Found a random post about an Ecovillage Design Training for Trainers, and a simple web search directed me to the Findhorn Foundation’s web site, the organization who presents the Ecovillage Design Training. I’ve spent the last hour and a half exploring the Findhorn site. Founded in the early 1960′s, Findhorn has developed an intentional community [...]
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Ecovillage Design Training
Posted in Existing Communities, Farming, Agriculture & Gardening, Sustainable Building, tagged Existing Communities, findhorn on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some Ecovillage-Community Resources
Posted in Existing Communities, tagged co-housing, Existing Communities, resources on October 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Columbia Ecovillage in Portland, OR is an apartment/condo community converting to co-housing with 3.73 acres and 37 units in 5 buildings. They’ve got a number of fruit and nut producing trees and lots of garden space with a bunch of permaculture folks on board. In any case, they’ve got two web sites – one for [...]
Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage
Posted in Existing Communities, tagged dancing rabbit, Existing Communities on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Although I should be going into the office, I am very excited about discovering the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, based in the NE corner of Missouri. (Missouri!!) Here’s some of what I love: They’re much more scrappy about building, using found and nearby materials. They acknowledge interconnections and don’t define “family” in the traditional way. w00t. [...]
White Hawk Ecovillage
Posted in Existing Communities, tagged ecovillages, Existing Communities, photos, white hawk on September 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Arthur (my housemate, partner, co-conspirator) has wisely suggested that we take a look at the ecovillages and other intentional communities currently being built. Thanks to the Global Ecovillage Network, I’ve got a directory to start with. This morning I looked at White Hawk Ecovillage near Ithaca, NY. Their plan is to have 30 families on [...]
