Indigenous Neighbors
Alberta
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… Spotify “Cut My Hair” by Digging Roots (2021). Youtube “Seeds” by Julian Taylor (2022). Spotify “Some Of These …
Poverty Reduction
Bangladesh
Story
Editor's note: This story appears in the spring | summer issue of A Common Place magazine. If you've already read Rina’s story of devotion and resilience there, we invite you to explore more photos of the Deuri family, then and now, here. Rina Deuri had …
Peace, Food, Water, Health, Disaster response
Syria, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos), Guatemala, Zambia
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When you look at a tapestry or a beautifully woven rug, the first things you are likely to notice are the intricate patterns, rich colors or plush fibers. But underneath lies an important structure. Tightly strung threads, called the weft, run throughout …
Ohio, Great Lakes
Story
… into another world that is different from our own and seeds were planted within us of curiosity and love for the …
Manitoba
Story
… Kyle Rudge ( 02:19 ): Anna's story of serving in the SEED program and receiving this quilt is what inspired us to … an acre, you're essentially covering the cost of seeding and care for an acre of crops. Once grown, the farmer …
Ontario
Story
… community partners with 300 gardening kits and potato seeds as part of an ongoing food sovereignty project. Part of …
Peace
Africa, Latin America
Story
… for local needs and preferences, recuperating ancestral seeds, replanting trees where colonial powers and mining …
Climate Change
Colombia
Story
… Sembrandopaz (short for Sembrando Semillas de Paz, Sowing Seeds of Peace). With Sembrandopaz’s support, Rodríguez and … also has an experimental farm where staff save native seeds that are resilient to heat and drought, and experiment …
Food
India, Haiti, Colombia, Nepal, Kenya, Uganda
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… are simple, like using string to measure the spacing of seeds for maximum growth, says Michael Adeola, also a food …
Canada
Story
… met in a time of crisis. Like the parable of the mustard seed that produces faith, these small thoughtful acts have …
Climate Change
Cambodia
Story
… cultivation, they fall into debt to pay for fertilizers, seeds, equipment rentals and other expenses. With the …