TIAGMaster Binder Program

Start Your Family's Master Binder

Free starting pages for the Master Binder Program

Your Master Binder is one lasting record for your family, farm and community commitments. Build it over time with TIAG resources and Haven Permaculture support as you need it.

Choose one home for your Master Binder, on paper or in a folder you control. Put these pages first and use the index on the next page to point to the records you already have.

Family or household name

Date started

Where the family will find the Master Binder

Who will keep the index current and who should have access

Keep your copy with your own records. Use a location or a reference in the index. Leave passwords, account numbers and private documents in secure storage.

Open the PDF in a PDF reader and save a local copy after filling it in. You can also print blank pages.

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Start your household index

Pick one record in each area. Add to this same index as your plans grow.

Give each record a short name and write where it belongs. If you have no record yet, name the first one you want to create.

Family

Example: family goals, the regular schedule or a reference to essential documents.

Family record to add or locate

Where it lives or will go

Who will keep it current

Farm or property

Example: the property plan, a water map or the next growing project.

Farm or property record to add or locate

Where it lives or will go

Who will keep it current

Community

Example: a shared project, a commitment or a contact kept in your address book.

Community record to add or locate

Where it lives or will go

Who will keep it current

When a project needs its own folder or appendix, leave an entry here so your family can find it later.

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Choose the next record to organize

Start with a task your family can finish this week.

Look at your index together. Choose one missing or hard-to-find record that would help with a decision you are facing.

The first record we want to add, find or update

What we will do and who will do it

Date to take the first action

Date to review the index together

Which TIAG resource could help us take this step?

If we need property or farm support, what will we ask Haven Permaculture?

When you are ready to build out your index, read The Master Binder guide in the TIAG Vault. The guide is online and requires Vault access.