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1.
Resident Voluntary Project Workers: £4000 (returnable deposit),
or
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2.
Guaranteed Visitor Option: £2000 (returnable deposit)
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And / or:
- Loans (i.e.
lending to the Charitable Trust on a secure basis, for repayment
within an agreed period) or;
- Donations to
the charitable Trust.
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THE OBJECTIVES
The objectives of The
Garden Village project is to up hold the Objects of the Charitable
Trust which are; -
- The advancement
of public education by the promotion of knowledge in the field
of sustainable environmentally sound vegan organic horticultural
practices and environmentally sound living practices, the idea
being to live and grow food in an environmentally sound way ourselves
to teach and demonstrate this to others. We wish to purchase land
for this purpose.
This
is a huge task in itself. The proposals below put into action will
create the minimum structures needed to achieve this successfully.
They will allow for the organic growth of a Vegan raw food organic
forest garden and a facility for people to learn how to live a simple,
natural raw food life-style in a forest garden environment.
The
project will involve resident volunteers who can live and work at
the project site, and grow food. In addition there is common land
which is being designed as a forest garden with fruit trees, bushes,
perennial vegetables, herbs and annual crops interspersed for immediate
and future food needs, as well as firewood, mulch, soil stabilisation
and enrichment, shelter, shade, wildlife habitat, etc. This approach
will be used for the second land purchase as well.
The
size of the group means an organisational structure is needed that
can protect and maintain the success of the venture. The proposed
structure below will achieve this.
MODEL 1: The Structure
Key
Features:
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The Charitable Trust known as - "The Eco Forest Garden Trust"
is to own the land and run the project. Any property will be
held in trust by the official custodian of charities in the UK..
Resident
Voluntary Project Workers can be members or non-members of the
Core Group as they wish;
Guaranteed visitor
options;
Loan-stock.
Donations.
The
project involves people living as a community but not as a commune
(i.e. everyone has a living space and do not all have to be involved
in running the project). The project involves living simply, growing
and eating our own organically produced food; there will be no mains
electricity; or generators Solar will be used. We will have quite
a flow of visitors for natural living courses, visits and raw food
retreats raw food, Vegan permaculture, sustainable living & farming
courses; a plant nursery, with a special focus on drought tolerant
species, perennial vegetables and a wide range of fruit trees; a group
focusing on child care and learning. These
activities will not necessarily all be managed by the Core Group.
The
Core Group
The
Eco Forest Garden Trust owns the land that has been bought and will
own any land purchased in the future to further the Trust's aims
and projects. The Core Group is responsible for managing the
basic physical aspects of the land and the Project in line with
the Objects of the Charitable Trust. The Core Group is not responsible
for managing all the activities of the project i.e. it is
responsible for water systems, care / management of assets, trees
buildings etc. on communal-land, road, taxes, etc.; it is not
necessarily responsible for childcare and children's education.
The Core Group members are individual volunteer workers who are
resident on site and who are committed to taking responsibility
for running the Finca (Spanish for 'property'/'small farm')
as a whole, including the finances. Core Group members will need
to work together with high levels of commitment, and will benefit
according to their own efforts. The responsibility lies with each
individual to ensure the success of the whole.
Resident Voluntary
Project Workers
There
will a fixed number of Resident Voluntary Project Workers who have
the right to live on the project provided that they follow a lifestyle
in keeping with the basic guidelines of the project. An initial
deposit and an annual contribution to project costs ensures that
Resident Voluntary Project Workers will be people who hold a philosophy
that is in line with the fundamental and unique essence of the project:
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Resident Voluntary Project Workers need to spend at least six
months of the year on site on average (e.g. a total of at least
12 months over two years).
