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Introducing the web-site of

a sustainable workingwoodland and conservation project in Dartmoor.

Welcome to the website of Steward Community Woodland, a permaculture project which aims to demonstrate the value of integrating conservation woodland management techniques with organic growing, traditional skills and crafts and low-impact sustainable living. Please read our introductory leaflet for a brief introduction to the project.

This web-site contains a wide variety of resources and information about all aspects of the project, the community, the woodland, planning issues, and our neighbours. There is also a growing archive of photos which can be searched by keywords.

If you want to stay up-to-date with progress there is a diary and regular visitors can check the 'whats new' page to locate recent additions to the site. The site is fairly large (with currently over 150 pages) so you may find the search engine an invaluable tool.

The web-site is created and maintained by members of the community (using laptops powered by renewable energy systems). This hi-tech media provides a cost effective method of raising awareness of environmental issues and solutions. Our site log shows that around one hundred people visit the website every day, so the website provides many people with access to information about the project.

However, the website is not the only way that we provide information. We recognise that the Internet remains an elitist media and is dependent on unsustainable technology. Most people in the world don't even have a telephone, let alone Internet.

We publish a quarterly newsletter 'Word From The Wood'. It is sent to people on our mailing list (conventional and email) as well as being available on info stalls at various events..By the third issue we had to print over 1,100 copies to meet demand.

Our publications are all anti-copyright, freely reproduced for non-commerical use. We produce occasisonal leaflets and 'how to' guides (many of which have already been reproduced and distributed by other groups). We also do demonstrations and provide information at various events in the 'real world'.

We welcome visitors, both from people who just want to look around and from those who would life to stay a while to help out and share skills. Please contact us first to make arrangements before visiting and to confirm that your timing will be convienient.

If you have any comments, suggestions or questions about this website or the project itself, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Thanks for your interest. Enjoy...