Walking into the COP22 I saw a stand that intrigued me. I went up and asked what it was. Salima Naji is an architect based out of south Morocco, he uses sustainable materials to build structures for all kinds of things. They created a virtual reality exhibit to show his work and also bringing attention … Continue reading Architectural Virtual Reality
Walking into the green zone I was hunting for a good interview. After walking around for about ten minutes I passed a stall that said Sustainable Simulation headset. The title of this booth was enough to draw me into learning more about it. I met this interesting woman at the stall and began to talk … Continue reading Simulation Headset
Today I took my first journey to the COP22. We were granted access to the Green Zone after the "All ages All access" movement we lead became successful. The space was filled with booths of all sizes and subjects. I was especially drawn to this one booth that held virtual reality. I talked to the … Continue reading Raising Climate Awareness Through Virtual Reality
According to a personality test, I am 98% introverted, and there I was at the COY12 having to talk to an endless array of people, switching from one climate activist to another every couple of minutes, describing to them what Earthbound is, what the Green School is, and what All ages All access is. At … Continue reading Don’t Be COY
In the last couple of years, I have been noticing that our weather patterns have changed in a drastic way: it's either later, short or not here at all. This is a problem for agricultural use, we need food and for that, we need good soil to produce these healthy and nutritious foods. Soil and … Continue reading What Is Solid Rain?
The Dutch Embassy has come up with a state of art technology greenhouse. The main goal of this greenhouse is to reduce the use of irrigation water and to make better use of sunlight. Their main goal is to find solutions that will reduce water usage in agriculture in Morocco. They are partnering up with the … Continue reading From Greenhouses to 3D Maps
As we arrived to the Green Zone today, we immediately joined an action spearheaded by our friends from SustainUs. A flag of Mother Earth was laid upon the ground and the space was declared for youth to share their stories, grieve and empower each other to move forward on this painful day "It is a … Continue reading Holding Space for Youth and Grieving at the COP22 Post Trump Victory
As I stepped into the Green Zone of the COP22 this morning, the energy was high and I was ready to dive in. Isabel and I had almost done a lap of one of the huge tents when we reached a booth that had a tank of water and, being a little parched, I grabbed … Continue reading From A Sip of Water
Yesterday we arrived at the COY12 event in Marrakech Morocco! We networked, flash mobbed, and had a booth set up with GS Green Generation. Many people were interested in our program, and also the initiatives that our members are part of; Earthbound, Bye Bye Plastic Bags, Kids Cut Palm Oil, BioBus and GS Green Generation. … Continue reading Conference of Youth 12: A Photographic Journey
We dragged our tired bodies aboard a bus big enough to transport the whole team from the international airport in Rome to our new farm home in Umbria. It was 12:30am. Restlessly falling in and out of sleep, I opened up my eyes and peered out the window, looking down at a misty cliff side. … Continue reading A Sustainable Home
Wine is a staple Italian beverage; you’ll find it on any table in Italy. The wine here at Monestevole is a bit different from others around the country: it was made here, on site. At TribeWanted Monestevole, both red and white house wine flows out of clear glass bottles every lunch and dinner - the supply … Continue reading Heritage Products: Wine
On Sunday morning, a pasta-making goddess, Elisa, came to Monestevole to teach us her ways. We started out by measuring the ingredients under her watchful eye: 2 kgs of strong flour, 21 eggs from the chickens on the farm, and a whole lot of love to make up for our lack of skill. We created … Continue reading Pasta: A Production
On Saturday, the whole group took a walk to the nearby olive mill, where we were able to see olive oil being made from the olives we helped to harvest. This mill serves the whole community, and people pay to use it in olive oil, which is then sold on site. Stacks of olive … Continue reading A Mill and a Half
Whilst staying at the Monestevole farm, we had the opportunity to meet actual ‘tribe’ members, Amy and Neil, TribeWanted board members. On Wednesday night, this entrepreneurial couple from England visited the farm to talk to us about one of their biggest dreams that, in 2002, became a reality. It all began in northern Mozambique in … Continue reading The Power of A Dream
Yesterday evening at 7:11 pm, we experienced the first of two earthquakes. We were having a pretty normal day when suddenly my dad ran into the room and asked if we had felt the earthquake. What!? There was an earthquake? I was so confused and I wondered why I had not felt it. I was … Continue reading The Earthquakes
Team Earth has been very busy today as they have been bustling around the greenhouse. They started off watering garden beds with a long hose. Next, they will create a new garden bed, such as this one below: They are spreading biodegradable plastic among the garden bed and then they will dig holes … Continue reading Preparing Garden Beds
All around the world, over 3000 farm animals are slaughtered per second. The world is eating more animals now than ever before, and a psychological disconnect has been made in between the taking of a life and the consumption of meat. When buying a chicken from the supermarket, few think of the 42-day long life … Continue reading 3000 Per Second
Just last night we were given the full lowdown on exactly how much we have been consuming as a group of 30 people. We were taken aback at the numbers. It turns out that each person is using more water daily than the average Italian who uses 150L/per … Continue reading Consumption Stats
Resilience noun 1.the ability to spring back into shape; elasticity 2.the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties On Earthbound, I often find myself in conversations about resilience; the resilience of people; the resilience of wildlife; and the resilience of agriculture. Whether it be on the island of Lesbos where refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, and many … Continue reading Resilience
Panting and sweaty, I try my hardest to refrain from collapsing upon the ancient marble of the Propylaea, a great marble gateway. I've climbed the steps to the Acropolis, the centre of Athens, and it's tallest point. My cheek resting on the marble stair, I look up and see the great Parthenon towering before me. I can … Continue reading History Alive
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