This year, I commenced my journey with the plants. It’s been a long time coming, perhaps lifetimes… and so, here I am on this path, not learning, but remembering. Each month I travel to Ireland to stay with my Aunt Gina (officially my Mother’s cousin – their mothers were sisters). Gina’s mother married an American, … Continue reading The People’s Medicine
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Soil, Soul, Society. Satish Kumar Speaks at Zu Studios
Satish sits on an old chesterfield chair. Plants, paintings and assorted curiosities hang from the walls and ceilings. Zu Studios plays host to this legendary figure this evening, and the crowds have gathered to hear him speak. 100 or so local Lewes folk are snuggled in, wall to wall, some on the floor, some on … Continue reading Soil, Soul, Society. Satish Kumar Speaks at Zu Studios
Waste Not Want Not
One of the first concerns when there is a group of people inhabiting a piece of land is waste. What on earth are we to do with it? Here at Bodenham Manor (the site for Building Man 2013), there is a multi-layered waste issue. In fact, not only is it multi-layered it is stacked sky-high! … Continue reading Waste Not Want Not
Community Starts in the Kitchen
For all the big plans, visions and ideas, Building Man’s People’s Kitchen is perhaps one of the simplest and most perfect examples of community. Every day the kitchen provides three meals (mostly organic), feeding up to 45 people, for a £1 per meal. Each meal is prepared by three volunteers and cleared by three different … Continue reading Community Starts in the Kitchen
Build the Change
On a glorious May day, we watch the sun set over a poplar-studded vista of lake and rolling hills. Surrounded by 88 acres of woodland where car tyres, old fridges, tipis and abundant wild flowers, herbs and ancient oaks all live together in a bizarre alchemy of worlds. 35 volunteers carry old mattresses, TV monitors … Continue reading Build the Change
De-extinction
I recently read an article in National Geographic about De-extinction, a move by genetic scientists to rebuild extinct species (species over-hunted or made extinct by human actions). Initially I was excited about this despite being a little cautious about cloning. To think; Tasmanian Devils raised from the grave, sky’s full of Passenger Pigeons, the Arctic … Continue reading De-extinction
Derek Jensen – Why personal change does not equal political change
Mr Jensen tells it like it is. “Part of the problem is that we’ve been victims of a campaign of systematic misdirection. Consumer culture and the capitalist mindset have taught us to substitute acts of personal consumption (or enlightenment) for organized political resistance.” http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/4801/ Source: Uncivilized
Interview with Satish Kumar
Meditation led by Satish starts at 7:15am. I am the first to arrive. He sits peacefully, cross-legged, eyes closed. The morning sun is starting to filter in through the leadlight windows. This room is specially designated for meditation practice. There are floor cushions, a candle, a Tibetan singing bowl. The guided meditation, leaves me feeling … Continue reading Interview with Satish Kumar
Schumacher
We arrive early at Schumacher College. A collection of small hogwort-esque buildings clustered between woodland and fields, on the Dartington Estate just outside Totnes. We are warmly received by the beautifully named Lou Rainbow, who showed us around the college. Hosting a combination of residential long-term MA programmes and short term courses, Schumacher College offers … Continue reading Schumacher
Landmatters day 2
Our last day at Landmatters. We wake up feeling deep gratitude for the life that we live, to be doing the things we are doing, and meeting the people we are meeting. Such incredible opportunities… I spend the morning planting beans with Charlotte, who was one of the founders of Landmatters, whilst Pete and Tom … Continue reading Landmatters day 2
