The Heli-view in our food series… As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN May 2020 report warns. More people are going hungry, an annual study by the Food & Agriculture Organisation has found. Tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished over the past five […]
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Food for (climate) thought
As lockdown is being loosened and we refill the social and economic vacuum, here’s some food for thought on going back to our (new?) normal routines and choices. There is plenty of evidence that climate change is already affecting our food system. Imports of avocados, coffee and courgettes have already been squeezed, and UK farming […]
Low Carbon Diets and Food
This report forms part of the ‘Food and Diets’ research done by the Zero Carbon Britain project through 2012-13. This work concentrates on low carbon diets in the UK today. About the Zero Carbon Britain project An initiative from the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). Its aim is to demonstrate that integrated and technically feasible […]
Food and Climate Change
Food is something that is universally experienced. We all eat. And therefore, by linking climate change to food, you come to it already with more understanding and so the topic is made more accessible. ~ Karen Brown, Center for ECOliteracy Click on the link above for a short 13m48s video overview, and below for […]
Neighbourhood care
introducing: Outside the Box’s “Food Buddies” Project. This is a resource which aims to help neighbours and carers of older people get the right food during these difficult times. The resource can be viewed on their website; also have a look here for dementia-friendly meals. Some souls will hear My voice distinctly, others will act […]
Lights, action!
The longest night of the year inspires, infuses and enthuses feeling-people to emphasise more LIGHT. Winter solstice 2020 in the Northern Hemisphere will be at 14:30CET on Monday, 21 December. However, in these dark & VUCA times we each need to max-out on light bringing activities and celebrations: Diwali, observed on the 15th day of […]
Zero carbon – Britain
——There’s a discussion currently happening in the Findhorn Ecovillage Community about being Carbon Neutral by 2030. And then I read some days ago: “the April [2020] oil market crash will test the determination of majors like Shell and BP, which have recently announced goals to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, according to the International Energy […]
