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Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #resilience, aggregated by home.social.

  1. As #SolarPunkSunday begins to wind down, leaving you with this recent piece about #LoTEK and #JuliaWatson (from 2026). TY to everyone who contributed, especially @MaQuest , @joewynne , and @jblue ! I'll be posting quoted posts and re-boosting a few from earlier in the week and this weekend. Join us next week (and during the week for SPS!

    "Lo-TEK is reframing how we think about water" says Julia Watson

    "Watson's view is that such examples highlight the need to change not just how we build, but the way in which we imagine the relationship between #nature and #infrastructure."

    by Ben Dreith | 28 May 2026

    Excerpt: "Ancient building technologies should inform the way we manage today's increased risk of flooding and drought, author and designer Julia Watson tells #Dezeen in this interview.

    "Australian-born and trained as a landscape architect, Watson has spent the last two decades investigating traditional techniques for mitigating #infrastructure 's impact on the #environment.

    "She argues the pursuit has only become more relevant with the proliferation of urban environments and the rapid growth of AI-related infrastructure – happening against a backdrop of increasing dangers posed by #ClimateChange ."

    Read more:
    dezeen.com/2026/05/28/julia-wa

    #Resilience #WorkWithNature #IndigenousKnowledge #RadicalIndigenism #TEK #Sustainability #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge

  2. When It Comes to Climate, #WesternScience Can Learn from #Indigenous Communities

    Native people who possess #traditionalEcologicalKnowledge have long understood environmental management.

    By Heather Hansen, March 1, 2022

    Excerpt: "Chisholm Hatfield emphasizes a shift from isolation to integration in order to bridge the gap between Native and Western science, and between many people and the natural world. On a planet with worsening wildfires and floods, and a staggering loss of biodiversity, some western researchers are now asking the original land stewards for help restoring the balance in ecosystems. In Alaska, the #Inuit are teaching researchers about #biodiversity and sea ice conditions in the Arctic; in the American West, tribal members are collaborating with land managers to burn small fires to prevent big ones. But there’s much more to be done, #TEK leaders say.

    "For both #ChisholmHatfield and #AnnMarieChischilly , it is a time for action, hope and #resilience. 'When we talk about resilience, it’s not just in what we’re doing. It’s resilience in the mind and spirit,' says Chischilly. 'There’s always been adaptation in the Indigenous community, there’s a foundation that we don’t let go of. That’s what keeps us alive.' "

    Read more:
    thestoryexchange.org/tradition

    #SolarPunkSunday #TheStoryExchange #LoTEK #ClimateChange #ClimateResilience #TraditionalPractices #IndigenousKnowledge #IndigenousPeoples #Observation #KnowledgeKeepers

  3. Fifteen #Crops That Could Help Build More #Resilient Food Systems

    By Natalia Rodriguez, 7 September 2026

    "What if some of the crops best suited to improve nutrition, support farmers and strengthen #ClimateResilience are already growing in fields across #Africa – but they are just overlooked?

    The crops featured in Opportunity Crops for #SustainableFood Systems include #amaranth, #BambaraGroundnut, #baobab, #cowpea, #FingerMillet, #fonio, #jackfruit, #JuteMallow, #MiracleBerry, #moringa, #PearlMillet, #pumpkin, #sesame, #sweetpotato and #TurkeyBerry.

    These crops were not chosen randomly. More than 250 farmers, researchers, genebank experts, private-sector and government representatives provided input. They helped identify crops true to local priorities and opportunities in each of the four African countries, and now genebanks are focusing on those crops.

    The publication explores each crop's history, biology, nutritional value, cultivation practices, conservation status, market opportunities and development challenges. Together, the profiles paint a picture of food systems that are more diverse, adaptable and rooted in #LocalKnowledge.

    This demonstrates the importance of listening to farmers and local communities. Their knowledge, experience and continued stewardship have helped conserve these crops and the diversity they represent.

    The opportunity is not to replace the crops the world already depends on, but to widen the field of possibilities. By conserving, improving and investing in crops that farmers and communities already know, we can build food systems with more options – for better nutrition, stronger livelihoods and greater #resilience.

    Opportunity Crops for Sustainable Food Systems shows that some of those options are already here, waiting to be recognized and put to use.

    This publication presents 15 opportunity crop profiles from across West and East Africa, selected through stakeholder consultations held in #Benin, #Ghana, #Tanzania and #Uganda as part of the #BOLDERInitiative. Each crop profile explores the crop’s history, biology, nutritional characteristics, production systems, cultivation status, processing challenges and market opportunities."

