• If you are someone who has experience and knowledge about gardening, farming or other nature related activities and knowledge, could you mentor or teach others who would like to learn? Again, this could be face to face, or via digital (or written) communication: - Creating a blog, social media space or writing an article for a local paper, newsletter, or specialist publication.

• Sprouting seeds and pulses and/or growing herbs on a kitchen windowsill. Really easy to do by yourself, or by someone who helps you. Resulting in fresh, nutritious home grown food throughout the year.

• Reading books, magazines and blogs about nature. Looking at nature focused photos and art. Connecting with nature focused social media spaces. Perhaps finding (or creating) spaces on social media where there are others who are also enjoying and appreciating nature from indoors.

 

• Eating seasonal food and drinks and/or sourcing your food from local growers, farmers and preservers.

 
Being aware of any sadness, grief or loss you feel about not being able to connect with nature outdoors. Even just reading this short article may generate difficult emotions. And that’s ok. I’ve found that talking it through with someone close to you or writing, drawing or any other creative expression can really help, as do other ideas mentioned here.
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​As well as hopefully providing some useful ideas relating to nature connection and immersion, an additional function of this article is to inspire further discussion about the urgent need for permaculture practitioners to address issues of privilege in accessing permaculture. ​

Resources 
 
There are a huge diverse number of resources relating to the ideas I have written about in this article. If you need some extra inspiration or a starting point. Here are some of my current favourites.
 
Dave Jackson Aromatherapist  
 
Writing by Flo Scott – Flo has written a number of articles in Permaculture Magazine and also has her own blog at http://permaculturedesigner.co.uk – In particular check out Flo’s most recent post “Top 5 things to do in an Indoor Garden”
 
BBC Radio programmes – all of the following are available as podcasts (or on iplayer for those in the UK) 
 
Gardeners Question Time
Open Country
Tweet Of the Week
Ramblings
 
Alice Fowler’s regular column in The Guardian newspaper 
Plus books and YouTube films by Alys
 
Permaculture Magazine – available via paper or digital subscription plus lots of free content 
 
Lots of fantastic books at Permaculture Market
 
One of my current favourite books from Green Shopping, including many, many gorgeous photos, is No Dig Organic Home and Garden by Charles Dowding and Stephanie Hafferty
 
‘She Explores’ podcast
 
Facebook Group -  I have recently created a Facebook Group ”Permaculture, Chronic illness and Disability” for anyone with an interest in the topic to join. There is already a very friendly and  solutions focused culture emerging there, so please come along and join in if you are interested.

Welcome to the first post in my new Blog,  launched at the Pagan New Year,  Samhain 2018. Here I will be writing regular short posts about how permaculture design can be applied to our everyday lives with the aim of healing and regenerating ourselves, communities and the planet. I'll be mainly focusing on my particular permaculture design interests in the image above, alongside reviews of permaculture resources, (books, websites, blogs, podcasts, social media, courses, events, permaculture demonstration sites...and more). I'll be sharing my blog posts on my own social media spaces, as well as in relevant permaculture Facebook Groups. To find me on social media or to contact me by email just click on the icons below. You can also email me via  my Contact Me page