Permaculture – an amalgamation of the words ‘permanent’ and ‘agriculture’ coined by scientist Bill Mollison and his student, David Holmgren – is a system that offers us the tools to design our way out of numerous crises facing humanity. Permaculture has become a widely used and extremely misunderstood term. Before one can harness the ancient wisdom behind the ethics […]
Every single piece of plastic ever made still roams the planet today. What was thought of as a miracle solution to basic challenges in its inception in 1907 has now become of the 21st century’s leading problems. But while plastic pollution is widely known, few understand the why’s and how’s of the process, let alone plastic itself. What is plastic? […]
With 1.1 billion people already struggling with a lack of access to abundant fresh water, World Wildlife predicts that two-thirds of the world’s population could face water shortages by 2025. There are numerous reasons for this impending crisis, with the most commonly touted causes including human overpopulation, mismanagement of water resources, over-use of water by Western and privileged people, […]
Reduce, reuse, recycle – we’ve all heard this phrase many times before. But while reducing is self-explanatory, not many of us know how to reuse items that have become destined for the bin. Below are 15 different ways you can upcycle and repurpose your waste products. From toothbrushes and plastic bags to CDs and rubber bands, there’s always something you […]
Fungi are one of the most fascinating organisms on Earth, and with new discoveries constantly being made about the incredible things that fungi can achieve, it’s easy to believe that they could be the secret to correcting much of the catastrophes that human beings have caused. With an estimated 10% of fungi nestled under the scientific category of ‘discovered’, we’ve […]
