Regenerative outdoor learning
Reflections
It doesn’t have to be like this…
Imagine instead your in a beautiful setting of your choosing…
“Squat, Relax, Observe. Breathe. Experience the keenness of your senses. Listen for bird language and alarm calls. Feel the visceral sense of being ‘prey’ as you watch for other unsuspecting visitors. Feel how it is to truly Be Here Now. Ask yourself, Who am ‘I’ ?”
1. Foragers are the eyes and ears of the landscape.
2. Forest gardening (or ‘tending the wild’) is a natural counterpart to foraging. It contributes to biodiversity and in some cases; forms complex ecosystems often mistaken for natural history.
3. Foragers could be THE central players in preserving and enhancing biodiversity in your region by the combined acts of talking, tending & taking.
I’m writing to share a startling realisation that i have been celebrating since it’s dawning earlier this week… You see, I’m living in a prime, accessible place for outdoor learning and i’m an outdoor learning provider. Magic!
It’s been the quiet months at Anam Cara. Physical days spent observing, maintaining and tending the grounds and buildings have given way to dark early nights by the wood-stove. 
Co-currently, the gifting of a smartphone has catapulted me into the world of social media; anytime I want.
You’d do well not you be alarmed and confused with all the vitriol and panic about getting kids ‘nature connected’ these days. You may, like folk i’ve been speaking too; feel a bit underequipped in responding to reports of young people suffering from ‘nature deficit disorder’…
It’s been just over a year since I took up the baton of self employment and launched the site. I thought I’d write a few lines of reflection on the journey.
