A W.I.S.H. Sierra Leone

Problem: El trabajo con "Gardening Angels" (una asociación de ancianos afro-americanos nacidos en el sur, que plantan jardines de flores, verduras y frutas) el proyecto de adolecentes y mayores, ha limpiado los lotes desocupados, convirtiéndolos en jardines prósperos y construido invernaderos a partir de materiales reciclados. La sociedad no sólo crea una tierra de entrenamiento para futuros líderes de la comunidad, sino también construye relaciones transgeneracionales, tales que grupos de todas las e...

Action: Detroit Summer es un movimiento multicultural, intergeneracional de la juventud para reconstruir, redefinir y darle un nuevo espíritu a Detroit desde la tierra. Su principal objetivo es fomentar la iniciativa de la juventud a través de los proyectos de embellecimiento de la comunidad, talleres visionarios, y diálogos intergeneracionales.   Servicios ofrecidos por el proyecto: - Aprender cómo hacer que la tierra urbana sea apta para que crezcan verduras, frutas, flores - Habilidades...

Problem: Working with the "Gardeing Angels" (an association of primarily southern-born African American elders who plant flowers and vegetable and fruit gardens) the seniors and teens of the Detroit Summer organic gardening project have cleaned up vacent lots, turning them into thriving gardens, and built greenhouses out of recycled materials. The partnership not only creates a training ground for future community leaders, it also builds transgenerational relationships so that all age groups are inves...

Action: Detroit Summer is a multicultural, intergenerational, youth movement to rebuild, redefine and respirit Detroit from the ground up. Their main objective is to foster youth initiative through community beautification projects, visioning workshops, and intergenerational dialogues.   Services offered by the project: Learning how to make urban land hospitibale to growing vegetables, fruits, flowers Cultivation skills Learn what it takes to be a local farmer Community growth and com...

Problem: Grace Lee Boggs foi uma figura muito importante no projeto permacultura. Em suas próprias palavras, ela expressa que, ao produzir seu próprio alimento, podemos também começar a restaurar nossa sagrado conexto com a Terra e o conceito de responsabilidade que é tão central para a manutenção de nossa humanidade. Ao longo dos últimos dois séculos, esta conexão e este conceito se perderam na medida que agricultures e trabalhadores saíram do campo para as cidades devido à mecanização da agricultura...

Action: Detroit Summer é um movimento multicultural e intergeracional conduzido por jovens, para reconstruir, redefinir e revitalizar Detroit de baixo para cima. O principal objetivo do projeto de murais é fomentar a iniciativa de jovens através de projetos de embelezamento comunitário, oficinas e diálogo entre gerações.     Serviços oferecidos pelo Projeto:   Colaboração com um agrônomo e agricultores em Detroit. Cursos sobre solos; cursos sobre como plantar, assuntos relacionados à agricu...

Problem: a multi-level problem exists on the Great Plains of North America  - decline of ecosystem quality, decline in quality of beef livestock, the comparative loss of kinds and numbers of species over the long haul.  Also, the consumption of beef is now linked to Alzheimer's disease.

Action: This resource presents an alternative, visionary use of the Great Plains  - the return of the bison herds, the return of wolf populations to "shepherd" and strengthen the bison, and the restoration of prairie floral systems.  The overall picture uses this initial ecological renaissance as a starting point for full ecological restoration of the North American continent.

Problem: humanity needs to revitalize its agriculture, while preserving the environment and enhancing human and ecological health.

Action: presents an introduction to biodynamic gardening/farming.

Problem: Due to excessive manipulation of the honeybees, humanity has decimated their populations.  The disappearance of the bees has far-reaching effects, for both the natural world and humanity.

Action: To return the bee populations, humanity must begin by studying overviews of the problem, versus narrow, reductionist solutions that are incapable of even perceiving the problem.  The Earth Vision project presents one such overview in its article  - Why the Bees are Dying - at http://www.evbooks.net/earth_vision_021.htm Visit the article and explore the many ways we have been interfering with the honeybee hiving process, and exprapolta...