Ecology North’s Earth Week schedule for 2023 is out, promising just one direct contemplation of the world’s demise amid discussion of electric vehicles and a bike tune-up.
Earth Week, which occurs annually, begins this year on Friday, April 21 with a 12pm feeding-the-fire ceremony at Yellowknife’s Somba K’e Civic Plaza. Activities run until April 28.
Ten Seeds for the Apocalypse, on Tuesday, April 24 from noon at Yellowknife’s public library, is the only event to overtly address how Yellowknifers might avoid an untimely demise if the world’s food systems break down.
“Ever wondered which seeds you’d need for a YK apocalypse? Bring your top 10 ideas to share and seeds to swap,” Earth Week’s printed schedule suggests.
If you prefer seed discussion without cataclysmic overtones, there’s also a seed swap hosted by the Territorial…