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Posted on April 22, 2018July 28, 2018 by abigailgarbett

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It's me! I have been reflecting on my motivation to write about #natureconnection as the focus on my master’s thesis and realised that it started with the discovery of a hollow tree in the messy, overgrown field behind my house when I was 6 or 7. This early experience of child-led outdoor play has not only informed how I relate to nature, it also motivates me to strive for a world which is more sustainable and ecologically connected. • However, routine experience of nature has now become the exception to the norm and as urban populations increase, a shift in experience from natural ecosystems to urban environments has occurred. With my masters thesis I aim to explore how the design of urban outdoor environments can enable children to form authentic connections to the natural world, in the hope that in the coming years it will also become part of their motivation to protect it. • You can read more about it on my blog (link in bio). #natureplay

Two of the people I love the most. Today Granny turns 85. Age has brought pain in all shapes and sizes but there is no stopping this golden lady. She is as full of life, passion and vitality as ever. Together they are still the life and soul of every party and I wish I could celebrating with them today. 🌞

In nations where meat consumption is high, a shift towards reduced meat and dairy consumption is an efficient strategy for combating climate change and biodiversity loss. · 70% of the world’s deforestation is currently the result of stripping land to grow animal feed which dramatically affects levels of biodiversity. Excessive meat consumption also raises ethical questions in regards to feeding the growing population due land needed for pastures. And it is calculated that industrial scale livestock farming is responsible for 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. · Despite this, it is important to acknowledge that small-scale agriculture and pasture-fed animals are generally less harmful and can even improve biodiversity. Rather than ‘sparing’ land from human interference, it is important acknowledge the positive influence wildlife friendly farming can have on regenerating land that has already been damaged. · If you follow a flexitarian or plant-based diet, what motivated you to change your eating habits? · Full post on my blog (link in bio) 😊 #plantbased #regenerativeargiculture #EATlancet

Before the snow came...one of my favourite places to escape the busyness of the city. #35mm #urbannature

Ett år med dig ❤ Embroidery by me, thanks to @brianandreas for the words and inspiration.

'It doesn’t have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together and don’t try to make them elaborate, this isn’t a contest but the doorway into thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak.' - Praying, Mary Oliver. The first poet I read for myself and still the first one I turn to. So grateful for your gentle curiosity and the sense of wonder in nature that you inspired in me and so many others. Rest in peace #MaryOliver, your poems feel like old friends.

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