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A time of giving

A time of giving

December 11th, 2024 - Jacqui van Heerden

Let’s make this a time of giving back to the other than human form.

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Our loss of the night sky

November 13th, 2024 - Jacqui van Heerden

For billions of years, all life has evolved, survived and thrived through the steady rhythm of Earth’s day and night.

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Lavender (Lavandula)

October 16th, 2024 - Jacqui van Heerden

Plants are medicine and if we look to nature there are many healing properties offered in nature, which do not require plastic packaging. 

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Working with wind

September 11th, 2024 - Jacqui van Heerden

Wind is a pattern of nature. It’s an elemental force that shapes our landscapes and environments. If we observe its effect on the landscape our homes and gardens we can come to understand its force and plan. 

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Taking it to the streets

August 14th, 2024 - Jacqui van Heerden

On the streets in cities across the globe, residents are working with governments to jointly shape their streets in efforts to regenerate their cities.

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Gardening with nature

July 9th, 2024 - Jacqui van Heerden

Gardens, full of trees and plants, offer us a perfect opportunity to reconnect to our true selves and remember our place in the natural world.

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Kensington’s local food system … a celebration

June 11th, 2024 - Jacqui van Heerden

Kensington has built a local food system with the help of individuals, groups, community organisations and volunteers working together with the City of Melbourne and Victorian Government.

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Have we forgotten our role in cooperating with life?

May 15th, 2024 - Jacqui van Heerden

As Vandana Shiva says in her book, The Gift of Food, “If we take care of all the beautiful beings in our ecosystems, in our soils, we will be nourished in return.”

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Look down: what lies beneath our feet can help restore our climate health

April 10th, 2024 - Jacqui van Heerden

History and research teach how nations have risen and fallen by the fertility of their soil as the human population has increased and, therefore, agriculture demands more of soil.

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The right to repair

February 13th, 2024 - Jacqui van Heerden

Repair saves people money, saves resources, creates jobs, prevents waste, and teaches people.

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Regenerate nature – a hopeful path forward

August 16th, 2023 - Jacqui van Heerden
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