by Learning Lead – Kristen Tymoshuk Hey everyone! Welcome back to my journey to learn how to fix bicycles. When we left off in blog one, we had just finished assessing the repairs that needed to be done to my bike. To start the repair process, this blog is all about general bike maintenance for…
by Learning Lead- Amy Sinclair I don’t know if you have ever had the chance to touch a sheep. But if you have, you’ll know what I’m talking about when I say that your hand feels greasy afterward. That greasy feeling is caused by lanolin. Sheep produce lanolin to repel water to keep their body…
by Learning Lead- Joanne Cerdan The Gardening in Small Spaces project continues! In this blog, I will showcase some of the highlights, successes and failures of my gardening journey. I will also show you the Filipinx dish I learned to cook! I’m discovering more and more that I long for “roots” and a connection to…
by Learning Leads – Caden Hebb & Lily Barraclough When we last touched base, we had a raised bed layered inside with newspaper, grass clippings, manure, soil and sticks. This constitutes a “hügelkultur”; a self-fertilizing mound of organic matter on which plants grow. Organic matter can include grass, sticks, manure, soil, coffee grounds, spent tea…
by Learning Lead – Hannah Brown “If you’re new to mushroom foraging, it’s recommended that you don’t actually eat the mushrooms you pick; at least not for the first year or two.” *Disclaimer: Throughout my entire investigation, I need to stress how important it is you do not take my advice at square value. This…
Below are accounts of Waterlution’s youth advisory board members experiences’ forging careers in environmentalism and education this past summer. Kat Hill Enhancing my creative skills goes beyond workshop development and facilitation. Through collaboration with the Young Water Speaks Travelling Exhibition team, I was able to help with a number of tasks to get the exhibition…
Igor Vieira e coordenador de programa Comunidades costeiras ao redor do mundo apresentam múltiplas formas de se relacionar com os recursos hídricos. Compreender e participar dessas dinâmicas é um desafio de várias frentes, já que envolvem habitações, atividades de desenvolvimento, crescimento populacional e como isso se relaciona com o oceano, ambientes estuarinos e rios urbanos.…
By Program Coordinator Igor Vieira Coastal communities around the world showcase multiple ways of relating to water resources. Understanding and participating in these dynamics is a challenge on many fronts, as they involve housing, development activities, population growth, and how these relate to the ocean, estuarine environments, and urban rivers. It is a multifaceted challenge…
by Communications Coordinator – Saarah Rasheed Every community, big or small, has unique conditions and challenges when it comes to accessing a safe drinking water supply. Whether there are concerns over saltwater intrusion, old infrastructure, or preserving important cultural traditions – all these factors come into play when designing water supply systems. This is especially…
by Learning Lead – Elisabeth Huang This year, the United Nations Environment Programme (United Nations Environment Programme, 2021a) published a Food Waste Index Report that points out that more than 17% of our food is wasted. According to UNEP Programme Manager, James Lomax, food waste contributes up to 10% of greenhouse gas emissions around the…
