The Garden Project is evolving with the hearts and minds of many people committed to working in partnership with Spirit. A team of Garden Commissioners was self-organized in the spring of '09 to act as an interim administrative body. They will provide a fair, representative administration not dependent on any one individual or leader to function. The physical location is by no means a settled matter at this time and more community inputs are welcome! The Garden Commissioners and a site selection committee are working together to select a beautiful site in a salubrious climate with substantial acreage, sufficient water and arable land. The location should provide a means for a community to generate it's own energy from water, solar, or wind.
A planning conference for the Garden Project occurred at Valle Crucis Conference Center in Valle Crucis, N.C. March 13th-16th, 2009. Five strategic planning groups formed and convened:
