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Forest Bathing: An evening in an ancient woodland

Faine Bellord — Sat, 20 May 2023 20:34:09 +0000

On a chilly, but peacful Friday evening in mid April, I took myself up to Winchester for an evening out in a forest – not your usual Friday night out, but I was throughly excited about trying something new. I was on my way to meet Sonya Dibbin – a lover of the outdoors and…

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Connecting to nature through food

Faine Bellord — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:59:49 +0000

How does food connect us to nature? The most obvious response to this question is because, simply put, most of the food we (should) eat comes directly from the natural world. Fruit bearing trees, vegetables, legumes and grains are all rooted in soil. If you eat animals, those animals will have consumed plants from the…

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5 Songs for nature contemplation

Faine Bellord — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 19:12:09 +0000

For me, music can have a deep and profound effect on my mood and my imagination. I have experienced moments of pure bliss – lost and sunken into daydreams, sometimes for hours, whilst listening to music. Hours may sound like an exaggeration, but I’ve spent a fair number of hours of my life on airplanes,…

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15 ways to reconnect with nature

Faine Bellord — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 16:05:06 +0000

How much time would you say you spend outdoors in natural places? Would you be surprised if I told you that, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average american spends a whopping 93% of their time indoors, including time spent in their cars. That’s only 7% of their time spent outdoors. I couldn’t…

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