REDFIELD COMMUNITY

Walking towards utopia

travelling by communities and ecovillages

REDFIELD COMMUNITY

www.redfieldcommunity.org.uk
+44 (0) 1296713661

This community in Buckinghamshire was founded in 1978 and its legal structure is that of a fully mutual housing co-operative. About 20 adults and some children live in this large old mansion. You can read more information about the place and them in the website.

This was my first destination in England, and the first surprise was something new for me in my travels by communities: a bus stop at the entry of its estate. Fortunately, it wouldn´t be the last time...

I think it´s an ideal place to grow up children: healthy, in contact with the nature, big insides and outsides, safety, living and growing up with other children and other adults besides your mother and/or father...

Some of the tasks I did: to carry wood, to dismantle the gutter from a roof, to weed, to restore wood windows, to cook, to do the dishes, to collect some vegetables, etc. One of the weeks was the periodical “maintenance week” and I shared it with applicant members. During part of my free time, I was playing pool and jumping over the trampoline.

They have solar panels to heat water and some wc-compost. There are chickens, sheep, pis, bees, and cats! The diet is mainly vegetarian, with some omnivorous meals and many birthday cakes. I cooked there my first Spanish omelette for 20 people. There are internet access and phone in the office. Besides English, some people speak German too.

BUS: stop from Aylesbury or Buckingham

STAY: 5-18 September’06

WWOOF member. Included in Eurotopia

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