Now that it’s built…
Tools you plan to use to curate culture:
Communication training (e.g. Non Violent Communication)
Collaborative decision-making training
Training is important as not everyone will have the same level of skills or a common language to start. Shared training also helps build community relationships.
Vibe Check. You’ve described the community, but what is the vibe?
Notoriety
Space activation plans / Events to curate that bring the target crowd
Activate/mobilize your local community:
Link best guides for this…
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Workshops
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Local cleanups
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Show up to community events outside your community
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Start a community garden
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Planting actions, reforestation gathering
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Seed exchange day and/or start a seed ban
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Regenerative agriculture knowledge exchange day
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Guerilla operations (seed bombing, painting cycling lanes on roads at nights, magical transformations under the cover of darkness
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Garden / forestry workshops for schools and kindergarten
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Regenerative festival Initiatives to raise awareness (eg. documentary screenings, talks, workshops, etc.
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Working with traditional farmers to encourage transition to regenerative agriculture
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cleanups
Community Culture – make it underground, cool, word of mouth, get people to the property and have fun.
Page 133 of the TDF guide
“Employees” – volunteers, interns, paid staff, etc. What is the plan to keep people flowing into the community?
Helping a temporary resident transition to a full-time one.
Intergenerational training – identifying leaders of the next generation
Amenities
Plan for retirement or medical care for residents
Infrastructure to add based on emerging needs?