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Yes join us! 

We are looking for many kinds of help. This could be local or from far away. This could be free on a voluntary basis in return for a better world and a great experience. Or paid to help on a long term basis. 

You can also help with investing, again there are many forms. Just a deposit for a better world or you can buy a house or the yield of the food forest. Or maybe you want to build your own food forest extending next to ours to spread out the fixing of the world.

In any case send an email to maaike@ardbol.es or tibor@ardbol.es if you want to join us.

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  1. AnonymousMay 5, 2024 at 11:56 AM

    Hello, I try to get in touch with you but both your email are rejected
    My email. christianmarcknittel@gmail.com. Thank you.

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  2. AnonymousMay 20, 2024 at 3:49 PM

    Hello, i sent you an e-mail to your email addresses, and contact form 3 days ago, from a Proton-mail account. Did you manage to read it? Thank you

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM

    I would like to join and help, i think is a great proyect!!!I hope I am able to get in touch with you

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    1. tibiMarch 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM

      That will be possible. You can send an email to maaike@ardbol.es

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  4. Monique in ESJuly 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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  5. Monique in ESJuly 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM

    Ik heb 1,5 jaar geleden geschreven, en kreeg als reactie dat je voor een bijdrage van 25.000 euro 20 jaar een perceel kunt pachten - dat gold dan voor 2 personen. Per persoon meer kwam er 5000 euro bij... Je bouwt dan in feite een huis (of renoveert een ruïne) op een stukje grond dat niet van jou is, maar dat je 20 jaar in bruikleen hebt.. en ik vroeg me toen serieus af of het dan wel de moeite waard zou zijn in 'jullie dorp' iets op te bouwen, terwijl je in elk ander afgelegen dorp vorige een huis (zelfs meer dan een ruïne) kunt kopen, tijdens de grond na veilig van jou is.
    Jullie antwoord was: 'We hebben dit nog niet uitgewerkt, we willen dit graag met de eerste geïnteresseerden bespreken.'
    Ik vroeg me af, of dat inmiddels is gebeurd?

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