SPRING CIRCLE

The Spring Circle - A six-week live course from Wild Tales

Spring is the season of beginning. The ground is waking up, the days are lengthening, and something in us stirs too — a quiet urge to start again, to make something, to get our hands dirty.

This spring we're gathering 50 people for four live conversations with some of our favourite growers, makers and seasonal living practitioners. We'll be asking each of them the same simple question: how do you welcome in this new season? What have you learned about living more slowly, more locally, more in tune with the natural world?

Our guests this spring are Poppy Okotcha, Gaz Oakley, Movern Graham and Rosie Skillet. Four people who have each built lives around a deeper connection to the seasons and the world around them. We can't wait for you to meet them.

These aren't passive watch-along sessions. They're live conversations you can join, ask questions in, and carry into your week. Alongside the four guest conversations we'll hold two group sessions — space to reflect on what we're learning and what it means for us.

By joining you'll also get access to our private community space where you can watch back any session you miss, take part in weekly prompts, and connect with other participants throughout.

Dates: March 25th — April 29th Places: 50 Price: £150

We're keeping a number of free places for people who can't afford the full price. If that's you, please email wildtales@jacksgap.com.

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Meet the Guests

  • Gaz Oakley

    Chef and Grower

    Gaz Oakley is a classically trained chef from Cardiff turned plant-based cook and bestselling cookbook author, with over 1.6 million YouTube subscribers. Now based on a homestead in rural Wales, his work centres on foraging, growing, fermenting, and reconnecting with the land through food.

  • Poppy Okotcha

    Grower and Author

    Poppy Okotcha is a trained horticulturist, regenerative grower, and award-winning author of A Wilder Way, who left a career in fashion modelling to pursue ecological gardening in the Devon countryside. Her work explores the connection between growing food, seasonal living, and our relationship with the land.

  • Morvern Graham

    Folk Storyteller

    Morvern Graham is a multi-award winning storyteller, printmaker and visual artist based on the Scottish coast. Her work draws on folklore, myth and the natural world, weaving together illustration and narrative rooted in Scottish and Scandinavian traditions.

  • Rosie Steer

    Author

    Rosie Steer is a writer and seasonal living advocate based in Edinburgh. Author of Slow Seasons (Bloomsbury, 2023), she explores the Celtic Wheel of the Year through crafts, recipes, and rituals rooted in her Scottish upbringing. She writes the Substack newsletter Sow, Grow, Harvest, Rest.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Each call is a conversation, not a lecture. You'll hear from makers, growers, and craftspeople about their journeys toward slower living. There's space for questions, reflection, and real discussion. You can participate as much or as little as feels right.

  • Each live call is 60 minutes. Beyond that, it's up to you. There are optional prompts and practices to explore between sessions, but no required homework. This is designed to fit into your life, not overwhelm it.

  • Every session is recorded. You can watch back anytime and still engage with the community between calls. But the live conversations are where the magic happens. That's where you can ask questions, connect with others, and be part of the moment.

  • This isn't a skills course. You won't learn to bake sourdough or build furniture. Instead, you'll gain something more foundational: clarity on what slowing down actually means for you, inspiration from people living it, and a community exploring the same questions.

  • Simple and focused. Hosted on Circle, it's where you'll find session recordings, weekly prompts, guest resources, and space to connect with other participants. No algorithms or noise. Just a small group exploring together.

  • The Circle space will be archived. You'll still have access to all recordings and materials, but the active community conversations will close. Think of it as a contained experience - focused and seasonal.

  • Not at all. Slowing down isn't about where you live - it's about how you live. This gathering is for anyone questioning the pace of modern life, whether you're in London, Leeds, or a village in Cornwall.