Find Your Role in the Global Restoration Movement

Whats your role?

Every thriving ecosystem needs diversity, and the Earthed community draws strength from its varied members. As you join this journey of creating a world where every balcony, garden and forest can burst with life, you might wonder where you fit in our collective efforts.

The truth is, meaningful ecological restoration happens when different strengths, perspectives, and experiences come together. Whether you’re just discovering your love for growing things or have been tending land for decades, your unique contribution helps our community flourish.

Finding Your Role in Earthed

As you explore your path with Earthed, you might recognise yourself in one or more of these essential roles that make our community whole:

1. The Curious Learner

Who you are:
You’ve felt a little spark. Maybe it was a seedling on your windowsill, a story about soil, or a walk where you saw the land differently. You’re here because you want to learn how to care for the Earth and be part of something meaningful. You might be just starting out, but your openness is everything.

What you bring:
That beginner’s wonder. You ask thoughtful questions, soak things up, and often see what others miss. You remind the rest of us why we began.

What to do:
Share your “aha!” moments, those small sparks of insight or inspiration. Maybe it’s something you learned in a course or a moment in nature that made you stop and think. Post it in the community and invite others in.

Why it matters:
Your fresh perspective lights the way for others just getting started. And your questions often lead to deeper, more meaningful conversations for everyone.

2. The Hands-in-the-Soil Doer

Who you are:
You’re the type to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in. Whether you’re growing food on a balcony, digging a new bed, or rewilding a patch of land, you learn by doing and you’ve probably got dirt under your fingernails to prove it.

What you bring:
Real-world action. You’ve tried things, made mistakes, and figured stuff out. That experience, raw and real, is a gift to this community.

What to do:
Show us what you’re working on. Share updates from your garden, field, forest, or street corner. Whether it’s a compost heap, a wildflower patch, or a big community build, your journey is worth sharing.

Why it matters:
When people see real change happening, they believe they can do it too. Your stories turn inspiration into action.

3. The Community Pollinator

Who you are:
You believe change doesn’t happen alone. You’re the one introducing people, cheering others on, and making sure no one feels like they’re in this by themselves. You know that when we come together, powerful things grow.

What you bring:
Connection. You create safe, welcoming spaces and bring people together around shared values and dreams.

What to do:
Lift someone up. Leave a thoughtful comment on someone’s post, or connect two members working on similar projects. Share an idea that brings people together.

Why it matters:
You help turn this space into more than just a platform, you help it become a living, breathing community. That’s how movements grow.

4. The Visionary Thinker

Who you are:
You think in ecosystems, in centuries, in futures. You’re energised by the bigger picture, what it means to truly live in balance with nature. You see how things connect: climate, food, justice, community, culture. And you’re here to help us imagine what’s possible.

What you bring:
Big ideas with deep roots. You help translate complex systems into bold, hopeful visions and you remind us what we’re really working toward.

What to do:
Share something that makes us think; a question, a quote, an article, a vision. Invite the community to dream big and get curious.

Why it matters:
We need people like you to hold the long view. You keep our conversations courageous, our actions purposeful, and our imaginations wide open.

5. The Knowledge Sharer

Who you are:
You’ve been on this path for a while and along the way, you’ve picked up wisdom worth passing on. You’ve learned what works (and what doesn’t), and you know that sharing what you’ve learned can make someone else’s journey a little smoother.

What you bring:
Hard-earned insight and generosity. You know the tricks, the tips, and the tiny shifts that can lead to big change.

What to do:
Look out for questions from newer members and offer your thoughts. Or share a simple tip like your compost method or how you fixed a soil issue. You never know who you’ll help.

Why it matters:
When knowledge is shared freely, movements grow faster. You’re helping build a culture of generosity and grounded action and that’s what lasting change is made of.

Join Us and Grow the Movement

No matter where you’re starting from or what role speaks to you most, you belong in the global restoration movement. Earthed is more than a platform; it’s a living, growing ecosystem fuelled by people like you. People who ask questions, get their hands dirty, connect others, dream big, and share what they’ve learned.

So, what’s next?

Come be part of it. Find your role in the global restoration movement. Explore the stories, join a conversation, take a course, share a photo, or simply say hello. Every act of engagement is a seed. Together, we can grow a world that thrives, one garden, one community, one bold step at a time.

Your place is here. Your time is now. Let’s restore the Earth, together.

Alana Hyde Bloom

Alana Hyde Bloom

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