Funds towards PET&NFAs expert support of ‘needy’ Findhorn Ecovillagers rolls in internationally: £8k of an annual target £30,000! Mainly this pays for our specialist info-networker’s hours — whose sterling worth has now been well tried & established.

The CCC FriendsGroup (donors of >£250/annum) and individuals have their donations matched by two super generous people. Please keep these ‘lifeline’ funds coming!

UK and international donors.   US$ donors.   Thank you!

Despite experiencing all manner of delays (and projected construction cost increases) due to the continuing pandemic, PET received confirmation of its Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) grant!

Heat will be extracted from the wastewater that flows from the Living Machine to the Soakaway via pipeworks near to the site of the housing units. Once the heat is extracted from the wastewater the cooler water will then be returned to the pipeworks and continue to the Soakaway and so be returned to the natural ground water system.

Community cooperation, to keep the Living Machine “pumping” for the next two decades, has resulted in a landmark agreement between the numerous Ecovillage stakeholders/organisational owners involved.

Duneland’s access road to our Plot is finished so that  groundwork and foundations  can be started!

Great amounts of kudos to all involved in getting this latest PETproject going in these challenging times!

Click here for our up2date construction slideshow.

Our Caring Community Coordinator, working with the Ecovillage Volunteer Action Group and Covid Action Group, supports communication and the infrastructure that serve individuals and create a joined-up approach to the Pandemic response including the easing of lockdown.

Several strategies were developed to support individuals coming out of & going back into lockdown — around the challenges they have/are/will face ; the support which the PETcccoordinator was/is/will be able to put in place ; and bolstering up the ecovillage’s continued mental health and well-being.

This is the fourth time the calculation has been carried out.

It shows total emissions of 4,114 tonnes of CO₂e, or 7.1 tonnes CO₂e/capita/2019.

For comparison, see the 2018 Carbon Assessment.

Via global subscriptions, the NFA and this website, Dorothy’s successful support reached its highpoint during her Birthday Week and especially in the many wonderful community activities and celebrations.

Since March 2020, CCC is actively fundraising to support the in-house care of needy Ecovillagers, to further develop and support social capacities (e.g. behaviour, awareness, conventions) and the necessary infrastructure (e.g. volunteering individuals, networks, &c) together with the NFA.

ccc webpage and submenus

A Working Group was established in December 2018 which has taken the excellent work of the volunteer NFA group to a new level. Work has already been done in different areas: education, staffing&fundraising, strategy and a social inclusion project.

Currently CCC is fundraising to support HomeCare for  community members requiring support.

ccc webpage and submenus

PET in its role of community benefit charity served as the ‘piggy bank.’ By receiving the Appeal’s donations, PET submitted the total amount to UK GIFT AID, which adds 25p to every 100p donated.
The result: £1,623 collected generated an extra £405.75 for the appeal.

PET is happy to similarly support ecovillage entities whose projects fit with our mission & aims. Do contact us via email, c/o new project

The developer’s proposal is accepted by the Moray Council end August. Original estimates for construction start is April 2020.

Follow the story here.

This is the third time the calculation has been carried out.

It shows total emissions of 3,392 tonnes of CO₂e, or 8.3 tonnes CO₂e/capita/2018.

For comparison, see the 2017 Carbon Assessment.

Here’s a summary of the results:

• links to our calculator were added the websites of Findhorn International Center for Sustainability, New Findhorn Directions (NFD), and New Findhorn Association (NFA);
• the Service served  76 offsetters to offset 241 tonnes of CO₂e
• users were: 16.6% guests, 29.5% staff Findhorn Foundation & longterm guests, 32.4% residents (NFA), 20.7% associated businesses, and 0.8% other non-residents.

This is the second time the calculation has been carried out.

It showed a total footprint of 5,092 tonnes of CO₂e(quivalent) or 13.3 tCO₂e/capita.

Very important to note that if Foundation Guest travel (flying) is deducted from this total, the community footprint drops to 5.3 tonnes of CO₂e/capita/2017.
An annual re-calculation is now part of the Carbon Strategy diVision’s programs. Click here for the carbon footprint definition.

This is done “so residents and visitors [to the Foundation] can offset the carbon emissions created by their travelling to and from Findhorn as well as other lifestyle and business carbon emissions.”

Paul Dickinson, Trustee of the Findhorn Foundation and Chair of CDP writes: “The Findhorn Foundation has for decades been a pioneer of ecological responsibility. People from across the world want to visit this magical place, but they are naturally concerned about the emissions from travel. Through this credible and inspiring offsetting scheme, the Findhorn Foundation has again found an inspiring way forward for guests.”

The 2015 Community Carbon Footprint Assessment published in 2016, had placed the Ecovillage Community at roughly the UK average, the primary cause of which was air travel by Foundation guests and Community residents. One strategy to decrease this negative effect on global warming is through carbon offsetting.

In this way, the Foundation, Ecovillage, wider Community members, and their guests and friends can (i) learn to appreciate the personally attributable CO₂  impac£ of their normal activities and (ii) TRULY offset this ACTUAL impact — now!

carbon emission calculator     offsetting projects     carbon offsetting FAQs

Building and the social Allocation process took place in spring 2017, and the Community members received their front door keys on 1/12/2017.

Our community-owned PET-managed assets continue to rise. Our target is 25 units by 2025.

aff.housing webpage and submenus

This is the first time, although an “ecological footprint” assessment was published in 2006.

This carbon footprint shows 4.067 tCO₂e(quivalent) for the community, or an average carbon footprint of 9.5 tonnes of CO₂e/capita/2015—effectively the UK average.

We want to re-calculate & publish this report annually.

For the difference in definition of the two footprints, please click here.

This is the basis of our whole affordable Housing program.

PET fully owns two flats, which are constructed to standards for community elder care, while two more units are held in shared ownership.

aff.housing webpage and submenus

Taking a living EcoKit into +-95% of Moray Schools, it was financed by a £462,000 grant from the Junior Climate Challenge Fund (JCCF) for the Moray Junior Eco-Forum.

This — the Findhorn Ecovillage Benefit Charity’s — first program was subsequently taken overseas too, due to its amazing success, under the auspices of The British Council.

For the full JCCF Report, click here.