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Resident Voluntary Project Workers will have living spaces of
approximately equal size, with equality in access to sources of
water and ground suitable for food growing. The living spaces
will be suitable for a temporary ('low impact') dwelling on non-prime
food growing land. There may also be an 'allotment' type plot
which is better suited to food growing. There are some prime growing
areas, with fruit trees, as well as areas of less favourable growing
land, which nevertheless are well suited to temporary dwellings.
Over time it is envisaged that even the poorer areas will be able
to be transformed significantly with the input of knowledge on
soil improving plants, drought tolerant trees, etc.
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In line with permaculture design principles, the surveying and
overall site design process will take at least one year
in order to observe the site during all seasons, and to ensuring
a much greater understanding of the site. However, much work and
planting will also been done during this process. The Resident
Voluntary Project Workers will live on site in temporary structures
- and be involved the survey and site design process. This will
provide an opportunity to work together, live together, adjust
to life in Spain, enable our individual and Core Group priorities
to emerge, etc.
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Approximately one-third (33%) of the overall site will be taken
up by Resident Voluntary Project Workers living space, with additional
space for visitors (approx. 50% total for RPVWs and visitor space)
- all this land will be made productive in some way. The Core
Group will manage the land overall.
Two
Resident Options:
I/
Resident Voluntary members of the Core Group
2/
Resident Voluntary non-members of the Core Group
(available when more land is purchased)
Resident
Voluntary Project Workers will not be required to be members of
the Core Group. They have a choice of a) being Core Group members
or b) not being Core Group members.
Non-
Core Group Members: The non-member option allows people to live
on site and manage their lives according to their own desires, subject
to the guidelines (detailed below) and maintaining the simple raw
food Vegan organic forest garden lifestyle. They will not have the
necessity or responsibility of dealing with the finca as a whole.
Non-Core Group members will have access to enjoy much of the common
land, but will not have rights to food produce from this land.
Core
Group Members: Core Group members will be those wishing to take
on the responsibility for running the finca. There is no automatic
right to membership of the Core Group. Because the Trustees are
ultimately responsible for the running of the project, there is
no automatic right to membership of the Core Group. Most Resident
Voluntary Project Workers that wish to be part of the Core Group
will be expected to do so, however they will need to be Unofficial
Core Group members for a trial and training period of 3 months during
which they will be able to prove their commitment to the project,
thus securing their membership of the Core Group with the agreement
of existing Core Group members. The activities of the Core Group
will be focused initially on the basic essentials for guaranteeing
the successful establishment of the project i.e. overall design
and management of the site, including maintenance of asecias
(water irrigation channels), roads and other infrastructure. The
Core Group will:
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Manage the growing and distribution of crops on communal land,
including the maintenance of the existing trees, via the development
of a forest garden including nursery areas;
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Maintain and develop necessary and appropriate infrastructure
e.g. irrigation and access;
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The creation and maintenance of a communal building;
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And the management of income generating activities to ensure
funds to carry out the objectives of the project and to enhance
the overall quality of life and environment of all Resident
Voluntary Project Workers.
Core
Group members will determine how these activities are specifically
carried out. As soon as it is financially viable, but not before,
the Core Group members may earn a living from their activities.
However, in the early stages the Core Group is likely to require
a high level of input for little or no financial return. Nevertheless,
it is intended that the Core Group will be fairly self-sufficient
in food from an early stage.
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The general responsibility of the Core Group is solely to run
a finca that can facilitate living a simple raw food lifestyle
in a forest garden environment. It is vitally important that
in the short term the Core Group concentrates on the priority
activities that ensure the unique purpose of the project is a
success.
Resident
Voluntary Project Workers who choose not to be members
of the Core Group will be able to initiate their own projects
that fit within the communal guidelines on site e.g. education,
childcare, plant nursery, therapy work, crafts, etc. The Core
Group will need to agree terms and conditions for such initiatives
prior to commencement (e.g. for use of buildings or resources).
There will be no obligation for the Core Group to be directly
involved, although the Core Group may help maintain a general
situation suitable to such activities, and the Core Group may
work in co-operation with non Core Group initiatives where appropriate.
