1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
- To develop a community garden embedding permaculture concept, which will be a place to gather, garden, grow and learn, as well as offer a space in nature for the community to unwind.
- To reduce organic waste going to landfill and turn it into compost that will be used for gardening
- To showcase profitable organic farming for local youth and training for Bali's future jobs
- To build bridges between local and expat communities for social interaction, knowledge and cultural exchange
- To preserve and teach local agriculture wisdom and inspire people to connect to their food and ecosystems
- To act as a catalyst for change and sustainable impact through awareness raising and educating, mainly kids and young people who are changemakers (for tackling Bali's environmental issues such as soil and water health, food security and waste management)
- To improve community health and well-being by engaging in gardening activities (1,2,3,4)
- To reduce organic waste going to landfill and turn it into compost that will be used for gardening
- To showcase profitable organic farming for local youth and training for Bali's future jobs
- To build bridges between local and expat communities for social interaction, knowledge and cultural exchange
- To preserve and teach local agriculture wisdom and inspire people to connect to their food and ecosystems
- To act as a catalyst for change and sustainable impact through awareness raising and educating, mainly kids and young people who are changemakers (for tackling Bali's environmental issues such as soil and water health, food security and waste management)
- To improve community health and well-being by engaging in gardening activities (1,2,3,4)
Quantitative targets
4,500 sqm to be used
80+ volunteers to be involved (1,2)
80+ volunteers to be involved (1,2)
Monitoring indicators defined
- increase in green spaces
-number of volunteers (1,2).
-number of volunteers (1,2).
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Implementation activities
The project team has implemented below activities such as:
- Turning organic waste into fertile compost
- Harvesting and producing organic vegetables and fruits, free-range eggs (organic gardens)
- Development of Permaculture Learning Center for gardening practices
- Alternate week gardening sessions (every first and third Saturday of the month at 3 pm)
- Jiwa community events and workshops (around topics such as permaculture, gardening, composting and growing your own food)
- Community Classroom “Balai Belajar” (meaning Learning Hall, made from Bamboo, also called Bamboo Shala, of 80m2) to help a wide range of people to learn and develop
- Monthly community market to showcase some of the most loved artisan local producers of many kinds
- Jiwa Vinyl Nights and Jam sessions for cultural exchange (1,2,3).
Future activities:
- To build a Permaculture gardening school and co-working space café, which will be open to the public and offer local prices to ensure both locals and expats feel welcomed (1,2,3).
Jiwa Garden also provides other consultations, such as:
- permaculture design, consulting and implementation activities for other stakeholders/clients
- garden maintenance techniques and management
- compost heroes that provide organic waste pick-up services to more prominent outlets (such as restaurants, cafes, beach clubs or hotels) and partnership with 'Urban Compost' for private households (to take care of food and kitchen scraps) (1).
- Turning organic waste into fertile compost
- Harvesting and producing organic vegetables and fruits, free-range eggs (organic gardens)
- Development of Permaculture Learning Center for gardening practices
- Alternate week gardening sessions (every first and third Saturday of the month at 3 pm)
- Jiwa community events and workshops (around topics such as permaculture, gardening, composting and growing your own food)
- Community Classroom “Balai Belajar” (meaning Learning Hall, made from Bamboo, also called Bamboo Shala, of 80m2) to help a wide range of people to learn and develop
- Monthly community market to showcase some of the most loved artisan local producers of many kinds
- Jiwa Vinyl Nights and Jam sessions for cultural exchange (1,2,3).
Future activities:
- To build a Permaculture gardening school and co-working space café, which will be open to the public and offer local prices to ensure both locals and expats feel welcomed (1,2,3).
Jiwa Garden also provides other consultations, such as:
- permaculture design, consulting and implementation activities for other stakeholders/clients
- garden maintenance techniques and management
- compost heroes that provide organic waste pick-up services to more prominent outlets (such as restaurants, cafes, beach clubs or hotels) and partnership with 'Urban Compost' for private households (to take care of food and kitchen scraps) (1).
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
From a technological perspective, the intervention offers compost heroes that provide organic waste pick-up services to more prominent outlets (such as restaurants, cafes, beach clubs or hotels) and partnership with 'Urban Compost' for private households (to take care of food and kitchen scraps) (1).
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
There is no mention that the innovation is completely new, or copied from other projects.
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
There is no mention that the innovation is replicated.
