Grassroots Sustainability Education
The WASÉ Center is located in the heartland of Fairfield, IA. It was created for Wholistic Sustainability Education to offer our local community and worldwide network a space to empower individuals to learn and experience sustainability through:
- Education
- Spirituality
- Experiential learning
- Permaculture
- Organic agriculture
- Holistic food systems like ayurveda
- Indigenous Plant Medicine
- Health and wellness
- Natural building
- Renewable energy
- Micro-enterprises
- Homestead/off-grid activities
Our property is a typical 3 bedroom homestead and urban farm with multiple gardens as a chemical free site just south of the Maharishi International University campus.
We are working on becoming off-grid, utilizing electricity from solar PV, water collection from rain catchment systems for household use, grey water system for gardens, dry composting toilet, and clay/cob rocket stove and wood-stove heat. Our amenities include wireless high speed internet, fully functioning modern kitchen, gas stove, shower, bicycle sharing, tool library, and an interesting book library.