The nights are drawing in and so is our energy at Walking with the Land. We reflect on where we’ve got to, and what the autumn/winter season brings for each of us.
What are the tools we as humans can use to try and respond to the ecological crisis we see around us? The usual response is to look at technologies and systems, but it is actually elsewhere that we should look for urgent action that will make the biggest potential difference.
“Nature” is a massive problem. In fact it might be the single biggest issue facing industrialised society. Why is this - and is this as ridiculous as it sounds?
Our society says that if you can count something and make the equations balance you can get things to work. Is this really the way to solve our ecological crisis?
Names are important. They carry with them a deep power of description. They can create resonance or dissonance with people who hear them. Why did we choose the name we have for this blog?
Having spent years trying to solve some of the biggest challenges through technology, I realised that it only ever provided a sticking plaster. What then could make a meaningful change?
This blog examines the fundamental reasons for the existence of the blog and why it matters to us. What are the questions that we hope to explore, and how do we plan to do that?
