In this episode we hear from Tim Slack about the economic potential of The Park, Findhorn and his thoughts on how we can develop a more financially and socially sustainable community.

Tim is Chair of New Findhorn Directions at The Park Ecovillage Findhorn. He is also founder and co-director with Suzanne Quinney of Appreciating People, which uses techniques like appreciative inquiry as a catalyst for generating ideas and facilitating change in organisations and communities.

Hear how Ken Walker and Susie Minto put together the first ever Ukulele Festival at the Findhorn Ecovillage this year. The event held at the Universal Hall brought many new people to experience the Ecovillage and money into the local economy.

Find out about next year's Findhorn Ukulele Festival, which is being held 5th-8th June 2026, at ukulelefestival.weebly.com

”There is no one way. . . and there isn’t one core message. . .”

Eian’s journey to this community began when he set out to find a place to raise his first child—but he soon discovered that life here was also a place for his own growing up (a process that continues to this day).

In this conversation, Eian reflects on the past two decades and the community’s complex evolution—from the Findhorn Foundation to changes in the NFA and the organisations emerging to steward the community into the future.

Prriyanka's journey first brought her to Ecovillage Findhorn through her passion for spirituality, permaculture, alternative schooling and reading Eileen Caddy's book Opening Doors Within. After years immersed in intentional community life in Scotland, she has now returned to India and now lives in the Auroville community. Prriyanka reflects on what she carries with her from her time at Findhorn, as well as the contrasts and connections between the two communities.

South African Mary Inglis reflects on finding a balanced

approach to collective healing through inner work and the

evolution of attunement-led decision making in community.

"I never saw being in Cluny as my workplace ... I tried to explain that I didn't work in the Foundation, I lived in the Community."

Stewart Friendship reflects on 25 years living, cooking and writing pantomimes in Cluny Hill – a victorian hotel that was part of the Findhorn Foundation before being sold in 2025.

What does the the Park Ecovillage Trust do? How was it building the new Light of Findhorn Sanctuary? Are you looking to take on the construction of a new Community Centre in the future? Amanda Haworth, Chair of PET, answers these questions and more in this week's episode with Alex Wright.

Ann McEllin from Ways to Make it Count – a values-driven accountancy firm based in Forres – shares how businesses can weave ecological sustainability, ethics, and community benefit in their operations.

She also speaks about how offering compassionate support to those in leadership and working together helps strengthen our collective values-based work as a community.