Our Story
OPERATING OFF-GRID & FOSSIL-FUEL-FREE
We believe boaters have been early adopters of renewable measures as diverse as solar power, compost toilets and reduced consumption. However many still have to rely on diesel (for propulsion) and coal (for heating). Gaia uses natural and reclaimed materials to showcase a future-proof, regenerative design at the heart of a wider ecological restoration project on the River Roding.
AWARD-WINNING PROJECT
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Being commended at City Hall in an event chaired by Dame Ellen MacArthur & the Mayor of London
Linda Royles and the team at Hackney WickED festival with boat-painting and clay workshops
USING NATURAL MATERIALS
ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE
In a workshop at Dalston Beach mixing cob used to sculpt the interior of the boat
Louis Rutherford explaining our vessel's unique, permaculture design
PRESS & Event clippings
'Floating about with Gaia...' | R-Urban, 2013
'A Barge, some London Clay & a Studio Tour' | Hackney Wicked/Community ReLeaF, 2013
'2 Day Permablitz' | London Permablitz, 2014
'Tour of the Gaia Narrowboat' | London Permaculture Festival, 2014
'UCL student a finalist in Mayor of London's Low Carbon competition' | UCL, 2015
'Introduction to Urban Permaculture' | 6-Heads/Permaculture Association, 2015
'The Noonday Underground' | Hi Events/Grow Hackney, 2016
'Composting with UCL at Greenlab' | Greenlab/UCL, 2017
'Floating Ecological Event Space' | Cob in the Community, 2018
'River Roding Spring Clean - Barking' | River Roding Trust/Keep Britain Tidy, 2019
'A Positive Trace Party' | Evensi/Positive Trace Parties, 2019
'Rumble on the Roding' | Time Out/Positive Trace Parties, 2020