The long term goal of our association is basically rural development. Re-settling the country side in a sustainable way. With sustainable we both mean the ecological aspect and the economic. In short: both "green thinking" and entrepreneurship. We are trying to envision what sustainable could mean 20 years into the future. We consider things such as global economy, energy, transport, immigration, food production, climate change. We have to start now to find the solutions to the emerging challenges. It is about resilience. The goals of our association includes the creation of networks for the benefit of the association and as well for the benefit of other organizations and the benefit of society as a whole. Our objectives in this special project is to create understanding for simple and effective methods for food production and ecological building with simple material from nature. To show where the knowledge can be found , and how small scale solutions could work. The main result we aim for with our volunteers is the feeling of empowerment. Within these goals and this vision we do small projects and activities and excursions and workshops. Things that will inspire our members and the EVS participants. Activities that will create added value to our day-to-day schedule. Our participants have themselves drawn these conclusions and want to join us. We focus on the main questions: food, shelter and social standard of living. Our idea of "quality of life" involves "community thinking", something that partly has been lost in our individualistic society. Thus, co-operation and networking is as much a goal as a method. So, when we say "food and shelter", we mean farming/gardening and ecological building. We have set the goals high - we aim for a cycle of resources and waste. As much as possible of the resources should be local, and as much as possible of the waste should be recycled. In a way, it is a step back from modern lifestyle, we think twice before using things that have been transported from far. Being too extreme is of course not wise , we want to benefit from specialization and industrialization. We may have to find our own niche and speciality in order to become economically sustainable. It is about being able to deliver a product or service to our neighbors. All revenue goes back into the the association. We aim to be able to offer events and activities for free. We work out of one location, but are in no means alone, we are part of a movement, a network. We are a small piece in a bigger puzzle. We consider ourself a constant workshop, emerging into a hub of knowledge. Part of our mission is to create a course-center spreading the skills and knowledge that we slowly gather. But just as important as that is to share an experience. We use adventure activities in order to promote nature-experiences, something we feel is important in a world that rapidly is being urbanized. Part of our mission is to invite city people and expose them to the "rural nature experience". Goals and methods merge. So when we say that we create nature experiences it is both a goal and a method. Enjoying nature while at the same time making people care about and understanding nature. If we think ourselves outside the natural ecosystems, we are in trouble. So one basic "tool" is to observe, not only natures cycles, but also social needs and expressions of humans. Health and motivation are both goals and methods, without them we have nothing. Lifelong learning, virtue of manual labor, creative thinking and open source research. This environment of green thinking and entrepreneurship is where we want to place the EVS volunteers. To create a group of people that feel motivated. To release their creativity in a "trial and error" atmosphere. We have the land and the tools, and a box of methods. From seed to food preservation, from natural material into shapes and structures, from ideas to finished products. On a personal level we produce: pride.