September marks both the start of Spring and the season for Seed and Food Fairs in southern Africa. This period is also considered the beginning of the new year by some indigenous communities like Venda. This is an exciting and inspiring time. One of the most successful traditional seed and…
Earth Jurisprudence is a foundational systemic alternative for transformation towards healing our relationship with Mother Earth – an essential foundation from which to respond to the climate, ecological and social justice crises. By Method Gundidza With the EarthLore Foundation team, I have the privilege of working with communities in the South…
One of the unexpected outcomes of Covid is the growing number of emerging young farmers who are born and bred in Tjakastad, Elukwatini, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. For many of these young farmers, Mxolisi Nkambule is their role model and inspiration. Mxolisi started farming in 2017 out of desperation but…
In this episode of We As Nature, Method Gundidza, Director of EarthLore Foundation-Southern Africa, shares his unique story of discovering a profound sense of belonging to the world. Method, a Zimbabwean national living in South Africa, discovered his calling in his early 40s when he was introduced to the philosophy…
We are delighted to announce the release of three new animations produced by Gaia and other founding members of the African Earth Jurisprudence Collective- SALT in Kenya, AFRICE in Uganda, and EarthLore in Zimbabwe and South Africa – and animator Tim Hawkins. The animations explore the revival of land,…
Join Director of EarthLore Foundation-Southern Africa and traditional wisdom keeper, Method Gundidza at the next We As Nature event. During the third We As Nature event, Method Gundidza, a Zimbabwean national who left a successful career in accounting to dedicate his life to work with rural farming communities who are…
“The work we do is about reviving indigenous knowledge and practice. And some say we revive culture. Or we want to become more cultural. And when we do so, we run the risk of being accused of living in the past or going back to the past, but I want…
EarthLore, an NGO based in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, is looking for an Administrator for its office and the Earth Jurisprudence Programme. This varied role will suit a versatile person who loves organising and coordinating, is an excellent multi-tasker and has strong administrative and writing skills suited to supporting two small and…
The Gaia Foundation’s latest Earth Jurisprudence update includes a link to Belden Lane’s beautiful story of the Great Conversations he has had with trees over the past 30 years and how this has deepened his connection with Nature and sparked an interest in inter-species communication, particularly trees. This resonates strongly…
Earth-centred News and Inspiration This newsletter is published by the team at the Gaia Foundation Greetings Earth Jurisprudence Advocates and Allies, Thomas Berry understood that as humans of the twenty-first century our ‘Great Work’ is to transition from human-centred to Earth-centred consciousness and culture – safeguarded over millennia by diverse…
