About this project
Boodaville is a developing rural permaculture centre in Spain. Visitors learn about effective & sustainable design techniques.
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Task
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Keep site running
Providing water, basic facilities, and food for volunteers
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€ 1.500 | |
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Keep site maintained
Costs related to maintenance, keeping site clean and organised
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€ 250 | |
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Insurance
We have to be covered to run activities
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€ 250 | |
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Transport
Volunteers, participants and materials need to be transported from our rural location to the nearest village and public transport.
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€ 200 | |
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DESIGN
Consultation costs to make sure our designs are effective, realistic, and in line with permaculture ethics.
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€ 200 | |
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Admin and marketing
Basic accounting, communication, marketing and social media.
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€ 200 | |
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FURTHER DESIGN
A successful design is a huge part of the project, and the full design costs are higher than 200!
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€ 500 | |
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ORGANISATION / MANAGEMENT / travel between bcn and boodaville
Payment to cover transport costs related to managing the site from Barcelona and for work done on running the association and all its activities including organising, promoting and teaching by owners of the project.
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€ 500 | |
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CREATING AN ECO-VILLAGE
The long term plan is to create an eco-village with 4 co-owners. When set up the co-owners and the project will be self-sustaining financially, but the costs associated with setting up the eco-village and finding co-owners include preparing reports, communication and raising awareness about the project, networking, attending meetings, consultation, legal advice and much more.
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€ 500 |
Material
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Minimum | Optimum |
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Materials
like seeds, straw, new plants and trees to grow a healthy ecosystem
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€ 400 | |
| Total | € 3.000 | € 4.500 |
Necessary
Supplemental
General information
The Boodaville project in Calaceite, Spain is a non-profit association with a mission to educate and inspire about environmental and social issues. We share knowledge about permaculture - a set of tools and principles which can help anyone and everyone design their lives to be not just sustainable.. but regenerative. Boodaville started as an individual project by Anna Gurney in 2010 then in 2016 the association was constituted.
At the Boodaville site, among many other things, we are improving soil quality, designing ways to make the most of the rainwater available, and learning how to live in community with the earth and each other. All the work that volunteers and participants do is towards leaving the planet better than we find it and encouraging a change in attitudes and values to encourage living within ecological limits.
2016 was the first year we had long-term volunteers on site 7 months straight and we achieved an incredible amount, we had hundreds of volunteers and visitors to the site, we built the kitchen roof for rainwater collection - the 10 000l tank we set up is filling up over winter, and with the help of EU funding and our friend Jordi we built the beautiful geodesic dome which will be an outdoor classroom and dining area.
We want to keep the site running for 7 months again in 2017 but we need to raise funds to make this happen!
At the Boodaville site, among many other things, we are improving soil quality, designing ways to make the most of the rainwater available, and learning how to live in community with the earth and each other. All the work that volunteers and participants do is towards leaving the planet better than we find it and encouraging a change in attitudes and values to encourage living within ecological limits.
2016 was the first year we had long-term volunteers on site 7 months straight and we achieved an incredible amount, we had hundreds of volunteers and visitors to the site, we built the kitchen roof for rainwater collection - the 10 000l tank we set up is filling up over winter, and with the help of EU funding and our friend Jordi we built the beautiful geodesic dome which will be an outdoor classroom and dining area.
We want to keep the site running for 7 months again in 2017 but we need to raise funds to make this happen!
Main features
The Boodaville land site is a Permaculture education centre and demonstration site in the Matarranya region, 2.5 hours from Barcelona. The land is 1.5 hectares of pine forest and olive groves which has been developed since 2010, following permaculture principles, and now has: two stone buildings, one outdoor kitchen, a geodesic dome, three outdoor toilets, two outdoor showers, camping space, tool shed and a rainwater collection system.
Permaculture is an ethical design system, with tools and principles that can help anyone move towards a sustainable lifestyle. The basic ethics are earth care, people care and using fair share of resources and produce. Permaculture covers all aspects of life, from economy, to energy, to food production, education and community with a basis in ecology and systems thinking.
