Understanding life for 10% of our population — We’ve been farming for the past 13,000 years. The birth of agriculture triggered such a change in society that we gave it a fancy name: The Neolithic Revolution. The birth of agriculture (in <30 seconds) The earliest humans lived as hunter gatherers. They migrated with the seasons gathering fungi (actually a staple in the paleolithic diet!), scavenging…

Spend time in nature every day. Appreciate the beauty of everything nature has to offer. Bask in the sunshine, take in stunning views and smell the fresh air! Do hard things. Always. “If you don’t have any discomfort in your life, how do you know when you feel good?” …

34 things you can do to become a more articulate, confident and effective communicator — I want to solve big problems in the world. I recently wrote out a long list of the skills I need to develop to one day make a big impact. One of the bullet points at the top of the list was “a great communicator”. I’ve been lucky enough to…

It was 3am and I couldn’t fall asleep. My mind brain was racing and thoughts were firing through my head at a hundred miles an hour. It was one of those moments which at the time you don’t think are too special, but years later, it turns out to be…

How to design, build and operate a small hydroponics farm [from an urban farmers who grows over 800 heads of lettuce a year] — I do not have a green thumb. I have managed to kill the cactus in my room that I was told “is indestructible” (sorry Marge 🌵), and the pink Marigold I got from the tooth fairy when I was 11, nine days after I got it. I always thought that…

My idea to utilize anaerobic digestion, microalgae and bacteria to make this a reality. — Fertilizer prices have risen 30% since the start of 2022 because of the ongoing war in Russia and Ukraine [1]. (Russia produces 23% of global ammonia, 14% of urea, 25% of nitrogen and 21% of global phosphate fertilizer. [2] Since the beginning of the war, Russia has halted all exports…

2022 Year In Review — When I was 8 I wanted to swim with dolphins for a living. When I was 10 I wanted to be a journalist. When I was 12 I wanted to travel the world and make nature documentaries. When I was 14 I wanted to be a professional runner. Now, I’m…

Turning agriculture waste into fertilizer — The population of Africa is expected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050, which will account for 27% of the global population. [1] More people equals more mouths to feed, which means we must produce more food. To produce enough food to meet the needs of 2.5 billion people, Africa must…

I looked around as I chugged a cup of coke. Standing at the finish line of my 50km ultramarathon. There were a few spectators standing around, and a long table of medals to my right. Except it wasn’t the finish line. It was the halfway point. I had ran the…