Our Principles

We support the three core principles of permaculture:

• Earth care – Looking after the land for the benefit of humans and wildlife.
• People care – Supporting and caring for each other materially and emotionally.
• Fair Shares – Reducing our ecological footprint to one planet size.

We believe that:

• Our actions, both as individuals and as a community can contribute to the needed change in perspective.
• We can make positive contributions for change – human, social, ecological and spiritual.
• We strive to create an inclusive social environment that celebrates diversity and values individuals irrespective of age, gender, ability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, health, educational background, or financial standing.
• As individuals we are committed to personal development, which involves self-reflection, a willingness to learn, take responsibility and be open to change.
• We are committed to creating structures of governance, economic systems, and organisational processes that promote equality of opportunity and participation within the whole community.
• As individuals we are personally responsible for our actions and behaviour in relation to ourselves, others and the environment.
• We recognise that we need practice and experience as well as words to bring about change in ourselves and others.
• We will regularly jointly reflect on the effectiveness of our work and how it serves to meet our aims.

View Our Mission – TheWhy of the Mind Map — view the Mind Map to see how we intend achieving these principles