Richard Mawby, a forager who participated in a three-month wild food challenge, has recommended adding ‘to taste pigeon sashimi’ to your culinary list this year. Mawby was one of 26 foragers in the UK who lived entirely on wild foods to determine its impact on their health. The group’s surprising results, after having consumed roadkill badger, seaweed, and berries, are covered in this issue. While most people may find the thought of sashimi made from pigeons repulsive, Mawby argues that it could well be the next ‘superfood.’
The Climate Choir Movement, founded by Jo Flanagan, has over 500 members performing climate-centric concerts that inspire deep emotions. Flanagan has noted that singing has the power to “reach deep inside people,” and their planet-minded performances regularly leave audiences in tears. Flanagan describes the choir concerts as “very gentle, very moving and very powerful.”
After masked men burned down his wooden gates, Chris Packham carefully repurposed the charred remains into three table-sized chunks encased in resin. He gave one to a friend, will auction another to raise money for charities opposing the views of the attackers, and will keep another as a memento. Packham, who has recently been assigned bodyguards due to threats made against his family while filming the new series of Winterwatch, talks about his passion for punk and how he has faith in young people to protect the planet.
Anna Whitehouse, a journalist, radio presenter, and bestselling author, says that she and her ex-husband have the best relationship after the divorce. They have even collaborated on a book titled Divide and Conquer, discussing how they navigate parenthood in the modern age. They remain close and co-parent their 10 and six-year-old daughters.
Two UK firms, beauty company Faith In Nature and fashion brand House of Hackney, have appointed nature to their boards, giving it a say in business strategies. Brontie Ansell, who feels the weight of representing nature at Faith In Nature’s board meetings, is excited by the concept and its potential impact
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