Tinkers Bubble - Resources and Links
A selection of articles and videos about Tinkers Bubble
FILM: Woodlanders - Off Grid Forestry - a film about Tinkers Bubble low impact forestry (2017).
Feeding Body and Soul: Tinkers Bubble - Article by Walter Lewis (2016).
David Spero: Settlements - A photographic study of 4 land-based communities by David Spero (2017).
A simple woodland life at Tinkers Bubble (pdf download) - Article by ex-resident Pedro for Reforesting Scotland Journal (2012).
Some landy links that may be of interest
Land Workers Alliance - The union that Tinkers Bubble participates in, holding events, providing resources, and lobbying on behalf of environmentally and culturally sensitive land workers.
The Land is Ours - A land-access campaigning group.
Chapter 7 - Planning advice and guidance from The Land is Ours.
The Land Magazine - An occasional magazine about land rights.
Ecological Land Co-op - A land access group with a lot of links and recources. See especially their list of UK-based courses.
Land in our Names - A land-rights and access group for BPOC in the UK.
FLAME - A land and agriculture group for young people (16 - 28); part of the Land Workers Alliance.
Real Seeds - Wonderful seed providers, with lots of information about seed saving.
Woodlanders - A beautifully and sensitively shot documentary series about forestry-based livelihoods.
Local Futures - An international hub for ecological and social change organisations, with lots of resources and links.
And some links for people interested in community and volunteering
UK Communities Conference - An annual event for people interested in and living in intentional communities.
Foundation for Intentional Community - A USA-based network, including many useful resources on community.
Diggers and Dreamers - A directory for UK-based intentional communities.
Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms - A database for organic farms who take volunteers
Workaway - A database for a wider range of volunteering opportunities
Global Ecovillage Network - Ecovillages (and an annual gathering) around the world.
3(ish) Books on…
Cultural Maturity
- Hospicing Modernity – Vanessa Machado de Oliveira
- Come of Age – Stephen Jenkinson
- The More Beautiful World your Hearts Know is Possible – Charles Eisenstein
- Braiding Sweetgrass – Robin Wall Kimmerer
Fiction and Prose
- Always Coming Home – Ursula le Guin
- Pilgrim at Tinker Creek – Annie Dillard
- Cider with Rosie – Laurie Lee
Growing Food
- How to Grow Vegetables – Joy Larcombe
- No-Dig Organic Home and Garden – Charles Dowding
Alternative Agro-ecologies
- Wilding – Isabella Tree
- Miraculous Abundance - Charles and Perrine Hervé-Gruyer
- A Small Farm Future – Chris Smaje
Crafts
- Ben Law – Various books
- Lost Arts & Crafts – John Seymore