Solarpunk

The French animated film Arco, released last year, is drawing fresh praise from viewers who call it breathtaking. One viewer compared its animation to the best of Studio Ghibli, praising its magnificent soundtrack, imaginative world and quietly touching story, and described it as the definitive solarpunk film for how it presents that hopeful, ecological vision.

People are posting photos of the fruit and vegetables they have grown at home, sharing them under gardening tags in multiple languages, including English, German and French. The posts are tied to a recurring Sunday tradition among solarpunk and gardening enthusiasts, who use the day to show off allotments, balconies and backyard harvests and swap encouragement with fellow growers.

The StorySeedLibrary project has published its 150th illustration, contributed by the artist known as the Lemonaut. The piece depicts an OpenFlexure microscope and highlights open hardware collaboration in engineering and science, described as something largely absent from solarpunk visual language so far. The project collects images as prompts for solarpunk fiction writers, and this addition widens its scope toward scientific and technical themes.

A Costa Rica-based maker has turned to translating the electrical signals of plants into sound, a practice known as biosonification, and says they do the same with their sourdough SCOBY. The project is framed as a counterpoint to manipulative advertising on Instagram, offering something 'real' instead of distressing fake-disaster ads. Interest in plant music and off-grid, solarpunk-style projects continues to grow among hobbyists.

A gardener is sharing that the tomato and basil used for a bruschetta lunch came straight from their lounge garden, posting under the Solarpunk Sunday tag. The message fits a wider trend of people showcasing small-scale, indoor home growing as a practical, sustainable lifestyle choice.

The Soil Association is drawing attention to its campaign on bees and pollinators, outlining how nature-friendly and organic farming can protect wild bee populations. The UK charity's page covers threats to bees from pesticides and habitat loss, and promotes farming practices that support pollinators, soil health and biodiversity on agricultural land.

Readers are sharing a solarpunk short story set in a near-future African country that runs without a central government or capitalism, where communities govern themselves and care for one another, until a colonizer arrives. The tale is being circulated under the SolarpunkSunday tag among book lovers as a weekend reading recommendation.

Atlantic puffins are on the move, and bird enthusiasts are sharing information about their seasonal migration patterns. A wildlife blog article covering where puffins travel outside the breeding season has been circulating among nature and biodiversity communities online, with readers discussing the species' movements and the importance of protecting the seabirds and their habitats.

Beaver restoration work in Colorado's wetlands has brought two degraded creeks back to life, according to a report shared among rewilding and biodiversity advocates. The project highlights how reintroducing beavers can restore waterways, support wildlife and aid natural flood management, a story being circulated in environmental and solarpunk communities.

An author writing under the solarpunk and hopepunk labels is counting interest in her upcoming novel, saying she will fix a publication date once the list reaches 42 names. So far 21 readers have signed up, and she is collecting pre-orders by email or Signal, promising to contact everyone before release. The approach builds a committed readership before launch.

A sewing and DIY enthusiast is weighing two back designs for a hoodie, asking which one works better. Both feature the same phrase and a sun symbol, planned as applique in an identical flowered fabric, with color left open for now. The designs are tagged solarpunk, tying the project to the movement's aesthetic of optimistic, nature-inspired fashion.