STABLE
GROUND
The Red Stables Festival
CONNECTING FOOD, NATURE AND SUSTAINABILITY
St Anne's Park, Dublin
Saturday 21.09.2019
ABOUT
A festival connecting food, nature and sustainability through a series of talks, demos and tours, and a celebration of local food and producers in the surroundings of St Anne's Park
(and finished off with a party!)
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TALKS
Free, but limited places, first come, first served
10.00am-11.00am - SPARK JOY IN YOUR PANTRY- FOOD WASTE AND FOOD MANAGEMENT
Irish households throw away €700 of food each year. Globally, 1,300,000,000 tonnes of food is wasted annually!
Transforming city food habits for life! Trifocal tips with Dr Joanne Rourke
Food Cloud explains how the charity created a platform connecting surplus food to partner charities that can use it
Grower Maria Flynn of Ballymakenny Farm talks about her innovative produce and its journey to market
2.30pm to 3.30pm - WHAT GIVES? - GETTING OUR HEADS AROUND FOOD SUSTAINABILITY
AND THE ADJUSTMENTS WE CAN MAKE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
“If we were coal miners, we would be up to our knees in dead canaries."
President Michael D. Higgins a the National Biodiversity Conference, 21 February 2019
JP McMahon of Aniar Michelin Star restaurant, is committed to the educational and ethical aspects of food
Change by Degrees with Dr Tara Shine, environmental scientist
John Gibbons, climate change activist and journalist says we need to 'Think or Swim'
5pm to 6pm - NO SUCH THING AS A GREEN LUNCH?
A panel discussion moderated by Dr Shana Cohen, CEO of TASC, Ireland’s Think Tank for Action on Social Change
John Gibbons, climate change journalist ThinkorSwim.ie
Saoirse McHugh, the Green Party
Lorraine Bull, Biodiversity Officer, DCC Parks & Biodiversity
Rachel Allen, TV chef, cook and author, and
JP McMahon chef owner, Aniar Michelin Star restaurant, Galway
COOKING WITH RACHEL ALLEN
€20 (plus booking fee and tax) includes recipes and samples.
TV chef, cook and author Rachel Allen prepare delicious meals using local produce
while chatting about food, nature and sustainability!
12.15pm to 1.15pm
3.45pm to 4.45pm
ALLOTMENTS AND DUBLIN CITY FARM TOUR
Free, but limited places, first come, first served
Take a whistle-stop tour of the St Anne’s allotments at harvest time with Brendan Doyle
and learn about the amazing eco education project that is Dublin City Farm, meet in the courtyard, sharp!
1.30pm to 2.30pm
VISUAL ARTS
'Instinct' is an exhibition of works focused on nature and on the human form
artists Miriam Dowling, Jin Yong, Eibhlin Crossan and Miriam Smithers
THE STALLS
Bees and Honey!
Chat with Zheng Xie (Jen) about keeping bees in the burbs
1.30pm-2pm
Make Your Own Beeswax Wraps
with the Minimal Waste Grocery
2pm-2.15pm
CHILDREN
Free, but limited places, first come, first served
HARVEST ART
in the Stalls with Miriam Dowling of the Art Nest
drop in 10.30- 12.00
OWLS
Outdoor wildlife learning and survival, an event for all the family to enjoy.
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Meet at the fairy tree sharp!
Dress for the weather and for an active forest walk!
12.15pm to 1pm
1.15pm to 2pm
2.15pm to 3pm
3.15pm to 4pm
FACEPAINTING
With Rosie from Roar under the clock in the Red Stables
12 midday to 4pm
WALK
Free, but limited places, first come, first served
Take a guided tour of St Anne's Estate
with Gerard O'Rourke
3.45pm - 4.45pm
HAPPENINGS CINEMA
Free but please book your spot! Weather dependent! Check the Happenings facebook page for updates.
Dr Seuss' The Lorax at 3pm
A Kenyan farmer battles climate change in Thank You for the Rain at 6pm
NIGHTHAWKS AT THE RED STABLES
€40 (plus booking fee and tax) enjoy a line up of talented Irish artists & a feast to #tastetheisland
Entertainment by Nighthawks and a feasting menu celebrating the very best of Irish food by
Olive's Room chef proprietor Liam Moloughney
Gates open at 7.30, the feast will be laid out buffet style so help yourself between acts
Featuring comedian Kevin Gildea, spoken word poet John Cummins, Dutch singer-songwriter Jane Willow, musicians Pearse McGloughlin and Nocturnes, and Wexford band Corner-Boy
SPONSORS
INFO
The Red Stables Festival is a joint initiative of Dublin City Council (Civic Offices, Wood Quay, D08RF3F)) and Olive’s Room (company registration number 558331, The Red Stables, St Anne’s Park, D03XOC3) (the Organisers).
Children
The Organisers are committed to a child-centred approach to all events for children and young people.
To see Dublin City Council’s Child Safeguarding Statement, please click here.
Children who are able to enjoy the demos and talks without disturbing others are very welcome but must always be accompanied by a responsible adult. Minimum age for the Nighthawks event is 18 years old.
Environment
Stable Ground is about celebrating the connection between food, nature and sustainability so please...
leave no trace
join the Organisers in trying to make the event plastic free
consider walking, cycling or taking the bus to join us!
Ticket sales
Tickets for ticketed events cannot be refunded. Subject to availability you may be able to exchange it for another time. Please email hello@redstablesfestival.ie. The Organisers reserve the right to cancel any performance without prior notice. If this happens tickets may be exchanged (subject to availability) or (if purchased) refunded to the face value only.
Liability
Participants in the festival enter the venue at their own risk and assume all responsibility for their property.
Neither the Organisers nor their employees shall have any liability to any individual, including any participant or any third party, whether under these terms or on any other basis (including any liability for breach of intellectual property rights) including liability in tort. Neither the Organisers nor their emloyees or owners shall, under any circumstances be liable by reason of any representation or warranty, condition or other term or any duty of common law, or under the express terms of these terms or the policies referred to herein, for any consequential, special, incidental or punitive loss or damage (whether for loss of current or future profits, loss of enterprise value or otherwise) and whether occasioned by the negligence of the Organisers, their employees or agents or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Nothing in these terms shall exclude or limit the liability of the Organisers for death or personal injury resulting from the negligence of their negligence or any of their employees or agents, nor shall these terms operate to exclude or limit any statutory rights which cannot be legally excluded or limited, including the statutory rights of a consumer.