    FMI and to download PDF:
    croptrust.org/news-events/news

    #SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #BuildingResilience #Africa #ClimateResiliency #ClimateChange #AlternativeCrops

  4. Fifteen #Crops That Could Help Build More #Resilient Food Systems

    By Natalia Rodriguez, 7 September 2026

    "What if some of the crops best suited to improve nutrition, support farmers and strengthen #ClimateResilience are already growing in fields across #Africa – but they are just overlooked?

    The crops featured in Opportunity Crops for #SustainableFood Systems include #amaranth, #BambaraGroundnut, #baobab, #cowpea, #FingerMillet, #fonio, #jackfruit, #JuteMallow, #MiracleBerry, #moringa, #PearlMillet, #pumpkin, #sesame, #sweetpotato and #TurkeyBerry.

    These crops were not chosen randomly. More than 250 farmers, researchers, genebank experts, private-sector and government representatives provided input. They helped identify crops true to local priorities and opportunities in each of the four African countries, and now genebanks are focusing on those crops.

    The publication explores each crop's history, biology, nutritional value, cultivation practices, conservation status, market opportunities and development challenges. Together, the profiles paint a picture of food systems that are more diverse, adaptable and rooted in #LocalKnowledge.

    This demonstrates the importance of listening to farmers and local communities. Their knowledge, experience and continued stewardship have helped conserve these crops and the diversity they represent.

    The opportunity is not to replace the crops the world already depends on, but to widen the field of possibilities. By conserving, improving and investing in crops that farmers and communities already know, we can build food systems with more options – for better nutrition, stronger livelihoods and greater #resilience.

    Opportunity Crops for Sustainable Food Systems shows that some of those options are already here, waiting to be recognized and put to use.

    This publication presents 15 opportunity crop profiles from across West and East Africa, selected through stakeholder consultations held in #Benin, #Ghana, #Tanzania and #Uganda as part of the #BOLDERInitiative. Each crop profile explores the crop’s history, biology, nutritional characteristics, production systems, cultivation status, processing challenges and market opportunities."

    FMI and to download PDF:
    croptrust.org/news-events/news

    #SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #BuildingResilience #Africa #ClimateResiliency #ClimateChange #AlternativeCrops

  5. Fifteen #Crops That Could Help Build More #Resilient Food Systems

    By Natalia Rodriguez, 7 September 2026

    "What if some of the crops best suited to improve nutrition, support farmers and strengthen #ClimateResilience are already growing in fields across #Africa – but they are just overlooked?

    The crops featured in Opportunity Crops for #SustainableFood Systems include #amaranth, #BambaraGroundnut, #baobab, #cowpea, #FingerMillet, #fonio, #jackfruit, #JuteMallow, #MiracleBerry, #moringa, #PearlMillet, #pumpkin, #sesame, #sweetpotato and #TurkeyBerry.

    These crops were not chosen randomly. More than 250 farmers, researchers, genebank experts, private-sector and government representatives provided input. They helped identify crops true to local priorities and opportunities in each of the four African countries, and now genebanks are focusing on those crops.

    The publication explores each crop's history, biology, nutritional value, cultivation practices, conservation status, market opportunities and development challenges. Together, the profiles paint a picture of food systems that are more diverse, adaptable and rooted in #LocalKnowledge.

    This demonstrates the importance of listening to farmers and local communities. Their knowledge, experience and continued stewardship have helped conserve these crops and the diversity they represent.

    The opportunity is not to replace the crops the world already depends on, but to widen the field of possibilities. By conserving, improving and investing in crops that farmers and communities already know, we can build food systems with more options – for better nutrition, stronger livelihoods and greater #resilience.

    Opportunity Crops for Sustainable Food Systems shows that some of those options are already here, waiting to be recognized and put to use.

    This publication presents 15 opportunity crop profiles from across West and East Africa, selected through stakeholder consultations held in #Benin, #Ghana, #Tanzania and #Uganda as part of the #BOLDERInitiative. Each crop profile explores the crop’s history, biology, nutritional characteristics, production systems, cultivation status, processing challenges and market opportunities."

