How a Forward Thinking, Community Focussed Microgreens Company has Become the Largest Vertical Farm in Denmark

Anders Gydesen holding microgreens. Photo: Nordic Hydro homepage

by Marianne Graff, Feb. I stumbled across YouTube videos by Anders, Co-Founder of Vertical Greens, when exploring how to grow my own microgreens, and became so captivated by their innovative ideas that I reached out to them to find out more about how they have become the biggest vertical farm in Denmark, bringing in more … Read more

Tips for Making it Through Internet Outages that Last for Weeks: Lessons Learned in Chile

Volcano eruption with a big ash coud

Photo credit: footage of an active volcano by Pressmaster/ Pexels What Happens When you a City Loses Internet Access for Weeks Might Surprise You We all know that we are heavily reliant on the Internet for our every lives to function smoothly, but are usually able to cope if we run out of batteries for … Read more

Stories of Resilience: Lessons Learned from Thailand during the Asian Financial Collapse

Night Market in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Photo credit:K Travels (Travel Bloggers) / Pinterest Many people thought I was crazy to go to Thailand when I did. I arrived in Thailand in 1997, a few weeks after their currency devalued and the economy collapsed, as part of the sequence of events now known as the Asian Financial Crisis. I had registered in … Read more

What is Resilience? And Why Is It So Important?

dandelion growing in a crack

Photo credit: Image by Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay What is Resilience, Really? Resilience is defined in the dictionary in a few different ways. Resilience is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as “the ability to withstand or quickly overcome difficulties; toughness”.  I like how this definition separates resilience into two skill components: the ability to endure … Read more