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Hi all,
<a href=http://www.simpol.org.uk>Simpol</a> is an international organisation based on grass-roots policy formation. It is free to <a href=http://www.simpol.org.uk/Pages/Welcome_FS.htm>sign up</a> and participate in policy discussion and any adopter of Simpol can propose and help formulate policies within their <a href=http://www.simpol.org.uk/forum>forum</a>.
I'd like to draw your attention to one particular policy which is about land reform. It is called the <a href=http://www.simpol.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=56.0>Kin's Domains proposal</a>. It has 4 seconders already and is looking for 5 more to take it to the next round.
What is a Kin's Domain?
- What is a Kin's Domain?
- A Kin's Domain is a parcel of land for the permanent residence of a
family, one hectare (100 m x 100 m) in size, on which a family can
build its house, plant an ancestral tree, its own forest, orchard and
garden, and construct a pond. The perimeter of a Kin's Domain is
enclosed by a hedge of forest plants - cedar, coniferous and deciduous
trees, and shrubs.
The Kin's Domain represents the solution to many problems involving the
family. It is a comfortable residence, as well as a worthy space for
living, which is suitable for everyone, where there is enough space for
man, animals, and plants alike. It is an organization of living space
according to the principle of "everything at hand." Thus, for the
owners of Kin's Domains, there is no longer the need to go to the
cellar according to a schedule, to go "to the ends of the earth" to get
to a country house, to grow potatoes in a separate spot, go out of town
to breathe the forest air or find a water hole to bathe in.
A kin's settlement is a group of closely situated kin's domains, whose
owners have become united in a general partnership for the joint
construction of a kin's settlement, for the creation of the appropriate
infrastructure for administrative, educational, medical, cultural,
sporting, and other social establishments and institutions.
- How do ecological kin's settlements differ from existing built-up areas?
- Financially the most expensive part of modern cottage settlements are
centralized life-support systems - kilometres of trenches, pipes,
wires, hundreds of poles for electrical power lines, etc. The main
feature of ecovillages consisting of Kin's Domains is their autonomy.
Autonomy in obtaining electricity may be provided by solar batteries,
mini-wind generators and mini-hydraulic turbine generators, "star
batteries," and other newer developments in the area of power supply.
Houses may be heated by stoves providing economical catalytic heating,
a Russian stove, gas installations. In order to keep the air of
ecovillages clean, it is necessary to exclude the use of coal.
In addition, there exist energy conserving technologies for the
construction of residences and alternative construction materials.
The fitting out of an autonomous water supply system is planned on the
parcel, consisting of mutually replenishing and exchanging sources of
water from wells, bore-holes, ponds, springs.
- Why is a hedge needed around the perimeter of the parcel?
- A question of no small importance that is not resolved in city
conditions and even in the modern cottage settlement is the proximity
of neighbors and the frequently common fence with them. In the
conditions of a Kin's Domain, it is necessary to plan for the presence
of roads and paths around each of the four sides of a parcel. Moreover,
the size of the paths is not less than three to four metres, the size
of the road is two or three times greater. Where there is no common
fence with a neighbor, there are no boundary disputes.
A hedge, where trees and shrubs preserve their natural appearance, does
not require special care in the future. Its width may be from three to
ten metres, its height from 15 to 20 metres. Only in such circumstances
are neighbors "not seen and not heard." A hedge is able to provide
protection not only from the wind, dust, and extraneous odors, but also
from noise. And tall forest trees and flowering shrubs do not provoke
irritation from the surrounding neighbors, as would, for example, a
high stone fence.
A small forest planted with one's own hands will over time provide
mushrooms, berries, nuts, it will serve as a home for birds and
animals, who have their own role to play in the ecosystem of the
domain. If a forest is growing nearby, then the harvest of potatoes
will increase by 25 to 30%, the harvest of fruits, from 45 to 50%, and
grasses, by 100%.
The Kin's Domain is, in fact, a forest glade built by the members of a
family, a type of "garden in the forest," where everything exists that
is necessary for the life and nutrition of a family.
You can view the proposal and register yourself as a seconder <a href=http://www.simpol. org.uk/forum/ index.php? topic=56. 0 >here</a>
The idea is taken from the <a href=http://www.ringingcedarsofrussia.co.uk/Main/English/index.php> Ringing Cedars of Russia</a> books by Vladimir Megre which follow the life of Anastasia the Siberian prophet.
Thanks for reading
Crash
“Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.” Martin Luther King, Jr. quotes (American Baptist Minister and Civil-Rights Leader. 1929-1968)
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Free Government Land for Food-Gardens: UN Petitioned Online
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An example in point is one of the latest submittals, entitled "Family-Plot Gardens for a Sustainable Planet," addressed to His Excellency, Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, with requests to the UN General Assembly to help create sustainable small family-plot sized food-gardens all over the world by way of member nations dedicating unused, free government land for such purposes.
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Also, support the Simpol Kin's domains proposal here:
http://www.simpol.org.uk/forum/index.php?board=32.0
“Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.” Martin Luther King, Jr. quotes (American Baptist Minister and Civil-Rights Leader. 1929-1968)