Sharing is not a new concept – it is what humans have done for millennia in order to survive as families, tribes and clans. A globalised digital society has replaced the old relationships and norms, however, and we find ourselves disconnected from our selves, communities and land.
Read moreFrom the deadly heatwaves in Canada to devastating deluges hitting northern Europe, from raging forest fires in Siberia to record-breaking rainfall in China. It has been plain to see that nobody and nowhere is immune to the changing climate.
Read moreCovid has highlighted how vulnerable we are to global shocks owing to our dependency on remote resources and undemocratic corporations, long supply chains and a more-or-less regulated free market economy to supply us with what we need to live.
Read moreIn this podcast from Highland Good Food Conversation, Emma Whitham chats to six people from across the Highlands to find out their food story – both before and during the Covid-19 crisis. How have their shopping habits changed?
Read moreWe started the year in a buoyant mood; a full schedule of beach cleans, education programmes, work with Plastic Free Communities and parliamentary activities were planned.
Read moreIn times of crisis, the importance of community groups is highlighted, and while the coronavirus pandemic has had a seismic impact on each and every individual, the strength of the community has shone through.
Read moreThe real problem is capitalism itself. It is leading us rapidly into a neofascist dystopia where the suffering is simply becoming immense for people, animals, plants and the planet.
Read moreThere have been many positives in the Covid 19 crisis. Groups and individuals across the island very quickly came together to organise all sorts of help to each other and in particular the shielding and the vulnerable amongst the population.
Read moreCOVID-19, along with Brexit and climate change underline the urgent need for a fair food system – fair for people, planet and producer. Economic hardship and food shortage are likely to get much worse before they get better.
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