Thanks for the next 5 minutes of your valuable time, as communities we must cherish our skills and push up because it will not trickle down fast enough with what it coming. Blackrock, Goldman Sachs and the Shadow Banking Ponzi Posse have added another half trillion to the NVidia circularContinue Reading
When friction arises at critical global bottlenecks, whether along the Strait of Hormuz or across volatile international energy and freight corridors, the immediate impact ripples across centralized supply chains. As hyper-scale data hubs and industrial networks increase their drain on regional power grids, local communities face rising energy prices, gridContinue Reading
Much to the displeasure of the tech overlords we are still keeping one foot in nature with our circular economy #SowStudySustain Newsletter and Micro Farm food forest. A sensible hedge with food the elephant in the room and of course we are still hoping that the schools heed our swapContinue Reading
This week, the World Bank quietly retired its 45% climate lending target. The reason given on paper was a shift to outcome-focused development. The reality? Sustained political pressure from the U.S. Treasury, which labeled the measurable target myopic. This has naturally divided the word salad spouting new professional class andContinue Reading
Our current industrial food system is actually built on a high-risk gamble with its HQ at the casino for the high rolling few. Resource-depleting monoculture farming treats the British landscape like a sterile factory floor, stripping soil microbiology, relying on imported synthetic NPK fertilizers, and replacing resilient genetic history withContinue Reading
We suddenly hear talk of “Pride in Place” but never get beyond the first Gin & Tonic on “Community Wealth Building” in UK policy circles. They are beautiful phrases, frequently deployed in Westminster press releases and local authority word salad strategies. However the cupboard is bare, the crash is comingContinue Reading
Last week was a seesaw for what is left of outdoor education providers in the UK. We witnessed a fascinating push-and-pull between systemic funding overhauls and a grassroots legislative push to give every child the right to learn in nature. A ten minute members bill first reading is the ChristmasContinue Reading
The stark contrast between a tech-heavy education (EdTech) approach and a traditional, non-digital paper-based model highlights two very different approaches to outdoor education. The EdTech outdoor model brings high capital investment and ongoing technical upkeep, risks introducing screen distraction into natural settings and creates a heavy setup load for alreadyContinue Reading
In a world often dominated by screens and isolation, the simple act of community gardening can be a powerful antidote. It’s a way to reconnect with nature, nurture our bodies, and build meaningful connections with those around us. This spring, let’s turn the gardens in our streets into vibrant resilientContinue Reading
If you are wondering about the choice of image, well that is all the stuff we failed to get funding or planning permission for thanks to the power of the fossil fuel lobby over our local government (council) I am staggered by the gap between the moral and commercially bankruptContinue Reading
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