Earthworm Housing Coop

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 Member projectWhen the project started: 2011Summary: Rural co-operative housing project with 3 buildings and 7 acres of landContact Name: Tomas Remiarz Email: Contact person by emailWebsite: http://earthwormhousingcooperative.org.uk/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.Category: RetrofittingHousing co-operativesLand and nature stewardshipGeofield: POINT (-2.8760532 52.3674935)Postal address: Wheatstone House, High Street, Leintwardine, Herefordshire SY7 0LH United KingdomMap icon: Type of project: Private (visits by arrangement only)Physical Elements/Features: BeesCompost toiletsForest gardenGardenWildlife meadowsWoodlandServices/Activities: Cooperative legal structureVenue to hireVisits (by arrangement)Woodland managementImage: