While Earthworm Housing Co-operative does not define itself as a permaculture project, some of us use permaculture thinking to inform our development of the land, buildings and social set up. Particular features that demonstrate our approach include
Land development
• Overall zoning of the land, mapped as it has changed since 2011
• Meadow management (with scythes)
• small scale coppicing (hand tools)
• Ecological water treatment in ponds (WET system)
• Orchards and polyculture guilds
• Zone 1/2 herb and flower polycultures
• Community involvement in a local cider scheme
Building and organisation development
• Renovation and Business plan
• Restoration of historic features
• wood fuel central heating system
• mixed model co-housing (shared house, family and individual units)
• co-operative, non-hierarchical decision making