My partner and I are forming a team of Permaculturists, Mini Farmers, Coordinators, Developers, and Communictors - GREAT PEOPLE - to establish a 40 Bed Grow Biointensive Soil Test/Training Center. The minimum land required is 5000 square feet. This can be expanded depending on the interests and skillsets involved. Other Permaculture systems are welcome to be incorporated. 

The goal is to develop a comprehensive Sustainability Research, Resource, and Education Center:

- Research and Record Appropriate Sustainable Methods: Ecology, Food, Energy, Housing, Community, Education, Economy, Recreation

- Put this Research into ACTION: Consulting, Teaching, Workshops, Micro Enterprises, Publishing, and of course MORE Sustainable Production

GROW BIOINTENSIVE:

• Double-Dug, Raised Beds
• Composting
• Intensive Planting
• Companion Planting
• Carbon Farming
• Calorie Farming
• The Use of Open-Pollinated Seeds
• A Whole-System Farming Method

• 67% to 88% less water
• 50% to 100% less fertilizer
• 99% less energy than commercial agriculture, while using a fraction of the
  resources.

• Produce 2 to 6 times more food
• Build the soil up to 60 times faster than in nature, if properly used
• Reduce by half or more the amount of land needed

For more information:

http://growbiointensive.org/Self_Teaching.html

http://growbiointensive.org/grow_main.html

And feel free to contact me with questions and comments

Thank You!