If ever I doubted the transformative energy field within the Park Ecovillage, the sequence of events leading up to the 2011 arrival of legendary American environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill was proof of the magic and miracles that manifest here.
We are making our contribution the the bioregional efforts by bringing 4 acres in Cullerne Gardens back into production, producing seasonal, healthy vegetables, straight from the soil and full of life for our box scheme subscribers. Farm freshness directly to the table.
Altogether I worked in Cullerne Gardens for 13 years, pretty much 5 days a week, 6 hours a day, 11 of those years with Fred.
Cullerne Gardens is a much loved place for many Community members, past and present. This Topic covers the early years from the purchase of the property in 1978 to 1992 when Cullerne Gardens was fully integrated as a Findhorn Foundation work department.
This report written by Maureen Smith was found in the Cullerne Gardners Library.
A moving tribute to Fred Barton, a legendary Findhorn gardener. His second wife, Lynn, reflects on their years together, his deep connection to nature, and his legacy of love in action.
In 1988 the personnel department asked me to take over as focaliser. It was a bit absurd, I was a teacher by trade and a novice in gardening, but as a dutiful student of the Foundation, I said "yes" to service.
In the beginning was the garden, and the garden continues, but the forms that express this spirit are today far different from those of nineteen years ago.
From 1978, around the nucleus of Fred and Dick Barton, the idea of a 'school within a garden' has grown and taken shape at Cullerne, a ten-acre property adjacent to the caravan park overlooking Findhorn Bay.
As I look out the window at the Park garden, the trees are bending with the gale-force gusts of wind, and rain is pelting down. How often we view our environment as though framed by the weather, and how often people have viewed Findhorn as though framed by the garden.
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