--- EnteredBy: Kevin Murray DateEntered: [[2022-03-11]] Comment: Publish: true --- >[!NOTE]+ Meta Author:: Katie Treggiden Reference:: https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/stories/craft-skills-and-knowledge-should-be-at-the-heart-of-the-debate-about-our-relationship-to-the-planet-says-sustainability-champion-katie-treggiden Date:: 2021-11-11 Tags:: WeftLinks:: [[Environmental value of craft]] ### Summary Craft connects us to nature. > "Craft offers not only a way of making, but also a way of thinking – one that is collaborative, inclusive and responsive to our changing natural environment. It is essential if we are to shift away from our current ‘take-make-waste’ model of production to a more circular one. Traditional forms of knowledge and practice should therefore be at the heart of the debate about our relationship to the planet, and yet the knowledge of craftspeople is often relegated in favour of technological and technocratic solutions and the priorities of global corporations." > "‘Can craft save the world?’ is the question that drives my work as a podcaster and writer – a provocation that plays with preconception of craft as small and trivial"