Blog content tagged with "inspiration":
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
Mary Stevens15 May 2023
Mary Stevens discusses the difficulties of identifying land available for community growing and what tools could help.
Facilitation tools to unleash joy
Mandy Holden29 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
Dot Tiwari30 Jan 2023
Dot Tiwari shares her reflections from organising a workshop funded by Friends of the Earth.
The seeds of a nature-based curriculum
Mandy Holden18 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.
Joanna Watson11 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
Mandy Holden03 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
Joanna Watson04 Dec 2022
What we learned from community organisers through the Local Nature Innovation Fund
What we learned about running local nature projects
Joanna Watson04 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?
Ciaran Biggins27 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?
Joanna Watson01 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?
Christian Graham09 Jun 2022
Christian Graham reflects on how planning for disaster can force the pace of change.
What I think about when we think about impact
Christian Graham07 Jun 2022
Christian Graham reflects on some ideas for measuring the impact of our work
Using animation to tell environmental stories
Mary Stevens24 Mar 2022
From Finding Nemo to finding solutions - Mary Stevens joins a workshop on animation and reflects on why moving pictures make stories stick
Helping people thrive - seed funding for nature-based projects
17 Mar 2022
How to apply for Friends of the Earth's catalyst grant to support your local nature project.