We run courses, events and retreats between April and October each year and work with volunteers as we continue to develop the site. In 2016 we became a not-for-profit education association and we use the funds available from donations to run courses with excellent facilitators, offer opportunities for volunteers and build up a Boodaville network with people who are integrating permaculture into their lives. As well as donations we apply for public funding where possible, and take on loans for building work and materials which add capital value to the site.
We are almost ready to be economically sustainable, thanks to the amazing efforts of dozens of people over the years, but we need support to start the 2017 season - to host people on site, keep everything maintained and ensure that courses can happen.
Permaculture is an ethical design system, with tools and principles that can help anyone move towards a sustainable lifestyle. The basic ethics are earth care, people care and using fair share of resources and produce. Permaculture covers all aspects of life, from economy, to energy, to food production, education and community with a basis in ecology and systems thinking.
We run courses, events and retreats between April and October each year and work with volunteers as we continue to develop the site. In 2016 we became a not-for-profit education association and we use the funds available from donations to run courses with excellent facilitators, offer opportunities for volunteers and build up a Boodaville network with people who are integrating permaculture into their lives. As well as donations we apply for public funding where possible, and take on loans for building work and materials which add capital value to the site.
We are almost ready to be economically sustainable, thanks to the amazing efforts of dozens of people over the years, but we need support to start the 2017 season - to host people on site, keep everything maintained and ensure that courses can happen.
Why this is important
The motivation behind Boodaville is to spread the ideas of Permaculture by offering inspiring courses and leading by example with an on-going land project. We promote the integration of ethical and sustainable ideas into everyday life and offer the chance for anyone who is interested in environmental and social issues to learn more as a volunteer, a participant in a course or by joining our online community for resources. We are working increasingly with young people to promote Permaculture within, and as an alternative to, the current education system, and the long-term goal of the project is to create a small eco-community at Boodaville; living sustainably, regenerating the land, and having a positive impact in the Matarranya region and beyond.
Goals of the crowdfunding campaign
The crowdfunding is to cover the costs we will incur to get the project to the next stage. We have resources, and ideas, and a very clear plan on how to be financially sustainable in the future, but, as a not-for-profit association we are asking for donations to enable us to achieve our goals for the next 7 months.
The people who work closest to the project are:
Anna Gurney - founder of the project, manages the site, organises plans and promotes the activities, works as a secondary school teacher as well!
Alessandro Ardovini - Permaculture teacher and designer who is expected to get his Diploma in Permaculture in 2017. He collaborates with permaculture teaching and design of the site and is a member of the association.
Ondrej Sofr - Lives on site from April to October managing the budget, the site and the volunteers.
Carlos Buj - founder of the association Viaje a la Sostenibilidad and member of the Boodaville association. He supports with facilitation on training courses and advice on running the association.
Bernat Rueda - Videomaker, project supporter since 2010.
Anna Gurney - founder of the project, manages the site, organises plans and promotes the activities, works as a secondary school teacher as well!
Alessandro Ardovini - Permaculture teacher and designer who is expected to get his Diploma in Permaculture in 2017. He collaborates with permaculture teaching and design of the site and is a member of the association.
Ondrej Sofr - Lives on site from April to October managing the budget, the site and the volunteers.
Carlos Buj - founder of the association Viaje a la Sostenibilidad and member of the Boodaville association. He supports with facilitation on training courses and advice on running the association.
Bernat Rueda - Videomaker, project supporter since 2010.
Social commitment
Ecological
While Boodaville is open and running we offer the chance for people interested in permaculture to work and learn in return for food and board with us.
Shared materials
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Shared project process and fundraising startegies
The process of our development from buying land all the way through to the point we are now, is documented and will be available on the new website 2016/17. Our fundraising strategies include crowdfunding in 2013, donations in return for activities, bank loans, Boodaville Bonds to private lenders to avoid lending from banks and public funding. The process and development of our fundraising strategies will be openly available.CC - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike
Creative Commons License with attribution, that does not allow commercial use, and only allows sharing under identical licensing conditions -
Permaculture design information and educational resources
All designs we undergo, teaching resources we develop, will be available for people to replicate and learn from.CC - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike
Creative Commons License with attribution, that does not allow commercial use, and only allows sharing under identical licensing conditions
