April 2023

1. Survey:

1. 1. During the 2 months survey we gather information about already existing material online in the form of infographics, articles, documents, professional services and projects in favour of using the NBS mentioned above and document the resources found in a NextCloud folder and spreadsheet with links.
   2. During this stage we also search for legislation and list interesting resources or research papers mentioning such legislation in a spreadsheet and NextCloud folder.
2. Analysis: During this 2 months’ phase we go through the materials found and identify the top 3 case studies, the top 3 legal frameworks to work within and the top 3 habits to adopt for optimal reuse of your domestic waste waters
3. Design: In the last phase of again 2 months we will edit the data and the raw material, and pour it into an informative, professional looking, educational slideshow presentation that can be shared online.

1/ Database of Resources (legislation in different languages, case studies, forums, information, books, training and more) – https://cloud.perma.earth/s/i7LjJdRpicqN3CE (hoping this link works as a collaborative document for anyone visiting the project webpage)

2/ Presentation of findings, as per objectives – 3 legal frameworks in the spotlight (EU in the end), 3 case studies, 3 top recommendations for the home – https://cloud.perma.earth/s/LXYWndyXcnDQHZb

1. Phase one: research & planning (May-Jun 2023)
   • Identify affordances, limitations and potential for the Mozilla Hubs platform
   • Explore and identify suitable permaculture themes and concepts based on the above
   • Develop these ideas into more detailed virtual world plans
2. Phase two: Development (Jul-Aug)
   • Build the worlds defined in 1.3 (above) using open source tools such as Blender and Spoke
3. Phase three: Publishing and Launch (Sep)
   • Publish the developed worlds with a Creative Commons CC-BY 3.0 license using Spoke
   • Share this via CoLab Slack, newsletter and website article
   • Present and demonstrate the world(s) to permaculture educators at the in-person Educators Gathering in September 2023 organised by the Permaculture Association. This will be demonstrated on phone, desktop and VR headset, along with an introduction to the Hubs platform and the metaverse as a concept.
4. Ongoing: learning & reporting
   • Document learnings along the way
   • Share progress and learnings on CoLab Slack
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   • Updated aims due to lack of funding through the Emergent festival –
   • The project can continue as planned within this budget. Proposed work within this budget is as follows:
     Jemma, Rakesh and Ewan have two 1.5 hour meetings (total 9 hours work at suggested hourly rates).
     Rakesh 3 x 25h  = £75
     Jemma 3 x 25h = £75
     Ewan 3 x 22h = £66Total £216
   • These meetings will cover the first two items from phase one:
     Phase one: research & planning– Identify affordances, limitations and potential for the Mozilla Hubs platform
     – Explore and identify suitable permaculture themes and concepts based on the above.
   • By the end of this the outputs will be;
   • – notes documenting the process
     – recordings of the sessions that can be shared with CoLab and our educator and permaculture networks
   • The remaining budget will be used to edit the notes and recordings to make sure they are useful for distribution for others to learn from.Ewan 0.5h x £22 = £11I will seek further funding for continuation of the work, with the aim to complete a usable prototype for testing and sharing.

A video tour of the virtual world can be watched here: https://cloud.perma.earth/s/tYgnGmo4jrT7Qi7 

The virtual world can be found here, where anyone can use it for their own virtual gathering, or remix it using Mozilla Spoke. https://hubs.mozilla.com/scenes/n3rkRvd

Full meeting notes including a link to the first meeting in video form, can be found in this document: https://cloud.perma.earth/s/TWoRmckiCMAFz