Dear Reader,

In my last newsletter, I shared why Haumea Ecoversity is opening at Imbolc, and why we are choosing to learn with the seasons, not the market.

I also shared our course outline and reflections from members who are learning with us.

If you missed that note, you can read it here.

Today, I want to share where this work comes from

Over the years, people often ask me a simple question:

“Where did this work come from?”

And the honest answer is, not from theory alone.

Many people join Haumea Ecoversity because my learning and facilitation are rooted in long-term, lived eco-creative practice.

Practice shaped by tending forests, hedgerows, restoring peatland habitats, fostering community, and learning what care really asks of us over time.

This kind of work involves uncertainty, mistakes, repair, and patience, and sharing those learnings through creative and cultural practice (for me, my ecocreative practice form is blogging).

Learning from a little forest and a wee bog in Ireland

For over 30 years, my work has centred on thinking hard about how ethichally-guided creativity is the 'magic sauce' to invite people into the meaningful and rewarding, the socially-heartening work, of restoring and regenerating damaged habitats and building communities of care around them.

Not as projects with neat endings.
And not as large-scale interventions.

Much of my work has focused on small places and projects, perhaps due to my quiet personality.

I continually find that I'm guided by the belief that small can be meaningful - that in fact, "small is beautiful" and often brilliant. Coming toghether we can create a supportive refugia, where our creativity together can radiate as part of Earth's ever-evolving flourishing - even when times are challenging; crucially, when times are so challenging.

This includes my ongoing work for Hollywood Forest Story, begun in 2008 (growing from my interest in more ecological forests since I arrived in Ireland in the mid-90s), where my husband and I tend a commercial monoculture plantation in South County Carlow, that is transforming slowly into a resilient birdsong-filled forest (now with newly returned woodpeckers and red squirrels), and the Drummin Bog Project, the community-led, eco-creative peatland restoration effort underway since 2017 on the smallest remnant of raised bog in the the SE of Ireland.

My eco-creative practice media is blogging, and I share and document these 'new stories' for a better world openly, year by year, on respective blogs, as shared learning and social experiences rather than polished 'sustainable' success stories. (I've recently been reflecting that my blogging skills are also the reason why I love creating rich eco-creative learning modules using diverse materials for Haumea Ecoversity - my happy place indeed).

Both endeavours have taught me the same thing.

Ecological repair is inseparable from cultural repair. Both matter if we are to re-enchant our education, policies, and everyday lives.
Creativity, must be guided by holistic ecological values, as it helps us learn how to create and live well, in ways that are relevant to where we live and meaningful for future generations.

None of this happens quickly.

Why this matters for your work

Many people who arrive at Haumea Ecoversity are already doing thoughtful work.

But they feel stuck, isolated, or unsure how to:
​​
• understand, communicate and translate ecological values into real-world practice
• build confidence, trust and community around their work
• sustain long-term projects without burnout
• speak honestly about ecological limits while still inviting others in

What we offer is not a shortcut.

Instead, Haumea Ecoversity offers context, community, ecological ethics, and lived insight, supported by peer learning.
​
​Our twice-monthly online Salons are the heart of our collective co-learning and inspiration. This helps members (and me) to ground our work in place and values, move beyond shallow sustainability narratives, and build communities and audiences that are rooted, not reactive.

A gentle invitation

If you are curious about how ecological restoration, creative practice, and ecological ethics can come together to strengthen your work and give you confidence to engage others, Haumea Ecoversity may be a good place for you.​
​
You’re warmly invited to explore the membership and read member reflections here:
​

Membership remains intentionally limited, and joining now allows you time to settle into orientation and early spring learning. Doors close soon.

Warm wishes as the light slowly returns.

​
If you have any questions, just click ‘reply’.

PS If you’re wondering what it’s actually like inside Haumea Ecoversity, you’ll find a few reflections from current members on the joining page. I often find other people’s words can help clarify whether something feels like a fit.
Take care of yourself

PPS Please feel free to forward this email, share our posts on social media - thank you!
​​
Have you benefitted from our news and want to support Haumea Ecoversity as a monthly Backer, or Patron - even small regular contributions or donations help
​Read more here: ​