Welcome to the Lammas August Newsletter. 

Celebrating Summer Solstice at Lammas

Ecovillage news 

Summer has brought a flurry in visitor activity and wildlife. When Lammas bought the land 6 years ago the ecology was degraded to the point of a noticaeble absence of flower, insect and bird life. We are now able to enjoy a multitude of wildlife, including the barn owl below which is nesting and raising young in the attic of one of the ecovillage houses. 

New Lammas Plots 

Congratulations to Keith, Sean and Eloise, and Ciesjan who have been offered plots at the Lammas ecovillage.  

In the Media

Lammas was featured in the latest edition of the magazine 'Another Escape'. Residents Hoppi Wimbush, Tao Wimbush, Ayres Gipson and Jasmine Dale all contributed to an in-depth feature which includes some stunning photography.

We are also visited by Abz in the new BBC series 'Country Strife', now available to watch on BBC iplayer. This hilarious and edgy comedy-drama follows a rock star and his glamorous girlfriend as they move back to the land. 

New Living in the Future film

Following on from the success of Ecovillage Pioneers and Living in the Future, Helen Iles is creating a new feature film - 'Dadirri' - which explores the Ecovillage Movement in Australia. She is currently crowdfunding the new film. Click here for more info.

Photography:

Sat 25 July to Sat 19 September

AMANDA JACKSON: TO BUILD A HOME

Aberystwyth Arts Centre

The photographs show the diversity of a community life where minimal ecological impact is a priority. Whilst freedom to explore nature is clearly nurtured, in photographs such as "You Tube Friday" we see how the members of the community are embracing modern day technology but in a sustainable way, using hydro-electricity.

Sometimes contradictory, often humerous, these photographs evoke a timelessness while capturing a growing modern movement.

Supported by Arts Council Wales

New Research Paper

'Mainstreaming the Alternative' by Katherine Jones

The emergence of Lammas as an organization, and its engagement with the planning process represents something new: a convergence of discourses, a jumping of scale, and the production of an in-between space, positioned on the cusp of ‘mainstream’ and ‘alternative’.

The thesis looks at Lammas and the Low Impact Development (LID) movement as a process of governance for sustainable development in which the planning system and other state actors are involved but not the central forces. It breaks down the case study into themes to examine the complex processes, identities, and production of space resulting from the interactions between the ecovillage residents and the state.

Courses at the Lammas Ecovillage: 

One of the guided tours at Lammas - picture courtesy of John Williamson