Native Forest & Creativity
The People’s Forest will provide a living research resource of how living in balance and harmony with a natural system is the best way to tackle climate change. To regenerate soil systems, water courses and native trees. Offering a land management strategy to phase out the non-native varieties that affect the health of the ecosystem. The People’s Forest, will be a nest for creativity weaving story, song, culture and dark skies.
Elemental Spaces
Spaces that look to the natural order and geometry of nature to inform the design. Soulful spaces built from elemental local materials and utilising local skills, that in their simplicity and material essence, encourage stillness and healing. Spaces that work with the natural elements, protecting from the extremes of the hot summer sun, and the cold north winter winds. With this approach we will create a learning house, resting house and dreaming houses for visitors and journeys to expand into creativity and healing.
Heritage Craft & Artistry
There is a direct correlation to the things we have around us in our homes and the world we create. What if things were made for the purpose of beauty, connection and elevation? In harmony with the world and the resources around. To make art and forms alongside the maintenance and living balance of the natural world. Living landscapes, that can be coppiced for making whilst thriving as abundant natural ecosystems.
Soil to Soul Vitality
To nourish the soil is to nourish the soul and human vitality. The two are intrinsically linked. Microbes sustain life on earth. In fact, we live in their world! Gathering and understanding what’s already thriving in soil, then nourishing and nurturing it will balance every place and in turn, the humans of that place. Tending to The People’s Forest will regenerate the soil: increasing the water that the soil holds, its fire resistance, the biodiversity and through this connection, open a huge opportunity for a deep sense of wellness from soil to soul.
With practices of transformation this relationship will weave all the elemental dances of Air, Water, Soil, Fire, Stars
Working in a circular integrated system
The land, spaces and experiences we create will form a living example of whats possible if we work in circular systems
This nourishment and abundance will create a place of deep reset. Healing from soil to soul.
