Vision

The community horta is a playful sanctuary to bring all generations and cultures together in a welcoming space where we can experiment and learn with each other and with Nature, nurture life and create heArtful abundance.

Values

Inclusivity · Commitment · Respect · Creativity · Ubuntu · Regeneration · Com passion

Intentions

• Ecological learning

• Social cohesion

• Regenerative agriculture

• Food sovereignty

• Gastronomical upshift

Governance

We take decisions by consent and the levels of decision are related to the different zones.

The zones are related with the time given and the responsibilities assumed.

Zone 0

The garden is the core.

Zone 1 ⁕ Keepers

Zone 1 is the central element of the human sociosystem, assuming the basic responsibilities for the community garden to flow toward our common vision.

Zone 1 is composed of ~8 humans.

Involvement: 1 year · 4 hours (minimum) per week

In exchange: the harvest will be shared and the abundance/overflow will fairly be distributed between the other zones.

> The reward system is on test: we aim to reach its optimum after 1 year of community gardening to distribute harvests to the 3 zones.

Domains / Roles

• Gardeners
  
  *Coordinating the activities and guiding the people for the maintenance and the development of the garden.
  
  *Gardeners is composed of ~3 humans.
  
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• Communication
  
  [Internal]
  
  Structuring the communication tools and ensuring that it is clear and flowing between members.
  
  Communication [internal] is composed of ~1 human.
  
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  [External]
  
  *Giving visibility and creating partnerships and events with the aim to promote intergenerational and intercultural environments.
  
  *Communication [external] is composed of ~1 human.
  
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• Governance
  
  Ensuring that the vision is followed, the values respected and internal protocols have space to be expressed through recurrent meetings. Supporting capacity building of other members on governance.
  
  Governance will be progressively distributed to all members of the zone 1 after a year.
  
  Governance is composed of ~1 human.→

• Infrastructure
  
  Developing the technical and artistic visible structures that will be supporting the garden.
  
  Infrastructure is composed of ~1 human.
  
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• Administration
  
  Supporting and maintaining the legal and financial structures and accounting.
  
  Administration is composed of ~1 human.
  
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Zone 2 ⁕ Providers

People assuming responsibilities on supporting the zone 1.

Involvement: 3 to 6 months · 2 hours per week

In exchange: while waiting for the garden to gratify us with eatables, members of that zone will benefit of experiential, social, intellectual, cultural and spiritual capital growth as well as community meals.

Zone 3 ⁕ Maintainers

People helping on task-related responsibilities such as watering, weeding, building, offering activities…

Involvement : 1 to 3 months

In exchange: 10% discount on a Pick It Yourself scheme at Espaço Nativa.

Surplus allocation

We will deal with it when time will come.

Inclusion

We shared the dream to celebrate according to the rhythms of Nature (seasonal and agricultural festivities) with the purpose of involving more people in the community garden, added to 1 morning and 1 afternoon every week plus frequent open events.

Everyone has the possibility to present proposals for the evolution of the community horta.

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Next steps

1. Meeting with other organization representatives

2. Developing a code of conduct