About ILha Rural School of Arts The People’s Forest Support us to protect ILha
How these initial funds will be used
Year one expenditure
Year 1 (2026-2027)
Total: £731,000
Land Acquisition€600,000 (August 2026)
Guest Space Build: Materials + Teaching £100,000 Elemental guest space construction beginning of Living Crafts programme teaching fees
Specialist Design & Build £20,000 Design & specialist construction time
Culinary / Soil-to-Soul Program£10,000 Chef catering, herb garden planting, soil-to-soul program
Infrastructure £30,000 Water storage, paths, access, equipment
Ecological Stewardship £20,000 Lower scrub clearance
Marketing & Storytelling £5,000 Early brand development
Sacred Route Mapping £5,000 Mapping sacred experience trails
Videography. £5,000 Filming workshops & programs
Renewable Energy Systems £36,000 Off-grid sustainable infrastructure
Once ILha is protected we will then look to raise a further £400,000
to commence the building of the infrastructures of The Rural School of Arts
Year two Expenditure
Year 2 (2027-2028)
Total: £169,000
Ecological Stewardship £15,000 Lower scrub clearance
Cultural Integration £25,000 Village cultural programme and harvest celebrations
Living Craft Teaching Programme. £48,000 Specialist teachers: stonemasons, carpenters, craft masters
Main Learning House Materials £38,000 Materials for teaching house rebuild
Specialist Design & Build £23,000 Design and guest space build time
Marketing £5,000 Outreach & brand growth
Videography £5,000 Documentation
Culinary / Soil-to-Soul £10,000 Chef + craft food programme
I have donated to this project:
“because it is a unique possibility to save an ancient landscape”