How can we shape a desirable future amid current and future challenges and crises? This question was explored at the Weizenbaum Conference 2024, with a focus on the digital and socio-ecological transformation of society.
The volume "Uncertain Journeys into #Digital Futures" with 20 contributions to the #WIConf24 is now available #openaccess.
Contributors: @francescabria
@tinacomes @suehlmann_faul @marcsteen
@HonkHase
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#DuarteCA #CommunityGarden to be developed at #TzeitelParasCaracciPark
March 12, 2025
"Duarte residents will soon have a new space to grow fresh produce, connect with neighbors, and enjoy the outdoors. Last month, the Duarte City Council approved the development of the Duarte Community Garden at Tzeitel Paras-Caracci Park (2701 Royal Oaks Drive).
"'This project exemplifies our dedication to creating #sustainable, #accessible spaces for our residents,' said Mayor Cesar A. Garcia. 'This garden will not only enhance the beauty of our park but also provide a space where our community can come together, learn, and share in the joy of nature. I am excited to see this project grow and look forward to it becoming a vibrant part of our community.'
"The goal of the Duarte Community Garden is to increase #FoodSovereignty by creating garden plots for community members to grow healthy food, cultivate agricultural literacy with educational programs, gather community by creating a welcoming and accessible garden space, and perform ecosystem services by removing grass, installing a sustainable #DripIrrigation system, building a #NativeHabitatGarden, and collecting #compost.
"The garden will feature 20 plots and two #ADAAccessible raised beds, available for rent at $5 per month. Community members can plant edible (excluding smokable) plants and flowers for personal, noncommercial use. It will include a storage shed with garden tools, an irrigation system promoting sustainable practices, and ADA-accessible decomposed granite pathways.
"The garden will be run in partnership with Food Exploration and Discovery (#FoodEd), a nonprofit organization that collaborates with San Gabriel Valley communities to create edible education sites and provide programs on #ecosystem #stewardship, healthy living, #environmental innovation, and entrepreneurship.
"Food Ed’s educational model will support gardeners of all skill levels, providing supplies and plants for beginners while experienced gardeners can use their own resources. The garden will also offer picnic benches for community #gatherings and host educational programs on topics like #VegetableGardening, #composting, #DroughtTolerant landscaping, and #SoilHealth.
"As the lead on this grant project, Food Ed will be responsible for building the #DuarteCommunityGarden. This includes overseeing site construction, collecting infrastructure bids, contractor management, program management, community engagement and workshops/events, processing plot holder applications, plant and soil replenishment, above ground irrigation repairs, developing the garden’s webpage and branding and overall garden management through October of 2026.
"For more information on the Duarte Community Garden, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at (626) 357-7931."
Source:
https://heysocal.com/2025/03/12/duarte-community-garden-to-be-developed-at-tzeitel-paras-caracci-park/
#ThirdSpaces #SolarPunkSunday #CommunityGardens #FoodSecurity #BuildingCommunity #California #SolarPunk #Composting
Spotlight on Fairphone, a FairTEC member !
Based in the Netherlands, @fairphone aims to revolutionize the smartphone industry ! 
The company not only designs smartphones, but also headphones 
and earphones that are #ethical, #sustainable and #repairable ! 
Bird Flu Crisis in Australia: Egg Shortages & Soaring Prices 
Australia is facing yet another bird flu outbreak, leading to the culling of over 2.1 million innocent hens.
But beyond rising egg prices and supermarket shortages, this crisis exposes deeper issues within the egg industry—animal suffering, disease risks, and unsustainable practices.
The Ethical Toll of Culling Birds
One of the most distressing consequences of this outbreak is the mass killing of birds. In Australia, flocks are culled using carbon dioxide gas, which can take up to 20 minutes to ensure death, or water-based foam, causing asphyxiation.
These culls not only highlight the ethical dilemmas of using animals for food but also expose the high disease risks of animal agriculture. Such outbreaks demonstrate how industrial farming conditions can create environments where diseases spread rapidly, affecting both animal and human health.
The Solution? A Better Way Forward 
Plant-based alternatives offer an ethical, sustainable, and health-conscious solution.
Healthier & Safer: Unlike eggs, which are high in cholesterol, many plant-based alternatives provide protein without the saturated fats and cholesterol linked to heart disease. They also eliminate the risk of salmonella and antibiotic residues found in intensively farmed poultry.
Prevent Future Outbreaks: Choose plant-based egg alternatives. With egg-free options gaining popularity, now is the perfect time to make the switch to vegan living, to protect our health, safeguard animals, and promote a more sustainable future.
Want to know the best egg substitutes for baking, scrambling, and more? Check out our guide and discover how easy it is to ditch eggs for good.
Read more: https://www.veganeasy.org/bird-flu-crisis-australia/
In every meal choose compassion, health, and a better future. 
Are you coming to #biologists100? We offer incentives of up to £150 and a prize of £700 for the most #sustainable traveling. See more details: 100yearsconference.biologists.com/sustainability/
Spotlight on Commown, a FairTEC Member !
