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
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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
Landmatters
The purpose of Landmatters co-operative, as is reads at the gate is “To embody a deep connection to the web of life within a thriving community actively creating a sustainable world”. We meet at the main Bender at 9:30 for check-in. Not everyone is here today due to illness, but the core group here consists … Continue reading Landmatters
Embercombe day 9
Our last day at Embercombe. We awake to snow-sprinkled leaf tops and logs. A quiet Sunday morning, with just our departure to prepare for, and a few final cut-aways with Mac… But, when we arrived up at the main yurt, we heard that they had recovered a fawn, discovered by the roadside, still warm, his … Continue reading Embercombe day 9
Embercombe day 8
Our first lie-in of the week, and a slow breakfast, then we started filming. We got some wonderful footage of Dan, the gardener, such a lovely heartfelt man, with a beautiful connection to the land (see a preview here). Observing the absence of the morning circle today… On reflection, I can see how important the … Continue reading Embercombe day 8