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Non Core Group members must not expect to have their food
needs provided for by the communal land (i.e. by the work of the
Core Group). In due course there will be year-round abundance
of food from a large forest garden - however Resident Voluntary
Project Workers must not 'expect' this as a right. Food produced
on the common land by the efforts of the Core Group members will
be fairly distributed amongst those who put in commitment to ensure
its production and the success of the project. Core Group members
will have 'first call' on work in exchange for food, and will
have the responsibility to ensure equality in the process.
Putting
too much of a burden on the basic land management body will hinder
its effectiveness. We have to set our goals high but we must keep
our individual expectation to a very sensible, practical and realistic
level. The success of the project depends on this. Individuals (whether
members of the Core Group or not) should work on their own expectations,
individually or with others, rather than expecting the project or
the Core Group (i.e. others) to meet unrealistic expectations in
the short term (i.e. parents and those with an interest in child-care,
education, etc. should work as a group to meet these essential needs
rather than expecting the Core Group or project as a whole to do
so ... whilst also being aware that the Core Group / project as
a whole will be likely to sympathetic to needs for appropriate play-learning
space, etc.).
All
Resident Voluntary Project Workers make an annual contribution
towards maintenance of asecias, communal buildings, water pumps,
insurance, taxes, roads and other infrastructure.
* Resident Voluntary
Project Workers may leave the project and after a notice period
the initial deposit will be repaid by the Charitable Trust,
either when Resident Voluntary Project Workers or visitors wish
to move on or when they cannot follow the guidelines as agreed.
The Core Group will then take on replacement Resident Voluntary
Project Workers from a list of potential Resident Voluntary Project
Workers maintained by the Core Group. After the initial 'pioneer'
phase potential new members wanting to be Resident Voluntary Project
Workers will be given a provisional period of 1 month and then
6 months to live on site.
Visitor
members wanting to become Resident Voluntary Project Workers may
in some cases have already fulfilled these criteria during their
visits. For those wishing to become Resident Voluntary Project
Workers who are not visitor members the cost of staying will be
£100 per month - this will be non-refundable and £500 for six
months but would be discounted from the Resident Voluntary Project
Workers deposit of £4000, less maintenance costs for the period
of stay until that time. This will give time to find out if the
individual, the place and the resident community 'resonate' with
each other.
* Resident Voluntary
Project Workers will be able to build a suitable 'low impact'
temporary dwelling subject to approval that it is within basic
project guidelines - the first year will define size limits to
buildings and guidelines on ecological design, etc. Resident
Voluntary Project Workers will not / cannot be guaranteed any
reimbursement from the Charitable Trust for any dwellings built
should the resident wish to vacate their plot. The value of
the deposits will be fixed, no-one may ask for more than thier
£4000 deposit back by investing extra in the residence they
build or land they manage. This is necessary to maintain the financial
accessibility of the project for people with little money. We
will do this to avoid creating a 'property owning' society within
the community, even at a low level, which would be inevitable
if Resident Voluntary Project Workers were able to increase the
financial value of their deposits ahead of inflation. The project
will be providing people with a beautiful place to learn how to
live naturally, following a simple life style which has very
low living costs. Those that are really committed as Resident
Voluntary Project Workers will not be inhibited by this arrangement;
no-cost building materials (e.g. stone and earth) are readily
available on site. Given the costs of living elsewhere and the
sympathetic nature of the project, people will be getting a very
good deal, better than obtainable elsewhere in exchange for living
simply and participating in the project.
Where two Resident
Voluntary Project Workers choose to share a living space as a
couple, or family, the Trust will need to be informed who is paying
the deposit for the living space so that in the unexpected event
that there is a change in the relationship, with one or both persons
choosing to leave the project, the Trust knows to whom the deposit
should be returned. In the case of two Resident Voluntary Project
Workers sharing a living space as a couple, or family, both will
be asked to pay the annual contribution to maintenance and administration
costs (currently £600 p.a.).
