On a recent course that I was facilitating we were talking about David Holmgren’s Permaculture Principles. Having looked at the whole list I asked the group if they found any of the principles more difficult of challenging. “Produce no waste!” called out one of the participants. “I mean how is that even possible?” In the [...]
In Robin Wall Kimmerer's magnificent book "Braiding Sweetgrass" she invites the reader to think about the fact that, in her view, "All flourishing is mutual." Or put simply, that when we fail to be mutual we cannot flourish. We are only as vibrant, healthy, and alive as the most vulnerable among us. She goes on [...]
On Friday I attended a conference at Band On The Wall in Manchester that was held to launch the new cultural strategy for the city. One of the speakers at this event was Jim Cassell who runs the Manchester City Football Academy. It was fascinating to hear him talk about the processes that they go [...]
Liz Postlethwaite 