Findhorn Fellow and founding director of Schumacher College, Satish Kumar, describes the flourishing of a remarkable place of learning as it prepares to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary 27 September... "When in 1990 we were dreaming about establishing Schumacher College at Dartington in Devon, people said, “Your vision is too idealistic. Who is going to come to learn about ecology or spirituality or holistic philosophy and pay for it?” Many thought that Schumacher College might last two … Continue reading
Agroecology: A New Story for a New Age
"We are faced with two choices. The first is to continue our conventional agricultural practices that will ensure agriculture remains a large piece of the climate change problem. The other is begin to explore and implement agroecological practices that can turn agriculture into part of the solution. Surely, the choice is easy. We live in a time of great change and people are beginning to see through the propaganda of the system. It is no accident that agroecology is becoming a powerful new story … Continue reading
A wave of disruption is sweeping in to challenge neoliberalism by Jonathan Dawson | The Guardian
An emerging relationship between the state and a commons-based civil society is starting to challenge the narrow thinking of the UK’s main political parties." Read the full story by Findhorn Friend and Head of Economics at Schumacher College, Jonathan Dawson, in The Guardian.... Continue reading