Think Piece: Food Gardening and Intergenerational Learning in Times of Uncertainty
To people who base their livelihoods on land and animals, climate changes generate experiences of increased livelihood uncertainty. With the point of departure in a case story from the Amanzi for Food project in the Eastern Cape and older case material on community gardens in Port Elizabeth, in this...
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Environmental Association of Southern Africa
2018-05-01
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| description | To people who base their livelihoods on land and animals, climate changes generate experiences of increased livelihood uncertainty. With the point of departure in a case story from the Amanzi for Food project in the Eastern Cape and older case material on community gardens in Port Elizabeth, in this paper I reflect on ways of experiencing and coping with uncertain livelihood conditions. The focus of discussion is the intergenerational interactions and learning processes involved in food gardening and their role in shaping responses to uncertainty which point towards ‘creative solutions’ rather than ‘debilitation’ (cf. Calkins, 2016:2). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2748e937f32476cb6b78ec50a0de31e2022-12-22T01:29:59ZengEnvironmental Association of Southern AfricaSouthern African Journal of Environmental Education2411-59592018-05-0134101106Think Piece: Food Gardening and Intergenerational Learning in Times of UncertaintyNanna Jordt Jørgensen 0University College Copenhagen, DenmarkTo people who base their livelihoods on land and animals, climate changes generate experiences of increased livelihood uncertainty. With the point of departure in a case story from the Amanzi for Food project in the Eastern Cape and older case material on community gardens in Port Elizabeth, in this paper I reflect on ways of experiencing and coping with uncertain livelihood conditions. The focus of discussion is the intergenerational interactions and learning processes involved in food gardening and their role in shaping responses to uncertainty which point towards ‘creative solutions’ rather than ‘debilitation’ (cf. Calkins, 2016:2).https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sajee/article/view/172214 |
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