Boschendal Wine Estate, pioneering the transformation from conventional chemical based cultivation, to complete Organic vine cultivation and Organic Permaculture food crop farming, including newly developed natural insect and weed control technologies.
Mother Channel hosts an intellectual exchange between Mr John Turner (Permaculture expert at Monkey Valley Resort) and Ms Heidi Du Preez (Food Scientist) who talk on bioflavonoids in fruit and vegetables, microbial communities in soil and food, food industry and more. In opening the discussions, John Turner states that he works in a most exciting […]
World BioEnergy Association Exec. Director Karin Haara on, the Viability and merits of Renewable Energy Systems on the environment, including drastic pollution reductions & longterm financial benefits. Implementing distributed heating systems in Sweden, using waste streams from the forestry industry.
Dr Gunther Pauli – Global Market Economy causes massive unemployment, dying communities, excessive consumption of junk. We need to re-envision ourselves as locally self-sufficient to protect the environment and social structure
Interview with Alexandra Bonnet on the ecological transition actions by citizens in urban areas such as St. Denise in Paris. Children’s ecological education programs, recycling and up- cycling initiatives with local communities.
Permaculture – John Turner – A good soil develops over many seasons. It is a living entity, a synergy of bacteria, fungi, algae, and roots not just the actual soil type. The roots bring solar energy into the soil. The prediction of climate change was that there would be uneven rainfall. We can see that […]
Roger Godwin and Luke Boshier discuss the current state of education. Sustainability as the relationship with oneself and one’s immediate environment. We need to step back to the time before greed superceded need. Luke is focused on post-collapse rather than holding onto what we have. Current Education conditions the mind to consumption. We need a new […]
Heidi du Preez discusses healthy nutrition – naturalnutrition.co.za/about-us/heidi-du-preez/ Heidi du Preez is a registered Professional Natural Scientist, who obtained her master degree in Food Science. She worked as a Food Scientist in the food industry for six years. While living in the UK for three years, and as a Food Scientist with a personal interest […]
AT COP 22, Marrakech, Mother Channel interviews Ms Karina Larsen, Knowledge and Communications Manager at Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTC-N) and Jaco du Toit, Manager: Corporate Engagement of WWF – SA. Ms Karina Larsen of Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTC-N) ~ the Centre promotes the accelerated transfer of environmentally sound technologies for low carbon […]
Permaculture – Kurt Amman – Rozendal Permaculture Farm – Organic Farming since 1985 – Chemical Fertilisers and Pesticides replaced with Biodynamic Organic Fertiliser
Discussion by three Nutritionists – Heidi du Preez and Beatrice Rabkin, Regarding Nutrient-dense food in its most original form, preferably home-grown, wild foods