Emily van Lidth de Jeude

@emilyvanartist.bsky.social

Social practice artist and writer. http://www.emilyartist.ca

We built our chickens a vacation home! It's more practical than it sounds, really! 🤣 They can't get out and forage much in the summer (because they dig up our veggies), so we used up some scraps and built them a summer cottage over near the forest on my father's septic field. #chickens #garden

We built our chickens a vacation home!

It's more practical than it sounds, really! 🤣 THey can't get out and forage much in the summer (because they tend to dig up our veggies), so we used up some scraps (and some more of the fabulous re...

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Good news!! Remember reading about Boyan's idea over a decade ago? Well what a fabulous thing to read of his great success, and to have an opportunity to fund his work -- which is, of course, to fund the future of humanity. 💚 #goodnews #environment #future #tech #humanity

Young inventor who left engineering studies removes nearly 50 million kilograms of ocean plastic, aims to eliminate 90% of floating waste by 2040

'There was a time when the oceans were filled with plastic, and then we solved it':

techfixated.com

Ugh. So sad. To me this isn't just about right-wing-ish branding, it's about the replacement of pride in our ecology and the actual world we live in (our diversity and connection with the land) with pride in human endeavours. Which is just desperately sad. #alberta #canpoli #politics

Bell: Strong and Free — new Alberta licence plate in September, new road signs coming

New Strong and Free Alberta licence plate coming in September, along with new driver licence and new road signs this summer, fall

calgaryherald.com

I carry a deep sadness knowing that neither of my children wants to or can feel right/safe having children. Also that I myself had children whose lives have already been impacted by changes wrought by our cultural greed. These are things I'm thinking about going into #mothersday #climatechange

The Climate Baby Dilemma | Films | CBC Gem

For a growing number of young people, the climate crisis is affecting decisions about whether or not to have kids.

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Markus and I are hosting a tour of our regenerative food garden, today. Or my "medicine forest", as I like to call it. 💚 It's free to attend and only half-full, if you're on Nexwlelexwem/Bowen Island and would like to join! 2pm. #gardening #food #regenerativefarming #farming #earthday #BowenIsland

The Medicine Forest my Parents Gave Me: how exploring and knowing our place in the ecosystem builds resilience – Emily van Lidth de Jeude

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