OBJECTIVES OF THE ROSE LAND CARE ASSOCIATION
(a) To make possible and promote bio-dynamic agriculture and to achieve production of food to meet the standards of Demeter certification. Bio-dynamic agriculture shall primarily mean the use of manure and manure compost prepared with healing plant preparations as an alternative to synthetic chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides; and the use of vegetable and natural mineral sprays and preparations to intensify life energies inherent in soil and plants;
(b) To make the farm a centre of social, therapeutic and educational activities with emphasis on bringing rural and urban communities together and on- developing a greater awareness of the "land" in school students and others;
(c) To assist other groups and projects which directly or indirectly promote the objects, including research, publication, education and the establishment, development and maintenance of land trusts;
(d) To continue to hold the farm land in trust for agricultural purposes for all present and future generations, safe from private ownership and marketplace and to ensure its continued integrity, subject only to uses which are ecologically sound and economically non-speculative.
Additional objectives are:
To promote and practice organic agriculture;
To foster the knowledge and practice of biodynamic agriculture;
To practice sound principles of conservation;
To bring rural and urban communities together and enhance their mutual understanding;
To provide opportunities for young farmers to embark on a career in organic agriculture;
To provide opportunities for young people to experience life and work on a farm;
To develop educational activities for both children and adults in order to enhance their understanding of sustainable farming, of sustainable ecological practices, and of life on a farm;
To share knowledge and experience with others who are interested in forming agricultural land trusts;
To educate the public about sustainable agriculture, environmentally sound practices, and practical ways of showing respect for the earth and its life forms;
To serve as a centre and focus for social and therapeutic activities;
To foster a cooperative way of working;
To learn to make decisions through a process of consensus-building;
To raise funds to secure the land and buildings and to promote the land trust’s objectives.
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