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
United Nations and Findhorn Foundation Partnership
UNITED NATIONS AND FINDHORN FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP In Service for Humanity and the Earth On arriving in 1992 at Findhorn, I learnt about the Community elders’ enduring aspiration of collaboration with the United
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
Park Library: From Midnight to the Morning Star
PARK LIBRARY: FROM MIDNIGHT TO THE MORNING STAR The books in Park Library have lively conversations after the night porter’s been round? There’s no way to prove it, though toy shops are said to
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
EarthShare
EarthShare EarthShare, Moray’s First Community Supported Agriculture scheme was launched in spring 1994. Forty-five different kinds of fruit and vegetables were grown in open fields and in polytunnels and at Cullerne Garden. They were distributed
Gigs in the Hall
GIGS IN THE HALL The Universal Hall’s ability to hold large sell out concerts developed in the mid-90s as a result of Mike Scott living in the community and the Hall team promoting
Performance and the Arts in Findhorn
Performance and the Arts in Findhorn I first arrived as a 19-year-old aspiring theatre artist in 1984 when three of the old Lollipop gang, Ike and Maggie Isaksen (now India Brown) and Michael Worth,
