Our Vision
Earth care, People care and Future care
Permaculture is a design philosophy that uses natural systems as inspiration to create sustainable ways of living for humans.
Obtain a yield. Use and value renewable resources. Produce no waste. Design from patterns to details. integrate rather than segregate. Use small and slow solutions. Use and value diversity. Use edges and value the marginal. Creatively use and respond to change.
Biodynamic Farming
Biodynamic plants are grown in the ground in living soil, which provides a quality of health and nutrition not possible with chemical fertilizers or hydroponic growing. Biodynamic farms aspire to generate their own fertility through composting, integrating animals, cover cropping, and crop rotation.
The most important aspect of our vision, children
I have this motto "Leaders leave the place cleaner than they found it". Whenever we would come to the playground, the first thing I would do is walk around and pick up the rubbish; melted my heart when I noticed that my daughter started doing the same all by herself (I never asked her to pick the rubbish with me). However cleaning the playground is one thing, but cleaning up our world is another. I have a growing sense of responsibility to make sure that our children live in a safe world, and very least not polluted. That they grow up in a world where they learn through play and exploration, rather than being told how things work. I want children to grow up in a world, where their personality and emotional health is prioritised over academics (please note I am not talking about un-educating, but rather UN-SCHOOLING).
This all leads to one important aspect of our vision which is something like a Forest School or a hub where home-educated children can come together. Where they can run barefoot, explore and create.
Community
The first aspect of our vision is to nourish the community with organic, nutrient-dense food that doesn't travel thousands of miles before it ends up on our dinner plate. Not only that such food will nourish our bodies, but our minds as well.
The second part of our vision is to nourish the souls of our community. We want to create a space where we will hold regular therapeutic gatherings and retreats. Where we will honour the earth and ourselves. Where we learn from one another and can sustainably co-exist with nature.
As someone said: When there is a will, there is a way.
People that inspire us
A family who bought land in Portugal and are slowly bringing it to life. Using Permaculture technique. They share a lot of useful tools, for free!
Fell in love with these guys from first sight. They bought land in Portugal and share all their knowledge on living sustainably, sharing designs and useful tutorials, all for free!
This family that sold their home in London and bought land in Somerset were the magic kick. After seeing them (and visiting them) we have realised that soon we will be living on the farm.
This is community garden has the most fascinating story. My dear friend and mentor is involved in it. Her name is Vera. Vera and her husband Scott saw a land with a lot of potential that belonged to the prison. Scott wrote to the prison's governor for 7 years, asking for permission to use that land, and after 7 years they finally got their "yes". The whole community came together and bought pigs for the land (as it was in horrible condition). Then Scott was writing to the Lottery Foundation to get some funding for the community garden, and after several attempts, he got it as well! There is so much that is happening on that land, but I will leave it for you to check out.
Some more people and projects inspire us, and I will slowly add them here.
Can't go without saying that our family is our biggest inspiration. We are one of those lucky people to have amazing families, that are full of support and love.
Oh, what a dream it is to have space where we can live nearby and each have space to do the things that we love.