Author: Ching Wai Ng
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Meet the team Nettle
Team Nettle is delighted to present the first issue of Nettle Magazine. Let’s introduce our editors and explore their thoughts and emotions during the production process.
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“Deeper meaning resides in the fairy tales”
Nettle speaks to community storyteller, Ritah Kambona, about how folklore can connect people to nature Most of us have grown up reading or being read beloved tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Little Mermaid, and Pinocchio, which have shaped most children’s early memories and served as opportunities for learning. Is storytelling still powerful…
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Cultivating Community: Exploring London’s Diverse Community Gardens
Have you ever planted? Do you love gardening? Nowadays, we can see community gardens roots everywhere in London, unlike the first function of ensuring food supply during war time, community gardens have turned into a place that embraces diversity, sustainability, and shared growth with distinctive features in a fast-paced metropolis like London, an international centre…
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Pioneering sustainable urban design through community engagement
Explore Adrienne Lau’s innovative approach to sustainable urban design, and follow her journey from London’s bustling streets to Colindale’s bamboo gardens, reshaping urban spaces one project at a time. In the bustling streets of London, the skyline is dominated not by a celestial display of stars but by towering structures crafted from steel and concrete.…
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From garden to table: A day as a farmer in London
Hong Kong farmer, Yu-Wing Wong, tells Nettle how he overcame climate and soil differences, to promote home gardening and organic farming through seed sales and gardening classes “Work from dawn to dusk,” is an ancient Chinese proverb that describes the routine of farmers who live by nature’s cycles. Yu-WingWong, 56, is a Hong Kong farmer…