Erasmus + projects and soil workshops (On Friday’s I write)

Read this post about our upcoming Erasmus+ projects and find out how you can join us on a Permaculture training! This week Lou also shares the Urban Permaculture projects happening in Barcelona.

It’s one of those days where I feel like I have taken on too much. A day to make sure I find the time for some nourishment and empowerment as well as a lot of movement and doing. I am surrounded by house and parenting work (Kira has to pack for Colonias this weekend) and also in the middle of funding applications, managing volunteers and leading workshops. But I have been juggling tasks long enough to have learnt that finding calm, quiet reflection and time to write really does give you space and help you find the joy in what you are doing. And as my yogi tea told me yesterday “Joy is the essence of success”.

So this weeks post is a gathering and organising of ideas, current projects, opportunities and needs.

erasmus + projects

1) living the questions, sanillés 21 – 29 june 2021

I am facilitating this youth worker training on “Regenerative Cultures” with the amazing Aline at a stunning location in the Pyrenees. Frank manages the place and will be hosting us and providing food and we are starting a new collaboration with Sam Miller. Me and Sam had a wonderful meeting yesterday talking about the soil food web, JADAM methods for growing effective microorganisms and we have planned the practical sessions to make and spray these “magical” potions.

We are looking for two volunteers to join us for the week! In return for all food and lodging and attending as much of the course as you can, these two volunteers will help us manage the participants in their reflections groups, indivdual taks, housekeeping roles and timekeeping – and be classroom assistants for Anna Louise and Aline. Please contact us if you are interested! thegurney@gmail.com INFO HERE

2) “BETTER THAN NEW” – YOUTH EXCHANGE AT PIPIRIMOSCA SEPTEMBER 2021

Jessica and Pere are taking the lead on organising this exchange near Valls in Catalunya. A week of exploring permaculture, circular economy and getting hands on experiences to develop skills at fixing and upcycling anything from technology, to building and clothes, to waste food! We are looking for 6 participants from Spain, all expenses paid, INFO HERE

3)ecosocial design everywhere, Youth Worker Training November 2021

Boodaville is very excited to start a new collaboration with Vidalia Intentional Community, and to reunite with Alfred 8 years after teaching our first course together (with the beautiful name “Think Like a Forest”). This project is still a half-finished application at the moment – deadline in 3 days!!!

4) youth exchange with vidalia

In a very last minute move, and mainly because Carlos had the capacity, we have also jumped in to put together a youth exchange with groups of young people coming to Vidalia to co-create the future living spaces, learn and share the important ideas and designs behind living as a community. (Also in the project writing phase)

urban permaculture workshops

I am also preparing for two workshops over the weekend.. thinking about plants, wooden posts, which screws we need, which photos I want to take and share, whether the “good soil” I collected from the Boodaville food forest is still alive after being in a cupboard downstairs for a month! (I hope so!)

Due to COVID limitations, both workshops are already full. We will do more!

Lou

Lou - I started on the Boodaville path when I bought the land in Matarranya in 2008 and have dedicated an incredible amount of time, and not very many euros, to building up the project over the years.

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Young Esperanza – ESC Solidarity Project in Barcelona

When we created Young Esperanza, we intended to create a community of young people who shared our concern for the homeless in Barcelona. We wanted young people to be active in providing food and other items for those people.

We had intended to create workshops where young people could come and learn about food preparation as well as equipping them with skills that are invaluable to themselves and the community around them. Unfortunately, due to COVID19, much of our original plans were unable to take place, we sadly had to decide what was most important to us without sacrificing our values we created. We decided that we wanted to use young people to provide and distribute food, all the while creating a close knit community around this outcome. We believe we have done very well in this tough year, and believe that we have made a positive influence on some peoples lives. As always, we believe that we can do better, and we fully intend to do so. We invite you to join Young Esperanca and Esperanca in helping to provide and distribute food to the homeless over this Christmas period and beyond into the New Year. If you would like to join us, please follow this link.

Will – This year has been tough for us all, the pandemic has forced us to be introspective with our thoughts and actions, all the while maintaining our outward efforts to leave a positive impact on those around us. I am looking forward to everything that 2021 holds for our futures.