The Hummingbird Project

This June, join thousands of people across North and Latin America, in over 60 cities, and walk to raise awareness for Save Soil. The next decade is our chance to overcome the soil crisis, and we can do it. Let us walk together to save soil.

• 52% of the world's cultivatable soil is degraded
• Over 2 billion people suffer from nutritional imbalances
• A tablespoon of soil contains more microbes than there are humans on the planet.

Our future, our children’s future, and this planet’s future very much depend on soil health

Save Soil Walkathon in Cleveland On this Father's Day weekend, walk to Save Soil and secure the future of our children.

Our region is filled with dandelions right now! Lots of people say they are weeds and will spray chemicals to get rid of them, but we say, "Eat them!"

Always remember to forage responsibly and avoid contaminated areas near parking lots and along roadsides.

Have you ever eaten dandelions?
Drop your favorite recipe in the comments!

"But the Earth’s climate has always undergone changes, and lichens (including the algae that fuel them) have been able to survive by adapting to new temperatures. The question for Nelsen and his colleagues was whether Trebouxia can evolve fast enough to keep up with modern climate change, which is happening way, way faster than normal."

Lichens Are In Danger Of Losing The Evolutionary Race With Climate Change - SCIENMAG: Latest Science And Health News Algae are more than just the green scum that shows up on aquarium walls. The tiny plants, when teamed up with a fungus, can form a composite structure called

Some great news from St. Patrick's Day most beloved brew!

"Guinness is billing the Ireland initiative as 'one of the most ambitious regenerative agriculture pilots to take place on the island of Ireland.' "

With Regenerative Agriculture, Guinness Really Is Good For You! If Guinness really is good for you, a new pilot project involving regenerative agriculture on 40 barley farms in Ireland could make it even better.

What is the connection between gender equality and climate justice?

According to the World Resources Institute, “in almost three quarters of households without drinkable water, women are are primarily responsible for collecting it.” Consequently, when the water dries up or becomes polluted they are forced to search for resources in areas that could dangerous or are so far away they cannot attend school.

WRI also noted that “in India and Nepal, studies have shown that when women participate in forest management and decision-making processes at the community level, we see better forest conservation.”

Women need to be included in the conversation when decisions are being made in their community!

Today we celebrate women!

Here is a great resource about Climate Change! This report also includes adaptation (for the first time ever) and focuses on solutions!

Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report

"This book is a good, clearly written, popular introduction to how quickly we are losing the topsoil that feeds us, and how politicians treat soil like dirt."

Book Review: A World Without Soil - Remineralize the Earth A review of: A World Without Soil: The past, present, and precarious future of the earth beneath our feet by Jo Handelsman, 2021, Yale University Press This book is a good, clearly written, popular introduction to how quickly we are losing the topsoil that feeds us, and how politicians treat soil li...

As we close out our 2021 Seed Bank Library (September 22), we want to thank those who made the program possible. Wayside Furniture's support of The Hummingbird Project and the Cleveland Seed Bank has made this program, and many others, possible. Thank you!