By Wenderlynn Bagnall
I’ve always been
interested in and cared about ‘community’. As a transition member
I love the collective inspiration that comes from organising events
and seeing them happen and then the elated feeling of collaboration
at the success of the event. I’ve always believed
that if we all pulled together, we can change things, whoever we are,
whatever it is. I’ve seen proof and know it to be true.
Volunteering for the Permaculture Association has expanded my experience of community by being part of something
bigger, something world changing. It feels good to know that just
doing my little bit is good enough and that it helps others who are
doing their bit too who are focused on the same journey.
My experience of
volunteering for the Permaculture Association is a friendly one. It’s good to know too
that it’s not just the role I play but also the ideas I have that
everyone has been supportive of and no pressure has been put on me to
do more. Our Association is always keen to have volunteers and are very
appreciative of people giving up their time.
The idea of volunteering
for The Association came out of the Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design which
I have just started.
I wasn’t sure how I could help but none the
less I contacted them, letting them know what skills I had and
whether they could use them. It wasn’t long before they got in
touch with me and after a very friendly chat.....well......I was
hooked.
I hope, in time, to do more for them but for now I know that
what I do is enough to give the Association the chance to help others.
I’m carrying on the
community work to build up a low impact fledgling education and
community project I share with my husband in North Devon. For 2 years
we’ve worked hard managing the land by hand to make it accessible
for us and others. It’s been hard work but we’re slowly
beginning to see things take shape. 
Our vision is to
reconnect people to themselves and nature through workshops and
courses, sharing our skills and learning ourselves along the way. We
want to focus on wellbeing and the simple pleasures that being in the
outside can bring.
twitter: @wishtreewood
Are you interested in volunteering for the Association, too? Get in touch with Anna, the Association's communications coordinator, and and she will explore together with you how you can get involved :)
Very inspiring! Thank you :)
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