Sustainability, one of our founding principles, is integral to the way we approach all aspects of the way we build and live as a community. It is our direction of travel.

We are committed to reducing our energy consumption through models such as passivhaus and effective solutions in terms of provision of energy for a community rather than individual houses.

With regard to the building of our homes and communal structures we are confident we can find cost-effective ways to achieve this. The growth of eco design/building expertise in the UK building trades as well as the higher availability of eco-materials used in recent years has grown significantly.

We prioritise local and seasonal produce/food production over organic food from far away places, thereby supporting small food produce businesses with our custom/wholesale purchases. We are also committed to setting aside some of the site for food production. The trajectory for this being that over the years our onsite food production will steadily increase. It is important to us to minimise waste and reduce our carbon footprint. Sharing resources as a community will enable us to do that, through recycling and reuse schemes, car pools, composting and exploring the possibility of water recycling schemes. The long -term vision is to live as off-grid as possible. A community fund will be set up to help move us steadily towards this goal.

Regular participation from everyone as well as monthly work days will help keep this principle close to our hearts.

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