If you like this talk or any of the talks that are from off grid then please donate a small amount to the festival as it fell short of its budget by £3500 and it would be such a shame for it not to continue, alternatively buy a ticket for next years festival, Donations and tickets can be found here: sunrise-offgrid.co.uk Blackthorn Farm (still very off-grid!) who spoke about how their endeavour was only possible due to the support of their local community. Mark and his family bought some land near Bridport hoping to farm, but it seemed that the farmer was very keen to sell them all the livestock, too, so the day after buying the land they became farmers with sheep, cattle, fruit, veg and more besides. That's pretty intense for two shiatsu practitioners who'd never farmed before. After a short while they realised they really needed to live onsite to tend to the animals, but getting planning was going to be arduous and probably unlikely. So instead they built a house in a friend's barn, dismantled it, and together with friends, reassembled it in 4 day weekend of a bank holiday. This allowed them to skip through a planning loophole and puts them in the position of asking forgiveness rather than permission. Whilst this may sound sneaky, it's deeply pragmatic. Planning law demands that if you are allowed to have a dwelling there, you must first demonstrate that you can make a profit living on the land. But if you're not on the land and able to give it as much attention, it is <b>...</b>
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