Resident
Voluntary Project Workers will be expected to follow a reasonable
and responsible approach in relation to the personal visitors
they invite to the project to stay with them. They will need to
be clear about the fundamental principles of the project with
such visitors. They will also be expected to keep the amount of
'free' visitors to reasonable levels and lengths of time, so that
for example if family members stay for more than two weeks, and
friends for more than 1 week, they would be asked to make a donation
to contribute to the Trusts work via the project's maintenance
and administration costs.
Benefits
for Resident Voluntary Project Worker Core Group Members:
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A residential space;
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Living in a beautiful place, amongst other people sharing a simple,
natural raw food lifestyle;
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Involvement in defining the overall development of the project;
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Guaranteed share of food available from finca;
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Opportunities for paid work as and when they develop and are financially
viable;
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Opportunity to pursue their own initiatives;
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Make proposals to the Core Group and be involved in decisions
regarding those proposals.
What
is expected of Core Group Members:
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Work and responsibility to manage and maintain finca food growing
systems, infrastructure, etc.;
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Annual contribution to project maintenance and administration
costs (£600 initially).
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Maintaining a fundamental simple raw food forest garden lifestyle
on a plot managed by themselves;
Financial
Cost to Core Group Members: £4000 returnable deposit, plus annual
maintenance and admin. contribution.
Benefits
for Resident Voluntary Project Worker Non Core Group Members:
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A residential space;
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Living in a beautiful place, amongst other people sharing a simple
raw food lifestyle;
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No requirement to work and no responsibility for managing and
maintaining overall systems;
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Opportunity to pursue their own initiatives, and make proposals
to the Core Group.
What
is expected of Resident Non Core Group Members
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Annual contribution to maintenance and administration costs (£600
initially);
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Maintaining fundamental simple raw food forest garden lifestyle
on the project site
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Not to expect the Core Group to provide more than the highly desirable
facility to live a simple raw food lifestyle and the agreed infrastructure
maintenance, etc.
Cost
to Non Core Group Members: £4000 returnable deposit, plus annual
contribution to maintenance and administration costs.
Guaranteed
Visitor Options
Many
people are interested in being involved with the Eco Forest project
but not being Resident Voluntary Project Workers. For example they
may wish to visit for one or three months of the year, in two blocks
of a few weeks, to learn and experience living a simple, natural
healthy lifestyle. To meet this need there are Visitor options.
These will entitle people to stay on Visitor Plots, which
will guarantee a reasonable space with reasonable privacy - this
may not be the same plot on each visit. Visitors will not be able
to build their own permanent structures, although it is possible
that the Core Group will build some visitor dwellings on these plots.
Paying for a visitor option deposit will guarantee the person rights
to visit; whereas other potential visitors may have to be turned
away if the project is too busy with other visitors, courses, etc.
The
visitor option will be a rather like an 'eco-raw food-time-share',
so visitors will need to inform the Core Group when the intend to
turn up, to book a visitor plot in advance. Visitors will be expected
to spend the majority of their visit at the project, and will not
be able to use the project as cheap accommodation while they spend
most of their time visiting the coast or other tourist locations.
Visitors
will not be asked for the annual maintenance contribution that Resident
Voluntary Project Workers make, but will be asked for a small charge
commensurate with the length of their visit to help cover maintenance
costs, etc. (750 pesetas per day, plus 250 pesetas per day per vehicle).
It is
planned that the Core Group will run an on-site shop for good value
organic produce for visitors and Resident Voluntary Project Workers.
Visitors may also be able to work in exchange for free camping,
although this cannot be guaranteed (minimum 2 weeks).
Benefits
of Visitor option:
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Guaranteed entitlement to visit for a period of time each year
living in a beautiful place, amongst other people sharing a simple
raw food lifestyle;
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No requirement to work and no responsibility for managing and
maintaining overall systems no annual maintenance fee.
