Thrivable Scotland

I was expecting a great community growing project. It was a bonus to discover such an inspiring, and credible, ambition to transform the food system. My conversation with Lisa Houston, co-founder of Lauriston Agroecology Farm on the edge of Edinburgh, was a revelation. Join me as I walk and talk with Lisa to discover: How a 100 acre urban farm is enabling people and nature to thrive right now, whi...

I’m Osbert Lancaster, and at Thrivable Scotland I’m asking how can we build resilience, regenerate natural systems and heal society, so people and the rest of nature can thrive, whatever the polycrisis brings next. If we’re going to regenerate nature, we need to know what state nature’s in right now and whether it’s getting better or not. While remote sensing is really powerful in many situations,...

When we want to make social and environmental change, our culture, institutions and education encourage us to assume people need more information, skills, resources etc before they can act. Anthony Morrow and his team at one of Scotland’s largest housing associations take the opposite approach. They support tenants and local communities by believing that people are already capable, recognising and...

If you're working to make the world a better place, I think you'll find my new Thrivable Scotland podcast inspiring and useful. I'm Osbert Lancaster and after working in sustainability for 30 years I've decided we need to try a fresh approach. In this short trailer I'll tell you how Thrivable Scotland came about and what you can expect, including: 👉 The three key elements of this new approach: fo...