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What does designing for life mean in practice? Who is doing it? How we can help? I write, talk, and advise. We also host offsite/retreats here in France .

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Pankaj Mishra: "the world, which has paid too high a price for the pursuit of happiness by a small American minority, must undergo rapid de-Americanisation, intellectually, spiritually and geopolitically." https://archive.is/20260118112020/https://elpais.com/ideas/2026-01-18/ha-llegado-la-hora-de-desamericanizar-el-mundo.html#selection-459.160-459.375

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when low-impact fishing is high value

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when low-impact fishing is high value

when low-impact fishing is high value
Alastair McIntosh @alastairmci

Here's the link to the full report from Open Seas on the economic value added (i.e. local economic multipliers and linkages) from fisheries policies that favour local communities and the natural environment over industrial ploughing of the seabed.
Report: https://www.openseas.org.uk/argyll-report/

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The Oxford Real Farming Conference #ORFC26 is wonderful but has gotten too big for (this) one person to digest. Thanks then to @agrocology for their team-based summary of some best bits

The Oxford Real Farming Conference #ORFC26 is wonderful but has gotten too big for (this) one person to digest. Thanks then to @agrocology for their team-based summary of some best bits
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📢New Blog! Our #ORFC26 Reflections

Alice Farmery, Janie Caldbeck & Phil Sumption from the Agricology team have joined forces to write a blog sharing their highlights & take-away ideas from an inspiring 2 days in Oxford.

Read it now ➡️ https://ow.ly/lkIl50XYNJN

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