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ethos / environment

In the context of environment, whenever possible, to promote success of alternative solutions, will invite individuals from other local empowered communities to collaborate within the educational part of a program.

Landscape

A creative module will run off the back of the traditional relationships with the land module. It will encourage the participants to think about and discuss the importance of their environment to them. They will be asked to express their opinions in whatever form they feel comfortable. The ideas of this process will progress in stages from individuals to small teams and then whole group discussions.

Erosion

discusses existing spirals of erosion, both within society and the environment. Erosion of the landscape, soil and bio diversity is the pollution of our well being and diversity of abilities as individuals. The downward spiral of the planet's health is the downward spiral of our own.

Edges

aims to promote the importance of edge both in the landscape and in thinking. It is the edges in the environment where we notice greater species diversity and the space between individuals where we see creativity and imagination evolving at its best. By using this principle in our workshops, hopes to promote diversity in the local landscape and expression between people in the community.

Architecture

will research the culture that it is to be involved with, to share understanding of local architecture and the traditions and its roots. This module will be combined with a session that discusses green architecture that is affordable, achievable, environmentally friendly and dependent, as far as possible, on local resources only. If necessary building methods such as adobe, cob, wattle and daub can be shared. Passive solar design and renewable energies can be explained and when appropriate, pattern language too.

Conservation

aims to highlight the intricacy and importance of soil, and the value of water. will promote appropriate methods for irrigation and organic farming for enhancing fertility with bio diversity, green manure, composting and liquid manure. When needed can explain the basics of agro forestry. Conservation of diversity is also essential and equally important is the indigenous knowledge that goes with it. In view of GM crops that threaten to monopolise the wisdom and work of generations and generations of farmers and locals, will promote the gathering, documentation and preservation of community knowledge in terms of traditional agriculture and natural medicine.