James SamuelThe land needs peopleFirst develop the skills to articulate a shared intention, make clear agreements, and practise adult communications.Jun 181Jun 181
James SamuelDoes community happen by accidentThe three day Growing Radicles training offered people a sense of community. This is why.Jun 15Jun 15
James SamuelFrom reductionist thinking to relational wisdom: Unveiling the beauty of interdependenceI feel all four feelings: fear, anger, sadness and joy as I sense the culture I have come from, and what is possible.Apr 232Apr 232
James SamuelA lever for food system transformationWhat’s the lever and where’s the fulcrum, for transformation in the food system? That reconnects us with the life we are a part of?Apr 14Apr 14
James SamuelThe legend of Growing Radicles — syntropic agroforestry and social systemsA radicle for Syntropic Agroforestry in Golden Bay is now established. From here it can scale by replication.Mar 271Mar 271
James SamuelSyntropic Agroforestry — healing nature and humansTo heal the impact of industrial agriculture, will require new ways of relating to nature and one another.Mar 15Mar 15
James SamuelGrowing Radicles — or how to flourish while gracefully backing out of the industrial food madnessThe principles of Syntropic Agroforestry have the potential to positively impact food systems from very small to very large!Feb 23Feb 23
James Samuel18 months into a cropping cooperative: A recipe for community resilienceA small group using a sweat equity approach — you get out what you put in, is getting great results. Your community next?Oct 23, 20231Oct 23, 20231
James SamuelThe Supermarket Deception: easy, cheap, convenient vs. our health and our futureEasy, cheap, convenient - Yeah right!Sep 28, 2023Sep 28, 2023
James SamuelDiverse and distributed food systems: A path to health, and human flourishingImagine a world where people eat nutritious food, no one goes hungry, and the planet’s soils are being replenished and capture more carbon.Sep 15, 2023Sep 15, 2023