Grounded Permaculture Action Party
A$7,810
of $30,000 targetyrs ago
Closed on 30th Mar 2016 at 9:00AM.
Grounded is a new way of merging sustainability and celebration.
Drawing inspiration from our friends who put on our favourite festivals namely; Island Vibe, Earth Frequency, Manifest, Re-Growth, Deliverance and Woodford's The Planting, while combining it with the ethics and practical tenets of permaculture, we aim to harness the the potential energy of bringing people together to celebrate and channel it into an event that will have not only long lasting and permanent cultural change, but physical change, building the paradise we want to live in and essentially kick starting the future permaculture communities of tomorrow.
If the first pilot permaculture action party is a success, Grounded will become a roving event moving to a new host site each time. A pre-requisite to become a host site to is to develop and adopt a permaculture masterplan. The Grounded team then works with the custodians to implement part of that plan by; sourcing experts in their field to consult with advice; sharing that knowledge as practical workshops and then throwing a tree planting party over the last few days to celebrate!
We aim to bring the ethics and practical tenets of permaculture to the forefront of transformational festivals. We believe in starting small and that the slower it grows the longer it will last. We are experimenting with the potential energy of community gatherings. We believe in sharing a meal and so everyone will be fed from from a common kitchen, serving tasty vegetarian meals, this also means no money needs to change hands over the event.
Drawing inspiration from our friends who put on our favourite festivals namely; Island Vibe, Earth Frequency, Manifest, Re-Growth, Deliverance and Woodford's The Planting, while combining it with the ethics and practical tenets of permaculture, we aim to harness the the potential energy of bringing people together to celebrate and channel it into an event that will have not only long lasting and permanent cultural change, but physical change, building the paradise we want to live in and essentially kick starting the future permaculture communities of tomorrow.
If the first pilot permaculture action party is a success, Grounded will become a roving event moving to a new host site each time. A pre-requisite to become a host site to is to develop and adopt a permaculture masterplan. The Grounded team then works with the custodians to implement part of that plan by; sourcing experts in their field to consult with advice; sharing that knowledge as practical workshops and then throwing a tree planting party over the last few days to celebrate!
We aim to bring the ethics and practical tenets of permaculture to the forefront of transformational festivals. We believe in starting small and that the slower it grows the longer it will last. We are experimenting with the potential energy of community gatherings. We believe in sharing a meal and so everyone will be fed from from a common kitchen, serving tasty vegetarian meals, this also means no money needs to change hands over the event.
Important Information
- Detailed instructions on how to get to the site will be provided to those who reserve their spot through the rewards scheme.
- Participants will need to bring their own camping gear.
- All meals will be provided. Meals will be simple, tasty vegetarian food. The Hare Krishna mob will be catering the weekend.
- This will be a council approved event and so we must comply with all requirements and regulations.
- Music will run over the weekend during the following hours: Fri 5-10pm (interactive jam hosted by the Beanstalk Family), Sat 4-10pm (Live Bands), Sun 1-9pm (Electronic Grounding Beats Session!).
- The event is BYO, however we ask you bring no glass, and take all your rubbish with you.
- Water is limited on site and we ask that you bring your own water with you.
- Please note this is not an isolated site, and we ask you to be considerate of our neighbours.
We've structured the first pilot event so there is 7 days of practical workshops covering; Earthworks & Mainframe Design, Appropriate Technologies, Native Bee Keeping, Organic Market Gardening, Food Forest Design, Bush Tucker, Native Re-Vegetation, Composting, Fermentation, Music & More! The 10 participants will camp and be hosted within the existing infrastructure on site, home of Beanstalk Records.
Then after the 7 days of workshops comes the fun! During the three day action party we will be having music each night, planting trees and workshops throughout the day, and eating tasty blessed Hare Krishna vegetarian food. We are aiming to plant 500 trees over the weekend with over half of those tree native. We will be planting out a food forest, lining the property with native hardwood rainforest timber trees, and doing some bush regen. Unfortunately we don't have the water or infrastructure to provide showers for people that attend the weekend event. The site does have frontage to the upper Brisbane River and participants will be able to swim.
BANDS:
Aeon Mind, Afrogalactic, Andy-Dub, Almost Lazy, B-Syde, Bumble, Choon Goonz, Cosmoganic, Gypsy Fingers, ISIS & Metet, Jesswah, Kashi, Kinetica, The Madtones, Masterwolf, MiDium, Rosie MissChief Band, Sian Evans, Silicon Slave.
- Participants will need to bring their own camping gear.
- All meals will be provided. Meals will be simple, tasty vegetarian food. The Hare Krishna mob will be catering the weekend.
- This will be a council approved event and so we must comply with all requirements and regulations.
- Music will run over the weekend during the following hours: Fri 5-10pm (interactive jam hosted by the Beanstalk Family), Sat 4-10pm (Live Bands), Sun 1-9pm (Electronic Grounding Beats Session!).
