Continuing with my current 'jack of all trades' mentality I jumped at the opportunity to be an event planner and to oragnise my own sustainable living event. After just a few weeks of planning it all came together this Monday night at Camden Lock Market. 'Another Way' - The Alternative Living Fair was celebrating alternative ideas which are currently shaping our lives in London. With a mix of stalls, workshops, music and spoken word a really nice atmosphere was created and quite an intimate event as we moved the originally planned outdoor set up into the Lower Dingwalls gallery. We managed to squeeze everyone in and despite the rain our spirits were raised with some great jazz music and a space full of inspiring ideas. Chili Hawes, founder of the October Gallery, gave us a talk about her experiences with alternative living throughout the 60's and shared with us stories about various ecological projects she had been involved in from the high desert of New Mexico to the Outback of Australia and the south of France.
Tom explaining the benefits of locally produced, seasonal food with a market stall featuring veg picked from the Regents Park Allotment Capital Growth site
Alisha Bailey's Pop-up Cafe with lots of tasty goodies from her recently set up independent cafe on Balls Pond Road
Up and coming designer Kharise Francis with her beautifully designed women's wear collection
A selection of handmade soaps from Weatherstone Therapies also on hand to provide calming massages and treatments
Individual handcrafted and bespoke textiles by designer Louise Kamara who founded the Eco Design Fair
Mark Ridsdill Smith, founder of Vertical Veg sharing ideas of urban growing and high food yields from the tiniest of city spaces
The jazz duo Sam Braysher and Joe Price from Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Why are you alternative tags were filled in by all with some very entertaining ideas!
Emma Gleeson setting up her Ethical Fashion Workshop teaching people basic sewing skills, customisation and how to breath life into your sad old threads!
Had my camera not been stolen I would have liked to share more photos of those who aren't in these like the stunning bikes bought over by Adam from Cloud 9 Cycles, the super tasty microgreens from the Sow Gourmet guys Thom and Vish, Russell and his foodcycle team, the Green Stage workshop and the Conservation workshop. The rain also prevented the lovely Mandy of Perfect Circle Poi from giving us a fire dance performance but we'll save that one for next time!
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