A little coffee, a little dancing….

We’re pleased to welcome David – who be selling organic  fairtrade tea, coffee and hot chocolate.

Sounds great.

And for those looking for a little something to do once they have  coffee in their belly Monica will be hosting Nia dance in the wooden hall  between 12- 12:30pm – head on over and work up an appetite!

Nia is a holistic fitness practice that allows you to tap into your creativity and discover new ways of moving.

The Nia Technique blends movements and concepts from Dance Arts, Martial Arts and Healing Arts with vocal sounding and self-expression into dynamic routines set to uplifting music from around the world.

With a philosophy rooted in “The Joy of Movement,” Nia teaches people of all lifestyles to choose Pleasure as the path toward physical, mental, spiritual and emotional health.

With a “More-Gain, No-Pain” philosophy, Nia is suitable for all bodies, all ages, all genders and all fitness levels, delivering a fun, effective and life changing practice for all walks of life.

Everyone is welcome to participate. No experience or fitness level required. And dancing will be barefoot.

If you are interested in being involved in Nia regularly -have a look here

Evie and Liv

Super pleased to have Alicia of ‘Evie and Liv’ as a stall holder at Ecofest. Alicia is also part of the team organising the event.

Alicia will have soap (handmade, palm oil free) as well as children and adults clothing.

Evie and Liv children’s clothing aims to lessen the carbon footprint of it’s childrenswear by upcycling fabrics and using natural organic fibres, while still having fun with colour and prints.

You can visit Evie and Liv esty store here to have a preview of what you might expect to find at Ecofest on Nov 5.

Geelong Organic Gardeners

Geelong Organic Gardeners are joining us at Ecofest.

They describe themselves on their website as ‘ a friendly, diverse group of people who share a common interest in gardening organically, and working with nature rather than against it.’

Come along some members on the day and chat with them about things like – composting worm farms, seed raising and other garden related things.

Their stall will have produce from members gardens along with home-made jams, cakes, plants and seeds.

Their website provides information and links to upcoming events.

One event in the next few weeks to get along to would be

‘An Introduction to Edible and Sustainable Gardening’ at the Vines road Community Centre on September 25th.  For more details visit www.gog.org.au

naturopathic nurturing

All Naturopathic Nurturing products are handmade using naturally derived ingredients and organic herbs – created to nurture you!

Angie from Naturopathic Nurturing will be at the market providing some great products to spoil yourself with.

Visit her website or facebook page to see the range – including some new products!

welcome nurture by nature

We welcome Quill and Cheryne from Nurture by Nature Sustainable Living to our market.

They will be selling cloth nappies, fairtrade toys and giftcards and organic baby products.

Quill and Cheryne have been running their business for the past 3 years. They are passionate about the environment and human rights, so their business is all about providing people with sustainable and ethical purchase options.

visit their website and facebook page to find out more about them and get a sneak preview at what they might be bringing along!

be shirts

Sam from ‘be shirts’ will be bringing us positive messages at ecofest!

be shirts has a passion for the positive – ethical messages on ethical shirts

“feel the difference”

Be Shirts T-shirts are 100% organic cotton, made in Australia.

check out their website www.beshirts.biz or follow them on facebook

calling for ‘green-market’ stallholders!

we’re looking for stall holders – are you keen?

a large part of our ecofest will be our green market. We are hoping to have stall holders locally and from further afield come along and spruik their wares.

we’re asking for people who have products/information that is either – organic, upcycled/recycled/repurposed, made from natural products, fairtrade, or provides a better environmental solution.

have a look at our market conditions pdf (on the pages -  both on the sidebar and on a tab at the top of this blog- next to about) to find more about how you can be involved. also find the rego form there and send that through to us to secure your market stall.

most of our market stalls will be indoors – unless you request other wise!

get on board early and get a good spot.