Simply put, the CHURCH Institute was named on a couple of key points, besides the fact that it actually is inside a re-purposed church. While most people identify the word "church" with a denomination, the meaning of "church" comes from the Greek word meaning "an assembly of people". Of course, there is always an opportunity for some level of theological debate, suffice to say the interpretation and practical meaning of this "CHURCH" deals with the joining of people that seek and promote qualities inherent to our relationship with one another and to this planet regardless of any denomination. As an opener – this site will be promoting a number of ”in-motion” practices currently being explored and implemented on our small rural location. Each of the concepts being explored is being designed with the idea of being easy, adaptable and practical in today's living environment. As they evolve, they will be documented and shared through a combination of ways such as hands-on workshops, group demonstrations and over the web. It is important to also note that some of these concepts will be developed further in the hopes to provide financial support to the institute, its goals, and those actively participating. We try to accomplish this in two way, reselling and consulting. Tangible items suitable for resale are produced via "Natural Ingenuity" a brand that allows for a proving ground of sorts in the consumer space. These products are not produced in the idea of mass production but in a market space that benefits from the lack of availability. Additionally, Natural Ingenuity promotes many of the Institutes ideals through minimal use of specialty packaging and the use of bulk packing with re-purposed materials when feasible.Vocational Services are our one of primary interests in the consulting side of what we develop. Many of the products developed are designed and built with what we call "low impact industry". Wood pins, glue, milk paint are all parts of this design standard. Providing these types of assembly procedures create a backdrop to developing programming to a number of different organizations. The various things that are being done relate to: Water & Nature Conservation (they do go hand in hand)
Local Home Grown Food
Food Preservation
Alternative Energy
Sustainable Design Standards
All in all, we continue to discover different ways this works benefits others around us - the question will always come down to balance. | A Private Institute?Private to the point that all of our operations are solely funded with private money, time, energy, sweat and assets. The work that is being done here is meant to be shared with others, outline best practices, explore new technology and bring back that old fashioned idea that PEOPLE not corporations can do things intuitively using (sadly) common sense. Anyway, as we learn new things, we will share new things! |
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April Update (of sorts)
Seeing that spring has arrived and we are past our last (?) snowstorm, it only makes sense to begin laying out the this year's wildflower seeds and with that it ...
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