accessibility requirements then please let us know in advance by emailing Sustainability@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk. \nGetting here\nFor information on travelling to the University campus visit the location webpage on the University website. \nParking\nParking on campus is restricted and visitors are required to register their vehicle and pay to park. Visitors should use the main entrance on Epinal Way. The nearest car park is opposite Pilkington Library. For information on registering and paying to park please visit the parking pages of the University website.
URL:https://fruitroutesloughborough.com/event/barefoot-holi/
LOCATION:Barefoot Orchard
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240315T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240315T160000
DTSTAMP:20240306T093721Z
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SUMMARY:Fruit Routes Spring Walk
DESCRIPTION:Step into Spring! Come and bathe under the blossoms and switch on all your senses. \nFree event\, all welcome. \n \nJoin artist Mita Solanky for a walk around Fruit Routes – our edible route of hundreds of fruit and nut trees and bushes on the Loughborough University campus. You will be able to enjoy the experience of blossom bathing\, allowing your senses to open up and wake up to spring. Along the route you will learn about what we can forage through the seasons. \nThe walk will start at the Barefoot Orchard\, located next to the Paddock and (almost) opposite Pilkington library. Look out for the Fruit Routes banner near the Geography Weather Station. Walking will start at 2pm and finish around 3:30pm. \nThis event is free\, no need to book. We will be walking along running routes and natural paths\, so please wear suitable footwear and dress for the weather! \nThis event is part of Sustainability Fortnight at Loughborough University. Events and activities are taking place across campus for staff and students to learn more about their role in helping to create a more sustainable future. Visit the Sustainability Fortnight webpage \nAccessibility\nBarefoot Orchard is on level ground. The route is not always on structured paths but is mostly flat with alternative routes for sloping areas. If you have any specific accessibility requirements then please let us know in advance by emailing Sustainability@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk. \nGetting here\nFor information on travelling to the University campus visit the location webpage on the University website. \nParking\nParking on campus is restricted and visitors are required to register their vehicle and pay to park. Visitors should use the main entrance on Epinal Way. When you arrive\, Security will advise you where to park. For information on registering and paying to park please visit the parking pages of the University website. \n  \nPhoto credits: Mita Solanky and Charlotte Shearman Smith
URL:https://fruitroutesloughborough.com/event/fruit-routes-spring-walk/
LOCATION:Barefoot Orchard
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231013
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231015
DTSTAMP:20231013T120607Z
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SUMMARY:Jarvest Harvest
DESCRIPTION:Friday 13 and Saturday 14 October 2023 \nJoin us for a two-day harvest festival themed around using jars to store food and more. Students\, staff and the local community are all welcome to come and enjoy the edible campus and celebrate the harvest season. \nAll events are free and no booking is required*\, simply turn up on the day. Children under the age of 16 should be accompanied by an adult. \nInformation about the locations of the events and accessibility is provided at the bottom of this page. Please be aware that events and locations may need to be changed at short notice dependent on the weather conditions. We will update people on the day as best we can. \n* except for A Jar of Memory Pickles (see details below) \n \n\nFriday 13 October\n15:00-18:00 Apple pressing with Transition Loughborough press. Update 11/10/23 – the apple pressing has been postponed due to the weather forecast. We are still expecting to run this on Saturday 14 October from 11am. \nLocation: Prairie Garden \n15:00-17:00 A Jar of Memory Pickles with artist Janhavi Sharma. Discover how hand-made food inspires Janhavi’s work when viewed as an archival material. She will share anecdotal histories derived from personal experience and reflect on food-making practises like pickling and preserving. We will examine how these practices hold spaces for storymaking and storytelling. \nJoin us in the simple act of sharing stories while we create our own personal ‘Memory Pickles’\, thinking about the tastes and stories we want to pickle.  \nWe encourage all participants to bring with them a clean empty glass jar with a lid. \nPlaces at this event are limited so please register your interest in advance by emailing Environment@lboro.ac.uk. \nLocation: International House \n  \n17:00-18:00 Fruit Routes Twilight Walk with Mita Solanky. A processional walk around Fruit Routes with lantern jars. Hot drinks will be served from 18:00-18:30. Update 13/10/23 – this event will still go ahead as planned as there are parts of the walk that are sheltered. \nLocation: Barefoot Orchard \n18:30-19:30 Night Jar Ensemble. \nIMPORTANT NOTE – due to the weather conditions\, the Night Jar Ensemble on Friday has been cancelled. It will take place on Saturday as planned. \n  \nSaturday 14 October\n11:00-16:00 Apple pressing with Transition Loughborough press. Help press juice or bring your own apples and containers to make fresh juice or cider. \nLocation: Prairie Garden \n11:00-14:00 Harvest Produce Swap. Bring your home or locally-grown fruit and veg to swap\, raw or transformed into something delicious in a jar. Recipe ideas also welcome. \nLocation: LAGS Garden \n11:00-13:00 Summer in a Jar with Landscaping and Gardening Society (LAGS) members. Make your own dried herbs\, foraged jams and jellies. \nWe encourage all participants to bring with them a clean empty glass jar with a lid. \nLocation: LAGS Garden \n11:00-13:00 Jam Jar Lantern making with Mita Solanky (drop-in activity). Create your own oil-lamp vigil in a jam jar\, decorated using foraged autumn leaves\, berries and seeds. This is a self-led activity inspired by the artist’s childhood memories of an oil-lamp that would burn throughout the day outside their pantry of rice\, grains and preserved foods. This vigil was an offering of gratitude for the bounty and abundance that the natural world provides but also a marker of using this abundance with care. The slow burn symbolises how our consumption should also burn slowly. Why not bring your jam jar lantern along to the Twilight Walk. \nWe encourage all participants to bring with them a clean empty glass jar with a lid. \nLocation: Walled Garden \n11:00-14:00 Bake-Off entries. Enter our annual bake-off by making something savoury or sweet (including preserves) with locally-grown produce. Prizes for children and adults. Free to enter. We are delighted to welcome Charnwood Eco Hub as guest judges. \nBake-Off entries must be received by 2pm. You must include a full list of ingredients and allergens with your entry. If you do not include this then your entry may not be able to be judged and it can’t be shared with the rest of the bakes at the prizegiving tea at 3pm. \nLocation: LAGS Garden \n \n13:00-14:00 Jarvest Bells with Mita Solanky (drop-in activity). Create your own ankle bells for dancing\, which can be used at our workshop with Bare Bones Border Morris Dancers later in the afternoon. This activity is inspired by the folk traditions of agrarian societies that held some form of community dancing at harvest time. Mita grew up in the UK celebrating a form of Gujerati folk dance known as Garba\, which is very similar to the English Morris Dancing traditions. The bells can be seen as symbolising the seed heads and signifying hope\, making a joyful sound before entering winter. \nLocation: Walled Garden \n15:00 Jarvest Bake-Off winners announced. Tea and bakes served until 16:00. \nLocation: LAGS Garden \n \n16:00-17:30 Bare Bones Border Morris Dancers performance\, workshop and public dance session. Enjoy a live dance performance and learn a few Morris dance moves. No experience needed. After a short break\, we will all join in a dance together and you can wear your Jarvest dancing bells and make some joyous noise. \nLocation: Walled Garden \n17:00-18:00 Fruit Routes Twilight Walk with Mita Solanky. A processional walk around Fruit Routes with lantern jars. Hot drinks will be served from 18:00-18:30. \nLocation: Barefoot Orchard \n18:30-19:30 Night Jar Ensemble. Gather with us among the fruit trees to enjoy a performance by students from LSU Classical. Hot drinks will be served from 18:00-18:30. Chairs and blankets will be provided. \nLocation: Barefoot Orchard \n \n\nLocations on campus\nBarefoot Orchard – nr Pilkington Library\, opposite University Lodge \nInternational House – on University Road\, opposite the Paddock Pitch-up \nLAGS Garden – at the back of car park 5 \nWalled Garden – next to Bridgeman Building on Margaret Keay Road \nPrairie Garden – behind the Garden of Remembrance \n \n\nAccessibility\nEvents in Barefoot Orchard take place on level ground with some on site seating provided. The Twilight Walk is not always on structured paths but is mostly flat with alternative routes for sloping areas. \nThe path between the Walled Garden and Prairie Garden includes steps but an alternative route will be available.
URL:https://fruitroutesloughborough.com/event/jarvest-harvest/
LOCATION:Barefoot Orchard
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SUMMARY:Fruit Routes Spring Walk – Springtime Foraging and Wild Being
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 16 May\, 1.30-3pm\nBarefoot Orchard (near Pilkington Library\, opposite University Lodge)\nFree\nNo booking required\nFruit Routes walk 1.30-3pm\nFollowed by wild teas at LAGS garden from 3-4pm\n\nAll are welcome for a seasonal sensory wander around Fruit Routes – an enhanced habitat on the campus providing free food for humans and wildlife from over 150 fruit and nut trees. \nExplore the 1km route of edible fruit and nut trees\, learn more about the orchards and share different perspectives on this cultural resource. This event is for students\, staff and the local community with Fruit Routes artist/coordinator Mita Solanky & Fruit Routes founding artist/coordinator Anne-Marie Culhane. \nThe walk will leave from the Barefoot orchard at 1.30pm\, ending at LAGS (Landscape and Gardening Society) garden for foraged teas from 3pm. LAGS garden and shed is at the back of Car Park 5 on campus. \nThis event is part of a programme of activities at the University to mark Mental Health Awareness Week\, which runs from 15-21 May. \nFind out more about LAGS. \nAccessibility\nAccess to Fruit Routes is mostly level with some walking off paths. If you have any specific access requirements or anything you would like us to be aware of when running the event\, please email environment@lboro.ac.uk in advance and we will do our best to accommodate them. \nGetting here\nThere is free car parking on campus (subject to availability on the day) and the nearest car park is opposite the library. Please report to Security at the main entrance and they will issue a visitors’ pass and direct you to here. \nIf you are travelling by public transport\, you can take the Sprint Bus from Loughborough railway station or the town centre (Ashby Square) and alight at Pilkington Library. \nView the full Sprint Bus timetable. \nContact email: environment@lboro.ac.uk
