Green Drinks: Circular Living

Event Details

Circular economy and circular living principles are essential in addressing the climate crisis and our global waste problem. A shift from our linear, high waste and emissions economy to a circular regenerative designed society is a key part of the solution to the climate emergency.

How does circular living apply to your day to day lifestyle? We have designed this Green Drinks to highlight different ways that people and businesses have embedded circular living into their lives. During this session you will hear about circular living and explore how sustainable behaviours can be embedded in different areas of your life.

We will hear from a panel of speakers who will highlight various aspects of circular living such as closed loop systems, zero waste living, localisation and growing your own food. For the first half hour, we will also be hearing some live music from the excellent Fraser Telfer.

Our Circular Living event will be at 1915 which is a beautiful restaurant based in the Federal Mills in North Geelong and they have been generous to offer us their space for this event. 1915 holds a powerful history infused with modern spirit, serving up delicious locally-sourced mediterranean-inspired dishes.

Drinks will be available for purchase on the night. If you would like to join us for dinner after the event at your own expense, please select that option when you book. 1915 is offering a special vegan menu alongside their normal menu for the night for those who are interested in joining us for dinner.

Read more about the inspiring panel below.

Lana – Feed Me Bellarine

Lana, one of the founders of Feed Me Bellarine, will be joining the panel to share about her journey and inspiration to create Feed Me Bellarine. Feed Me Bellarine collects spare food and excess produce and shares it with community that needs it. Feed Me Bellarine is an inspiring model of implementing circular principles. Lana, owner of Belly Bowls and Bellarine Catering, saw how much food she was throwing out at the end of each day. She started to package it up and distribute it to people in need. Feed Me Bellarine turns leftover food into nutritious meals and delivers to people in need across the Bellarine Peninsula.

Katherine – Valerie’s Pantry

Katherine Reynolds opened Valerie’s Pantry in 2017 after becoming concerned about the alarming amount of plastic that was involved in everyday shopping. Katherine is passionate about offering a shopping experience for the conscious consumer, where reducing waste is a priority. Valerie’s Pantry features an incredible selection of bulk wholefoods, liquids, teas, home and beauty products and spices, as well as fresh local produce, meats, pantry essentials, and non-toxic, chemical-free home and body products. Customers are encouraged to BYO containers in an effort to reduce household waste and plastic use.

Meg – Transition Streets Geelong

Meg has a BASci (Natural Resource Management), and spent many years working with TreeProject to revegetate degraded land. She has devoted the last 20 years to raising and home-educating her children, growing and cooking food and finding ways to upcycle used textiles.  In amongst all that, she loves sharing skills with, and learning from others. Meg is a long time member of Transition Streets Geelong. Most recently she has been helping to establish a hyper-local food growers group in East Geelong, weaving together the growing of food and community.

Transition Street groups are people who live close to each other who share a desire for empowerment and connection with ourselves and what we care about, with our families, our communities and the ecosystems we love and depend on as biological creatures.  They are a way of bringing many people on board who are thinking globally and acting locally.  A lot of people doing a lot of small steps adds up to big action and it’s creative, supportive and fun.

Emily – Emipeli Design

Emily Rastas is an artist and designer currently working and living in Geelong, working predominantly in the realms of painting, wearable art, sculpture, apparel and installation. Emily is passionate about sustainability and slow fashion. Her brand Emipeli Design sells her upcycled clothing range, hand painted shoes and boots, and unique accessories made from discarded fabric waste.