TheNatureKind

A series of weekly conversations with nature-lovers who live, create and act for the planet.

More than anything, it has taught me that our connection, our interdependence - with each other, with all living things - is infinite, unquestionable and sacred.

Claire Ratinon is an organic food grower and writer based in East Sussex.

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At some point the people lost their way and began classifying people, plants and creatures into worthy and unworthy, wild and tame.

Naomi researches how dynamic cultures interact with food and farming practices through migration.
Everything in nature exists in a balance; there's deviation but everything always has a push to return towards that balance. It's harmony in nature that exists in good music too.

Louis VI aims to help give BIPOC communities a voice on climate justice. The London rapper and climate activist is directly challenging the colonial legacy of climate change.
I think that human nature is more like that feeling of a good meal with friends, of your cheeks aching for smiling so much, being astonished by music, the small kindness that we do each other.

Benjamin Tassie is a composer, artist, and researcher interested in how historical musical instruments, tuning systems, and performance practices can be recontextualised.
Don't be scared of what you don't know. Ask questions, trust your gut, and take good notice of where the sun falls - it will help you understand what kinds of plant to put where.

Alice Vincent is a multi-platform storyteller based in London, England . She explores the intricacies of words, womanhood, and the wonders of everyday life.
I am inspired by the depth, complexity and generosity of nature.

Josephine Marchandise is the Head of the Creative and No Waste Kitchen at Omved Gardens.
Nature reminds me of resilience. Nature persists; she rests and renews herself no matter how hurt she may be.

Oluwaseyi Oso is a Nigerian writer, poet, singer/songwriter, and photography enthusiast.
If you got the chance to interact with any organism in the world, what would that organism be?

Kiran is a naturalist, conservationist and biologist-in-residence at OmVed Gardens.
Poetry allows us the luxury of speech - heightened speech - about our lives, and our environment, allows us to build cognisance of those things that is to do with words and noticing.

Will Burns was named as one of the Faber and Faber New Poets for 2014.
Nature is constantly changing meaning there is always something new to see and appreciate.

Tamary Kudita was born in Zimbabwe while her ancestry can be traced back to the Orange Free State, historical Boer state in Southern Africa.
We are inherently a part of nature, a truth that becomes evident as I observe people taking to the streets to protect their natural surroundings.

Alexandra Climent is a grassroots environmentalist, explorer, artist and founder of the nonprofit Endangered Rainforest Rescue.
I love observing and drawing. Drawing outside helps me really concentrate on the shapes and rhythms in nature.

Amelia Rouse is from Barbados. While she studied civil engineering, her first love is illustration and she produces beautiful work in pen and ink with an emphasis on nature.
Being outdoors, in nature, we begin to reconnect with our true selves.

Kwesia is a young changemaker and the creator of the video series City Girl in Nature - on a mission to engage young people from disadvantaged communities to connect with nature.