Ella Young
When Ella moved to Forres in Morayshire she missed the Farmers’ Market in Devon. So she started one. Last month 500 people came.
How’s that for RichThinking! Here’s her story.
Why I wanted a market in Forres
I like to eat fresh seasonal food and carefully watch my food miles, avoiding buying food which has travelled far. I used to live in Exeter where there is a thriving weekly market. For ten years I was a box organiser for Riverford Organic Vegetables, ordering the weekly boxes for my customers, who then collected them from my porch. When I moved to Forres in June 2007, there was one greengrocer left, which closed in September that year. Apart from the supermarkets, and the weekly Earthshare CSA (Community Supported (more...)
I have used the principles I write about here in RichThinkers to bring about all kinds of things in my life, including running a successful counselling practice and health clinic business. Coming from a place of inspiration has enabled me to bring meaning and magic into all that I do, and my background in psychotherapy and counselling, combined with practical business skills, means I am uniquely positioned to help you in both the inner and the outer levels of success. (
Randy Klinger
Thirteen years ago Randy Klinger, artist and teacher, held a vision for a creative arts centre. He had a very particular vision: Uplifting the Soul and Spirit through beauty, to help people regain their sensation of beauty physically, so that we, as a culture, move into the next Golden Age. He says:
“I wanted people to be able to engage with art in its many forms, the aim being to raise their curiosity and inspire them to an intellectual appreciation of art and the significance of beauty in their own lives – art as an ‘anti-depressant.
Only this high dream existed and a ‘promise’ that all would be fulfilled. To start, we had nothing; no money, no land, no skills. All else was added (more...)