- The event is BYO, however we ask you bring no glass, and take all your rubbish with you.
- Water is limited on site and we ask that you bring your own water with you.
- Please note this is not an isolated site, and we ask you to be considerate of our neighbours.
We've structured the first pilot event so there is 7 days of practical workshops covering; Earthworks & Mainframe Design, Appropriate Technologies, Native Bee Keeping, Organic Market Gardening, Food Forest Design, Bush Tucker, Native Re-Vegetation, Composting, Fermentation, Music & More! The 10 participants will camp and be hosted within the existing infrastructure on site, home of Beanstalk Records.
Then after the 7 days of workshops comes the fun! During the three day action party we will be having music each night, planting trees and workshops throughout the day, and eating tasty blessed Hare Krishna vegetarian food. We are aiming to plant 500 trees over the weekend with over half of those tree native. We will be planting out a food forest, lining the property with native hardwood rainforest timber trees, and doing some bush regen. Unfortunately we don't have the water or infrastructure to provide showers for people that attend the weekend event. The site does have frontage to the upper Brisbane River and participants will be able to swim.
BANDS:
Aeon Mind, Afrogalactic, Andy-Dub, Almost Lazy, B-Syde, Bumble, Choon Goonz, Cosmoganic, Gypsy Fingers, ISIS & Metet, Jesswah, Kashi, Kinetica, The Madtones, Masterwolf, MiDium, Rosie MissChief Band, Sian Evans, Silicon Slave.
How The Funds Will Be Used
BUDGET SUMMARY FOR GROUNDED 2016:
Essentials: Toilets, Energy, Water & 'Waste' $2,700
Food & Kitchen: Tasty Vegetation Meals $8,820
Production Shelters: Stage, Sound & Lights $3,200
Crew: The skiller team to make it happen! $3,200
Administration: Pozible Fees, Insurance & council approval $4,269
Promotion: The branding, the video, promo etc. $2,700
Music: Bands, DJs, Jams, Choonz! $2,850
Workshops: All sorts of awesomeness $2,150
SUB-TOTAL $29,889
TARGET $30,000
NOTE: All trees and infrastructure that stay on site will by paid for by the site owners. Many of our crew, workshop facilitators and bands are giving their in kind support to make this happen!
Essentials: Toilets, Energy, Water & 'Waste' $2,700
Food & Kitchen: Tasty Vegetation Meals $8,820
Production Shelters: Stage, Sound & Lights $3,200
Crew: The skiller team to make it happen! $3,200
Administration: Pozible Fees, Insurance & council approval $4,269
Promotion: The branding, the video, promo etc. $2,700
Music: Bands, DJs, Jams, Choonz! $2,850
Workshops: All sorts of awesomeness $2,150
SUB-TOTAL $29,889
TARGET $30,000
NOTE: All trees and infrastructure that stay on site will by paid for by the site owners. Many of our crew, workshop facilitators and bands are giving their in kind support to make this happen!
The Challenges
There are many challenges associated with this project. That's why we are keeping it small and trialing the event on small scale.
We are not aiming to take the easy route, however backed by such a team with a depth of experience in music, workshops, events and permaculture, and of course your financial support, we feel we can pull this off.
We are not aiming to take the easy route, however backed by such a team with a depth of experience in music, workshops, events and permaculture, and of course your financial support, we feel we can pull this off.
I wanna see this happen!!
This is for those that missed out on one of the rewards below, or can't make along but still want to see this happen. As a thank you for your generous support we will send you a high quality Grounded sticker and you get on our mailing list so you will be the first to know about future events!
8 chosen
Est. delivery is Apr 16
Drop In Day Pass
This is for locals, friends and family that can't commit for more than a day and just wanna drop in and see what this permaculture action party is all about. No meals or camping included but you are welcome to drop in for a day during the festival and get amongst the action!
6 chosen / 44 available
Est. delivery is Apr 16
Weekend Party Pass
3 days (22nd-24th April 2016) including camping & vegetarian meals – this is where the permaculture action party is at! Interactive jam on the Friday night hosted by the extended Beanstalk family, planting trees, workshops and talks on Saturday, bands saturday night, more action Sunday morning, then a grounding electronic beats session all arvo Sunday till the evening!
22 chosen / 128 available
Est. delivery is Apr 16
Full Monty VIP
10 days (15th-24th April 2016) includes camping & meals – 7 days of practical workshops covering Earthworks & Mainframe Design, Appropriate Technologies, Native Bee Keeping, Organic Market Gardening, Food Forest Design, Bush Tucker, Native Re-Vegetation, Composting, Fermentation, Music, Campfires, Tasty Food, Hapiness and then.. 3 days of the action party!
8 chosen / 2 available
Est. delivery is Apr 16