Baglady Productions http://www.bagladyproductions.org Beauty, Rubbish and Picking Up Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:41:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 en baglady,environment,sustainability,respect,needabag,northern,ireland,,plastic,bags,,rubbishNews & Politicspodcast@bagladyproductions.orgBaglady ProductionsBaglady Productionsnobaglady,environment,sustainability,respect,needabag,northern,ireland,,plastic,bags,,rubbishBaglady Productions exists to identify and promote work that restores our damaged environment, gets rid of rubbish, and reduces harmful practices. Through baglady appearances, film, the web and other media, our campaigns give publicity to good practices, Baglady Productions exists to identify and promote work that restores our damaged environment, gets rid of rubbish, and reduces harmful practices. Through baglady appearances, film, the web and other media, our campaigns give publicity to good practices, and to highlight those things that need to change.568127http://www.feedburner.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with RojoSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Live.comChoose your preferred RSS reader from the options on the right. If you don't use RSS, you can subscribe to Baglady Productions by email. Dungrace in the Netherlands: October 20, 2008 http://www.bagladyproductions.org/2008/11/28/dungrace-in-the-netherlands-october-20-2008/ http://www.bagladyproductions.org/2008/11/28/dungrace-in-the-netherlands-october-20-2008/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:41:20 +0000 podcast@bagladyproductions.org (Baglady Productions) http://www.bagladyproductions.org/2008/11/28/dungrace-in-the-netherlands-october-20-2008/ EvelienNetherlands Baglady Evelien Boskma visits the small Frisian town of Workum, for the annual Dungrace, from Workum to Warmond.

Evelien writes: Yes, dung! Let me explain.

Before the Industrial Revolution, ships would sail from Workum to Warmond with manure (cow-dung) for the bulb-fields in the West of the Netherlands. Later lorries took over the job.

But in the seventies oil became really scarce. A Frisian named Reid de Jong then came up with the idea of re-introducing fuel-free transport. He wanted to use the Workum-Warmond trade route as an exercise. The first exercise took place in 1974.

Although Reid’s suggestion didn’t catch on at the time, the exercise is now repeated every year and is hugely popular, as I witnessed today.

What happens is this:
Because the ships are not allowed to use their engines, people will have to pull them out of the harbour into the lake (see picture). Very hard work, especially if there’s head wind, like today! The ships set sail and use wind power to reach their destination. So, totally eco!

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Fortunately Reid de Jong is still able to watch the races. He lives in the Workum lighthouse and is entirely self-sufficient. Very eco.

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Baglady at Buckingham Palace.

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Do we just make monuments? or do we learn the lessons? Baglady at the Women of World War II monument in central London.

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Baglady reflects.

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]]> http://www.bagladyproductions.org/2008/11/02/ending-world-waste-green-park-summers-day/feed/ no Baglady reflects. ShareThis Baglady Productions Baglady reflects. ShareThis baglady,environment,sustainability,respect,needabag,northern,ireland,,plastic,bags,,rubbish Report: Living ASAP http://www.bagladyproductions.org/2008/10/24/report-living-asap/ http://www.bagladyproductions.org/2008/10/24/report-living-asap/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:16:02 +0000 podcast@bagladyproductions.org (Baglady Productions) http://www.bagladyproductions.org/2008/10/24/report-living-asap/ You’re not supposed to laugh about the environment, are you? We did.

ASAP attendeesPeople from ages 8-75 got together at storyteller Liz Weir’s Ballyeamon Barn at the head of Glenariff. The craic started with the first cup of tea.

We also talked very seriously about the local-global problems we all face at present. And on the Saturday night, we sang, danced, told stories and poems at Liz’s regular ceili session.

Everybody conspired to help us: the BBC with a live piece on Your Place and Mine, Mother Earth with a big storm overnight, Jacky Ingram with her laughter workshop, Darren from the Ballymena Guardian taking our photo. Furthermore, there was a centrefold on Baglady in Sunday Life (our thanks to reporter Clare and photographer Liam).

A brilliant workshop, the first of many, we hope. The next is already planned for 29-30 November in Omagh. Details later.

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It’s about finding what works for you, and occasionally making sacrifices.

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Jacky Ingram’s 5-minute laughter Workshop at Castle Espie.

Hollybank Healing

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Baglady to Gordon Brown: ‘Give us some decent leadership - we’ll follow’

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‘You can still have what you need - but it’s just - with less waste’ - Karen Cannard www.therubbishdiet.co.uk

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