Food Forest Open Source Hub

Food Forest Open Source Hub

A food forest is, as the name implies, a forest of food. The goal of this gardening and land management system is to mimic a woodland ecosystem with companion planting of edible trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals grown in a succession of layers. Fruit and nut trees are usually the canopy/overstory, while below is the understory of berry shrubs and edible ground plantings. Beneficial plants, or “companions,” are included to attract insects for natural pest management, as soil amenders providing nitrogen and mulch, or for other benefits. Working together, the plants form a forest garden ecosystem that functions long-term to increase water retention and infiltration, protect the soils from heavy rainfall events, establish windbreaks, increases soil fertility, expand wildlife habitat, and provide food, building and craft materials, medicines, and more.

We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For - One Community's Weekly Progress Update #29

Here is One Community's weekly progress update (#29) towards creating a positive and permanent global transformation for everyone. This update includes the video update, picture updates, and complete links for everything we've progressed on and accomplished in the past week: http://www.onecommunityglobal.org/we-are-the-ones-we-have-been-waiting-for/

We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For - One Community's Weekly Progress Update #29

Consensus With Large Groups

Consensus with large groups - The Community Planet model One Community will be using for groups of 200+. Consensus training is also mandatory and part of the screening process for all One Community Pioneers planning on living on the property. 

Consensus With Large Groups

One Community Methodology: Details of How We Are Creating Global Change

One Community Methodology: Details of How We Are Creating Global Change

One Community is here to positively and permanently transform the world for everyone. We are bringing together the people who want to help us and creating detailed open source blueprints and a self-replicating starting point to make this happen. This page describes the specifics of how this is possible and contains the following sections:

• Inspiring sustainability with open source resources
• Comprehensive solution to humanity’s comprehensive needs
• Globally implementable, self-replicating model and strategy
• Summary
• Video

Apiary Open Source Hub

Apiary Open Source Hub

Bees are essential to an abundant and thriving plant culture. We will be open source sharing our experience setting up and maintaining an apiary (also known as a bee yard) as part of One Community’s food infrastructure, open source botanical garden model, and global transformation methodology. This open source hub includes the following sections:

• Related Pages
• Why Build an Apiary
• Apiary Setup and Cost
• Open Source Content Coming Later
• Summary
• FAQ

Stewards of the Earth - One Community Weekly Update #28

Stewards of the Earth - One Community Weekly Update #28

One Community is creating blueprints for anyone interested in making a difference in their life and the lives of others. Everything we do is based on a philosophy of living and creating for The Highest Good of All. Our ultimate expression of this is the creation of open source and free-shared blueprints for self-sufficient and self-replicating teacher/demonstration communities, villages, and cities to be built around the world. These teacher demonstration hubs, with One Community as the first, will comprehensively and simultaneously address food, housing, energy, social injustice and inequality, education, fulfilled living practices, and more. Our solution-based thinking and open source model is designed to address all of these areas together because they are all connected.

Stewards of the Earth - One Community Weekly Update #28

Stewards of the Earth - One Community Weekly Update #28

Here is One Community's weekly progress update (#28) towards creating a sustainable planet for everyone. This update includes picture updates and complete links for everything we've progressed on and accomplished in the past week: http://www.onecommunityglobal.org/stewards-of-the-earth-creating/