Sustainability
Given the projected COP26 information overload, here's an additional bunch of links to readable, interesting articles on the subject of sustainability. That's what COP26 is really about: doing (1) what we humans do=surviving (2) DIFFERENTLY... (3) in future=from today! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development https://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/Slideshow:50_Specific_Actions_of_Green_Living https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals https://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/Slideshow:Examples_of_How_Going_Green_Saves_You_Money https://www.bioregional.com/projects-and-services/case-studies/bedzed-the-uks-first-large-scale-eco-village https://eco-villages.eu/en/ Wishing you -- neither a
Feeling potential
Charles Eisenstein's essay, The Coronation, published March 2020, has been mentioned in blogs here before.[mfn]https://parkecovillagetrust.co.uk/search/Coronation/[/mfn] I read it at the end of last year and later, critiques from both sides of the aisle too. Rising (re?)infection figures post 2021-summer-holidays, challenged me to return to it, and to upload a link
Happy Eileen’s Birthday
Eileen Caddy MBE (right) was a spiritual teacher and author; one of the three founders of the Findhorn Foundation community at the Findhorn Ecovillage, Moray Firth, in northeast Scotland. She exemplified the principle of "Deep Inner Listening." Born: August 26, 1917, Alexandria, Egypt Died: December 13, 2006, Findhorn, United Kingdom
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
Social development
First of all, happy World Environment Day. May we all continue to co-create positive physical conditions conducive to developing life on our planet! Community development= social development= ever changing relationships; ie. relations between developing participants vary constantly. We can only plan for progress, not for perfect solutions. That makes for
Carbon bites – CO2 assessment
Time to measure our carbon footprints again. The Collaboration Circle wants Park Ecovillage, Findhornto become carbon neutral by 2030. It is an ambitious goal that runs parallel with the carbon target recently announced by Moray Council. The first step will be a study over two years to see if such
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
The eco-dollar
If you think influential entities are acting weird in a political sense, financial markets are starting to bet massively on ethical & sustainability values (!) according to PwC — the business audit, tax and consulting firm. "In 2019, PwC conducted a global survey on the investment priorities of 750 institutional investors
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