Beekeeping (apiculture): Towards self-reliance, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability

The health, economic and environmental impacts of apiculture as a science of keeping bees to tap natural pure and unadulterated honey and processing honeybee byproducts for various industrial, nutritional and pharmaceutical usefulness cannot be overemphasised.

Standing Rock is Everywhere: The Indigenous Heart of the Climate Change Fight

We can celebrate a genuine victory with the end of the KXL and it is appropriate to be grateful for the indigenous guidance responsible for this victory. Nevertheless, the struggle continues and it is our struggle, not just someone else’s. Stay rooted in real stories. Never give up. Standing Rock is everywhere.

The Power of Personalizing the Climate Crisis

“You need the kinds of stories of change and of characters that you can believe in, who have gone through this sort of big transformation in order to show you that such a thing is possible—it is necessary and possible,” Patel says.

How can we safely collapse systems of domination, and so, flourish?

The climate chaos that we are witnessing makes it inescapably clear that dominating others harms oneself, and that this system of domination will inevitably end—whether through ecological disasters or our collective action.

Sticking to the plot: A celebration of permaculture allotment projects

Often located in the heart of communities, many allotments have become thriving projects, where people gather to learn about growing food and to connect with nature and each other. In this post I will share the story of my allotment site and the medicinal herb garden project I started there last year.

Refugees and Restoration

But… What happens if we combine the efforts of ecosystem restoration with humanitarian aid and development, empowering refugees with the tools and the knowledge to build a better life? What if we transform refugee camps into regenerative camps?