Findhorn Ecovillage

Moray, Scotland · ~350 people from 40+ nationalities · Founded 1962

Co-Creating with Nature since 1962

In 1962, Peter and Eileen Caddy and Dorothy Maclean began a spiritual practice in a caravan park on the windswept coast of northern Scotland. Eileen received inner guidance. Dorothy communed with the intelligence of plants. Peter acted on what they received.

The result defied every horticultural expectation: on sand dunes with almost no topsoil, they grew 40-pound cabbages, roses in the snow, and a garden that attracted botanists from around the world. The 'Findhorn Garden' became legendary — proof that cooperation between humans and the intelligence of nature could produce the seemingly impossible.

60+ years later, the community around that garden has become Europe's oldest ecovillage. 350+ people from 40+ nationalities. Lowest ecological footprint of any measured community in the industrialized world (half the UK average). 10,000+ visitors per year for educational programs.