Building community at Lammas Ecovillage - Tao Wimbush - BS127
Join me in conversation with one of the founding members of Lammas Eco Village - Tao Wimbush.
Tao Paul Wimbush is the co-founder of the Lammas Ecovillage in West Wales. He has a wealth of experience in alternative communities across West Wales – including the anarchic Tipi Valley, and the farm community Brithdir Mawr. He has lived in tipis, yurts and roundhouses, and travelled by horse-drawn wagon. With a background in architecture and carpentry and a passion for social structures, his experience in alternative sustainable communities is unique and insightful. He has presented the internet TV series ‘Living in the Future’, and is author of the book ‘The Lammas Ecovillage’. Tao runs his private consultancy practice, helping people make the shift from mainstream to land-based lifestyles. He is an expert on One Planet Development and Off-grid Homesteading.
- Lammas Eco Village - https://lammas.org.uk/en/welcome-to-lammas/
- Lammas Earth Centre (Tao) - https://www.lammasearthcentre.co.uk/
- Off Grid Homesteading Club - https://www.lammasearthcentre.co.uk/off-grid-homesteading-club
- Tao's Book - The Lammas Ecovillage by Tao Paul Wimbush | 9781839457869
- Goodbye Horses https://www.goodbyehorses.london/
- Nettlecombe Craft School - https://www.nettlecombecraftschool.com/
- Wild Service Book (Nick Hayes) - https://assets.ikhnaie.link/click.html?wgcampaignid=1615880&wgprogramid=10671&wgtarget=https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Nick-Hayes/Wild-Service--Why-Nature-Needs-You/29981136
- Centre For Alternative Technology - https://cat.org.uk/
- One Planet Council - https://www.oneplanetcouncil.org.uk/
- Permaculture Design Certificate - https://www.permaculture.org.uk/education/permaculture-design-certificate-pdc
- Brithdir Mawr - https://brithdirmawr.co.uk/
- Tipi Valley - https://www.stemajourneys.com/tipi-valley
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Tao Wimbush
Tao Paul Wimbush is the co-founder of the Lammas Ecovillage in West Wales. He has a wealth of experience in alternative communities across West Wales – including the anarchic Tipi Valley, and the farm community Brithdir Mawr. He has lived in tipis, yurts and roundhouses, and travelled by horse-drawn wagon. With a background in architecture and carpentry and a passion for social structures, his experience in alternative sustainable communities is unique and insightful. He has presented the internet TV series ‘Living in the Future’, and is author of the book ‘The Lammas Ecovillage’.
Tao runs his private consultancy practice, helping people make the shift from mainstream to land-based lifestyles. He is an expert on One Planet Development and Off-grid Homesteading.
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