Blog content tagged with "inspiration":
Can we use AI to help solve the climate and nature crises?
23 Aug 2023
In this first blog post from a series of four, Mary Stevens explores the outputs from our recent design lab on generative AI. If you are interested in collaborating on any of these ideas please get in touch.
What we learned from the postcode gardener start-ups
14 Aug 2023
As we partner with The Co-operative Bank to scale up the postcode gardener programme, we reflect on some of the lessons learned from the pilot phase.
Experiments in AI- what we’re doing next and why it matters.
12 Jun 2023
Mary Stevens explains why it is important for Friends of the Earth to engage with AI and the urgency of developing meaningful checks on the direction of travel as this technology grows exponentially.
Tools for mapping land for community-led growing
17 May 20231.25 MB PDF file
Read this summary of community-friendly mapping tools to help speed up and demystify the process of accessing land for growing food.
How to map neglected spaces for community-led growing
15 May 2023
Mary Stevens discusses the difficulties of identifying land available for community growing and what tools could help.
Facilitation tools to unleash joy
29 Mar 2023
Mandy Holden reflects on how we might bring more creativity and joy into our working practice.
How Oxford City Farm helped refugees connect with nature
30 Jan 2023
Dot Tiwari shares her reflections from organising a workshop funded by Friends of the Earth.
The seeds of a nature-based curriculum
18 Jan 2023
We capture some reflections from Darren Squires and Amrish Pandya on working in schools on projects part-funded by the Local Nature Innovation Fund.
How Kingsmeadow helps their community connect with nature.
11 Jan 2023
We capture some reflections from Catherine Sama during conversations about the project part-funded by Friends of the Earth.
How Mountford rekindled community growing skills
03 Jan 2023
We capture some reflections from Rose Gibbs during conversations about the project part-funded by Friends of the Earth.
How to create safe and inclusive spaces in nature
04 Dec 2022
What we learned from community organisers through the Local Nature Innovation Fund
What we learned about running local nature projects
04 Dec 2022
The joys and tears shared by the community organisers who benefited from the Local Nature Innovation Fund.
Paid-for wildlife gardening to fund free community greening?
27 Sep 2022
Community gardening projects need sustainable funding. Ciaran Biggins explains what we’ve learned in testing this concept in Hackney, East London
What we learned from Dyffryn Gwyrdd – is this the start of something big?
01 Aug 2022
Joanna Watson captures the reflections of the Experiments team after our get-together in North Wales.
How might we find the seeds of a better future in disaster?
09 Jun 2022
Christian Graham reflects on how planning for disaster can force the pace of change.