Rural co-operative housing project with 3 buildings and 7 acres of land 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 If you would like visits, how should people arrange their visit? We host open days. People can also take a chance and enquire by email. Sustainable transport options There are several busses from Ludlow to Leintwardine, and there are train stations within cyclable 3, 4 or 7 miles of our site. Ludlow has direct trains from Manchester, Cardiff and North Wales. Copied to clipboard Practical Solutions Categories Built environmentRetrofitting Land tenure and community governanceHousingHousing co-operatives Land and nature stewardship Type of project Private (visits by arrangement only) Physical Elements/Features Bees Compost toilets Forest garden Garden Wildlife meadows Woodland Services/Activities Cooperative legal structure Venue to hire Visits (by arrangement) Woodland management Contact name Tomas Remiarz Postal address of project Wheatstone House, High Street, Leintwardine, Herefordshire SY7 0LH United Kingdom Contact email [email protected] Website http://earthwormhousingcooperative.org.uk/