Harnessing Food Waste to Empower Communities in Brazil
In 2011, Tchelly gave her first course on how to cook with food scraps to six other housekeepers in her slum, which led her to create a social enterprise called Favela Organica.
Act: Inspiration
How one Swedish city grew the commons by foodsharing during the pandemic
Solikyl aims to create the latter, a food commons, where food is seen as a shared resource through social practice rather than as a private good.
10 things you need to know to stop a coup
So what I’m offering isn’t asking us to stop what we’re doing now. Instead I’m part of an effort called Choose Democracy, which is prepping people for the possibility of a coup while keeping people focused on a strong, robust election process. After all, the best way to stop a coup is to not have one.
Living with Collapse
This is at the heart of the Gaian philosophy. The hope is to develop local communities of those who understand our utter dependence on the Earth, as well as the moment in time we’re living through
Educating in times of systemic collapse
Education must prepare the young students to make the most of the opportunities which the coming crisis will offer, or at the very least, to be resilient to those changes and be able to adapt to the emerging new world.
What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 18 Severine von Tscharner Fleming
Severine brings her influences and analogies from the agricultural space to “What Could Possibly Go Right?”
Farms for Tomorrow: Chris Marshall – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Farm Co-op
Chris Marshall describes why community is essential in sustainable agricultural enterprise and land stewardship and outlines the organizational structure that Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Cooperative Farms have used to safeguard the land while supporting farm operations.
An Indigenous Māori View of Doughnut Economics
Working in sustainability, one understands that context is key. When we fail to identify or understand the nuanced, complex, systemic and local context of a situation, the best-intentioned solutions simply won’t solve society’s most pressing problems.
Resources for a Better Future: Degrowth
Degrowth is a movement that explores another direction for society, one where ecological and social justice become possible, along with more meaningful lives. While there is no single definition for degrowth, this entry attempts to offer some guidance for understanding degrowth in all its diversity
Podcast from the Prairie: Respecting your Tools
In this episode, Jackson reflects on the importance of honoring the people and tools one works with, on the sweat and joy that comes in committing fully to a task, and the kind of work necessary if there is to be a sustainable future.
Coming back to life in Tharaka, Kenya
This is our vision and our contribution to the transformations we need around the world. If we really want to survive on this planet, we have to take care of our own biodiversity.
COVID-19 is a wake-up call about how we should live in harmony with Nature, as our ancestors in Tharaka once did.
Nathan Schneider’s Bounty of Fresh Ideas for Cooperatives
How can cooperatives serve as vehicles for social change, especially in online spaces? What practical interventions could check the anti-social behaviors of Big Tech? These are two questions that I explored recently with Nathan Schneider…