What
is expected of Visitors
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Maintenance of simple raw food forest garden lifestyle whilst
visiting
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Informing and agreeing in advance with the Core Group their visiting
periods;
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Visitors are not to expect there to be paid work available for
them with the Charitable Trust.
Cost for Visitor
Option: £2000, plus contribution to annual maintenance and administration
costs according to the time spent at the project.
Ordinary Visitors
Ordinary visitors who
have paid no returnable deposit to the Trust will be asked for a
donation of 1000 pesetas per day of their visit. Visitors will be
asked for this donation weekly in advance for the period of their
stay.
Work Options for
Visitors
Volunteer work options
will be available for visitors for a donation of 3125 ptas per week
for a minimum commitment of 2 weeks subject to confirmation with
the project's Core Group, or a nominated visitor co-ordinator. This
would involve a minimum of 4 hour work per day, for 4 days per week,
or an equivalent number of hours work subject to agreement. Food
will not be included, although such volunteer workers will be able
to buy food communally with Resident Voluntary Project Workers at
low cost.
Vehicles
The
overall philosophy is to keep the vehicle use associated with the
project low. Due to ecological issues and limited space all vehicles
including motorbikes will be subject to a 250 peseta / day charge
(approx. £1.00). Very large vehicles will not be able to be accommodated
at the project. This will be paid in advance every 6 months for
Resident Voluntary Project Workers. Vehicles that, by the agreement
of the Core Group, are used communally will be credited for the
amount of communal use.
Finance
For Buying a Property
To buy
property and expand the project we need people to pay deposits for
Resident Voluntary Project Workers and Visitors options and people
to put money in as loans (i.e. ethical lending from individuals
to the Charitable Trust) or to make donations to the Charitable
Trust. The total value of money invested in the Trust will cover
the total cost of buying land (including costs such as land tax),
as well as providing some additional finance for investment in more
trees, communal buildings, solicitors fees etc. The total income
from visitor and resident deposits and annual maintenance charges
will cover any loans that are invested.
Some
deposits will be paid for over a period of time to allow those on
low incomes to participate - as they pay off their deposit, the
Charitable Trust will pay off the loan-stock it has been lent.
The project relies on
people having the confidence and commitment to make loans to the
Trust and invest the returnable deposit system before land has been
bought, because this raises enough money to buy land. This has worked
successfully for the purchase of the first property.
We need money to be
lent to the project and Resident Voluntary Project Workers who can
pay the full £4000 up-front to do so because we wish to cater for
a proportion of people who do not have all the money up-front. These
people will have a contractual commitment to pay over a fixed period
e.g. 12 months, 2 or 5 years.
The work of the Charitable
Trust in selling excess produce (e.g. oranges and possibly almonds
initially), through running courses, hosting visitors or any other
appropriate, carefully planned and viable activity, may also contribute
to repayment of loan-stock.
We are
still looking to raise significant finance to purchase a property
that is large enough to allow the project to evolve to an appropriate
scale.
The
Property: teaching, research and training centre
After
successive visits and land hunts in Spain by quite a number of people
(more than a dozen at last count) the right finca / property has
been found. An excellent small 'finca' has been bought, which creates
the start we need. The larger property is still needed to allow
the project to grow more fully and bear fruit! It is a commercial
orange and almond producing finca, with excellent soil and water,
many fruit trees, a good location and a useful smallish house. The
land is varied, with many large flat areas and terraces, as well
as rougher mountain slopes, and totals 15 to 20 Hectares (40 to
50 acres) - it is also at the end of track so will not have passers-by.
The initial asking price is 50,000,000 Pesetas (about £200,000)
although following consultation with experienced friends and local
experts; we hope that the property can be purchased for no more
than 40 million Pesetas (£160,000). We have checked this with many
people, including local agricultural contacts and professionals,
and know this is a reasonable price.
