I was introduced to the Revels family through one of my best friends in 2017. We’ve become good friends ever since and I’m truly grateful for their friendship. Meon Shore Crafts and Design is a lovely little family business and the brainchild of daughters Katherine and Alexa and mum Suzanne. Together they have an Etsy…
Friends of Tellurian Treasures | Meon Shore Crafts and Design
Connecting to nature through food
How does food connect us to nature? The most obvious response to this question is because, simply put, most of the food we (should) eat comes directly from the natural world. Fruit bearing trees, vegetables, legumes and grains are all rooted in soil. If you eat animals, those animals will have consumed plants from the…
5 Songs for nature contemplation
For me, music can have a deep and profound effect on my mood and my imagination. I have experienced moments of pure bliss – lost and sunken into daydreams, sometimes for hours, whilst listening to music. Hours may sound like an exaggeration, but I’ve spent a fair number of hours of my life on airplanes,…
Greta Thunberg | An appreciation post
This is a post dedicated to Greta Thunberg. She needs no introduction, but for anyone who doesn’t know who she is, Greta is an inspiring Swedish environmental activist. I hope you enjoy learning about her. There are some resources at the bottom of this post where you can continue to learn more. We humans are…
Lessons for Longevity from the world’s ‘Blue Zones’
I’ve wanted to write about the Blue Zones for a while, and writing this post on the 20th March – International Day of Happiness, seemed to be a perfectly fitting moment to do so. I read The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner about a year ago and found it to be a very eye opening,…
Isatou Ceesay | An appreciation post
This is a post dedicated to the ‘Queen of recycling’, Isatou Ceesay – A Gambian activist and social entrepreneur. I hope you enjoy learning about her. There are some resources at the bottom of this post where you can continue to learn more. We humans are every bit a part of nature as our fellow fauna, but…
Vandana Shiva | An appreciation post
This is a post dedicated to the Indian environmentalist, food sovereignty advocate, philosopher and author, Vandana Shiva. I hope you enjoy learning about her. There are some resources at the bottom of this post where you can continue to learn more. We humans are every bit a part of nature as our fellow fauna, but…
Dr. Wangari Maathai | An appreciation post
This is a post dedicated to Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist, Dr. Wangari Maathai. I hope you enjoy learning about her. There are some resources at the bottom of this post where you can continue to learn more. We humans are every bit a part of nature as our fellow fauna, but we often…
Dr. Jane Goodall | An appreciation post
This is a post dedicated to the remarkable British Primatologist and Anthropologist, Dr. Jane Goodall and her invaluable life’s work. I hope you enjoy learning about her. There are some resources at the bottom of this post where you can continue to learn more. We humans are every bit a part of nature as our…
Why is organic so important?
With huge issues like climate change, diet related health issues and the global decline in biodiversity, the need to change our food systems has never been more important. Farming systems like organic farming, that work with nature rather than against it are a big part of the solution. I’ve been making mindful choices about the…