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Les « Friday Finds » sont de courts articles éducatifs qui peuvent porter sur n'importe quel sujet lié à l'écologie et au climat. Ils t’apportent des faits et une vue d'ensemble de chaque sujet – qu'il soit grand ou petit – et jamais de « fake news » !
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Strawberries when it’s cold?
Who has heard of the strawberry tree? We stumbled upon one recently on a forest walk. Its actual name is Arbutus unedo, but it’s popularly known as strawberry tree, because the berries bear a similar colour and they are spotted – reminiscent of strawberries. The tree is native to the...
Mushroom power
Autumn is in full swing, but what do you know about our good fall-friend? They have been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. And now they are found to break down pollution! I’m talking about the mushroom and its magic. More accurately speaking, mushrooms are fungi, they are...
Printing is becoming a hype
But I’m not talking about printing on paper😅(and if you do, reuse it for scrap paper afterwards!) I am talking about printing food. From desserts to protein. So, what is 3D printing exactly? -Creating something physical from a 3D digital model. In this case, the ‘something’ is food. 📜History-In 2005...
You can’t get the job.
You can’t get the job. What? You can’t get the job IF you don’t have the skills. The solution? Education. Yet there is a green-skills gap: shortage of green skills to fill jobs created by the green transition. 💡Eco-job facts -Jobs in the eco space have been growing by 8%...
Mediterranean magic
I live in Montpellier, which is 15km from the beach and the Mediterranean Sea. 🏖️The beaches here are long and thin stretches of sand. Some parts have dunes, and some parts are built-up with 60s style houses. Although, the Mediterranean mainly has a rocky-cliff coastline. 📜Mediterranean-Sea history & facts This...
Paris 2024
The Olympics. Paris 2024. The media reported feelings of wariness before the Olympics in Paris. BUT it has turned out to be a celebratory event. 🎉 Celebration. Encouragement. Connection. Inspiration. Peace. And we were there. At the Olympics just last week!🥳We watched the women’s basketball at the Decathlon Arena (Lille).🏀...
Windmills in The Netherlands
You almost can’t go to The Netherlands without visiting a windmill. Even though I’ve been on windmill tours a number of times, it has been a while since I’ve been in one and there’s always a lot to learn. I had planned a day trip to Schiedam with my family...
Floating farm
Our trip to The Netherlands has been filled with the outdoors. Just being outside, exploring, and lots of swimming.🏊♀️ It did help that the weather was good! Only one tiny bit of rain, other than that it was (and is!) warm & sunny. The trip that I want to talk...
Wildfires and Climate Change
Wildfires and Climate Change It’s the last day of school in France.The temperature has reached 32°C. This means beaches, rivers, ice cream — and fire risk. Here, I’m going to look at wildfires. 🔥 How do wildfires start? 1 cigarette butt 1 campfire 1 lightning bolt 1 engine malfunction 1...
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