Main Festival : Stalls
Chorlton's Big Green Festival provides a place for the area's environmentally aware shops and businesses to sell their products and connect with local people. In previous years, it has been a place to see artists at work and check out some beautiful craft stalls selling recycled gifts and unique reclaimed pieces.This year's theme is 'The World in Chorlton' and we will, therefore be focusing on the link between local issues and the global topic of climate change. This year all stalls will provide festival-goers with a unique and interactive activity.
Click here to contact our stalls team, if you would like to run a stall
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Abbott & Booth Ethical Financial Planning
- a firm of ethical financial planners providing investment advice to investors who would like to invest their pensions, savings and investments ethically.
We provide a full advisory and review service for long term financial planning goals
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| Amanda Dabrowski Face Painting - a Face Painter in Manchester covering Corporate Events, Store Openings, Local Attractions, Shopping Centres, Council Events and Festivals using safe, approved products. Young-spirited and positive offering a friendly, professional and reliable service; she is delighted to be back on board this year to support the local community and engage the little, green eco-fairies or mischievous, recycle monsters in our world! For further info: amanda_dabrowski@hotmail.com |  |
| Beetle Felt – offers fun and friendly workshops in a relaxed and sociable environment. Book a workshop for yourself and a friend too so that you can have fun indulging your creativity together. You have the opportunity to gain a more in depth knowledge of sewing, felt making, weaving, dyeing, batik, silk painting, spinning and lots more. |  |
| Betty and Butch – the complete 'dog lifestyle store' offers a holistic approach to dog care offering natural, holistic and organic products. We do all we can to support the environment and build trade links within the UK and abroad. 10% For Tag-IT Pass-IT on members |  |
| Busy Bee Toy Shop - 2012 is the International Year of Cooperatives. Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General has said that "Co-operatives are a reminder to the international community that it is possible to pursue both economic viability and social responsibility" and this is what Busy Bee Toy Shop Cooperative is trying to demonstrate. Artist Becky Waite will be running a craft activity for all ages encouraging recycling and re-use. Makedo recycling Craft kits and bamboo toys for sale. |  |
| ChorltonPlantNursery – Our stall will have a selection of plants from our nursery in the heart of Chorlton. Our wide range of potted plants includes every-thing from vegetable seedlings, herbs and fruit to shrubs and trees; the majority of which are grown on site in peat-free compost, cutting out the carbon emissions inherent in transport. We support our community in growing their own and sourcing products locally. |  |
| Development Education Project is an education charity and the Bookstall is a selection of new books. There will be some creative writing and storytelling activities. The link to the theme looking at local to global issues and how what we do locally impacts globally specifically climate change. |  |
| Emerge – The original pioneer of waste and recycling services in Manchester, EMERGE 3Rs is an environmental charity with over 10 years experience of empowering individuals, businesses and communities to Reduce, Re-use and Recycle. Visit our stall and play the Slim your Bin game. EMERGE 3Rs will inspire you to think about the resources you use and show you the benefits of reducing your waste. |  |
| Manchester Friends of the Earth - an award-winning environmental campaign group, taking action on a range of local, national and international issues including climate change, corporate responsibility, real food, trade justice, sustainable transport & aviation and waste & recycling. |  |
| Greenpeace - The underlying goal of all our work is a green and peaceful world - an earth that is ecologically healthy and able to nurture life in all its diversity. |  |
| Grow for it - Display of activities by volunteers at the Grow for It Community Allotment including information about the new Community Apiary run by the NamBeePamBee Beekeepers. Interactive beehive (no bees!) and beekeeping equipment. Information about taster workshops and open days coming up in 2012 season. |  |
| Hulme Community Garden Centre - Growing our own organic Food Locally and providing wildlife frieldly spaces are two of the most empowering and important positive contributions that we can makein creating a healthier world. Find all you need to get started on the HCGC Stall, including friemdly expert advice. There'll be something to suit all spaces, no matter the size. Hulme Community Garden Centre - bringing the community together through gardening. |  |
| Manchester Organic Gardeners are a Garden Organic Local Group and support all gardeners who wish to grow plants using organic principals, thus treading more lightly on the earth. We aim to help new and experienced gardeners to grow their own produce and our stall will have examples of how you can use organic methods in your garden, patio or even on your window sill. |  |
| Manchester Real Nappies provides an opportunity to learn more about the benefits of cloth nappies; and get hands-on with some of the leading brands. MRN offers personalized advice on nappies, and the best solution for you and your family. Cloth nappies are environmentally friendly, are gentler on babies’ skin, and are cheaper to use than disposable nappies. |  |
| PERENNIAL a grounded and open approach to urban gardening, recognising the ecological impact within our growing spaces. We are an organic and sustainable garden practice, encouraging organic gardening in chorlton. Perennial sources FSC / recycled wood and organic finishers for our bespoke garden accessories. Invariably sound gardening practices benefits Chorlton and inevitably global through direct action. Children's activities, available in organic seed planting, bug house bundles, Bug Bingo sheets. |  |
| S.A.L.V.E. International – will be selling handmade crafts from Uganda. Everything is made by cooperative groups in the community in Uganda and the profits made go back to the producers and to support the work of S.A.L.V.E. International. We will be selling shoulder bags, recycled jewelry made from paper, sisal and seeds, handmade recycled paper cards. People can learn about our work and more about climate change in Uganda through our quiz or look at our blog here. |  |
| The Sling School – We teach the art of babywearing and run a sling library with beautiful, modern slings based on traditional cloth baby carriers from around the world. We will be offering information, demonstrations and resources about babywearing, and the sling library will be open for people to borrow slings. There will also be babywearing-related activities for children. |  |
| TreadRecycle – STYLE WITH A CONSCIENCE. Tread work with artisans in Morocco to create original interior products made from recycled tyres, our aim is to show that being eco conscious can be eco stylish whilst addressing the ever growing global problem of tyre mountain waste. Kevin McCloud chose us as a green hero. Will offer interactive activities that would demonstrate the talent and determination of the people who have developed this skill. |  |
| Urban Coppice – Mike Carswell is a Coppice Worker who manages local woods to supply various traditional and modern products. Will be demonstrating how to make woven hazel hurdles at the festival and have a selection of products for your home and garden. Coppicing is the most sustainable form of woodland management which has been practiced for thousands of years. It helps to improve biodiversity, capture carbon and provide employment for local people. |
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| Water for Kids is a small charity, which works with communities to provides safe sustainable water supplies, sanitation and health education for children and communities in developing countries. The stall will have information and photos of our work, sale of paper boxes made from recycled flyers and sale of crafts. You can also try the ---- water filtration system, dirty water made safe in a few seconds. | 
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