At the grand old age of 71, I find that all the experience and skills I have gathered during a working life of guitar-making, kitchen design and fitting, property development, eco-adventuring, farm joinery and complementary therapy are now most satisfyingly relevant to our crazy times...
I've built up a business over the last six or seven years running courses in skills for sustainable living - simple woodwork with hand tools only and organic gardening. It's inspiring and heartening to see people with no previous experience make something from scratch or take those first vital steps in their own gardens.
In spite of the awful news from around the world I feel hopeful about the future. My business is part of a growing network of small holders, farmers, gardeners, healthcare workers and many others, working away out of the mainstream media spotlight, people getting together at a local level, building up food security and resilience, making friends, helping each other, developing and exploring how to live a more Earth-friendly and people-friendly way of life… or just getting out and having fun.