The
name of the property means something which implies it is a 'spiritual
place' - this feels very fitting.
The
property produces about 100 tonnes of oranges per year and the variety
of trees all over the property were all in good condition. It has
three asecias (irrigation channels), which is very good,
and quite unusual in our experience. It also has a spring for drinking
water and a pump from the river for additional irrigation water.
In mid September, the river was small but still flowing pretty well,
even in this the driest year for some time.
Annual
veg, will add a huge variety to the diversity of fruit, nut and
timber trees, and soil improvers for the rougher areas, etc. will
be a prime focus for the first year or two of the project.
The
site lends itself to occupation by a reasonably large group of people
(30 to 40). The plots could incorporate good growing land and a
proportion of the orange and almond trees whilst still leaving 50%
to 75% of the trees to be managed by the Core Group. This will enable
the Charitable Trust to generate some immediate income, which can
be used to develop the project.
The
site is well situated at a junction of two rivers in a valley southwest
of the Sierra De Los Nieves - a mountainous area that is designated
as a Reserva de Biosfera (similar to but lower status than National
Park). There is relatively good access by bus via the nearby town
of Coin, and a large village within 5km
Elsewhere
in the valley there is a sympathetic organic largely raw (not Vegan)
community and also other properties for sale, allowing for possibilities
of expansion and for other sympathetic individuals or groups buying
in the vicinity. We already have good contacts in the area (e.g.
a vegetarian group of small organic farmers with spiritual interests)
and have had a good deal of support and advice from them already.
We
are now offering:
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35 individual Resident Voluntary Project Worker options with space
of between 1/20 and 1/10 of a hectare (1/8 to 1/4 of an acre)
per person - these plots will be distributed across several areas
on the finca (e.g. size equivalent to between 25m x 20m to 25m
x 40m)
Deposits
from Resident Voluntary Project Workers will raise £140,000
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35 Visitor Plot options - visitors will stay on visitor plots
Visitor
options will raise £70,000
Plots
will not all be squashed up next to each other - there will normally
be communal land between.
Should
demand for Resident Voluntary Project Worker options be excessive
more land could be purchased very nearby.
The
model outlined above provides a flexible and evolving system. It
caters for:
1.
Those who wish to live on site all or most of the time
2.
Those who wish to visit regularly for shorter but possibly significant
periods will also be able to be accommodated as "holiday visitors"
3.
Those that want to be living amongst other raw vegan people in
a beautiful
forest
garden environment who: -
a)
Want to be involved in the management of the project as a
whole, or
b)
Just want to live there and not be involved in project management.
It does
not oblige anyone to be involved in project management and development,
and allows for individual and group creativity and individual and
group initiatives both within the Core Group and independent of
it.
The
proposed system seems able to safeguard all interested parties and
to provide a secure framework, with the minimum number of 'rules',
that will be required both to attract, Resident Voluntary Project
Workers, visitors, donations and ethical lenders (i.e. loan stock).
For these reasons it will be able to fulfil the original purpose
of the Charitable Trust and to help maintain a respect for the sanctity
of the site and an atmosphere conducive to everyone living there.
Basic
Rules: The Five Fundamental Shared Values
The
following are seen as required to ensure the continuity and integrity
of the vegan-organic raw-food philosophy of the project and to uphold
the objectives of the Charitable Trust:
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We will all live a 100% vegan raw food lifestyle whilst resident
or visiting The Garden Village.
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We will all use only natural organic-organic fertilisers, pesticides
cleaning products etc. on the land and within The Garden Village.
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We will all not farm animals, keep animals in captivity or keep
companion animals (pets) at The Garden Village.
* By choice
this community follows a 'no drug', no smoking, 'no alcohol' lifestyle:
Both Resident Voluntary Project Workers and Visitors will be expected
to follow this lifestyle fully; those that choose to use drugs
and alcohol or smoke should do so elsewhere.
