by Amelia | Jul 31, 2026 | Uncategorised
A first for the Sustainability Institute: our inaugural Annual General Meeting, or as we call it, Annual Reflection Gathering. Write it down and it happens. We began the year with a plan to host our first AGM and we did it. On the 23rd of July we opened our doors to...
by Amelia | Jul 1, 2026 | Uncategorised
We are thrilled to share the deliciousness that resulted from our first pilot Changemaker Residency at the Sustainability Institute. We welcomed eco-cook and permaculturalist Bia Goll from Sao Paolo in Brazil, storyteller Megan Lindow, and wild food expert Loubie...
by Amelia | Jun 29, 2026 | Uncategorised
The story of Stacey-lee, another Lynedoch youth, begins with her deep connection to the Stellenbosch soil and shows how the right support can help a young person flourish. Growing up Stacey grew up on Compagniesdrift farm along Baden Powell Drive, and she remembers...
by Amelia | Jun 22, 2026 | Uncategorised
At the Sustainability Institute we have witnessed many young people discover new ways of relating to their world because of an opportunity that was destined/meant for them. And to understand how powerful one opportunity can be we need to look back in history. In 1976...
by Amelia | Jun 5, 2026 | Uncategorised
“Rather than seeing our relationships as hierarchical and competitive, can soil horizons inform us about how to build relationships horizontally and cooperatively?” huu nguyen, from Soil Loss is Soul Loss Twenty five years ago, two South African visionaries imagined...
by Amelia | Jun 5, 2026 | Uncategorised
In a time marked by ecological strain, accelerating technological change, institutional fragmentation and deep uncertainty, how do we continue to think and act responsibly across generations? This public dialogue brings together futures practitioner Francois Pretorius...
