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  • Mushrooms picking - 45 min from Tampere
    18 September 2020, by Eva Wissenz

    Have you noticed? Mushrooms are everywhere...
    If you haven’t learn yet how to identify the good yummy ones from the poisonous ones, Stefano Ferrari can teach you.
    Italian, environmental engineer, Stefano grew up in the Italian Alps and moved to Finland to live in the Kurki_ecovillage, in Vesilahti. For 1 year, he was part of the village European Union funded project about sustainability. Lover of the nature, he lives in a close contact with that because of his hobbies: running, fishing (…)

  • Eco-Impact Event: Sustainable Fashion
    23 September 2021, by Eva Wissenz

    Demands sinks and supplies pile up, isn’t? Well, a few years ago, Burberry "burned $37 million worth of goods to stop them being stolen or sold cheaply". Less than 10 years ago, Dior could decorate a stage with thousands of fresh flowers, Chanel could bring real ice from Sweden for a winter fashion show in Paris, and Fendi could rent the Great Wall of China for a show that was visible from the Moon.
    When it comes to fast fashion, the figures are terrifying. From Wikipedia page: "Fast (…)

  • Meet the Good Guys in Tampere
    25 October 2019, by Eva Wissenz

    I’m sure you have noticed that Kombucha beverages are very trendy... why that?
    Kombucha is a bacteria that has been used for thousands of years in all Asia and Russia. It is known for supporting good gut health, which is our "second brain". It’s mixed with flavoured teas or water to create very tasty beverages.
    The Good Guys is a Tampere based brewery focused on a organic, raw, and unpasteurized kombucha. And more than this, they have a strong community spirit and inspire you guys to (…)

  • Be the change... a grow session with Bloom in Tampere
    6 November 2021, by Eva Wissenz

    How does one make a change to live more sustainably with a positive impact?
    In this session, we will have a conversation about the change we would like to make for a more sustainable life and be the change we would like to see in the world.
    "Being the change I wanted to be as been a long and sometimes tough process. I’m constantly learning and I’m happy to share about the journey. For any of us, change is indeed a lifetime process and when it’s connected to impact, sustainability and (…)

  • Better together (for sure)
    18 August 2020, by Eva Wissenz

    On Sept. 4th, Oxygen 2050, an association of transformative entrepreneurs based in Helsinki, is organizing an event for us to learn the 3 must elements of building an active community.
    The speaker is Lana Jelenjev – the co-author of Community Builder: Designing Communities for Change, a practical toolbox with over 40 tools on how to help them intentionally create purposeful, connecting and impactful communities.
    Schedule: 14:00 - 14:10 - Brief introduction from the organizers 14:10 - (…)

  • Meet the Good Guys #2
    28 November 2019, by Eva Wissenz

    I’m sure you have noticed that Kombucha beverages are very trendy... why that?
    Kombucha is a bacteria that has been used for thousands of years in all Asia and Russia. It is known for supporting good gut health, which is our "second brain". It’s mixed with flavoured teas or water to create very tasty beverages.
    The Good Guys is a Tampere based brewery focused on a organic, raw, and unpasteurized kombucha. And more than this, they have a strong community spirit and inspire you guys to (…)

  • Meet Dora Tkalec: Permaculture, the future of sustainable communities
    20 January 2020, by Eva Wissenz

    This topic discussion and movie session is organized by the Sustainability and Impact Club of Tampere Universities with Y-Kampus and the Continuous Learning project.
    Dora Tkalec, a permaculture expert from Croatia, is joining the Sustainability and Impact Club at Tampere University this Friday.
    She defines permaculture as "a holistic approach to systems design, grounded in three ethic principles (care for the land, care for people, and fair share), based on mimicking natural systems." (…)

  • Meet Henri Murto: Understanding our immediate environment - Soil and food system, what’s wrong ? (with a podcast)
    17 February 2020, by Eva Wissenz

    This impact entrepreneur meeting is organized by the Sustainability and Impact Club of Tampere Universities with Y-Kampus and the Continuous Learning project.
    Meet Henri Murto, an entrepreneur farmer running the Rekola organic and biodynamic farm.
    Henri is super passionate about farming and he’ll share about his experience as a successful entrepreneur. With him, we will also discuss about the soil and food system, trying to see how we can get more local and organic food in our beloved (…)

  • PALAVA TULEVAISUUS – End for burning peat and wood in Tampere
    22 December 2021, by Elokapina Media

    https://sustainabletampere.fi/PALAVA-TULEVAISUUS-Loppu-turpeen-ja-puun-polttamiselle-Tampereella🔥WHAT?
    Environmental groups Elokapina Tampere / Extinction Rebellion Tampere, Suomanifesti, Friends of the Earth Tampere, Fridays for Future Tampere ja Greenpeace Tampere organise a demonstration, where we demand the City of Tampere to:
    1. Acknowledge that burning biomass and peat in energy production is harmful for the environment and biodiversity. Tampereen sähkölaitos and the city of (…)

  • Climat Crisis coffee time
    7 December 2019, by Eva Wissenz

    Extinction Rebellion (or XR, Elokapina in Finnish) is "a global environmental movement using non violent civil disobedience to compel government action to avoid tipping points in the climate system, biodiversity loss, and the risk of social and ecological collapse." (Wikipedia)
    As a non-violent movement, they are interesting because they have to be super creative in order to be heard by the decisions makers.
    The movement was established in the United Kingdom in 2018 and is known for (…)