The Snail of Happiness
I came across this site a few days ago, and thought I’d mention it here.
I think it’s written by a she, who’s interested in permaculture, sustainable living and gardening. In her most recent post she mentions she has a PhD in land reclamation:
…which involved studying the re-creation of vegetation systems on restored open cast coal sites. I am fascinated by looking at natural relationships and seeing how these can be applied to physical and social systems created by people. For me, the easiest way to think about this sort of design is in my garden, because I understand the value and function of things like soil structure, micro-organisms, micro-climate, water, pollinators, decomposers and vegetation. But I am increasingly intrigued about how I can apply systems-level thinking to other aspects of my life: starting a new business, working with other people, designing a course for adult learners…
Her blog is already bringing back memories of the first few years of this blog, and I think it’s going to be very interesting to follow as she goes along.
Speaker Finalist TEDxWageningen
I’ve applied as a speaker at TEDxWageningen later this year, 30 May. I’ve been short-listed as a finalist but not yet selected. As part of the application process they’ve asked us all to submit a 1-2 minute video promoting ourselves, and giving a glimpse into what we might talk about. You can view my competition on their YouTube channel, and my submission is embedded below.
Wageningen is the main agricultural university in the Netherlands.
New EU Seed Law: “all power to the multinationals”
I posted about this article before, but at the time it was only available in Dutch. Now an English version is available. Definitely recommended reading.
More Amsterdam Seed Exchange Videos
The first is a photo montage of the seed exchange put together by the same person who did the video in my last post. This is a great example of ‘citizen journalism’ — thanks for whoever made these videos!
The second video here is of the day following the seed exchange, where some people got together and started a garden on an empty construction site in Amsterdam.
Score at the Amsterdam Seed Exchange!
Someone came home with a nice haul
