Stories

Wild Arrows

An ongoing series of films combines Indigenous knowledge with western scientific and philosophical perspectives to show the wonder of the interconnected world.

Emerging Islands

Emerging Islands, a coastal-based organisation based on the island of Luzon, northern Philippines, explore engagements between artists and grassroots communities.

XAPIRI

Joseca is a Yanomami artist who lives in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil, between the states of Amazonas and Roraima. His drawings combine images of shamanic spirits with scenes from daily forest life.

What Can’t Be Taken

Reimagining “What If?”

Rob Hopkins is the co-founder of Transition Network, a global movement of communities coming together to reimagine and rebuild our world.

Grasping the Nettle

When Aletta Harrison moved from nature-rich South Africa to Britain, she found a sense of belonging in an unexpected place – Kent’s ‘weed’-filled hedgerows.

Alive and Enchanted

The UK lacks forest. Regeneration offers a chance to move beyond current systems and create a soul connection with woodlands - a chance to rejoin nature.

Langar

At Sikh temples, food is provided to any and all who wish to eat, regardless of faith or identity. Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck looks at the practice of Langar as a model of inclusion and compassion.

Dreaming in Sci-Fi

Addressing climate breakdown will require transformational shifts in our politics and culture. A few lessons from science fiction’s imaginative explorations could help.

Growing Hope

How Syrians displaced by war have adapted to their new ways of living, just like the fungi they are now cultivating for their survival.

When Seeing the World As Alive Is Called Madness

How silent observations and deep kinship with the non-human world aids in the understanding of ecological and Indigenous grief and ancestral ties.

Wild Fermentation

OmVed Gardens’ head chef Jo March caught up with fermentation revivalist and author Sandor Katz to discuss environment, tradition and fermentation as metaphor.

The Palm Tree Diaspora

How an encounter with tropical palms in the temperate climate of Brest, France, made writer Márcio Cruz reflect on the journeys of plants and his ancestors.

Staying Power

Adventures in nature don’t always have to be pursued in other lands, sometimes they can be found closer to home.