Floating Urban Farms
As our cities continue to grow we will need innovative solutions more than ever: we will have more people and no space!
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As our cities continue to grow we will need innovative solutions more than ever: we will have more people and no space!
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In the heat of the summer months, especially one as hot as this summer, it is often tempting to hide away in the comfort of our air-conditioned homes. As a result, there is a whole world of community opportunity that remains untouched by many. Though it doesn’t have to be this way. Outside our front doors there is ample opportunity to become engaged with our neighbours and our broader communities.
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Welcome to the second edition of my Community Change Institute blogging series, where each week, I feature a new inspirational group who will be joining us at the upcoming Community Change Institute (CCI) this September 26-30, 2016.
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Today I am feeling inspired by the people around me.
More specifically, I am inspired by those who live with the intention to connect with those around them, those who create a sense of belonging both for themselves and others, those who value the concept of community. By our very nature we are social creatures, and I feel that as a society (specifically the millennial generation) our social lives are both on over-drive, but at the same time a little lost.
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A new inititative of the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation is motivated by this idea:
"Imagine if we unleashed all schools' full potential to foster the social and emotional wellbeing of children and youth"
This notion is at the core of the inspiring effort known as WellAhead and it is already having an impact on6 schools in British Columbia, Canada.
Many are cold… but few are frozen
Those words by the exquisite writer Anne Michaels provide a glimpse into the source of Canada’s ingenuity.
You can’t understand Canada without understanding that you are never very far from winter here.
Our ingenuity comes from snow, ice and a harsh cold climate. Yes, it is warming. But it is still pretty cold in most places for a good portion of the year.
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