Villars Institute

I’m in the first year of the Systems Transformation Pathway here at Atlantic college, a course created to teach students how to think systemically, and intervene in those systems to make effective change. As part of that I have been lucky enough to be selected to attend the Villars Symposium in Switzerland in June 2026, …

Nitrates Found

I was checking one of the streams down by the forest at school, testing the health of the water. What I found was that the stream is quite high in nitrate, the natural compound that supports plants, and is sprayed over fields in the form of fertiliser! this wasn’t a huge surprise, as I know …

Welcome!

Deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon, where nature remains largely uncontaminated, Achuar women farmers and community leaders are proving that protecting the forest and feeding their families can go hand in hand. Together, we are co-creating Amazon Aquaponics, a youth-led, cross-continental initiative that connects Ireland and the Ecuadorian Amazon to tackle food insecurity while protecting one of the …