    FMI and to download PDF:
    croptrust.org/news-events/news

    #SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #BuildingResilience #Africa #ClimateResiliency #ClimateChange #AlternativeCrops

  6. Fifteen #Crops That Could Help Build More #Resilient Food Systems

    By Natalia Rodriguez, 7 September 2026

    "What if some of the crops best suited to improve nutrition, support farmers and strengthen #ClimateResilience are already growing in fields across #Africa – but they are just overlooked?

    The crops featured in Opportunity Crops for #SustainableFood Systems include #amaranth, #BambaraGroundnut, #baobab, #cowpea, #FingerMillet, #fonio, #jackfruit, #JuteMallow, #MiracleBerry, #moringa, #PearlMillet, #pumpkin, #sesame, #sweetpotato and #TurkeyBerry.

    These crops were not chosen randomly. More than 250 farmers, researchers, genebank experts, private-sector and government representatives provided input. They helped identify crops true to local priorities and opportunities in each of the four African countries, and now genebanks are focusing on those crops.

    The publication explores each crop's history, biology, nutritional value, cultivation practices, conservation status, market opportunities and development challenges. Together, the profiles paint a picture of food systems that are more diverse, adaptable and rooted in #LocalKnowledge.

    This demonstrates the importance of listening to farmers and local communities. Their knowledge, experience and continued stewardship have helped conserve these crops and the diversity they represent.

    The opportunity is not to replace the crops the world already depends on, but to widen the field of possibilities. By conserving, improving and investing in crops that farmers and communities already know, we can build food systems with more options – for better nutrition, stronger livelihoods and greater #resilience.

    Opportunity Crops for Sustainable Food Systems shows that some of those options are already here, waiting to be recognized and put to use.

    This publication presents 15 opportunity crop profiles from across West and East Africa, selected through stakeholder consultations held in #Benin, #Ghana, #Tanzania and #Uganda as part of the #BOLDERInitiative. Each crop profile explores the crop’s history, biology, nutritional characteristics, production systems, cultivation status, processing challenges and market opportunities."

    FMI and to download PDF:
    croptrust.org/news-events/news

    #SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #BuildingResilience #Africa #ClimateResiliency #ClimateChange #AlternativeCrops

  7. Fifteen #Crops That Could Help Build More #Resilient Food Systems

    By Natalia Rodriguez, 7 September 2026

    "What if some of the crops best suited to improve nutrition, support farmers and strengthen #ClimateResilience are already growing in fields across #Africa – but they are just overlooked?

    The crops featured in Opportunity Crops for #SustainableFood Systems include #amaranth, #BambaraGroundnut, #baobab, #cowpea, #FingerMillet, #fonio, #jackfruit, #JuteMallow, #MiracleBerry, #moringa, #PearlMillet, #pumpkin, #sesame, #sweetpotato and #TurkeyBerry.

    These crops were not chosen randomly. More than 250 farmers, researchers, genebank experts, private-sector and government representatives provided input. They helped identify crops true to local priorities and opportunities in each of the four African countries, and now genebanks are focusing on those crops.

    The publication explores each crop's history, biology, nutritional value, cultivation practices, conservation status, market opportunities and development challenges. Together, the profiles paint a picture of food systems that are more diverse, adaptable and rooted in #LocalKnowledge.

    This demonstrates the importance of listening to farmers and local communities. Their knowledge, experience and continued stewardship have helped conserve these crops and the diversity they represent.

    The opportunity is not to replace the crops the world already depends on, but to widen the field of possibilities. By conserving, improving and investing in crops that farmers and communities already know, we can build food systems with more options – for better nutrition, stronger livelihoods and greater #resilience.

    Opportunity Crops for Sustainable Food Systems shows that some of those options are already here, waiting to be recognized and put to use.

    This publication presents 15 opportunity crop profiles from across West and East Africa, selected through stakeholder consultations held in #Benin, #Ghana, #Tanzania and #Uganda as part of the #BOLDERInitiative. Each crop profile explores the crop’s history, biology, nutritional characteristics, production systems, cultivation status, processing challenges and market opportunities."

    FMI and to download PDF:
    croptrust.org/news-events/news

    #SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #BuildingResilience #Africa #ClimateResiliency #ClimateChange #AlternativeCrops

  8. Twain's Echoes: Youthful Drive Fuels Present Ambitions

    Shania Twain, 59, says her difficult childhood and losing parents at 22 helps her write music today. She cares for siblings.

    #ShaniaTwain, #MusicInspiration, #OvercomingAbuse, #Resilience, #CountryMusic

    newsletter.tf/shania-twain-chi