Welcome to Day 5 of the Big Green Blog Gathering 2010! Today is all about Climate, and we’re going out with a bang! It’s easy to book people for a virtual gathering (and we don’t have to pay them for travel expenses!), so we’re having a final day packed full of celebrities!

The Emma & Pete Show team are once again hosting the Renewable Energy Cinema, and they have two films about bees for us. Later on, Brigit Strawbridge will be popping by to talk to us about why she’s so worried about bees, and how we can help them.

In the Permaculture Garden, the Alternative Kitchen Garden team will be running a seed swap, and Maddy Harland from Permaculture Magazine is talking about creating a garden sanctuary.

The cafe today is being run by John Wright, and if you want something to eat later you’d better join him for one of his foraging trips out into the nearby fields and the forest. On the menu (if you can find them) are Nettle Soup, Wild Garlic Pesto and Watercress Omelettes, followed by Bramble Mousse and Chestnut Macaroons. Everyone who takes part in the foraging gets a free foragers calendar to take home!

Today’s topic for the the Knitting Circle is kitting for good – how to change the world with your needles :)

The Big Green Flashmob is helping people calculate their carbon footprints, with the aid of the WWF Eco Guru.

The Permanent Publications book stall in the yurt is offering books with a special Gathering discount – but only until 17:00 BST today. You can order the following three titles for (at least) 25% off. Simply quote BIG GREEN BLOG GATHERING 25% OFF PRICE when you place an order either via email (orders@green-shopping.co.uk) or via telephone (01730 823 311):


  • The Alternative Kitchen Garden: An A to Z, by Emma Cooper. RRP £14.95, BGBG price = £10.95

  • Getting Started in Permaculture, by Ross & Jenny Mars. RRP £9.95, BGBG price = £7.45

  • Do It Yourself 12 Volt Solar by Michel Daniek. RRP £9.95, BGBG price = £7.45

As the sun sets the PP team will be making way for Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, who is stocking the bar with his lovely Summer Coolers.

And as a big thank you to everyone who has stopped by the Big Green Blog Gathering this year, my favourite music act from last year is coming back to play us out – here’s David Byrne with Nothing But Flowers: