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