Friends in NextGEN, the youth branch of the ecovillage network said to me that they don't want to see another shiny ecovillage video, presenting everything as being all right, but rather they would like to see the challenges of the community.
On the West Coast of Scotland, local residents of Moidart and nonprofit Trees for Hope find ways to regenerate the ancient Atlantic Rainforest.
We follow a hillwalking journey of Hugo leading a small group of people on a mountain near Ullapool. He shares his deep love and connection with the Scottish mountains.
We follow Kajedo, the land steward of the Findhorn Hinterland Trust, in how he approaches 'deep listening to the land', and leads a small group of volunteers in taking actions to increase biodiversity in a desert ecosystem.
During a summer camp five teenagers play, reconnect with nature, and reclaim their identities with nature amidst the teen angst years and planetary crises. Ecotheatre is not just about performing with nature. It is a journey home.
Ecovillage Findhorn Community transitioned from being a communal ‘spiritual community’ to being a private estate ‘ecovillage’. Embedded in this historical-present transition is a troubled tension of both resisting and perpetuating capitalism.
During preliminary groundworks for the construction of the new sanctuary, the mechanical excavator exposed a shell deposit at the east end of the site. An archaeological study was performed. This post gives a summary as well as the full research paper.
The idea for the investigation came when I heard someone saying "oh are you working in the library, that dusty place with old books ?"
Bats, the UK's only flying mammals, are in serious decline, with their numbers dropping by 55% since the 1960s. This has led to legal protection for their breeding and resting places. While they often feature
This article is from a research paper written by Al McLeod from California State University Fresno, California during his visit in 1977 to the Findhorn Foundation Community. The author makes the general observation about the Community that the informal rules governing face-to-face interaction allow for and encourag more trust, affection and candor than prevail in everyday society.
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