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Pippa McKinnon

who's healing who in Therapeutic Horticulture?

I recently had a drop in conversation with the lovely folk at THRIVE, the national gardening charity where I trained some years ago in...

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Builders save the children's most adored trees.

Welcome back to our Mossy Green Kids blog. The past three 'covid years' are firmly behind us and happily, Mossy Green Kids begins this...

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Joining the ARK movement from gardener to guardian.

#ARK Acts of Restorative Kindness. (Founded by Mary Reynolds.) I am super excited to be joining the http://wearetheark.org/ community as...

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The magic of making compost.

People have been asking me to write and explain the things I get fizzy about in Earthcare and growing, so I’m starting with the magic of...

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How do we build connections to nature?

I was joined by a brave little robin this morning. As soon as my work in the garden began, a fluttering of wings came near. I thought the...

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The power of Imagination in every child's life.

Some of the busiest, happiest play sessions I have ever observed come to life when branches are used floor sweepers and feathers as...

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Nurturing Heart-fire

I knelt close to the pile of tinder, with flint and steel in hands. Striking for sparks, which crackled like Harry Potter's wand. I had...