Sustainable Living In Devon England.

A group of people in Devon, England have gone back to nature and are using a few solar panels. The people are practicing permaculture which maximizes soil use and reduces ecological damage. Permaculture is where you basically blend in with nature and you are linked in with perennial agriculture. They are living as close to nature as the animals in that area.

They are growing plants that are mutually beneficial to the other plants they are growing. It takes about ten people to make the system work and a lot of water. There is no electricity other than solar panels and windmills. They claim that they have reduced there footprint to 33% of the national average and are shooting for 20%.

Their neighbors however are up in arms over the makeshift eco shacks. They built them without planning permission. They have been in court fighting to continue their plight and the court has given them 3 years to prove themselves or get out. They were hoping for 5 years.