Upcoming courses
19-21 June 2020
An Introduction to Permaculture and Meditation
10–12 July 2020
An Introduction to Permaculture and Vegan Cooking
Autumn 2020 courses
Our autumn 2020 courses will be announced later this summer
We cancelled our March, April and May courses because of coronavirus which is a shame, but we're hoping to start up again soon. Stay safe everyone.
Filling the pond, burning wood, planting trees…
Winter has well and truly arrived here at The Big Raise and the pond is full for the first time...
New course dates for 2020, food growing and bottling, WWOOFers and fields of gold
Good news – our September permaculture and meditation course was full (and the participants were...
It’s hot down on the farm!
So we’ve done our first three Introductions to Permaculture and Meditation. They seem to have gone...
Six climate scenarios that keep experts awake at night
When the Center for Climate and Security released its threat assessment last week in...
Human consumption of natural resources hits 100bn tonnes per annum
In 1969, the late Professor Albert Bartlett famously delivered a lecture,...
Indigenous peoples may be the Amazon’s last hope
Brazil’s divisive President Jair Bolsonaro has taken another step in his bold plans to develop the...
E is for Extinction Rebellion
Extinction Rebellion is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience in an...
S is for Schools Strike (for the climate)
When she realised that her generation wouldn’t have a future unless the world’s politicians acted...
M is for Milk
You want milk for your breakfast, but you’re starting to think that cow’s milk, which is mostly...