Resources
You can find below some resources about ecovillages.Please use the checkboxes on the right to select the needed information.
Newsletter #9
The ninth issue of the newsletter is now published!
I propose you to discover Arche de Saint-Antoine, a community located in South-East of France!
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Newsletter #8
The eighth issue of the newsletter is now published!
I propose you to discover Svanholm, an ecovillage located in Denmark!
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Newsletter #7
The seventh issue of the newsletter is now published!
I propose you to discover Andelssamfundet i Hjortshøj, an ecovillage located in Denmark!
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Green building
Tinyhouse, passive housing, kerterre, ecological renovation, timber-frame house, straw insulation, rammed-earth house, whitewash... you have probably heard some of these concepts which all have in common to be related to green building.
But what exactly is green building or sustainable construction?
Newsletter #6
The sixth issue of the newsletter is now published!
I propose you to discover Sieben Linden, an ecovillage located in north of Germany.
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Rituals and celebrations
Celebrations are fundamental to every society, and Humans have a deep need to celebrate special occasions, which is now integrated in traditions. Implementing rituals and festive events in a social group is of great importance to increase community cohesion.
Newsletter #5
The fifth issue of the newsletter is now published!
I propose you to discover the Hameau des Buis, an ecovillage located in the south-east of France on the edge of cliffs, overlooking the river Chassezac!
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Human relations
There is a major issue that any collective must face during its history to have the chance to last over time: it is about human relations.
In an individualistic society where we are not used to cooperating intensely, setting up a community and bringing it to life can often turn out to be a real obstacle race, on which many communities come unfortunately unstuck with... This is also the reason explaining that about 9 collective projects out of 10 collapse after only 5 years.
Newsletter #4
The fourth issue of the newsletter is now published!
I propose you to discover the Emmaüs Lescar-Pau village, a social utopia in constant evolution! We will also have the chance to have a look at several farming methods respectful of human beings and nature and the use of local currencies, commonly used in ecovillages!
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Local currencies
From the observation that the currency is mainly diverted from its role of intermediary of exchange, many local currencies were born in the world. Let's have a quick overview of this tool, often which is supported by eco-villages!
Food production from sustainable agriculture
One of the first objective which is often defined when a new ecovillage is put in place in communities is food production, and particularly market gardening.
Indeed, developing a vegetable garden is usually one of the easiest group tasks which can be done by all ecovillagers. It is also a good way to start to create communal areas in the community, enabling to all ecovillage inhabitants to gather around a concrete activity and to start developing an autonomous food system in the community to be more resilient.
This article will present the main principles and some of the techniques that can be carried out in community vegetable gardens.
Newsletter #3
The third issue of the newsletter is now published!
I propose you to discover the village of El Calabacino, in Andalusia!
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Resilience
Since the beginning of the health crisis, the word "resilience" has been particularly used in political speeches and in several analysis of the current crisis.
But what exactly does this term mean? And how do ecovillages, through their organizations and activities, develop this resilience?
Newsletter #2
The second issue of the newsletter is now published!
I propose you to join for a journey to the village of Artieda, in the north of Spain, where I had the chance to spend 3 weeks with the community of Arterra Bizimodu!
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Day-to-day life in ecovillages
What is the everyday life of people in ecovillages? And more precisely, how do they live in community and what are their daily occupations?
Here is a presentation of an average day in the community of Arterra Bizimodu that I visited in February.
Sociocracy
Sociocracy is an organizational governance method developed by a Dutch entrepreneur in 1945 as a way to combine social harmony and productivity in an organisation, based on collective intelligence.
It is more and more implemented in ecovillages for their decision-making process.
First Newsletter
The first issue of this newsletter is now published!
In this issue, you'll find some more information about the project.
Findhorn, the first ecovillage visited is also presented!
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