Capitalist Agriculture and the Global Bee Crisis
I’m excited to announce that I wrote a book! The book, published by Routledge, is a political ecology of pollination in which I argue that capitalist agriculture is the main…
Author: RE
I am a community activist, PhD candidate (almost done), beekeeper, and herb farmer.
Pollinator People dissertation
Exciting news! I have completed my PhD dissertation “Pollinator People: an ethnography of bees, bee advocates and possibilities for multispecies commoning in Toronto and London, ON“. You can read it…
Pollinator People: PhD Public Lecture
If you have been following my work, you may be interested in attending a virtual public lecture of my PhD dissertation. Please email for zoom details – rebecca.a.ellis@gmail.com
On hiatus
Hi Everyone, You may have noticed, but I am on hiatus from the blog and podcast. Over the next few months, I will be completing my PhD, starting a herb…
Episode 17: Permaculture Pandemic 3 – Mutual Aid for Collective Futures
In the third instalment of the Permaculture Pandemic Podcast series I discuss the concept and practice of mutual aid, including it’s history (my version), how it relates to permaculture and…
Episode 16: Permaculture Pandemic Podcast 2 – Cultivate Abundance in Uncertainty
Cultivate abundance in the face of uncertainty!
Episode 15: Permaculture Pandemic Podcast 1
This pandemic will make visible some of the worst aspects of capitalism and will require us to organize and act when it is over!
Planning your garden in the face of climate breakdown
In the face of climate breakdown, the task of cheerfully planning one’s garden may be filled with sadness, anxiety, or confusion. The snowy picture of my backyard looks lovely and wintry but until yesterday, it was freakishly mild. I know other parts of the world are experiencing much more serious climate chaos. However, the creation of spaces in which people and non-human nature can flourish is more important now than perhaps ever before.
The Re-enchantment 