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We pursue, support and encourage a life of non-violence towards
people and planet.
Other
Important Points
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We need as many deposits in one lump sum as possible.
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Additional money that people wish to loan to the project for a
fixed period will be guaranteed to be repaid within an agreed
period (e.g. 2 or 5 years) as all the deposits become fully paid
for according to the contractual obligations of Resident Voluntary
Project Workers and visitors.
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Low impact, temporary dwellings only.
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First building project: community building for office and teaching
space, and potential visitor accommodation.
Contractual
Obligation for Resident Voluntary Project Workers
The
following obligations are seen as necessary to maintain the
philosophy and practice of simple Vegan raw food living within the
project.
Resident
Voluntary Project Workers will be:
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Resident for at least an average of 6 months per year (e.g. at
least 12 months in two years)
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Resident Voluntary Project Worker's living spaces will be maintained
by the resident or in the resident's absence arrangements made
with the Core Group for any necessary maintenance of trees, etc.
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Required to pay an annual contribution to maintenance and administration
costs to cover essential maintenance of the infrastructure of
the property as a whole.
The property is owned
by the Charitable Trust therefore no part of it can be Sold, Leased
or Sub let by any person except the Trustees acting together in
line with the Trust's objectives. Resident Voluntary Project Workers
wishing to leave the project will be refunded their initial deposit
by the Charitable Trust. In a case where a person is unable to follow
the guidelines for living on the project or is acting in an illegal,
intolerable, offensive, or abusive manner according to the laws
of England and Wales, Spain or Europe that person will be asked
to vacate the project - their deposit will be refunded minus any
expenses incurred by the Charitable Trust for any court costs, eviction
orders, solicitors, etc., or any costs in excess of a normal Resident
Voluntary Project Workers situation.
WHAT
TO DO NOW
1/
Contact us if you are interested and we will keep you updated.
2/
Make a commitment and reserve a place on the project for yourself
by putting down a Deposit on a Resident or Visitor option And
Or put in a Loan or Donation to the Charitable Trust if you
can
3/
There `s lots to do so If you are able to help with setting
up the project in any way please contact us
4/
Contact us if you want
to go to Spain to look around or spend time with other project
members who are over there.
We look
forward to spending some time with you in the sun please pass this
on to anyone you now who may be interested.
Contact
us for more information or to have your questions answered.
Contractual
Agreement between the
"The
Eco Forest Garden Trust" Registered
Charity Number_-_to be allocated_____________
hereinafter
referred to as the Trust and
(Print
your name here)_________________________.
Dated this day._____________________________
(Print
your name here) I ________________________do hereby agree to abide
by the rules, ethics and general principles
of the above proposal that may by revised from time to time in accordance
with the laws of England Wales and Europe or to conform with direction
of the UK Charities Commission.
I wish to subscribe as follows: -
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As
a Resident Voluntary Project Worker and Core Group Member,
Deposit- £4,000.
Maintenance
costs £600 per person per annum or - £400 per 6mths
Minimum
stay 6 Months per year
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As
a Resident Voluntary Project Worker non Core Group (available
when more land is purchased)
Member, Deposit- £4,000
Maintenance
costs £600 per person per annum or - £400 per 6mths
Minimum
stay 6 Months per year.
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As
a Guaranteed Visitor, Deposit - £2,000 per person
Minimum
cost per week of visits: £21 depending on type of accommodation,
plus £1/day per vehicle.
Maximum
stay six months.
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Loan
to the value of: ________ (Optional)
period of
loan: _________ years
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Donation
to the Charity to the value of: ________ (Optional)
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TOTAL
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I hereby accept that
to give the project stability no returns will be made in the first
year thereafter the Trust will require one year's notification for
return of any deposit.
Signed
the depositor_________________________________________
Date__________
Signed for and on behalf
of the Trust____________________________
Date ____________
