What’s Happening
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Just like that one fabled village of indomitable Gauls holding out against the Roman invaders with magic potion and the cunning and brawn of its protagonists, there is a small village in North Yorkshire that is bucking the trends of cultural belittlement by the powers...
The Earth in Midwinter
If you’ve never read the Grimm’s’ tale, ‘The Three Little Men in the Wood’, you really should. The poor girl persecuted by her stepmother is sent out into the winter snow in a paper dress to look for strawberries. She comes to a little house where live three little...
Autumn in our community garden
As the rain arrives, summer departs and autumn gusts in, bearing its beautiful plumage of red, orange and gold to the world. These fantastic colours are mimicked by the vegetables, and whilst we may lose the delicate greens of summer the rich purple of the beetroot,...
Understanding Dying
Understanding Dying Understanding Dying Death is the end. An absolute. Or the absolute end of the person who once walked this earth. The person we loved ceases to exist in their earthly form. And, regardless of what we believe about what comes after, the...
Herb Garden
Herb Garden Our Herb ProjectWhat was it like, one year ago, in the old manège behind Homefield? The poly-tunnel, a lovely gift from friends was set up, and plants were raised there in spring and veg grew in it all summer. Top soil was bought in and two long...
Ecobricks
Jonathan and Michael explain how their ecobrick workshop is making use of plastic waste in High Farm kitchen.
A festival Review
A festival review by Dalehead household.
Resilience
ResilienceThe ‘Technology’ of Community-Building Many of you will be familiar with the concept of the Transition Towns, which emerged in the early 2000s. The idea was that ‘Peak Oil’, or some other global shock, could result in political and economic collapse....
A Year and A Day Magazine
It’s well known that times of confinement or isolation can provide fertile ground for new initiatives to bloom. At Christmas, a seed of an idea was sown in Castle House sitting room:
Electric Vehicle
Electric vehicle appeal - help our community go green! By contributing towards the cost of a second hand electric vehicle, you will be helping us to stay connected while reducing our impact on the planet. Our community is committed to removing the...