Kuckucksmühle (Cuckoo Mill) is a historical water mill in the North East of Germany, (Branderburg Federal State). We aim to restore the mill and its outbuilding, set up a Hackerspace and permaculture farm.
Kuckucksmühle is part of the Eco Hacker Farm project.
Ideals
Sustainable living using appropriate technology and permaculture principles.
To set up community projects that combine hackerspaces with permaculture farms to provide sustainable living spaces for people to experience a way of life that is not necessarily dependent on the system using appropriate, open and low cost technological solutions.
Sustainable Living & Simple Sustainable Solutions
self sustainable community and living environment
ecological farming using permaculture principles
reuse & recycle
conserving resources like water, soil, …
avoiding use of chemicals/pesticides
preserve & rehabilitate nature
repopulation of flora & fauna
use of natural products (hygiene)
living off the grid when possible
Sustainable Hackerspace
development of opensource solutions focused on needs of permaculture farming
automation of recurring tasks to save resources
intelligent resource management
Reducing Poverty
create low cost opensource solutions for permaculture farming
raising awareness about poverty and how to alleviate it
create and maintain a fair share environment
Connecting People
encouraging collaboration
collaboration with other similar projects/communities
involving the local community
encourage social gatherings & festivals
using & promoting local resources and local networking infrastructure
Building an Inclusive Community
respecting all members of the community
providing an anti-discriminatory space
community members can be both offline (local) and/or online
Education
workshops & skill sharing
internships & volunteering programmes
documentation of the project
opensource development & promotion
Art and Culture
providing a space for art and culture
promotion and support for local art and cultural events
Democracy
implementing a democratic or consensual way of making decisions such as
setting priorities
use of monetary resources
promote and enhance the democratic process
We have quite a lot projects going on at the moment here's a few:
building a natural fence around the garden
finishing the waterproofing of the compost toilets
building filtration beds for the compost toilets
renovation of the buildings
organising of the workshop
fund raising events
community garden creation
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in general good condition items are welcome, items which require bigger investment of time and money would require more attention and it may be harder for us to organise at the moment