The Chocolate Factory Ben Millett The Chocolate Factory is a new creative community developing in the old Williams & Woods building on King’s Inn Street in Dublin. The first concrete building in Dublin city is…
What is it about Earthsong Camps that have people flocking back every year? You know you’re nearly at the Earthsong field when you start to spot the road-signs saying “SLOW – Fairies Crossing.” That’s the…
Learning from Nature By Davie Philip What do billions of years of resilience have to teach us? “Those who are inspired by a model other than Nature, a mistress above all masters, are labouring in vain.”…
By Cora Carey When I was 20 I was lost. Desperately grieving and seriously underweight, I recall wishing there was somewhere I could flee to for a while – a special sanctuary where I could…
Interviewed by Patrick Bridgeman Margaret Brazil had her first psychic experience, “seeing a room full of spirits” late in life. Now 62 years old, spirits utilise her in every way to convince the people who…
By Davie Philip If you managed to get to any of the big music festivals this summer, you might have got a whiff of ‘Green’. It seems like every music festival these days is flaunting…
By Patrick Bridgeman Life just keeps getting better and better, and even though the challenges in some areas of my life seem to be getting tougher, the good times far outweigh the bad, and the…
“The life-force of nature pulses within your being, rooting you to the earth and reaching toward the heavens. When you feel your oneness with our natural world, you are feeling your own divinity. All living…
Pumpkin and Butterbean soup with Coconut This is a lovely, warming, antioxidant-rich soup, perfect for chilly autumn days. The addition of butterbeans provides protein and a creamy texture and the coconut milk adds a pleasant…
THE RE-BUILDING OF LOCAL RESILIENCE In the last issue I introduced the notion of a Good Life 2.0, an aspiration for self reliance for the 21st century based on community systems. Ten years ago I…
Celebrate Christmas while helping the planet and your finances! by Davie Philip Christmas is a time for celebration, giving and spending time with family and friends. For most it is a positive time, but it…