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…
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,…
“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…
This article appeared in Issue 324 of Resurgence and Ecologist, January/February 2021. By Method Gundidza You have probably never heard of Bikita, a district in south-eastern Zimbabwe, but for me this is home – where my ancestors lived, where my roots are – and we have an important story to…
Frontline Food is a new podcast in which host Georgie Styles interviews activists and thought leaders, in search of the radical grass roots stories of our food systems. In this episode Georgie speaks to Method Gundidza, Earthlore’s director, on how the communities of Bikita, Zimbabwe, have revived traditional varieties of…
Method Gundidza represented EarthLore Foundation at the International Forum on Well-being, held in Grenoble, Southern France, on 8 June 2018. In this video he shares his views about how human well-being is inextricably connected to the well-being of our planet, Mother Earth, and that of our fellow beings with whom…
On the 6 – 11 November, 2018, Earthlore facilitated an Agroecology Orientation Course specifically for small scale farmers. The course was held at Enaleni Farm in KZN, South Africa and was led by Farmer and Agroecologist, Richard Haigh. The participants were accompanied by Earthlore’s Method Gundidza. A summary report of…
Within sight of the snow-capped Cotopaxi volcano, in Ecuador’s capital city of Quito, Gaia joined activists, academics, indigenous leaders and students, for an historic International Rights of Nature Symposium, 27th-28th September. We were joined by Method Gundidza, from our South African partner organisation, EarthLore The symposium, hosted by the Global…
“This well-known phrase – there is method in his madness – is a line in Shakespeare’s famous play “Hamlet”. It refers to the fact that if one takes time to look more deeply into a seemingly crazy decision or inexplicable actions, one often discovers there is good reason and a…
