Agile curves
Summer's here, yaay! Possibly less "yaay!" if you're worried about it being bikini/speedo time again... Putting it rather plastically: so above so below ; so within so without ; so mind so matter ; &c. What we put in we get out... But look on the bright side: in spirit terms we
Connexions ‘r us
How's this for coincidence, in light of the previous posts on glocal interrelationships, PETs carbon offset strategy for emitters here in Scotland: an article came out mid July about more needed farming support for India, via among other things more, clean & cheaper energy. This is one of PETs 4 non-UK
Generation R
#GENERATIONRESTORATION: Ecosystem restoration for people, nature and climate RESTORE ECOSYSTEMS TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE, SAVE SPECIES FROM EXTINCTION AND SECURE OUR FUTURE. It's all interconnected like we are. Sorry about that, Separatists! We need to slash greenhouse gas emissions by nearly half by 2030 to hold global warming below 2°C
Neighbourhood care
introducing: Outside the Box's "Food Buddies" Project. This is a resource which aims to help neighbours and carers of older people get the right food during these difficult times. The resource can be viewed on their website; also have a look here for dementia-friendly meals. Some souls will hear My
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
Self Help communities
The Scottish Rural Network, of which PET is a member, has an interesting blog on self-help communities in South Korea. Pretty far from Findhorn I hear you think; but not the self-help part. It's of interest because it links community skills, the ageing phenomenon and social enterprise. Enjoy the blog.
carbon bites – Nature Nosh
Foraging for food The programme for the first-ever Foraging Fortnight has launched, with events ranging from woodland walks to wild food feasts to foraged cocktails! This project takes place from 31 August to 15 September 2019 and features a wide range of events across five diverse regions of Scotland: Lanarkshire, Fife, Moray,
Low Carbon Diets and Food
This report forms part of the ‘Food and Diets’ research done by the Zero Carbon Britain project through 2012-13. This work concentrates on low carbon diets in the UK today. About the Zero Carbon Britain project An initiative from the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). Its aim is to demonstrate
Fund the change you want to see
Donating funds to PET is a tangible way to contribute to concrete and dynamic initiatives making positive change happen TODAY in the Park Ecovillage, Findhorn— apart from volunteering with us... Your donation supports our community beneficiaries and spreads the positive news that IT'S POSSIBLE to do things differently. We are
