About the work
"The world not as a collection of isolated objects but as a network of phenomena that are fundamentally interconnected and interdependent"
In his book The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems, Fritojof Capra's words are a poetic embodiment of the competencies for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), defined by the United Nations. Using systems thinking and ecological approaches, to guide learners toward personal and professional transformation, enabling them to envision and enact meaningful change.
This capstone project was developed over seven months exploring the question:
How can I curate a local food system that I want to eat with?
The Project is Emerging in Three Ways...
- Designing a framework to enhance our ability to work with complexity, uncertainty and change for sustainable solutions.
- A strategic direction for community engagement for strengthening local food systems.
- A beginner's guide to facilitating in complexity, uncertainty and change towards sustainable solutions.
What is Sustainable Development?
Sustainable Development is described by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) as being underpinned by an ethic of solidarity, equality and mutual respect among people, countries, cultures and generations; it is development in harmony with nature, meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Author's Note
This website was developed over a seven-month period as a final requirement for the Masters of Education in Sustainability, Creativity and Innovation from Cape Breton University.
My intention in creating this website, was to create a tool to support those working for social change. There are ample
existing resources available on facilitation more broadly (see Resources page), and I saw an opportunity to bring the power of facilitation to the field of food security in Alberta.