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During this phase the population will grow to several thousand and more farm buildings and workshops will be built.
The agricultural and livestock farming productions will reach optimal dimensions and the village will produce a sizable surplus, agricultural and otherwise. Essential products that cannot be locally produced will be purchased in bulk utilizing trade profits.
This strategy will consent the residents to enjoy good and healthy food, decent accommodation and basic social services in a very short time, at a very low cost for the investors.
Guests will be mainly accommodated in lodges and the various smallholdings, where they will enjoy good food and a healthy, relaxed lifestyle.
Typically a smallholding will occupy from two to ten hectares of land. An agricultural system based on rotation and integration of cultivation could produce wheat, barley, oats, maize, rice, peanuts, sun flowers, carrots, celery, turnips, beet, potatoes, asparagus, cabbages, cauliflower, beans, broad beans, peas, chickpeas, artichokes, fennel, cardoon, aubergine, green and red pepper, spinach, cucumbers, lettuce, pumpkins, watermelons, garlic, onions, aromatic herbs etc.
Fruit initially produced will be of the type without kernel, in particular blackberries and strawberries, which is quicker to grow.
In the following years it may be possible to produce (in addition to coconuts) apples, pears, oranges, lemons, peaches, figs, prunes and tropical fruits.
Livestock will include cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, poultry and rabbits.
In this way a large part of the food for the people of each smallholding, plus a surplus for trade, can be produced on the same smallholding where it will be consumed.
By concentrating the cultivation of a variety of crops in a relatively small area and by a sensible rotation of cultures it will be possible to control parasites without pesticides and the manure produced on the smallholding will increase the soil fertility.
In addition to farming activities, like in China rural villages, every smallholding will specialize in the production of some product needed in the village or to be traded externally to provide cash to the community.
Guests who will be accommodated on the smallholdings will be able to directly participate and assist in all activities.
Following is a short list of activities, compatible with appropriate technology concepts that may be carried out in an A.T. village during this phase:
Charcoal making Road building Making of septic tanks Brick and blocks making Hydrated lime making Woodwork, including the making of planks Building of houses and workshops Making of doors and windows Glass recycling Making of sanitary fittings Making of fixtures and furniture Ice making Baking Fishing Butchering Making sausages and biltong Soap and candle making Pottery Producing of jam and preserves Producing of dairy products Making of wool mattresses Wool and cotton spinning Wool knitting Carpet weaving Linen manufacturing Clothing manufacturing Fish farming Production of soft drinks Beer production Iced cream making Herbal remedies manufacturing Pharmaceutical preparations Boat making Making of natural beauty products Wine and spirit production Tanning of leather Leather works Bee keeping Manufacturing of wind mills Milling of wheat and maize Shoemaking Wrought iron works Mechanical works Cast iron works Garbage recycling Assembly of taps and fittings Manufacturing of lead-acid batteries Electrical and electronic assembly work
Once satisfied the residents primary needs concerning food, shelter and clothing, it will be possible to devote more resources to the development of the services of management, administration, education, security, health, sport and recreational activities.
Resident specialists assisted by a suitable number of resident experts will manage all of these services.
In case of emergencies it must be possible to draw additional manpower from a pool of trained "reservists", in order to maintain a very lean administration force for routine work. Voluntary committees will supervise the social services of the village.
In this phase it will be possible to draw substantial profits from tourism, by providing medium-scale accommodation.
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