Cooking a Vegan Meal from Scratch… Imagine cooking vegan Spanish Rice from scratch? Using pure, organic vegetables? Cooking a vegan meal from scratch is delicious. Earth Kid Kaely blogged about this cooking show: “Last week Friday my school peers and I all arrived at my house. We have taken on a new project. A cooking… Continue reading Our Cooking Show Episode 1
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Veganism – Pros and Cons
Veganism is trending. BUT, like any trend, it comes with many pros and cons. Talking diets is a sensitive topic too as every person has their own needs and every person has their own views about diet. Talking environment, however, is essential to our survival. How we eat links to how we consume, shop, devour… Continue reading Veganism – Pros and Cons
Seals and their Human Predators
Human Predators Humans have been a threat to ocean life for a long time. Animals are being affected worldwide by our actions. Here in Cape Town, the Cape fur seals are suffering from pollution and overfishing. Sadly, seals and fisherman do not have the best relationship. Overfishing has caused many problems for humans and animals… Continue reading Seals and their Human Predators
Make a Wall Garden
I always wanted to make a wall garden. I love making things and I have a lovely sunny wall outside my kitchen. I also think that we should all be planting our own food in some way, from now on. Lockdown Level 3 yet again in South Africa was the prompt for me to go… Continue reading Make a Wall Garden
Nurdles are Nonsense!
Nurdles are nonsense according to our Earth Kids. Nurdles do not make sense. Think about all the plastic items you have in your home. These could include plastic bags, food packaging, tupperware, cups, the toaster and even your cell phone. Now think about the millions of tiny plastic balls that were melted down to make… Continue reading Nurdles are Nonsense!
Blog
Read our Stories Read our blog. Our blog tells many stories about Earth Kids taking action for and within the environment. This is the So What? part of Earth Kids and learning in nature. So what if we visited a polluted river? So what if we found out more about worm farming? So what if… Continue reading Blog
Observing Miraculous Metamorphosis
Sophia has been observing miraculous metamorphosis in her garden. This Earth Kid keenly recorded the Life Cycle of the Cabbage White Butterfly. Sophia’s butterfly took 37 days to complete the entire life cycle, from egg laying to metamorphosis! Sophia’s Butterfly Story The Cabbage White flitted about the vegetable garden, looking for a spot to lay… Continue reading Observing Miraculous Metamorphosis
Herbs as Medicine
Herbs have been used as medicine for centuries. People have always used plants to cure ailments and boost health. Now, in the era of modern medicine, their medicinal properties are still sought after. Most of today’s medicines come from nature but herbs are still some of the strongest and most effective sources of medicine around.… Continue reading Herbs as Medicine
The Toads of Silvermine
The Toads of Silvermine are mostly the famous and endangered Western Leopard Toads (Amietophrynus pantherinus). Find also the rare Arum Lily Frog, the Cape River Frog and the Clicking Stream Frog in this beautiful wetland reserve. Earth Kids went on the hunt for these splendid amphibians last year. They did not find any but they… Continue reading The Toads of Silvermine