Year: 2022

We constantly receive messages alerting us that our standard of living is unsustainable. However, we rarely receive accurate information on what we can do, beyond changing the light bulbs in our house. We may feel overwhelmed when we see that our way of life is unsustainable. We are facing a very serious and unprecedented environmental crisis, in the face of which people are powerless and help

It’s “common” for food to contain artificial preservatives. That’s because they can “prevent spoilage, improve appearance and texture, and maintain the food’s nutritional quality”. It’s not just fast food restaurants using artificial preservatives, either. There are also natural preservatives — like salt, sugar, vinegar and citrus juice — but using them usually comes at a

Learn about the benefits of selective waste collection and recycling on the environment and society. Selective collection and recycling often reduce the negative impact of waste affecting the environment and society.Selective waste collection involves the management of waste, by their temporary storage, by categories, in specially arranged places, for recycling.Recycling is the collection, sep

Permaculture zones help us organize our spaces according to how (and how often) we use them. As a design strategy, zones are a super powerful way to make choices about where to place elements of the ecosystem, in order to enhance their ecological performance. Try to imagine: how could these zones be envisioned? In our micro training, you will get more practical experience about how this principle

Learn the sources of water and how it is used by humans. 70% of our Earth’s surface is water93.8% is ocean water, 2.5% is fresh water0.375% is accessible to humans0.3% of water is in lakes & ponds0.06% is in soil & forests, 0.03% is in rivers,0.035% is in the atmosphere. Sources of water in the environment: 13% of precipitation is rain86% of precipitation is from condensation