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This is blog is for you if you are serving families, mother, father, children in Leicestershire to - To take care of what we have in common: The planet - To encourage them to be open and inclusive of others - To support them in sharing their gifts for the local economy to be more resilient. If you tick more than one of this boxes, i am inviting you - To Get inspired by the stories of people who are in Leicestershire trying to enact change and empowered people to direct their lives - To share those stories to people around you so they can get inspired - To submit your story. Why? Because the power of stories can change the world as long as they are shared widely. So get sharing! About me My name is Marie. I live in Leicestershire since 2012. In my first year of arrival, i engaged with Transition Leicester, Positive Money and Footpaths Leicester. I ran the positive money leicester group.  I organised events, a discussion group and the Money workshop to help people reflect ...

There are many benefits to start growing your own fruits and vegetables. For you and your family, the benefits are as follow:  Fresh and nutritious fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables from your own garden are higher in nutrients than the ones that have travelled several thousand miles to get to your grocery store. Having your children assist you in the garden can increase the chance that they will eat more of the fruits and vegetables they have helped to grow Growing your own fruits and vegetables can offer you the opportunity to reduce the amount of pesticides that you use in your garden, making them healthier. Growing your own fruits and vegetables will save your money at the grocery store. Gardening increases physical activity. It is a great way to engage the whole family in physical activity and lets them help to take responsibility for the garden. The fruits and vegetables grown in your garden will promote health because they are rich in nutrients, especiall...

I was alone... In my big house. My garden was a mess and little did I know that the dream of making it beautiful will bring me to join the Permaculture community in Leicester. I put a message on Facebook: ''would anyone help me design my garden?'' Someone responded: ''I can, I need to add a design to my portfolio, I can help'' We've met and she told me about the Permaculture course running in my town. I was taken. I gave it a go and I met wonderful people there. My garden transformed, further My skills and knowledge on how to grow food too. New Relationships made me evolved. Few years later, I met Rose from the Crop Club and advised her to join the course too. All happened for a reason that goes beyond our understanding

The jackal barks and makes a lot of noise. It wants to be heard. I wants to be understood. The bark is high-pitched, repetitive and forlorn. It stands guard letting me know that there is something going on within. It barks to get through the barriers, to be noticed 'Come give me the love, acceptance and appreciation that I so want'.  Instead of coming closer, people run away or bark back. 'That's not what I want' say the Jackal. The disappointment turns to anger. 'How could I be so stupid to ask for friendship? I should have known better' bark the Jackal. The giraffe stretches its long neck and views the whole picture. It can see the filters through which we talk, it can see over the filters through which we listen. The giraffe listens and talks with its big heart. When the giraffe talks it has kindness and compassion. 'I understand that I am trying my best, I can see the need I have for intimacy, I respect my feelings of insecurity. From here I can se...

The latest Permaculture session I had was 'Money Futures'. We discussed the reasons why we need Money, the impact of money on the global and living world. Questions were asked about the other alternatives of money and whether we could do without it. It became clear that the discussion was a difficult one to have as we recognise our needs to belong. We recognise our needs to improve our surroundings. We recognise how much unskilled and clueless we were. We recognise the power of money in making our wishes reality by filling the gap of our own inabilities. Human relationship is probably the most expensive commodity. It forces some to enter the rat-race for happiness and belonging. It is an unfortunate conclusion. Luckily enough, it is not the end of the story. There are many alternatives to money and the gift economy is actually in scale a lot more prominent that people might think. It is not promoted on television but for sure it exists. Join a voluntary group, knock...

Zone 00 is an attempt in Permaculture design to describe the self in vast system divided in zones. If you were to redesign your garden for example, zone 5 could be the area for the wildlife to strive whilst zone 0 could be your house. Zone 00 is personal and is defined by our actions, experiences, choices. The question was asked if we had to take away from the zone 00: - the most important relationship we have - the object we most cherish - the best memory we have - the favourite part of our body What would be left? Some answered a feeling of pain and isolation. Other answered the soul and/or essence. I thought for a moment. For me the answer was  an idea . N'oubliez pas que dans le mensonge, il y a le songe mais dans la verité il n'y a pas grand chose Do not forget that in a lie (fabrication), there is a fiction (a dream) but in the truth, there is nothing much. The realisation of the truth give us greater freedom in creating our own reality. The story we tel...