Kolbjørn’s obituary
Kolbjørn Borseth, 69, of Soo, Spain, (formerly of Findhorn Scotland and Selbu Norway) passed away on May 05, 2022 in Arrecife after a couple of spells in hospital due to various issues such as COVID19,
Time as NFA Listener Convener
I became Listener Convener in the early days of the NFA. The attempt was to land an organisation that was embracing all corners, or all aspects of the community, individuals and businesses, and the Foundation
Beginnings of Community
I arrived in Findhorn in 1981. The community as an entity differentiated from the Foundation didn’t exist at that point. My wife and I bought Bay Cottage and we were among the forerunners of people
Buying the Caravan Park
In the early 80s the finance department boffins recognised that the Findhorn Foundations’ economy was so drastically in the red that we were at a sink-or-swim moment. Then the owner of the FBCP (Findhorn Bay
How Findhorn Flower Essences Began
HOW FINDHORN FLOWER ESSENCES BEGAN Findhorn Flower Essences was started in 1993. It was not a conscious decision to start a line of essences, but grew organically from a personal need for remedies to
The Moray Art Centre: A Centre for Beauty
THE MORAY ART CENTRE A Centre for Beauty The message of Sir George Trevelyan in the 1970s spoke of a new Renaissance: The new society that is coming to birth will show standards and a
The New Findhorn Association
The New Findhorn Association Up until 1999, everything at the Findhorn Community came under the administrative umbrella of the Foundation. As it grew, it became increasingly difficult and expensive to manage, and there was no
The Reinvention of the Findhorn Foundation
The Reinvention of the Findhorn Foundation At Hallowe’en in 1996, Judy McAllister, the Foundation Focaliser, shocked the community by announcing that a management consultancy process had shown her and her team that the Foundation was
Business in the Community
BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY In 1999, Gill Emslie, Judy McAllister and I set up the Findhorn Foundation Consultancy Service as a department in the Education Area. We ran the Business Experience Week, and did
The Woodhead Community
The Woodhead Community The Woodhead Community started on 1 April 1994. The founders, two families with young children, and an older man, met at Findhorn. Reg was over 70 when he came to Findhorn. As
