Jonathan Dawson

Jonathan Dawson

Jonathan Dawson is a sustainability educator based at the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland. He is seeking to weave some of the wisdom accrued in 20 years of working in Africa into more sustainable and joyful ways of living here in Europe. Jonathan is also a gardener and a story-teller and is President of the Global Ecovillage Network.

Articles by Jonathan Dawson

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The dog that turned green

  • 29 February 2008
  • 3 comments

Communities in Scotland and Brazil raise questions about carbon trading

The LA Ecovillage

  • 22 February 2008

Jonathan Dawson blogs about an alternative Findhorn, in downtown Los Angeles...

What was the first ecovillage?

  • 07 January 2008

Pondering the beginnings of communitarian living

Christmas at Findhorn

  • 20 December 2007
  • 1 comment

As the temperature at the Findhorn eco-village drops to double-digit negatives, the residents prepare for carol-singing, parties and a dip in the North Sea.

Returning to Findhorn

  • 10 December 2007

The Findhorn eco-village has had to work hard to avoid becoming a 'New Age old people's home', but it seems to have paid off

Marathon man

  • 29 November 2007
  • 3 comments

Jonathan relishes a life away from the fast lane - well until he runs the London Marathon

Economic worries and divine intervention

  • 16 November 2007
  • 2 comments

Jonathan Dawson discusses the financial problems at Findhorn and the village's unique way of dealing with them.

Divine guidance in public toilets

  • 07 November 2007
  • 1 comment

Jonathan Dawson explores the mysterious and unconventional origins of Findhorn

Web of life

  • 30 October 2007
  • 1 comment

In his latest blog, Jonathan Dawson reveals the key to the continuing vitality of the Findhorn community

Peripheral anomalies or centres of inspiration?

  • 22 October 2007
  • 1 comment

In his latest blog, Jonathan Dawson tells us why places like Findhorn still have much to offer

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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