An environmental initiative of Mata Amritanandamayi Math
The National Trust is working on a disused viaduct to make it into a garden for visitors, complete with a path from one end to the other. The vision is to transform Castlefield Viaduct into a free-to-access park and meeting … Continued
Monty Don’s series on gardens around the world begins with a fascinating episode on chinampas, the ‘floating gardens’ of Mexico City which go back to the Aztecs, and features the ‘organoponicos‘ (kitchen gardens) and ‘huertas‘ that enabled Cuba to survive … Continued
Practical Action’s work in Faridpur: it starts with making waste workers safe, healthy and respected, working in communes; changing attitudes across the city; making compost and vermiculture compost (from worms); and processing PET plastic to produce bags of recyclable plastic … Continued
‘Parklets’ are areas in streets that have been reclaimed for plants. You can find them all over Europe, in Scotland and even in Hackney. See this Guardian article.
Peter Ash’s soil fertility course This online course will tell you all you need to know about creating and maintaining fertile soil. This workshop unlocks the secrets of natural soil fertility as well as focuses on how to make the … Continued
This is a biodynamic and permaculture-based farm at Dartington. See this Guardian article.
Agroforestry, or forest gardening, as practised in Dartington by Martin Crawford. For a longer explanation see:– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFbcn06h8w4 NEW See:– International Forest Garden / Food Forest Symposium, Online 31 May-4 June 2021 and on-demand
‘We have to do things differently’ — After Hurricane Maria, These small farms in Puerto Rico are making food more sustainable and resilient in the face of the climate crisis. Back to back hurricanes in 2017 exposed the instability of Puerto … Continued
“Singer and song collector Sam Lee traces a map in stories, folklore and song along England’s longest and most famous river, the Thames. Beginning at its underground source in the idyllic Gloucestershire countryside, Sam follows the Thames from a trickling … Continued
Practical Action have prepared a field report on a small scale solution delivering big results in areas where low rainfall, drought and cyclones have led to severe hardship. Pfumvudza (“New Season”) is a special method of agriculture that enables a … Continued
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