Presented first at the FUTURE PERFECT festival in Sweden, this slide deck give insight into the history and current status of the village being established in Sweden called Änggärdet (Eng Yairdet),

2. Peak Oil Climate SystemDisruption Economic System Dysfunction

4. Is insensitive to fossil fuel price hikes

5. Has a strong community that can respond to climate change

6. Gives you a place to be with a clear social conscience

7. Enables you to be the change you want to see

8. Provides something you can pass on to your childrenEconomic System Dysfunction

9. Folke Günther Systems Ecologist Since 1970’s: Researched back to 1600’s Livedself-sufficient Triedeverythingpractically Encouragedotherstirelessly http://holon.se

12. 100 friends (with theirchildren) and A farmer Some land access - onehectar per family Somewoods and other land

13. REALITY NUMBER ONE: You are starting a business together that is worth anything from EURO 2- 6 million

14. OPPORTUNITY NUMBER ONE: Your investment willgive you what you need – a great place to live and organicfood – whatever the economic situation

15. REALITY NUMBER TWO: It is like enteringinto a new relationship, with all the associated fun and trials and tribulations…..

16. OPPORTUNITY NUMBER TWO: You get a lot of new friends and be in a group of people who will support eachother

17. REALITY NUMBER THREE: You are embarking on a personal developmentcourse

18. OPPORTUNITY NUMBER THREE: You are embarking on a personal developmentcourse

19. Business Plan Stage one: legal organisation - youth hostel Stage two: weekend/holiday home Stage three: CSA scheme Stage four: permanent home Stage five: home and work-life platform

20. Co-operatives Your investment gives valuewhile it is with the organisation Have a readymadedemocratic legal structure Tried, tested and accepted

21. Limitedcompanies Your investment gives valuewhen you sell it Meansmany people can be involved with a small amount of money Shouldgive the equivalent or more of what you can get in the bank Could provide otherbenefits like rebates on goodsbought.

23. 61% of the fuel is used after foodleaves the fields

25. Write the prospectus and gainclarity

26. Checklist for land

28. SO FAR

29. Wehavehostedsomeamazingcourses

30. Wehaveenjoyedmakingfood for eachother and dining together

31. Wehaveenjoyedsome great moments with simple pleasures

32. Experienced the mental and physicalrewards of using your body

33. Justgone and got food from outside the door

34. Workedout simple solutions like using an earth drill and….

35. Putting your green compostdirectly in it.

36. Planned, financed and startedtwo new homes.

37. Foundourselvestalking…. A lot.

38. There’splentyleft to do… Get planning permission for the otherhouses Do the group dynamics, team building, ”cleaningbackwards” stuff Work outhow to find that farmer and deliver food for 15 families Continue to developnutrient recycling and water handling Get a firm grip on financial and project plans

39. Opportunitiesopen up Investing in Open World Villages in savings plans Turning neighbourhoodsintoeco-units/open world villages Using land you own to make the change