Tag: community

regenerate in circles

June 1, 2025 By Lizzy

On a gorgeous early winter’s day, we sat in circle outside in the warm sun working through some prompts from the guidance materials on the page: https://pachamama.org/earth-listening-circles#/ The ritual is crafted by Andean ceremonial leader, healer, and author Arkan Lushwala. Listen to Arkan here (youtube 4 minutes) Like giving a prompt to a genAI you […]

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Community Garden System

November 17, 2024 By Lizzy

Here I map out the inputs, elements and outputs and yields of a Community Garden as a system. What would you include? How does your local community garden operate? What Yields do your members gain from the Garden? View the system here (Canva) Community Garden System (PDF)

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communications in communities

December 21, 2023 By Lizzy

In our community groups, communication is key to our common success. Little things like saying hello, admiring someone’s beans or just smiling or nodding with a little eye contact can change someone’s day, especially if they feel isolated or lonely. We are all busy – too busy sometimes to read emails and newsletters that other […]