Programme topics

• Land and Ecological Restoration

  Land and soil

  Healthy soil underpins food, habitat and water. This topic covers how a site's condition is understood before anything is changed, and how care is kept up over many seasons.

• Land and Ecological Restoration

  Water and catchments

  Water links farms, towns and wildlife. This topic looks at keeping water clean and well used, and at repairing creek and river margins in ways that suit the local catchment.

• Land and Ecological Restoration

  Native bees and pollinators

  Native bees and other pollinators depend on the right plants and nesting places. This topic keeps native-bee conservation separate from general honeybee keeping.

• Land and Ecological Restoration

  Nurseries and seedlings

  A nursery can supply plants for replanting projects. Restoration stock grown from local seed is treated separately from stock for food growing.

• Land and Ecological Restoration

  Native-fish aquaculture

  Native-fish aquaculture could serve food production, conservation breeding or education. The purpose has to be defined first because it shapes everything else.

• Food and Nutrition

  Food growing and local supply

  Growing and sharing food is a practical way to work together. This topic covers gardens, storage, kitchens and distribution, and measures what is actually usable rather than only what is harvested.

• Personal and Spiritual Wellbeing

  Wellbeing and retreats

  Rest, time in nature and less digital interruption can help people. This topic explores offering these voluntarily, with voluntary spiritual practice for those who want it.

• Enterprise and Community Self Reliance

  Education and skills

  Practical skills travel best through demonstration and mentoring. This topic covers short courses, hands-on learning and the proposed small education facility.

• Ethics and Community Responsibility

  Ethics and civic responsibility

  Shared work needs honest dealing and respect for conscience. This topic sets out the principles people are asked to accept in an activity, and how to check a source before relying on it.

• Enterprise and Community Self Reliance

  Enterprise and local trade

  Small, honest businesses keep skills and money circulating locally. This topic covers mentoring, buying locally, referrals and clear exchange, with any paid placement shown openly.

• Ethics and Community Responsibility

  Housing and mutual care

  Ageing, caring and disability affect everyone sooner or later. This is an area for project development, looking at accessible community facilities and support networks.

  Area for project development

• Enterprise and Community Self Reliance

  Energy, transport and preparedness

  Communities cope better with floods, fires and outages when they have planned ahead. This is an area for project development covering backup power, water, tools and communications.

  Area for project development

Draft copy for editorial adoption. Last reviewed 15 October 2026. Editorial contact: to be confirmed.