Think Piece: Food Gardening and Intergenerational Learning in Times of Uncertainty

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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Main Author: Nanna Jordt Jørgensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Environmental Association of Southern Africa 2018-05-01
Series:Southern African Journal of Environmental Education
Online Access:https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sajee/article/view/172214
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spelling doaj-d2748e937f32476cb6b78ec50a0de31e2020-11-25T01:57:34ZengEnvironmental 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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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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