Growing a Flourishing Future
Food has the power to transform. Consumed, it can turn sickness into health. Given as a gift, it can turn worry into hope. And when the knowledge and ability to grow food are passed to an individual, it has perhaps the most power: to transform multiple lives and...
Transforming Old Cement Bags into Solar-Charging Backpacks to Help Children Read at Night!
A local entrepreneur in Tanzania is clearing two hurdles in one leap by transforming old cement bags into backpacks that include a small solar panel to power a reading light. By clearing municipal waste and helping rural children study after dark, the bags won the...
Historic Edinburgh Airport Runway Site to Become Vibrant Community With 3,000 Homes
For 102 years, an airport runway in Scotland witnessed the likes of The Beatles, Marlene Dietrich, and a slew of British Supermarine Spitfires touching down on its tarmac. But the airstrip, which began as just a humble line of grass, retired in 2018, and the plot of...
Bees, a solution to the conflict between elephants and humans
Elephants regularly trample crops and pastures on their migration routes. In Kenya, a nine-year study has shown that fences fitted with beehives are a very effective way of keeping the pachyderms at bay; they also enable honey to be harvested, providing an additional...
A look at the Rise of Nature Prescriptions
“It was a naturopathic doctor (ND) who handed me my first PaRx—a park prescription, sometimes called a ParkRx or NatureRx. I had exhausted all the treatment options with my family doctor and had turned to alternative medicine for answers. In addition to several...Thoughts to ponder
