Seminar room at the heart of a collective project

Every "tiers-lieu" is unique. Here's how you might describe Baraka:

A place for invention and cooperation around transition: coworking space, conferences, citizen cafés, urban agriculture learning space (garden squares), read-alouds, book swaps, talking groups, listening groups, etc. Baraka is open to ideas, contributions and cross-fertilization.

A cooperative enterprise. Strategic decisions are taken collectively on the principle of one man, one vote, and at least 60% of any profits are reinvested in the company.

A homemade, 100% organic, local restaurant.

Our goal is to be 100% organic by early 2021.

A seminar room, a space to rent for companies with catering and short events around the transition.

An exemplary building: structure, floor-ceilings and walls made of wood, mostly from local sources, natural insulation materials (straw from the Pas-de-Calais and cellulose wadding), natural coatings (sand, earth, lime), green roofing, façade planting, petrochemical-free paints and floors. Thanks to its insulation and ambient air heat recovery system, heating requirements are very low. Most of the heating is provided by the sun and by you.