At this point, we have:
- £287,000 invested in Findhorn Wind Park, which makes The Park Ecovillage a net exporter of renewable electricity;
- £190,000 invested in the Phoenix – the north of Scotland’s largest health food store and we are contributing to plans to provide new premises;
- £370,000 invested in providing affordable housing for community members;
- £120,000 plus in supporting various other community ventures such as Moray Steiner School and Newbold House;
- Secured grant funding to provide new office accommodation at The Park;
- The UK’s oldest local currency scheme, the Eko;
- Ekopia also supported the community’s first “Dragons’ Den”
- After 18 months of formation of the Central Area Development team (CAD) with the remit of preparing a business plan for the creation of a new shop/café building close to the Park main entrance. CAD is awaiting the final drawings from the design team and arranging various surveys prior to submitting a planning application in the summer.
- We received confirmation that we have successfully applied for an EU grant via their ERDF programme that will help pay for the construction of a small office building now called the Trees for Life Building.