Help our Eco Village get off-grid and sustainable

Little actions might not seem like a big step towards going "off-grid" but each little action is more than an action, it is a change in the way that the Nourish team thinks, the way we see litter (as a resource), the way we view problems, and the way we use systems-thinking approaches to turn the waste from one project into an opportunity or resouce for another. It is collectively as the team at Nourish looking at the small steps we can take (without much money or funding for this goal) to be lighter on the earth, and a little more sustainable, in terms of our water use, in terms of how we manage our own waste, and in terms of our own financial sustainability (like growing our own seedlings). 

• Actions include rainwater harvesting and using tyres to stop erosion, and planting in the tyres so they are function, but green and aesthetic. 
• Growing from seed to seedling for our own vegetable garden as well as to be able to have extra to distribute during community workshops. 
• Using concrete rubble from chipping up a pathway as erosion control to prevent loss of vital topsoil. 
• Using reclaimed/salvages signboards/metal as our own welcome sign at the front gate of the Eco Village. 
• Utilising hyroponics to try to be more water-wise in our growing plans!
• We also continue to make bottletop earrings, harvest chillies and make our own chilli sauce, and slowly replace light bulbs with more long lasting power-saving lightbulbs. 

Thank you to those who have supported our slow transition and evolution to a more ECO village!