My First Arrival in 1971
MY FIRST ARRIVAL IN 1971 Findhorn attracted me because it believed in fairies and so do I. We came in September 1971 on the night train and were picked up from Forres station by Peter
The First Bungalows
The First Bungalows first cedarwood bungalows arrived 1967 photo Findhorn Foundation During 1967 and 1968 seven cedarwood bungalows arrived in the bare duneland. Joanie’s was the first that went up in April
Cluny’s Renovations Crew
CLUNY'S RENOVATIONS CREW I came to the community in January 1976 and was part of the renovations crew preparing Cluny for use as a hotel that summer, and then strictly as an educational (and light)
Tea With Evelyn
Tea with Evelyn Craig’s caravan in the Original Garden In 1971, while lighting the fire with a piece of old newspaper, an advertisement caught my eye: Cheap Trip to Glasgow. The year before,
Looking for A Guru
Arriving at Findhorn LOOKING FOR A GURU In 1974 I set out to travel overland to India, looking for a guru. A friend recommended the Findhorn Community as a cool place, vegetarian too, really
Arriving at Findhorn
Arriving at Findhorn GROWING UP AT FINDHORN Jonathan Caddy was his mother’s seventh child. He was six years old when his family came to the Findhorn Bay Caravan park. Jonathan remembers, “Soon after we
The Original Garden
The Original Garden My involvement with the Original Garden began one freezing winter morning in 2009, at a meeting to discuss the deer fence. Posts and gates had already gone up, to some dismay and
Reducing our ecological footprint … and our costs
Reducing our ecological footprint … and our costs In its first year the Findhorn Foundation’s efficient new biomass boiler saved £15,000 in fuel costs and reduced our carbon emissions by about 80 tonnes. Installed towards
Building Bridges
Building Bridges Being an international community it hasn’t always been easy for us to remember we are in a Scottish context, and we haven’t always been good at being good neighbours. The crux of
Community Care
Community Care Looking after our own During the 80s, several people began the move to providing alternative therapies, remedies and a health food café to the public. A holistic health centre at Station House
