The last month at Be the Earth has been a little slower and quieter, with most of the team taking time off to enjoy the summer as well as creating space to deepen our roots within our internal processes and systems.

As an organisation that is intentionally moving closer and closer to nature every day, we are aiming to move more with nature's rhythms, allowing the ebbs and flows as they come, and most of all, tending to the soil of the organisation so that our roots can grow deeper and we can truly flourish!

This month we are sharing with you some exciting opportunities, announcements and stories that we hope will stir some inspiration within you for the month ahead as we descend into the beautiful and gentle season of Autumn 🍂

Humans of Regeneration Webinar: Funding Activist Movements

In this webinar hosted in partnership with Regenerosity, we will be exploring the importance of funding activism and wider movements to create systemic change, as well as sharing ideas to inspire other funders to support grassroots movements by mitigating risks and concerns from a legal perspective.
 

Join us for this upcoming webinar as we celebrate and explore the ongoing learning journey of regenerative philanthropy bringing funders and activists together for an honest (and much needed) conversation!

Be the Earth x Lush Spring Prize 🌸

We are excited to announce that we are once again partnering with Lush Spring Prize for 2023, offering the award of Ancient and Indigenous Wisdom!

 The £200,000+ Lush Spring Prize fund and other support activities seeks to build capacity for those bringing life back to damaged land and oceans, helping to leave the world Lusher than they found it.

In a world shaped by (historic and current) oppressive colonial and patriarchal structures, the Ancient and Indigenous Wisdom award, supported by Be the Earth, honours the necessity and relevance of traditional and ecological knowledge, as well as ancestral and indigenous nature-based practices.

You can nominate a regenerative project or apply for a Spring Prize at springprize.org. Applications for the 2023 Lush Spring Prize are open until the 19th September 2022! 

A special 42 Acres discount code for our network!

42 Acres (a sibling to Be the Earth) are generously offering a discount code for our valued community (you)! We can't think of a better way to spend the season of Autumn than cosied up at 42 Acres and reconnecting with nature, self and others.

You can use the discount code: BTE10 in the 'bonus code' section when checking your dates. This discount code automatically applies to all accommodation bookings.

Happy booking, we are sure you will love this beautiful site as much as we do!

Brave Earth: Permaculture Design Course in Costa Rica 🌴

“Growing your own food is a revolutionary act. Our food system is at the heart of our culture and society. Change it and we literally change everything.”

— Vandana Shiva 

Permaculture is a set of design principles centered around whole systems thinking using the patterns found in Nature. By implementing permaculture we're creating new systems for the way we grow our food and steward the land that are in harmony with Nature. This course is applicable to anyone with an interest in designing resilient and regenerative futures as well as professionals in the fields of architecture, planning, ecology, education, farming and community development.

Join this diverse team of permaculture instructors led by Hugo Soto, Elena Valverde and Scott Gallant of Porvenir Design for this life-changing 2-week immersion beginning October 21st. The course covers the core Permaculture Design curriculum and emphasizes creating diverse multi-functional human landscapes based on ecological patterns. This is the third annual course offered in conjunction with Brave Earth and Finca Luna Nueva (based in Costa Rica).

You can receive 25% off the course if you sign up by Sep 15.

Use voucher code EARLYPDC25 on checkout.

Aura Blog: Birthing Stories and the Power of Women's Circles

with Aurette Renata

"I gather with women to listen to stories, we celebrate our births and mourn our deaths, we learn and create together anything we want to discover and experience."

In this powerful story, Renata shares her experience with childbirth and many other births women experience throughout their lives. We have an inherent creative power that allows us to birth ideas, projects, and visions with intuition and care. Surrounding ourselves with women might be the most powerful tool to unleash our greatest selfs, and Renata explores this power in her story. Check it out below!

 ✨ Astrological Insights for September ✨

with Bruna Maia

New Moon in Virgo 

On this New Moon in Virgo, we're being summoned to reconnect to the precise details of our lives. This is a time for cleansing old energy and preparing our environment for more dedicated service. Virgo is here to bring out the Healer of Form in all of us. 

This is an excellent time to make lists, schedule a clothing swap with your community, or create a new detailed plan for all the projects you'd like to harvest in the coming months.

Virgo says: "I seek myself through committed service."

The shadow of Virgo is that we can be critical and judgemental of ourselves in the process of driving towards perfection. If you find yourself stuck in an analytical space, call upon the soul-centered ruler of Virgo, The Moon. She reminds us about the importance of healthy habits towards self-care. 

You deserve to care for yourself first, so you can then be of service to others. 

For more info on this month's cycles, follow @bru_maia on IG!

P.S. We're officially B Corp™ Certified!