A drop in food
The Heli-view in our food series... As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN May 2020 report warns. More people are going hungry, an annual study by the Food & Agriculture Organisation has found. Tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically
Saying grace
One of PET's directors sent me an email last month. To it was appended some fascinating information re. the food chain and its impact on Life on Earth.Resonating thoughts touched on the themes of 'interrelatedness' and 'fasting as a biological form of spiritual grace.'[mfn]This last was interesting as I've been
Not another “change” blog
Healthy & Joyful greetings to you! I'd like to share the following (and a video) from a blog[mfn]Lorian Association[/mfn] I receive: A new humanity is being born. After ten thousand years of a domination system, we are moving inexorably toward a global society built on love. As Charles Eisenstein puts
Food for (climate) thought
As lockdown is being loosened and we refill the social and economic[mfn]or is it economic and social[/mfn] vacuum, here's some food for thought on going back to our (new?) normal routines and choices. There is plenty of evidence that climate change is already affecting our food system. Imports of avocados,
Carbon Footprint assessment 2019
Executive summary on P2. [vertical-spacer] Please remember to actively calculate, offset and further reduce your personal Carbon Footprint. Using the PET Carbon Offsetting Service is an easy way to do so which also supports the Community. Thank you for your mindfulness. click here for the assessment pdf
May 2020 Message from Findhorn Foundation
To scroll, place the cursor inside the field
Crisis & social change
I read an interesting article today on the subject of 危机 or Wéijī, which we Westerners like to translate as "crisis" and "opportunity." In his conclusion Govert van Ginkel confronts us with some pretty fundamental questions — not about the 'how' of the current crisis[mfn]this is the easy, red-herring thought
Donating via PayPal payments
Park Ecovillage Trust is part of PayPal’s Giving Fund (PpGF). PpGF helps donors support their favourite charities online and helps charities raise funds through PayPal, eBay and other technology platforms. PayPal Giving Fund is a UK Registered Charity (No. 1110538). You can now raise funds for PET by making donations,
Community Asset map
In the Park Ecovillage, Findhorn the Caring Community Circle is coordinating support and making resources accessible to the community, especially vulnerable community members. Below are links for local volunteer support information and networking, as well as for official national sites giving specific virus related information. To contact specific people→ click on the address. Caring
GreenRecovery
An informal alliance has been launched in the European Parliament on the back of calls from 12 EU environment ministers who have signed an appeal for a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The “green recovery alliance” was launched on 14 April by the chair of the European Parliament’s committee
Medicine in kind
PET is about protection AND improvement — environmentally, socially and re. well-being. The last two are being put to a heavy test in these days, interestingly to the advantage of the first... We're all responding quite positively: the air's full of official, sensible Do's & Don'ts; organisations (including us) are
Cleansing water
Dear Friends and Supporters, As we support our communities by sheltering in place, our connection to the natural world feels more important than ever. We are all adjusting to new routines and new rhythms; home has taken on a new and deeper meaning. When faced with sudden change and uncertainty,
