STORIES

Lauren Capelin works at the edges of emerging systems — where technology, capital, and culture are being reimagined in real time. As a community strategist and disruptive innovation specialist, her work spans generative AI, web3, fintech, early-stage investing and the evolving startup ecosystem. In her current role as VC Business Development Manager at AWS Startups, she is dedicated to fostering connections with the next generation of founders and supporting the best startup

Hosted by Regenerosity and Be The Earth as part of the Nurture Funder Community of Practice Bioregionalism is a way of seeing and organising human life that begins with place. It asks: What does this land need? How can we live well within its limits and gifts? Rooted in ecology, culture, and community, bioregionalism focuses on regenerating local systems, food, water, energy, governance, guided by the wisdom of those who know the land best. It is both ancient and urgently c

Renata Minerbo, Head of Community & Partnerships, Trustee, Be The Earth If nature were speaking through me, I think she would start by reminding us that the solutions are already here. That people are part of the ecosystem — not separate from it.  I think she would want us to remember how her architecture is so perfect, balanced, and beautiful. And that when we extract too much, or try to overcomplicate things, we simply get in the way. She might end with something very simpl

“In times of intersecting crises, philanthropy must move beyond caution and control, and place trust directly in the hands of those imagining and building just futures.” — Farhana Yamin, Climate Lawyer, Activist, Be The Earth Flow Funder (Wisdom Keeper cohort 2024-26) We are living through a period of profound global instability. Geopolitical conflict, ecological breakdown, genocide, and deepening political polarisation are intersecting in ways that disproportionately affect

Deep into the earth I go Deep into the earth I know Hold my hand sibling Hold my hand, hold my hand sibling, hold my hand Founded deep on the land at 42 Acres , Somerset, Land Food Medicine exists to cultivate our sacred relationship with the earth. Through growing food and medicine, mentoring and teaching, running outreach programs, and hosting events, they bring this core mission to life. Be The Earth is proud to have helped seed the start-up of this vital work. Tasha Elen

Interview as featured in The Earth Dispatch, written by Anjou Dargar “When you take something from the Earth, remember to give something back.” - Anishinaabe teaching Growth Beyond Measure Most of us move through our days without pausing to wonder where everything around us comes from. Whether it’s the minerals that power our phones, the stone that builds our homes or the coral reefs and ancient forests that give rise to life-saving medicines, every form of material wealth fi

Be The Earth’s Flow Funding Programme  shifts power by trusting visionary leaders and grassroots activists to directly allocate resources where they’re most needed — guided by lived experience, local wisdom, and intuition. It’s a human-centred, trust-based approach to philanthropy, that bypasses bureaucracy and uplifts overlooked communities. Liz Hosken is one of our current Flow Funding Wisdom Keepers, and embodies this philosophy. Born in South Africa and active in both env

Be The Earth is not just a foundation — it is a living system, a network of interconnected forces working toward regeneration, self-awareness, and environmental harmony. We act as both soil and seed, as ecosystem and catalyst, creating spaces where ideas, relationships, and projects take root and flourish. BE Hives are Be The Earth's local spaces, shaped by care, rooted in place, where regenerative culture is lived, not just talked about.  They are living labs for eco-centri

In 2002, following 10 years of brutal conflict, Sierra Leone’s civil war finally ended. The land was ravaged; communities were torn. Nearly 30,000 people were left as amputees and outsiders.