Our Findhorn Barrel

Episode #30: Roy Simpson - Ranger Roy

”I don’t always dance to the same drummer as the rest of the world, I grew up in Southern California. . .” Roy Simpson recounts his experiences as a ranger in the National Park Service in the USA and volunteer in South America. He also traces his spiritual journey in community as a Findhorn RP between California and Scotland.

Episode #29: Dorota Owen - Global Ambassador

“I have signed up in this lifetime to a vow of abundance, and that’s the mindset that I teach.” Dorota first came here in 2003 and since then has been deeply involved with the Community ever since – Global Ecovillage Network Ambassador, Interfaith Minister, NFA council member, Director of Newbold Trust, Director of the Kalikalos Holistic Centre in Greece and much more. In this episode Dorota talks about how life shaped her into the person she is today and her plans to bring more life, prosperity and young people into the Community.

Episode #28: Tim Slack - Economic Development in The Park

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.

Episode #27: Ken Walker and Susie Minto - Findhorn Ukulele Festival

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 [https://ukulelefestival.weebly.com/]

Episode #26: Eian Smith - Our Ecovillage’s Evolving Complexity

”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.