Co-creating a More Beautiful World
Back to the Land / More Beautiful World
by Olivia Grundy · Published 22/08/2023 · Last modified 23/08/2023
Starting a Rural Project This post was written in collaboration with the Conscious Planet and El Jardin de Gaia In this post we return to El Jardin de Gaia, where I was part of a guided tour organised by Save Soil volunteers. I was eager to find out more about how this pioneering rural project first came into being....
Back to the Land / More Beautiful World
by Olivia Grundy · Published 07/08/2023 · Last modified 08/08/2023
An Adventure into Regenerative Agriculture This post was written in collaboration with the Conscious Planet and El Jardin de Gaia In this post I report on a recent visit to an inspiring and pioneering place not far from Madrid that is proof that a more beautiful world is possible. From regenerative agriculture to the ins and outs of growing...
It may be a corny question. The kind that English teachers like myself use to stimulate discussion or the kind of question people pose at some artificial speed dating event. People roll their eyes and answer in a superficial way. But if I may, I ask you to humour me for a moment. “What would you do if you...
Back to the Land / Permaculture Studies
by Olivia Grundy · Published 10/07/2023 · Last modified 26/07/2023
From the earth elemental energies to the fundamental permaculture principles, I reflect on what I have learnt so far about the reality of following our most radical dreams. If you have been following this blog since its inception in 2020, you may be surprised that after so much energy and movement of the first few years of this journey,...
Taking a leap of faith once again into the unknown as I follow my heart obediently towards the type of life I want to live. Written Mid April 2023 Three years post pandemic and we have war waging, the cost of living souring and threats of economic crisis whispering in our ears. It could be argued, and with much...
More Beautiful World / Permaculture Studies
by Olivia Grundy · Published 18/06/2023 · Last modified 20/07/2023
This is the final part of the series of blog posts that I have written about a terrible crime that took place within the collective of the community garden (see parts 1 and 2– trigger warning: violence against children and suicide). In this final post, I share my final reflections on painful episode. Using the words of the victim’s...
How does a community garden react when the worse crime of all is committed by one of its own members? In this post we return to where we left off, with the collective in the community garden still reeling from the tragic events that unfolded on the 27th December 2021. Trigger Warning: Violence Against Children and Suicide A small...
This is a story about the community garden that I never imagined I would be writing. Yet here I am trying a to find a title that accurately reflects what the content of this post without falling into the cheap trap of shocking click bate. Tragedies have a way of remaining unspoken about, lest the pain and ugliness spoil...
This post starts where the previous one left off, with me trying to make my way on my journey from employee to entrepreneur, on the quest to bring my radical dream of going back to the land a reality. December 2022. I was preparing for a frugal Christmas after months of living thriftily after I quit my 9-5 teaching...
At the end of June 2021, I quit my stable job at the language academy where I had worked for 7 years to pursue a radical dream of leaving the city, returning to the land and embarking on a new vision for myself and the world. When I took that leap of faith, I had no doubt that I...
Have you ever asked the Universe for something, something perhaps a little outlandish and unlikely, and then somehow had this thing spontaneously appear in your life? I have. In fact, it happened to me just recently. Considering my previous blog posts about ‘the revolutionary power of synchronicity’, I think this short tale is worth telling. Road Trips It all...
Join me as I transition from the city to the country, following my hearts desire for a more sustainable life based on respect for the Earth and all the creatures in it. Let’s co-create a more beautiful world!
Thank you for being part of it xx
Thank you for sharing your learning (your path) with everyone. I hope you have a beautiful harvest.
Glad you enjoyed it Angela! In the end its seems like the most personal story is the most universal! We…
Olivia... whenever I read your blog I feel as if you are expressing exactly my own thoughts and feelings!! I…
Thanks for being my biggest fan Mum. I have already started writing it! Watch this space ;) xx
