Sustainable living using appropriate technology and permaculture principles.

To set up community projects that combine hackerspaces combined with permaculture farm to provide a sustainable living space for people to experience a way of life that is not necessarily dependent on the system using appropriate, open and low cost technological solutions.

• ecological farming using permaculture principles
• reuse & recycle
• conserving resources like water, soil, …
• avoiding use of chemicals/pesticides
• preserve & rehabilitate nature
• repopulation of flora & fauna
• use of natural products (hygiene)

• development & implementation of solution based designs/programmes
• evolve routines to automations
• intelligent energy management

• using local resources
• create low cost solutions for eco farming
• living off the grid when possible

• encouraging collaboration
• collaboration with other similar projects/communities
• involving the local community

• respecting all members of the community
• providing a safe space
• members of the community can participate offline (local) and online

• gatherings
• festivals

• workshops
• internships
• volunteering programmes
• skill sharing
• documentation of the project
• opensource

• to decide on priorities
• use of monetary resources

This does not mean every project has to fulfill these ideals but it should evolve around these ideals.