SEED

As we navigate these time of big transition it is a good idea to build your resilience at home.

This can save you money, unhitch you from the destructive (and sometimes unreliable) industries that feed and house us. It is also so good for mental health to start to claim sovreignity for your own life and to begin to take the action you can in your own back yard.

At a Personal Resilience level resilience depends on our physical and mental health, the range of skills we have to look after ourselves and generate income and (importantly) how we get on with others.

At a Household Resilience level we consider the diversity of skills within the household and also the capacity to provide some of the basic needs of the members for food, water and energy.

At SEED we spent some time working with households in Mitchells Plain through the Seeding Futures training. This infographic sums up the simplest, low cost application you can implement in your own home. 

You can also make a difference by making our consumption habits conscious and being community aware, because none of us live in isolation.

Imagine the HUGE impact we can make with many people changing their action.

Local Food
Grow your own or buy from local growers and grow our collective local food resilience.
Order EasyPeasy seasonal plant ups here. 

Use and make earth friendly detergents
That don’t harm our soil and oceans and save on packaging.

Support Local Circular Business
Support local businesses you want to see thrive.

Conscious Consumption
Choose products with the least packing and lobby for waste-free shopping. Audit your consumption habits and work towards abundant frugality.

Building Design
Embrace passive energy design, recycle materials, support green building businesses.

Drive Wisely
Walk, cycle or skate whenever you can. Lift share and making each trip count.

Support Mixed Use Neighborhoods
We want to see places of work integrated within neighborhoods.

Talk to your Neighbours
Get to know those around you, what are you neighbourhood assets, who needs help, what are you needs?

Talk to People
Finding out that we are all the same and being interested in another’s journey helps us to grow.

Be Kind
At this point of big transition, people are going through a lot right now -  a smile goes a long way - and a shared sandwich of fruit could make a big difference to somebody day.