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ON THE
TERRACE

Andy Jamieson

By Haidee Muller-Isaacs

ealth comes from the soil, is what
Andy Jamieson firmly believes.
HThis advocate for permaculture is
of the opinion that every one of us can, in a
modest way, play a role in living sustainably
and in harmony with nature.
While travelling through Europe in his
early twenties, Andy was very impressed
with the eco-villages he saw, especially
Findhorn in Scotland. Now he has created
a productive ecosystem at his home in
Kalk Bay where everything works with
nature, and not against it.
The green lifestyle at Findhorn
immediately fascinated him, says Andy.
“Even those years I was already interested
in permaculture and worked as a
volunteer in their gardens. That was my
first brush with permaculture.
“One of the co-founders of Findhorn,
Eileen Caddy, used to say that she
communicated with the soul of the plants
and that’s why they were growing so well.

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