Founding principals
In 4.5years with the Foundation, I was always struck by older Ecovillage members' different -- not always positive -- remembrances of practical encounters with the founders' M.O.'s. But even saints[mfn]like me [/mfn] aren't perfect! This year I'm lumping (with all possible respect) my own understandings about them into one 'anniversary
Regenerator?
Issue Resolution is the same for individuals, groups and the planet. And resolutions can only begin when we start taking personal responsibility for understanding (1) how the local world really works, (2) the true worth of life's life&death challenges, and (3) the value of improving the knock-on effects of our
NFC
New Findhorn Community. If one was to design a community today, what would it look like? How would yours embody being 'visionary, vital, viable and vibrant' and functional, adaptable and regenerative (not just sustainable) and etc.? How does Nature do it? Does Nature "do" anything, or is it boom&bust for
Shake-up
Some PET organisational changes to be communicated! [vertical-spacer] Spring energy is clearly in the air at the Park! Things are getting better and better and worse and worse faster and faster. The next years will see further economic, political, social, and ecological turmoil. In this time of transformation that
Carbon Footprint assessment 2022
It's with great pleasure that PET can announce completion of our 2022 Carbon Footprint analysis for The Park Ecovillage, Findhorn. This report will form the basis of our future work towards becoming a Net Zero Community. Click the image to download the assessment. Or you can read it online,
Way2community
I have posted before about one of many attitudes conducive to manifesting visionary, vital, vibrant and viable[mfn]Park Ecovillage, Findhorn Community Purpose statement 2019[/mfn] -- ie. innovative®enerative -- community life. That was tv-inspired, as I am an audio-visual kind of guy. Lately I came across another brilliant tv-series that reinvigorated puerile notions
FY2023
On 31st March PET ends it's financial year FY2022. Thereupon a third New Year begins, close on the heals of the Western and Chinese ones! Once again we're offered the opportunity to redirect energetic effort towards, in Findhorn terms, bringing Heaven to Earth*, consciously developing our relational beliefs, thoughts and
CO2 emissions up!
[vertical-spacer] By the by, there's a fascinating bit on statistical greenwishy-washery in this interesting piece, under the heading: "Don’t get fooled by per capita emissions"... Aha-erlebnis perhaps?
Behind food & energy
February is a brilliant month: New Year's resolutions are really put to the test, 4/2 World Cancer Day, 6-12/2 International Development Week, 14/2 St Valentine's Day, 20/2 World Day of Social Justice, 22/2 World Thinking Day, and 27/2 World NGO Day, among others... They all highlight an attitude desperately needed
Samaritan
12th--14th February is Chinese New Year and Losar, so there's a second pportunity to make some important resolutions for the next 365days! If I may suggest a topic: "Kindness is 'social nearness-ing.' If medicine is the front line protecting our bodies, kindness is the front protecting our hearts and our
Pursuit of happiness
245 years ago, in order to get 13 different groups[mfn]founded for a diverse range of reasons, from the pursuit of fortunes to the desire to create havens from persecution and model societies, and had differing systems of governance,[/mfn] to form a more perfect union -- just, tranquil&safe, prosperous, and free
Green(house) living
Soaring house prices, energy prices and food prices. Questionable building construction quality (except of course in PETs affordable units ), questionable energy availability and supermarket food quality, and v.questionable economic sanity. What to do? There's talk in the community about studying affordable housing&energy together in one project: ie. living in
