Can AI help when thinking about local food futures?
Joanna Watson18 Jun 2024
Afreen Saulat talks about how AI can help thinking about local food insecurity and food waste, inspired by a recent AI and Community Action Lab.
AI is a hot topic- but will it work?
Sadaf Rasheed04 Jun 2024
Sadaf Rasheed reflects on the role that AI might play in solving problems of litter and incomplete data and whether it can empower community action to address these.
Using AI to visualise the impact of our local environmental action
Joanna Watson21 May 2024
Fenella Corrin talks to Joanna Watson about her reflections on our recent AI Lab and how she’s taking her idea forward.
Sound - a key to collective imagination
Joanna Watson08 Apr 2024
Joanna Watson and artist Adah Parris explore the role of sound art in forging a closer relationship with nature and place.
What next for Money Movers?
Mary Stevens25 Mar 2024
What we’ve learned over the past 5 years delivering Money Movers with Huddlecraft and why now’s the time to pause and reflect.
An exciting future for Postcode Gardening.
Joanna Watson19 Mar 2024
As the Postcode Gardener programme scales up, Ciaran Biggins and Joanna Watson share reflections as it transitions from its pilot phase.
Wanted – freelance mentor for AI and community action lab
Mary Stevens27 Nov 2023
We are looking for a freelance mentor to support our upcoming lab on AI and community action.
AI and community action – invite to join our experiments lab
Mary Stevens15 Nov 2023
Join us for a 3-month practical learning journey exploring how communities can use AI to work together to address environmental challenges in their neighbourhoods.
How might we influence AI for good?
Mary Stevens23 Aug 2023
Mary Stevens ponders on where the power lies to influence the future direction of AI for the good of planet and people.
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.
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 micro-granting can catalyse grassroots innovation
Mary Stevens, Experiments Programme Manager10 Jan 2023
Our Local Nature Innovation fund was an opportunity to try out a new approach to catalysing innovation. We explain why micro-granting is a useful tool for NGOs looking to nurture grassroots change.
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.
What we learned from running a seed fund
Mandy Holden15 Dec 2022
We share our reflections on how to create an inclusive funding space geared towards experimentation and learning.
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