Jack Johnson plus Hollie Cook
The much-loved performer will headline in front of the world-famous Biomes on Friday 23 June 2023. The special guest will be reggae star Hollie Cook.
The concert will mark Jack’s third time on the Eden Sessions stage, having played two previous sold-out shows in 2010 and 2018. It will also be one of only two UK dates on his tour.
There will also be a special 5x15 event at 5pm, featuring a range of fascinating speakers on the topic of 'Food Matters, and included in your Eden Session ticket price.
Tickets
About the artist
Special guest: Hollie Cook
Hollie Cook is the queen of modern-day “lovers rock” — the lush girly harmony reggae style beloved in Britain since the 1970s. However, touring as a teenager with punk legends The Slits encouraged the fierceness within her sweetness. Hollie’s mentor was Ari Up, the band’s lead singer and a lifelong friend of Cook’s parents (Sex Pistols drummer Paul and her singer mother Jeni).
She has released four studio albums, beginning with her eponymous debut LP in 2011, as well as singles including Milk & Honey, Superstar and Postman.
5x15 talks: Food Matters
- Time: 5pm
- Venue: Ground floor, Core Building
- Admission: Free, no booking required
We're excited to be hosting a very special 5x15 event on food and the environment, to mark the Eden Project’s Food Matters campaign. Come to the Core before the Session starts to hear some fascinating speakers.
The signature format of a 5x15 event sees 4 speakers each having 15 minutes to tell a relevant, entertaining and expert story. These events have been going for 12 years, featuring over 1,400 incredible speakers, including Jeremy Irons, Emma Watson, Billie Eilish and David Gilmour. Check out their YouTube channel here.
The 'Food Matters' theme for this event ties in with Eden's programme that communicates the story of food, presents the challenges and solutions, takes a local and global view and provides visitors with hope, agency and tangible actions. Food is a great enabler of positive change for the planet and revolutionising the way we produce and consume food can help fix the planetary emergency.
Speakers
Sophie Pavelle
Sophie Pavelle is a writer and science communicator. Sharing stories about British nature to wide audiences, she puts a contemporary twist on the natural history genre. Sophie works for Beaver Trust, and she presented their award-winning documentary Beavers Without Borders. She is also an Ambassador for The Wildlife Trusts, sits on the RSPB England Advisory Committee and is a Trustee for UNESCO Exeter City of Literature. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, New Scientist, National Geographic Traveller, and the BBC. Her debut book, Forget Me Not, won the 2023 People's Book Prize for non-fiction.
Philip Lymbery
Philip Lymbery is Chief Executive of leading international farm animal welfare organisation Compassion in World Farming, as well as being a Visiting Professor at the University of Winchester, award-winning author and animal advocate. He was appointed an ambassadorial ‘Champion’ for the UN Food Systems Summit in 2021. He has played a leading role in many major animal welfare reforms, including Europe-wide bans on veal crates for calves and barren battery cages for laying hens. He has also spearheaded Compassion’s engagement with more than 1,000 food companies worldwide, leading to significant improvements in the lives of more than two billion farm animals every year.
His first book Farmageddon was listed as a Book of the Year by The Times, while the second book in the trilogy, Dead Zone, was selected as a ‘Must Read’ by the Daily Mail. His latest book is the acclaimed Sixty Harvests Left: How to Reach a Nature-Friendly Future.
Simon Mills
Simon Mills is Herbal Strategist at Pukka Herbs. He has been in herbal practice since 1977 and at the forefront of the modern development of herbal, complementary and integrated medicine. In 1987 he co-founded the world’s first university centre for complementary health in Exeter. Simon is also an acknowledged authority on the therapeutics, safety and regulatory control of herbal medicines. From 1992-95 he coordinated a major European Commission project on herbal medicines and has been Secretary of the European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy (ESCOP) since 1997.
Separately and further to managing a large UK government grant from 2008-11 which anticipated the value of social prescribing, Simon has led innovations in self-care, learning that this is better as 'shared care', framing the role of 'health guide'. He is Self-Care Lead at the College of Medicine and has helped set up Our Health Directory as an evidence-based resource for all. He has been listed in Who's Who since 2013.
Dr Jo Elworthy
Jo has worked at the Eden Project since its inception, became Director of Interpretation and then was appointed as Chief Science Engagement Officer in 2022. Jo's role focusses on Eden’s mission, strategy and narrative and working closely with all the Eden teams to ensure our work is underpinned by sound science and regenerative sustainability principles and delivered in a unique, compelling way using art, culture, theatre and storytelling.
Jo has over 40 years’ experience in science engagement. Her career is based around the public understanding of science, horticulture and environmental issues. Following scientific research (Rothamsted and Long Ashton Research Stations) she went on to teach horticulture and engage people with the stories of the natural world, write FE courses and lecture in organic horticulture. A move into publishing and television, from BBC Natural History Unit research to producer at Channel Four (series included Garden Club, Fruity Stories, Bloom) enabled engagement with larger and broader audiences. While filming at the Lost Gardens of Heligan, she learnt of a new idea called ‘The Eden Project’ and moved to Cornwall to follow a dream which became reality.
