Island Dispatches
A combination of long-form written journalism, photographic essays, short form video content, and audio interviews will make up a weekly newsletter, accessible via Substack, social media, and this page on our website!
Supporting our partners
As we grow, The FEO Project hopes to assist and expand the work of our partners by providing financial support from our community of followers to promising projects, leaders, and innovators.
Potential partners
We’re building a list of potential partners in the North Atlantic and Caribbean — these aren’t existing partnerships, but just examples of the kind of work we’re hoping to focus on.
The Island Institute - Penobscot Bay, Maine
The Island Institute is pursuing community innovation for a stronger Maine coast, navigating climate and economic change with island and coastal communities to expand opportunities and deliver solutions. One project they’re known for is the Island Fellows program, where they place young people in residence on islands to pursue projects that island communities wish to implement.
PEI Watershed Alliance— Prince Edward Island, Canada
The PEI Watershed Alliance coordinates about ten island watershed groups building "living shorelines" — natural erosion barriers of plants, hay bales, and brush instead of rock walls. Their flagship demonstration site along has become a teaching model that other groups and municipalities point to when weighing nature-based erosion control against hard armouring, and they pursue political advocacy and media outreach on behalf of this innovative approach.
Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources — Cape Breton Island, Canada
UINR is merging science and indigenous knowledge– “two-eyed seeing”- to ensure thriving fishery populations, clean drinking water, and marine water quality. Scientific research is guided by Mi'kmaq communities and elders, offering a new paradigm for environmental management
SARGAS - Grenada
SarGas converts invasive Sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean into renewable biogas and biofertilizer, enabling the sustainable transformation of small island nations’ energy and agricultural systems, while generating revenue from the seaweed currently choking beaches and damaging ecosystems throughout the region.
Casa Pueblo — Puerto Rico
Casa Pueblo is a community-based self-management project committed to appreciating and protecting natural, cultural, and human resources. One of their key projects is establishing a solar microgrid network for energy independence and resilience in extreme weather events.
Richmond Vale Academy — St. Vincent & the Grenadines
RVA is building a Pass-It-On Home Garden model that helps individuals grow their own food at home and pass practices along to their neighbors, setting communities up for food sovereignty & security. The organization aims to establish 1,000 such gardens on the island.
Barnes Hill Community Development Organization - Antigua
BHCDO is restoring the health and function of the local historic reservoir to increase drought resilience, while also making space for community events, visitors, and community gardens.
