Eden Project's Inspiration Blogs

The language of flowers

January 24, 2012
Author: Harriet

Whether it’s for sustenance, medicine, fragrance or decoration, the power of plants have been celebrated as far back as records go. In fact, plants are so paramount in affecting the way we live, it’s not surprising that we’ve attached symbolic meanings tothem. Plants have influenced art, superstition, traditions and culture for centuries. Victorians particularly used [...]

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Help us build a new Rainforest Encounter

December 2, 2011
Author: Hannah

We’ve got exciting plans to create a new visitor experience inside our Rainforest Biome, offering you a multisensory journey to discover the story of the rainforests – from the food they provide to the people that live there. Expect a huge canopy walkway, aerial rope bridges, an expedition base camp, giant sculptures, as well as [...]

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World Harmony Run torch and awards presented to Eden staff

July 1, 2011
Author: Hannah

Global torch relay the World Harmony Run carried its torch to Eden yesterday to present a special award to three members of staff who have inspired their communities. The World Harmony Run is described as ‘one of the world’s largest and most enduring grassroots efforts for peace’ and has visited more than 140 nations over the [...]

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My favourite Eden moment: that wheelchair canopy ride

April 9, 2011
Author: Guest

Eden’s Sustainability Director Caroline Digby picks her favourite – and hairiest – moments from her time in the garden of Eden. Nelson Mandela, a wheelchair canopy balloon ride and a wind turbine prove unforgettable. Best moment The intense feeling of connecting with people across the world at Eden’s Africa Calling Live 8 concert in 2005. [...]

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Explorer Ranulph Fiennes’ survival tips for the planet

April 8, 2011
Author: Guest

Britain’s most famous explorer, Ranulph Fiennes, shares some pearls of wisdom for Eden’s 10th birthday – on how to survive, thrive and even tackle the scary stuff like climate change. The Eden Project is all about human survival; about what we can do to stop the perils like the hole in the ozone. We need [...]

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Luke Seall sells us the concept of bartering

April 7, 2011
Author: Guest

Luke Seall, the enterprising young man behind bartering experiment Project 1p, sets out to prove that one man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure. I was always told that if I looked after my pennies, the pounds would look after themselves. Recently I decided to explore this idea properly, so I came up with Project 1p, [...]

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Martin Dorey: The beach is the very best classroom

April 6, 2011
Author: Guest

Beaches do so much for us, says camper van man Martin Dorey. They offer food, beauty, space, waves and even a living classroom. Wouldn’t it be nice if we each gave a little something back? As a surfer and coastal dweller I’ve become ever closer to the beach near my house in recent years. In the summer it [...]

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How to survive without cash, by Mark Boyle, the moneyless man

April 2, 2011
Author: Guest

Mark Boyle, the ‘moneyless man’, shares a snapshot of the weird and wonderful ways he gets by, including foraging in skips and making his own toothpaste.   After doing a degree in economics and learning about Gandhi’s efforts to live modestly and as self-sufficiently as possible, Mark decided to ‘be the change you want to [...]

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Leo Hickman: why Eden fills me with hope

March 22, 2011
Author: Guest

Journalist Leo Hickman used to pick blackberries near Bodelva as a child. Today he celebrates the fact that Tim Smit’s ‘grand vision’ – in competition with proposals for a landfill site - ever got off the ground. One of the things worth celebrating as Eden marks its 10th birthday is that it is the rare embodiment of what [...]

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Rosie Boycott: I was sceptical about filling a clay pit with tropical trees

March 19, 2011
Author: Guest

Journalist Rosie Boycott was sceptical when she heard about a former record producer wanting to build huge plant-filled domes in a clay pit. Today, she looks back at how Eden has grown up over the last decade. I first heard about the Eden Project from a friend of mine down in Cornwall. She told me [...]

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