Meon Shore Crafts and Design

Friends of Tellurian Treasures | Meon Shore Crafts and Design

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…

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. Illustrated by Faine Bellord

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…

Isatou Ceesay

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…

Jane Goodall, Illustrated by Faine Bellord

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…