Community Highlights
Community Highlights

Revisiting the Romantics by Vishvapani

By Vishvapani on Sat, 8 Nov, 2025 - 21:51

Revisiting the Romantics by Vishvapani

By Vishvapani on Sat, 8 Nov, 2025 - 21:51

Vishvapani in the recent edition of Tricycle:

Alfoxton Park in Somerset, southwest England, sits halfway up a long incline that rises from the Bristol Channel to the Quantock Hills. The main house, built in a neoclassical style in 1710, could be home to a Jane Austen heroine. But look more closely and you see crumbling plasterwork, decaying windows, and a tumbledown roof. I’ve come to know Alfoxton since 2020, when it became home to a community of Buddhists from the

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Jobs, Volunteering & Communities
Jobs, Volunteering & Communities

Live and volunteer in Alfoxton Park

By Anonymous on Fri, 21 Mar, 2025 - 14:18[edit]

Live and volunteer in Alfoxton Park

By Anonymous on Fri, 21 Mar, 2025 - 14:18[edit]

Join our Buddhist community in the beautiful Quantock Hills.

An exciting opportunity for enthusiastic cooks to join our kitchen team for 6-8 weeks during our summer retreat season. You’ll develop vegan cooking skills with our experienced chef, Jimmy, learning everything from simple salads to complex curries and delicious desserts. In the summer months, the majority of our produce comes from our wonderful walled garden. You’ll work with our garden team growing and harvesting, bringing fresh organic food from soil to plate. 

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