About Earth and Leaf – the Sustainability People
Thank you for reading about Earth and Leaf. We are all about sustainability in and for our communities, our planet and our food production systems. Enjoy the site, learn how you can help to solve our environmental crises. Join our community and help where you can. Help provide just transition for our farmers who must buy into change.
Learn here how your actions as individuals, as a community will affect our world. Help develop sustainable food systems by changing your diet.
We have to bring an end to climate change very soon to avert a total catastrophe. We must start to reverse the damage we have done. It is essential that we reverse biodiversity loss too. The consequences of failure are dire indeed.
All the scientific evidence now points at biodiversity loss as a huge problem for our world as well as climate change.
“About Earth and Leaf – we are unusual because we are founded in farming. We have to eat so let’s do it sustainably. Have a look at this to learn more about Earth and Leaf – Shepherds of the Trees“
Here is a quotation that really sets the scene for our mission:
(from) Earth (a BBC production)
“Now Ive seen so much of the natural world that I cherish destroyed, that it’s difficult not to be pessimistic, but ironically, when I go searching for home, I don’t turn to those planetary forces, I turn to the power of humanity.
Because for all of our flaws, all of our foolishness, we are a truly remarkable species; adaptable, resourceful, inventive, intelligent, creative. And you might argue that our most significant turning points were perhaps standing up on two legs and beginning to walk or drawing those animals on the cave walls, or inventing farming, or even landing on the moon: but I need to argue that these were just our dress rehearsals.
Because in the very near future our species will need to reach the zenith of its’ achievements and that all humanity will have to learn to put our earth first. That unique fragile beautiful earth that for more than four billion years has been forming this stage on which we now stand and it’s waiting for our finest performance. And if we don’t pull it off then of course life on this planet will continue to prosper, but there will be no encore for humanity.”
Chris Packham, Earth, 2023
Earth, presented and co-written by Chris Packham is a must watch for everyone. It is a BBC 2023 production. Search for it on the iplayer or just click here!
What about Earth and Leaf? What do I Get?
- Full access to our Blog
- Education – how you can reverse global warming, climate change and the destruction of our ecosystems
- Improving your diet
- Use less energy
- Helping out nature
- Implement a new economics
- Support our UK farming community through the Shepherds of the Trees program
- Access our books, starting with “To Leave something Behind”
About Earth and Leaf - our History
Earth and Leaf started with a book, “To Leave Something Behind”.
“I started writing about agriculture, the environment and global warming as a bit of a hobby. As the book developed I told friends and colleagues. I was a little surprised by their response and encouragement. I was urged to get it finished by an academic colleague. So I started to take it seriously and really enjoyed doing so.
Fast forward a few months and a theme starts to build. One particular idea is forming out of my work. Effectively the project is a vehicle to help upland farmers restore our depleted UK nature and make their farms sustainable. That is about Earth and Leaf.”
Iain J Dunn, About Earth and Leaf
Meanwhile many books have been written or are being written about global warming and sustainability. Furthermore there are none from the farming perspective.
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About Earth and Leaf ?
“Earth and Leaf is an education hub that teaches about sustainability of our planet and food systems. Learn from us and our colleagues how your actions as individuals or as a community will affect our world with better energy use and sustainable food systems. We have to end global warming very soon and start to reverse the damage we have done. It is essential that we reverse biodiversity loss otherwise the consequences for us and our world are dire indeed.” About Earth and Leaf.
Membership Benefits
Full access to our Blog
Learn about how you can affect global warming and climate change Improving your diet
Using less energy
Helping out nature
Help developing a new economics
Support our farming community through Shepherds of the Trees
Serialisation of our books starting with; “To Leave something Behind”
