Building a neighbourhood around a farm
From an article by Grist Magazine
A working farm surrounded by single or multifamily housing, retail units, etc. Like a garden in a big city, Agrihoods promise to boost food security, reduce temperatures, capture rainwater and increase biodiversity.
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An example of God's call to create
From a video by Faith Driven Entrepreneur
Across Africa, 40% of food is lost before it reaches consumers due to post‑harvest challenges: heat, transport, storage, inadequate preservation. Jean‑Paul Nageri asked the question, "How does nature preserve itself?"
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Easy-to-assemble flatpack electric trucks for Africa
From an article by Reasons to be Cheerful
Farmers are offered “ride shares” for their produce rather than hire the whole truck and the reduced spoilage of harvests and the convenient logistics have encouraged customers to grow and sell more.
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Camino Verde - a living seed bank
From an article by Reasons to be Cheerful
The concept is to cultivate native species safeguarding their future as well as actively promoting their sustainable use throughout the region as a source of livelihoods for communities.
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God saw that it was good
From videos by the Baptist Union Environment Netwo
In such a visual age, “God saw that it was good” videos aim to take people on a step of encounter. Beyond wondering about the “how” and “why” of science’s mechanistic approach towards an encounter with the God of creation through the visual senses.
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A 3D-printed BioHome, a 100-percent recyclable house
From an article by Reasons to be Cheerful
Printing a home in as little as two days and thanks to its natural composition from wood left over by local mills, the home acts as a carbon sink, sequestering 46 tons of carbon dioxide per 600sq-ft unit.
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Silvopasture
From an article by Reasons to be Cheerful
Ancient practice of raising animals and growing trees and pasture on same piece of land. Combats climate change well ahead of solar panels, recycling , etc. Pastures with trees sequester 5 to 10 times as much carbon as treeless ones.
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Producing energy from waste water
From an article in Pioneers Post
A cassava mill in Indonesia now supplies 9.8 GWh of electricity to the local grid per year – enough to supply 20,000 people with clean, reliable energy, while reducing emissions by 30,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.
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