Auckland’s sustainability festival EcoFest kicked off on March 22 and runs right through the school holidays this year. This is a festival that takes place all over the region for one month and as the online programme shows, central and west Auckland is chock-a-block with workshops, markets and activities for all ages and stages.
Local favourite Freida Margolis is giving it’s monthly Saturday market a fresh eco-focus, including sustainable offerings from friendly local sellers, makers and bakers. Not far away, local libraries are putting on arty events for all ages – from ‘Biology in a Box’ at Grey Lynn, to ‘Art Can Be Everywhere’ in Auckland’s central library. A short walk away at The Ellen Melville Centre, they’re offering a bevy of activities each week, and nearer the water, there are adult bike riding classes and bike repair classes at Queen’s Wharf.
Heading in the other direction to Parnell, why not look at our museum’s Swimming with Sharks exhibition or drop into Newmarket’s Highwick House and learn about their new waste-free weddings, ‘EcoWed?’
In Westmere, Florence Saves Clothes is having a four-day Open Studio and showcasing a new ‘Old Clothes to Couture’ collection, which also includes ideas to transform long-forgotten wedding dresses. In neighbouring Pt Chev there’s a comprehensive waste-wise workshop at the new library and a $5 fill a bag sale at Waiōrea Community Recycling Centre – the perfect place to refresh your wardrobe while doing good for the environment.
These are just a small sample of events that are often free or low cost, usually only require a couple of hours to experience and open one’s eyes to new sustainable horizons. This is a central goal of EcoFest which was formed thirteen years ago in West Auckland. EcoMatters Environment Trust founded it, were joined two years later by Kaipātiki Project[CG1] , and three years ago, the Beautification Trust and Waiheke Resources Trust joined the team.
“What delivering this festival has taught us, is that even just attending one event can create a positive, impactful connection between each other and the environment,” says EcoMatters CEO, Carla Gee. “Given the challenges happening in Aotearoa and in the rest of the world right now, we know that it’s more important than ever to provide fun, light-hearted ways to sample sustainability together.”
[CG1]Joined two years later by Kaipatiki Project, and three years ago the festival went regional when Beautification Trust and Waiheke Resources Trust joined the team.
https://ecofest.org.nz
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