Please come throughout the day, This event will be weather dependent, apart from the meeting with Prof. Francis Ratnieks

12-1.30pm: Guided walk of the garden

Talk on the evolution of the garden and future plans. Step by step demonstration of the building of our geodesic greenhouse, with a chance to get stuck in!

1.30-2.30pm: Permaculture; a quick Introduction

Mischa and Maria Broderick will talk through the basic ideas behind the contemporary Permaculture movement

2.45-4pm: A Tour of Professor Francis Ratnieks Bee Research project.

Francis heads the newly-created Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects at the University and is a leading global authority on honeybee biology, beekeeping and other social insects.

Meet at Innovation centre, Falmer Campus

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4.30-6.30pm: Pond Habitat Session, with Anna Rye from CDEC.

Our garden has a pond that is in need of some attention - A local staff member and friend of the project will guide us through how to maximise this important habitat.

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7-9pm: Food and Social

A chance for people to meet, eat and enjoy the space, around a fire and amongst the blossom.

9-11pm: Outdoor Cinema: Manufactured Landscapes

Director Jennifer Baichwal followed Edward Burtynsky on a tour of China as he took large-scale photographs of industrial subjects. The film explores Burtynksy's still photography, contextualizing his photographs in the global cycles of energy, production, and waste, by cinematically inhabiting the subjects of his work with the aid of simple, short interviews, sparse narration by Burtynsky, and minimalist / industrial music. While the film clearly serves as a commentary on the impact of large scale industrialization, Burtynsky claims neither to criticize nor praise these developments, but to bring images to viewers in the hopes of opening their eyes to the realities of the contemporary world.