Imagine a future where urban or rural communities thrive on local nutrient-rich, locally grown produce, cultivated from traditional, open-pollinated seeds. Seed Central is a huge part of the circular economy vision driving Sow Study Sustain, a groundbreaking initiative that’s empowering home based “super growers” and building a more sustainable nutrientContinue Reading
Ecolearn & Lincolnshire Outdoor Learning have finally closed the loop, creating a circular economy growing system called Sow Study Sustain that is chemical free using only open pollinated seed. In the face of the seed cartel we are building a community seedbank that will hand down natural and nutritious foodContinue Reading
While the great and the greedy are filling each boot with loot, we need to meet greet and realise that urban green mines are the gold mines we can eat. Sow, Study, Sustain however is not just about growing food; its about cultivating community resilience through a circular economy approach.Continue Reading
The floods on four continents serve as a stark reminder of the interconnectedness of our global food system and the vulnerability of communities to climate change. By embracing regenerative agriculture and circular economies, we can create a more sustainable and equitable food system that nourishes places people and the planetContinue Reading
Nowadays, conversations at far too many dinner parties, or social gatherings, move to how our system is failing us. This is the linear system of take, make break and waste. You know, the one that serves the 1% thanks to the facilitators who are digitally brainwashing the rest. Certainly notContinue Reading
Transforming your community green space into a regenerative growing area with polytunnels, raised beds, and composters is a timely initiative! Spring is a month away and food price rises and widening wealth gaps gathering pace. When I was 7 my grandad said to me “Gent the younger, you can achieveContinue Reading
When we think of Medium of Exchange we think money. That is because the financial model has been allowed to increasingly benefit a decreasing number of people. We the many stakeholders, namely humanity and our planet of finite resources, are waking up to the fact that we are facing theContinue Reading
GDP as a measure of our crumbling system no longer works. Despite being gas lit by our politicians people are having to work twice as hard because they can only afford half the stuff. The greed based ‘kick the can down the road’ linear model of take make, break andContinue Reading
It’s about the food folks not just a distracting, hastily called general election ahead of the long overdue financial crash in August. That is a story for another day, the plates (debt, derivatives, commercial, retail and private property) have been spun for the vested interests and greedy politicians, for asContinue Reading
As regular readers of our Sow Study Sustain Newsletter on LinkedIn will know (sign up here) Sow Study Sustain, a program devised by UK-based Ecolearn CIC, is more than just a community gardening initiative. It’s a vibrant tapestry woven from the threads of circular economy, health and well-being, inter-generational bonding,Continue Reading
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