Sunseed Desert Technology

At Sunseed we aim to live and learn together ways of walking lightly on the earth. It is a place where individuals can fulfil potential and where compassion, adaptability and trust are values that support us to achieve our mission: to develop, demonstrate and communicate appropriate and low-technology solutions that support a low-impact lifestyle.

We are organised into 6 departments, each with a co-ordinator (and assistants): Appropriate technology; Organic gardens; Eco-construction; Sustainable living; Drylands management; Education & communication.

Our commitment to low-impact living is reflected in the way we live:
- we operate closed-loop systems for all our raw materials such as water and food waste
- we use solar power to generate electricity (the whole village is off-grid)
- we maintain organic permaculture gardens
- we research and manage drylands to protect soil from erosion
- we eat an organic and vegetarian diet
- we build and use energy efficient devices such as solar ovens, solar dryers, a haybox
- we reduce, reuse, repair and recycle as much as we can

We welcome new partners and project ideas that reflect our mission and our values - contact us and say hello!