URL:https://fruitroutesloughborough.com/event/fruit-routes-spring-walk-springtime-foraging-and-wild-being/
LOCATION:Barefoot Orchard
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221008T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221008T120000
DTSTAMP:20221004T140341Z
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SUMMARY:Harvest Celebration and LAGS Reunion
DESCRIPTION:The LAGS student society has been going for over 10 years. Join students\, staff and local people to celebrate harvest\, walk Fruit Routes\, enter the campus apple bake off and learn about food growing on campus. \n12:00 onwards: Apple pressing with Transition Loughborough press – help press juice or bring your own apples to make fresh juice or cider. \n13:00: Fruit Routes Walk and nature Scavenger Hunt – Fruit Routes is a project growing fruit and nut trees on a 1km route on campus for you to enjoy and harvest. \n14:30: Bake Off Judging with tea and coffee. All can enter bake off with locally grown fruit – savoury\, sweet and preserves and prizes for adults and children. \n15:00: Craft Activities – pumpkin carving\, nature collage\, crafts \nProduce Swap Shop – bring fruit\, chutney\, veg or other locally grown things to swap. \nFacebook: Landscaping Loughborough \nAt LAGS garden\, back of car park 5\, behind EHB\n(Edward Herbert Building) \nStudents\, staff\, local community are all welcome!
URL:https://fruitroutesloughborough.com/event/harvest-celebration-and-lags-reunion/
LOCATION:LAGS garden\, back of car park 5\, behind EHB\, Loughborough University\, Loughborough\, Leics.\, LE11 3TU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Harvest Celebration and LAGS Reunion
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220520
DTSTAMP:20221117T104115Z
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SUMMARY:In your hands
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to In Your Hands\, a celebration of ten years of Fruit Routes. \n17th + 19th May 2022 \nJoin two days of events\, performance\, wild food\, stories\, discussions and talks as part of The Institute of Advanced Studies’ Festival of Ideas: Transitions. Students\, staff and the local community are all welcome to come and enjoy the edible campus and the evolution of this project which focuses on celebrating the natural world\, exploring food systems and developing the campus as a living laboratory. \n\nTuesday 17 May \n14.00-15.15\nPart I: Branching Out Storywalk: Traditional Stories of Our Treescapes. Join\nstoryteller Patrick Ryan as he weaves stories of the trees on this storywalk around Fruit\nRoutes. Part of Branching Out\, a UK Future Treescapes Project. Meet in the Barefoot Orchard \nRefreshments available from 15.00 Barefoot Orchard \n15.30 — 17.00\nPart II: Stories of the Heart Wood: Gather in the Barefoot Orchard to listen to and share stories about trees. both personal and universal. Bring your good cheer and the tales that live about you. Led by Fred Dalmasso and Elizabeth Lovely from the Storytelling Academy \n\nThursday 19th May \n10.00-13.00\nCelebration of Fruit Routes & Launch of the Fruit Routes Charter marking the first\ndecade of this living eco-art project and the future of our edible campus. Short talks. followed\nby a panel discussion\, include contributions from the local community. university researchers\nand artists. International House \n14.00-15.15\nEnsemble Walk A walk together around the route sharing different\nobservations. reflections and knowledge guided by Fruit Routes founder and artist\nAnne-Marie Culhane. Meet at International House \n15.30-17.00\nWild Tea Come for tea and foraged food from campus. Try your hand at\ntasseography – the art of reading the future. with Paul Conneally and Anne-Marie Culhane\nand Jo Dacombe. Barefoot Orchard \n18.00-19.00\nSpell-ing the Green Knowledge a performance to mark a decade of Fruit Routes\ncreated by Topologies-of-Between [Gillian Whiteley. Geoff Bright\, Lyn Hodnett and Walt\nShaw]. who bring together sound. image. mark-making. objects and voice. Barefoot Orchard \n21.00 ’til late\nMoth Trapping Join in moth trapping with Graham and Nona Finch from\nLeicestershire Entomological Society. Barefoot Orchard \n\nAll are welcome\, no booking required. \nBarefoot Orchard\, nr Pilkington Library\,  opposite University Lodge \nInternational House nr Pilkington Library \nEvents in Barefoot Orchard take place on level ground and with some on site seating provided. The route itself is not always on structured paths but is mostly flat with alternative routes for sloping areas. \nContact environment@lboro.ac.uk for any other info. about Fruit Routes or accessibility.
URL:https://fruitroutesloughborough.com/event/in-your-hands/
LOCATION:Barefoot Orchard
CATEGORIES:In Your Hands
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