@commownfr is a #cooperative for #sustainable 
and mindful #electronics, based in Strasbourg, #France ! Specializing in long-term rentals, it offers smartphones , laptops 
, and other devices to fight planned obsolescence and promote durability.
I've been collecting fountain pens for a few decades. But I never use them. People throw 20-30 pens away each year with billions of them in landfill.
So this is it! I'm going disposable pen free! From now on it's a potent mix of soil AND ink under my fingernails!
Plus, of course, they are beautiful
They're appropriate technology too! I'm a sucker for something that can outlast me and be recycled.
Towards #sustainable space #research in #France
During the 2024's quinquennial scientific roadmap of @cnes, a specific group worked on setting recommendations to decrease the #environmental footprint of #space #science activities.
Our correspondence to @NatureAstronomy highlights the efforts of the french space research to move towards sustainability. It relies on two complementary methods: decarbonisation and frugality.
Read more here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-025-02506-w (or here for full-text version: https://rdcu.be/ecSNp)
Winter aconites (Eranthis cilicia) season, just about still. They flower February to March and are now at their biggest and most inviting. Probably just about to go over in few days.
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Enjoyed reading this nice piece @pnas.org on the state of the art of #sustainable flying. TLDR: It's going to take a long time before flying will be truly sustainable and #biofuel, #synthetic fuel and #hydrogen all have downsides. Fly less and tax #carbon #emissions
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2502591122
@MichaelaKHulse and I have made the decision this year to buy #clothes more #consciously and avoid clothing made of anything we can’t #compost at home when it has reached the end of its useful life.
Good read! Alas, #sustainable flying is a long, long way away... @PNASNews
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2502591122
"While startups often begin with a focus on creating a minimum viable product (MVP), they tend to evolve into growth-hungry, investment-driven machines. [...] This expansive growth strategy stands in stark contrast to Mittelstand’s ethos, which centers on focus, mastery, and sustainability."
I guess what we are doing at @limeleaf has an actual term for it thanks to the Germans.
#Pulmonaria or #Lungwort, flowering in the last days of #winter. This plant came originally from my parents’ garden in #Austria more than 25 years ago.
When I was out gardening yesterday, I noticed the first bumblebee. Shows how important early flowering #plants are.
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#ArtistsGarden #ImperfectGarden #garden #gardener #gardening #GardenPhotography #Artist #wolfkettler #Photography #GardenWiltshire #WiltshireGarden #Wiltshire #EarlyFlowering #sustainable #biodiversity #natural #NaturalGarden #WildlifeFriendly #PlanetFriendly #PollinatorFriendly #ecology #climate #ClimateChange #conservation #sustainability @gardening
There are no binding #international rules governing the management and prevention of the growth of debris in space 
. Space-faring countries have established #guidelines, but they are not sufficient to guarantee a #sustainable space environment. https://www.internationalinsurance.org/insights_cyber_the_space_debris_dilemma
This morning, first sighting of a pair of #ducks this year. They were familiar with the layout of the #garden and knew the facilities, #pond and birdfood, etc. I have no doubt that they have been here in previous years. They were a little wary of me still. They are perfectly wild and not used to humans. Will need time to get re-acquainted with me but it won't take them long. Eventually, they will let me get close and may come up to me.
#MallardDucks #WildDucks #Wildlife #GardenWildlife #artistsgarden #ImperfectGarden #gardening #GardenPhotography #Artist #wolfkettler #GardenWiltshire #WiltshireGarden #Wiltshire #sustainable #LateWinter #natural #NaturalGarden #WildlifeFriendly #PlanetFriendly #ecology #climate #ClimateChange #conservation #sustainability
@gardening
#mycelium
“mix #coffee grounds and #mushrooms to create a 3D printable and fully #compostable substance”
“another promising lead on a more #sustainable future”
Can Used #Coffee Grounds Be An Eco-Alternative To Styrofoam? https://sprudge.com/can-used-coffee-grounds-be-an-eco-alternative-to-styrofoam-284278.html
I migrated to an #akkoma instance for now. Really starting to like it. Apart from a lot of features and larger text limits, It's written in #elixir and is very #sustainable.@timnitGebru Related to this #sustainable #AI #narrative this might be interesting too:
Rehak, R. (2024) On the (im)possibility of sustainable artificial intelligence. In: Züger, T. & Asghari, H. (2024) AI systems for the public interest. Internet Policy Review, 13(3). https://policyreview.info/articles/news/impossibility-sustainable-artificial-intelligence/1804
Anyways, thanks for your great and inspiring work. :)
I know I have posted about #snowdrops, #Galanthus, before. I am so pleased with them. They keep increasing - through the season and year on year.
This group at the entrance to the #stumpery. I also have them in other borders and the #GrassMeadow.
As they flower so early, snowdrops do not rely on #pollinators but spread by bulb division. They are still visited by bees and other early insects on a warm day.
#artistsgarden #ImperfectGarden #garden #gardener #gardening #GardenPhotography #Artist #wolfkettler #Photography #GardenWiltshire #WiltshireGarden #Wiltshire #sustainable #winter #biodiversity #natural #NaturalGarden #WildlifeFriendly #PlanetFriendly #ecology #climate #ClimateChange #conservation #sustainability @gardening
