HEINEKEN Ireland announces urban greening community initiative

May 15, 2018GCDEX Admin Leave a comment

HEINEKEN Ireland has recently announced an initiative to bring communities together to create urban growing spaces that have a positive impact – socially, environmentally and economically. Entitled “Growing with Our Communities”, the initiative is “rooted” internally with HEINEKEN Ireland employees and in collaboration with GIY (Grow it Yourself), through a bespoke GIY@Work programme called #StarGrowers. … Continue reading HEINEKEN Ireland announces urban greening community initiative

BallyBeg Greens community development project, Ireland (Waterford One World Centre)

May 15, 2018May 21, 2018GCDEX Admin Leave a comment

This video by WOWC is about the BallyBeg Greens community development project and its impact on the climate for social enterprise in the south east of Ireland , Waterford Region Production: Thomas Grace Photography & Film click image to view Reference list: Thomas Grace. 2015. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBnE5kdLUyM&t=321s

The Barefoot Guide Connection (Resource Library)

May 6, 2018May 6, 2018GCDEX Admin Leave a comment

WHAT PEOPLE HAVE SAID ABOUT THE BAREFOOT GUIDES... This unusual and exceptional volume (and series) is hugely accessible yet deeply rooted in solid theory and extensive practice across a wide range of contexts and fields. Expect from it something truly unique in its combination of insight, reflection, experience and highly usable mixed text/visual presentation. It … Continue reading The Barefoot Guide Connection (Resource Library)

First Nations powering up B.C

April 9, 2018GCDEX Admin Leave a comment

First Nations have maintained sophisticated laws to govern their territories since time immemorial and now these values power the modern day energy sector in B.C. By the end of 2016, 30 First Nations had operational solar, run-of-river, geothermal, wind, and biomass projects powering their communities and the province. These community-based projects are creating 1863 MW … Continue reading First Nations powering up B.C

Local is resilient

March 23, 2018March 23, 2018GCDEX Admin Leave a comment

21 March 2018 When the Beast from The East struck it was interesting to see how fragile the supermarket supply chains were. The normally well stocked shelves quickly became, and remained, empty after just one or two missed deliveries. Probably not helped by the all-too-easily-fermented panic buying, it nonetheless raises the question of how we … Continue reading Local is resilient

Food with dignity

March 23, 2018March 23, 2018GCDEX Admin Leave a comment

The full extent of food poverty in Scotland may be hard to determine but what is known is that it is widespread and growing year on year. Some have been critical that the proliferation of food banks and other community food providers has become the new normal and that this is deflecting attention away from … Continue reading Food with dignity

Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens (FCFCG)

March 12, 2018GCDEX Admin Leave a comment

From tiny community gardens to sprawling city farms, the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens (FCFCG) helps grass roots groups create genuine benefits for their community. And in turn FCFCG are constantly inspired and amazed by the people and the places that they support. Since FCFCG was born back in 1980, they describe themselves … Continue reading Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens (FCFCG)

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