Paradise Gardens-
Basic Caretaker Agreements

(proposed wording- rough draft #4 "6-19-2000")


0. The concepts presented on the Paradise
Restoration Project's official website
or its official printed information must be
agreed to by all Paradise Gardens Caretakers
right from the start in order to prevent
Consensus Council stalemates over basic issues
and to stay on-Purpose.

If there are any modifications which a
Caretaker wishes to make to the basic concepts,
or other Basic Documents of the Project,
these can and should be brought up in
special Consensus Council meetings,
but shall take a much lower precedence than
action-oriented Council meetings based on
mutual agreement with the basic concepts
of the Project.


1.No unlawful activities will be allowed
at or adjacent to Paradise Gardens.


A special Council Meeting must be held
immediately to discuss any non-violent
activity(ies) occurring at or adjacent to
Paradise Gardens, to determine the
facts of the situation and suggest
action.

If Council agrees unanimously that the
alleged violator has actually committed
these acts, the violator will
immediately lose their Caretakership,
and must immediately leave the premises.

Even if the violator disagrees with the
Council's decision, if the Council is
certain as to the facts of the violation,
the violator's participation in that
Council meeting is disregarded
because they have violated the
Basic Agreements.


(Any violent/"victim" crime committed by anyone,
occuring at Paradise Gardens will be grounds for
action, without a Council meeting held,
based on plain evidence, necessitating immediate
removal from the premises plus immediate restraint
and legal action, if necessary.)


(See 
"Consensus Council"
for more on this).


2. No plant will be harvested, cut, trimmed, replanted,
removed, or otherwise altered without being decided
on first by Council.


3. All harvested items will be brought into the proper
common area for equal distribution.


4. Alcoholic beverages, campfires, volatile oils and
other natural volatile substances which are not
hypo-allergenic will not be allowed in the
Sanctuary, but must be kept downwind and out
of reach and view of the Sanctuary, in the
"A" camp.

If this proves too difficult to do, these substances
will not be allowed anywhere at Paradise Gardens.


5. No hunting is allowed at Paradise Gardens.


6. No marijuana will be tolerated on or
adjacent to Paradise Gardens....

We respect the right to do as one pleases,
but others at the Gardens may be in substance
recovery and wish to be completely free from
breathing someone else's
smoke.

Marijuana is also of questionable standing
with regard to the law.

People such as those that were living at
Earth Peoples' Park in Vermont State, usA
lost everything, including a 20-acre piece
of land covered in mature fruit trees, vegetables,
houses, etc., ostensibly due to "felony quantity"
marijuana possession and related (fabricated?)
charges....

(Read Wavy Gravy's book,
"Something Good for a Change- Random Notes on Peace Thru Living"
for more on this).


Those legally allowed to use medical marijuana will
be excepted from the agreement to not be
in possession of the herb at Paradise Gardens,

but still must respect others who would be negatively
affected by cannabis smoke.

Legal cannabis users can, of course,
use the herb on Paradise Gardens grounds
by drinking or eating it instead, which
is also preferable for health reasons
overall.



7. No animal products may be used at Paradise
Gardens.


8. No artificial fertilisers, artiificial pesticides,
herbicides, or other artificial or man-made
chemical substances may be used at Paradise Gardens.


9. No genetically modified seed may be used on or
anywhere within 10 miles of Paradise Gardens.


10. No invasive plant or seed will be planted in the Main
Gardens or in Private Gardens without prior approval
of the Council. There will be lists made available
of 
truly invasive species
and troublesome artificial hybrids, which are
not allowed for use at Paradise Gardens.


11. No artificial hybrid plant or seed will be
used at Paradise Gardens.


12. Donations made to and/or for the use of the
Paradise Restoration Foundation, the
Paradise Restoration Project, Paradise Gardens,
The Free Festival Committee or any of their
endeavours shall be irrevocable.


13. The Paradise Restoration Foundation,
Paradise Gardens and its Caretakers shall
not engage in any form of commerce at any time
(allegedly) in connection with the Foundation or
Paradise Gardens.

This agreement does not apply to actual
Project-sponsored fundraisers such as
the Free Festival.



14. Caretakers may not publicly allege to
represent the Paradise Restoration Foundation,
Paradise Restoration Project, Paradise Gardens,
the Free Festival or the Free Festival Committee.

However, any Caretaker may,
as an alternative, present Our official
materials to the public.





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