Unicorn donates £3,000 to Permaculture Institute El Slavador

Submitted by rob on Thu, 17/04/2008 - 12:04

Permaculture

Following a talk by Karen Inwood from IPES at a Manchester Permaculture Network event last year, Debbie Clark from Unicorn visited the project in El Salvador, and now Unicorn has donated £3,000!

Unicorn Grocery is Manchester's vegan-organic whole food co-operative based in Chorlton. Debbie was inspired by the talk by Karen last summer, and was encouraged to visit IPES (Permaculture Institute of El Salvador) as part of her tour as result. She was so impressed by what she saw that she persuaded Unicorn this February, to donate £3,000 to the project. The donation was channeled through the British Permaculture Association, which has been working in partnership with IPES since its inception in 2002. As an ethical workers co-operative, Unicorn has a policy of investing a percentage of its profits into supporting projects like IPES. As an individual that has been shopping at Unicorn for 10 years, and as a trustee of the Permaculture Association, and as the person that organised the event where Karen and Debbie met, I am extremely pleased with this outcome! I think it is an excellent example of positive networking, and the power of co-operation. Click here to see some photographs from IPES, provided by Karen Inwood.

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IPES, El Salvador

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/05/2008 - 23:54.

Hi Rob,

you certainly should be proud of your part in the donation by UNICORN - and of your blog.

Karen has linked me to it, as I am trying to help with communications for IPES, as part of my second stint here as a volunteer. I am very much an internet novice, so you may be hearing from me again by email.

The blog looks great and is very informative.

Best regards

Peter Bloodworth

question for Peter Bloodworth

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 27/12/2008 - 02:55.

Hi - sorry to hijack this blog... Peter, are you by any chance the Peter Bloodworth my dad (Simon Blake) would have known at school (Hugh Sexey Grammar, Blackford, Somerset)? I found this page via googling 'Peter Bloodworth' - I am trying to help Dad track down some old friends via various means, and he said that the Peter he is looking for moved up North, and this site seems to have something to do with Manchester, plus Dad said that the Peter we're seeking has a sister called Karen, and you mention a Karen...?

If you google 'vicky blake durham university philosophy tutors', you should find my email in a list there - please do gt in touch if it i you, or even to let us know if it isn't!

Sorry to all others for writing about something totally non-related! I'm not sure if Peter will get this message automatically, with it being a reply to his message, but if not and anyone knows him and ouldn't mind passing it on, that would be amazing!

Best wishes,

Vicky Blake

Hi Peter. Thank you - you're

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/05/2008 - 18:31.

Hi Peter. Thank you - you're the first person to leave a comment on my blog! Karen sent me a message asking about e-bulletins the other day, which I have some experience of. Email me if you want any advice. Also we are in a position to provide cheap hosting, with Drupal content management system if you want it. Rob

Thank you, Rob

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 15/05/2008 - 23:55.

Before I head up the blog to learn more about the Camel and the Giant Herb Spiral, many thanks for today´s email packed with advice. I am just back from a meeting of the Ecological Network of Suchitoto, El Salvador, but will get to grips with it all this evening.