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Rebuilding the food system: who do we engage with for a just transition?

07-2020

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Thinking regeneratively

06-2020

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Eigg Time

03-2020

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Climate breakdown, neoliberalism and wild futures for farming

01-2020

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Eight questions for the regenerative agriculture movement

01-2020

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Regenerative agriculture: a shared ambition for the supply chain?

11-2019

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Walking the coast to coast

08-2019

Bluebells in a wood at Knepp

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While living through unprecedented losses of wildlife, Knepp offers us hope

05-2019

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Traversing the Cuillin Ridge

05-2019

Systems change demonstration

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Mindsets for changing systems

04-2019

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How It Ends: Another Incomplete Timeline Of Events

03-2019

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Part II: Current Action on Feed Sustainability

03-2019

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Part I: Why pay attention to Animal Feed

03-2019

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The Alphabet of the Heart

01-2019

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Christmas reflections, preparing for 2019

01-2019

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Leaving BedZED

10-2018

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Agroforestry: where trees, farming and biodiversity get together

10-2018

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How to prepare for life in a hothouse

08-2018

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Here come the robots: precision and regenerative farming

04-2018

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Ethiopia Travel Notes Part II: The Simeon Mountains

01-2018

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Ethiopia Travel Notes Part I: Addis to Bahir Dar

01-2018

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Meall a' Bhuachaille

08-2017

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Why I Bought Shares On A Community Farm

04-2017

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Sustainable Nutrition: A New Focus for 2017

04-2017

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Sustainable Intensification

01-2017

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Behind the Scenes: Creating an Efficient VegBox Scheme

12-2016

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Hackbridge Ecology Park

11-2016

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On Trying to Open a Community Farm Shop & Cafe

11-2016

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Local Brews: Resources and Opportunities for Community Beer

11-2016

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Is it right to put a price on nature?

11-2016

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Getting to grips with a "super wicked" problem: the future of food and farming

10-2016

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It's worth it.

09-2016

Sgurr nan Gillean

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Hiking Sgurr nan Gillean

08-2016

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Glencoe Open Water Swim

08-2016

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Thinking beyond the EU referendum: reasons to Remain

06-2016

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Late Night Radio Hour #11: Open The Windows, Let The Breeze In

06-2016

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When the Arctic melts

05-2016

Harvesting courgettes on Sutton Community Farm

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Food as a relationship: a reflection on running a community farm

01-2016

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Finding hope and optimism in a stressed world

12-2015

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A year on the farm 2015

12-2015

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Late Night Radio Hour #4: Alone in the Wilderness

06-2015

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We didn’t get the land, but that’s okay

04-2015

Tractor on Sutton Community Farm

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Vote with your fork – a new years resolution

01-2015

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Late Night Radio Hour #3 Hurrah! It's Christmas

12-2014

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Late Night Radio Hour #2: November At My Door

11-2014

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Sowing Seeds in the Desert, reflections on Fukuoka

11-2014

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Stepping up and looking forward: what next for Sutton Community Farm?

09-2014

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Are community enterprises easier in the city?

08-2014

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Wine Rides: a cycle tour of English vineyards

06-2014

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Petition to compensite the illegal destruction of trees

06-2014

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Alone Together: A Late Night Radio Hour

05-2014

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Notes from Forest Gardening Course: Part II

05-2014

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Notes from Forest Gardening Course: Part I

05-2014

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Only love wins: overcoming discrimination in Israel

03-2014

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Sketches of Israel/Palestine: Bethlehem to Nablus via The Dead Sea

03-2014

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Sketches of Israel/Palestine: Checkpoint 300

03-2014

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Sketches of Israel/Palestine Part I: Settlers

03-2014

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The Borough Common

02-2014

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London to Berlin: weighing up the transport impacts

01-2014

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Does our farm sell the sizzle?

01-2014

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Reimagining Economics

01-2014

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Passion #3: Sustainable Energy

01-2014

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Passion #2: Permaculture

01-2014

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5 minute talk on local food

01-2014

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Passion #1: Local food

01-2014

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Inviting nature into our cities

08-2013

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A trip to Incredible Edible Todmorden

06-2013

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A case for not working full-time

02-2013

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Kitengela glass

07-2012

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L’Esparance, Rwanda

06-2012

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An unlikely permaculture garden

06-2012

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Wind powered radio on Mfungano Island

04-2012

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Bringing electricity to fishing communities on Lake Victoria

04-2012

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Living in a doughnut

03-2012

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Finding water

02-2012

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Low-tech drip irrigation

01-2012

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The spirit that moves through all things

12-2011

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Permaculture: Methods of Design

12-2011

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Permaculture Day 1

12-2011

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Hell's Gate, Lake Naivasha

11-2011

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Roses, DIY turbines and bumpy roads

10-2011

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Stammering awareness in Kenya

10-2011

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What can we learn from M-Pesa?

09-2011

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Rusinga Island: renewable energy assessment

09-2011

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The 3 Peaks (London Version)

07-2011

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Choosing not to fly: the costs

03-2011

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I want to fall in love...

01-2011

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Happiness at work

01-2011