From food ecologies to epidemic care
Recent stories from Future Natures on enclosures, commons and commoning
The activity of foraging involves many different relationships between people and other creatures.
In this piece, Future Natures network member Elaina Weber discusses how you might see your food as community, and yourself as 'future food'. She explores these questions through looking at writings that ascribe animacy and agency to non-human animals, sea creatures, plants, fungi, microbes, and the land itself.
Mapping community gardens
The Good to Grow online platform aims to support community-based food growing in the UK, and includes a country-wide map of community gardens. It also enables those gardens to promote their activities and recruit new people to join.
Mpox in Nigeria: knowledge and care
Mpox was declared a public health emergency of international concern in 2022, but Nigerian authorities had been sounding the alarm for several years before that. A new photo story and comic draw on a UK/Nigeria research project to show how people’s diverse views of Mpox matter, how knowledge and care are shared, and lessons for how health care and resources should be distributed around the world.
Future Natures at POLLEN22/3: exhibition and more
A reminder that a group from Future Natures will be at POLLEN22/3 - the biannual conference of the Political Ecology Network (POLLEN) - in Durban next month. Drop us a line if you want to say hello!
We’re delighted that we have been invited to exhibit some artwork from past and future comics, illustrated by Tim Zocco. The work will be shown as part of a joint exhibition at the event, and Tim will be there along with others from the team to discuss the work.
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