There was a moment a few weeks ago when I watched the sun setting over the distant tors of Dartmoor and i saw her far far away. Over a mile away and heading north, a tiny dot on the horizon. At that distance I couldn't tell if it was a buzzard, a raven or her. I opened my mouth and whistled my call to her; long , drawn out and as loud as i could. Instantly I saw the tiny dot in the sky turn and grow bigger as it flew towards me. As the shape grew I knew it was her and a str

What does it mean to be indigenous to place? Indigenous peoples around the world by definition have a strong connection to the land on which they live. The Maori of Aotearoa (New Zealand) for example, use the words “Tangata Whenua" to refer to the people of a particular piece of land; “of” being an important word here. One way of defining what it means to be indigenous is knowing the land you live on from birth intimately. Knowing how to feed, clothe and house yourself from

By the banks of the estuary of the river Dart in Devon, I catch Charlie Loram of The Old Way year course and he shares some great tips about getting started with fishing. Let's start with all that gear... How might I get started with fishing - for example here in the estuary? It all looks so complicated! Fishing is simple to get your head around – it may look complex but its actually not that difficult. I recommend, straight off, the book ‘Sea Fishing’ by Nick Fisher. I’ve h

Eating food from the land deepens our understanding of what it means to be indigenous to place and putting squirrel on the menu is a delicio

Part of the vision of The Old Way yearlong course is enmeshed in a bigger picture to support the preservation of traditional skills, in part

Dirt-time will give us a better understanding of the inter-connectedness of life

I grew up in rural Kent in the 70’s with the freedom to roam a hundred acres of woods and fields teeming with birds, butterflies and four-le