From 1st of March 2020 we have put our plans for workshops on hold and stopped inviting members, visitors and new volunteer workers. We decided to self-isolate within our property and limit contact with the outside world as much as possible in order to maintain a virus-free community where we can live together without face masks and social distancing rules.
From 1st June 2020 we are inviting new volunteers and members again, but only if they agree to live the first two weeks of their stay in quarantine conditions, separated from the rest of the group, but within our property. We keep social distance from the newcomers but provide for their needs and they participate in the work in the garden.
We will continue this as long as the risk of infection remains, and until an effective cure becomes available. We also limit our risk by following a healthy lifestyle. Our rules for prevention of infection are as follows.
1. Prevent picking the virus up outside and infecting anything inside our property.
2. Hygiene inside the house
3. Staying healthy
From 1st June 2020 we are inviting new volunteers and members again, but only if they agree to live the first two weeks of their stay in quarantine conditions, separated from the rest of the group, but within our property. We keep social distance from the newcomers but provide for their needs and they participate in the work in the garden.
We will continue this as long as the risk of infection remains, and until an effective cure becomes available. We also limit our risk by following a healthy lifestyle. Our rules for prevention of infection are as follows.
1. Prevent picking the virus up outside and infecting anything inside our property.
- We only go outside the property together by car, such as for going to the beach or other outside areas that are well ventilated. We avoid spaces where we get close to other people, touch them or breathe their air in. We also avoid touching surfaces that other people touch.
- When coming back we wash our hands before touching anything.
- Luisa sometimes goes shopping for necessities. You can make a list of what you need and she can buy it for you. She uses surgical gloves and a mask and disinfects things she brings upon return to the property.
- You can also look for delivery options or order from Amazon and others.
- We will not allow visitors in, except deliveries. Avoid close contact with suppliers.
- In order to accommodate non-vegetarian desires while avoiding visiting restaurants we will allow to store and consume hygienically packed fish and meat products, but only outside the house. Dishes and cutlery will be provided, they need to be washed and dried outside. Waste goes in closed plastic bags to the bins in the garage.
2. Hygiene inside the house
- Always have a tissue at hand. When sneezing or coughing or blowing your nose, use a tissue in front of your face and turn away, not in the direction of other people or food containers. Discard the tissue in a closed garbage can and wash your hands.
- Doorknobs, handles of taps and kitchen and other tools should be cleaned regularly.
- Dry things outside in the sun, do not leave dirty and wet things inside.
3. Staying healthy
- Eat well, get enough sleep, reduce stress with exercise and meditations.
- Deep breathing practice will keep your lungs in condition, and increases resistance.
- The sauna temperature of 70 degrees kills the virus, as well as the UV rays in sunlight.
- Working in the garden gives us healthy movement and exposure to the sun, providing vitamin D.
- Be kind to yourself and others. Enjoy your day, you don’t have to worry as long as we stick to these rules.