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This year, we decided to enrich our EDE’s journey and to have a stronger intention, rhythm and flow of each week. On top of the EDE curriculum, we brought different systems together like: the CLIPS model, Dragon Dreaming, Works that reconnect, The Medicine Wheel, the seasons and elements, and to design what we called the Miro’s journey; our main frame (“miro/miraud” in french means somebody who does not see well, so it’s for us, the journey to open our eyes … to Life). It involved 4 main steps: Me and You, Me and Us, Us and the World, and At the heart of Life. This frame helped us to place the different EDE’s modules in our program with more structure and coherency and to design a clearer container for us, participants and speakers. 1 person from Belgium, 1 person from Burkina-Faso, 1 person from England, 3 people from Switzerland and 19 people from France. 14 women (56%), 9 men (36%) and 2 non-binary (8%) From 23 to 70 years old, the average age being 36 years old: 56% of the people were between 23 and 35 years old 16% of the people were between 35 and 50 years old 28% of the people were between 50 years old and + We had a beautiful diversity of all sorts of people coming from all walks of life and all social and economic backgrounds: therapists, students, teachers, architects, educators, entrepreneurs, artists, business and finance managers, nomads etc. The EDE’s experience is creating strong bonds and connections between people which create a lot of synergies and opportunities for the post-EDE. And as we organized 4 days of festival after the EDE where the previous year participants were invited, the EDE family could grow bigger and the field of possibilities expands. Let’s meet again next year for the 3rd edition ! Participant quotes : “I have a deep desire to change my way of living and the EDE opened a lot of opportunities to make it happen: changing the place where I live and my habitat,

Mount of Oaks/Monte dos Carvalhos has 10 week programs, in Autumn and Spring for 2 to 4 people, who would like to experience community living and deepen their knowledge and experience on off-grid sustainable living…you will also have the challenge to practice your design skills and present to us at least one design of either a new system or improvement of existing ones. The Regeneration process on this 5 hectar piece of land started in 2006, when the land was bought through a divine miracle and many people´s generosity before “crowd funding” was even a concept. The land has no private property as it became part of an Association and residents are guardians and part of the ecossystem. Back when I (Barbara) came here, I could only see plowed fields, a small stone ruin with half roof, some olive trees, some citrus trees and a few pear trees, a tiny little native forest at the top of the hill and a massive pond, and a tiny little forest at the bottom… Thank God, the seed bank needed to begin the restororation was still here, and with many human, animal, fungi and vegetable help, things started to improve… Now I can say it is an abundant, resilient and restored ecossystem 🙂 Our first 5 years were mainly filled with daily tasks, getting to know our neighbours and the region, observing the natural system and praying, as that was our main intention for this place…A refuge of peace, rest, healing and prayer that restores land. From 2009 to 2012 we hosted several PDC´s each year, with the great pioneer in Portugal, Lesley Martin… Today, besides the most important which is a restored healthy no tilled soil, we have already much to inspire others and much to develop still : – The only existing small ruined was restored to be our common working kitchen now filled with a lot of our delicious produce (olives and olive oil, aromatic herbs, teas, madicine in all shapes and forms and fermented food and drinks ) – different compost toilet systems; – hot shower w

The hub will be a gathering of people living on Amorgos island. The hub is a combination of people with cultural, ecological and professional action on the island. The speeches from around the globe, will be inspiration and motivation for local action. You are welcome!

Already have a PDC under your belt? Want to expand your skills set? This advanced, hands-on course is what you’ve been looking for! Perfect for developing your abilities as a designer, this course takes you through the implementation process of permaculture techniques such as: soil building, water management systems, food foresting, livestock management, natural building and more! Take the hands-on and put into practice your newly acquired permaculture design expertise. This course is held on a 268-acre domain equipped with a private lake, a beautiful little river with a small waterfall, all of which is located 1km from the sacred Abenaki mountain of Mont Pinacle (visible from the house) and 3km away from the charming village core of Frelighsburg, QC. It is about a 1hr drive from the vibrant city of Montreal and also 5km away from the Vermont border and thus, easily accessible for our neighbours to the South. The property has a small apple orchard area with 4 different kinds of apples trees growing. The land is partially forested with 2 long walking trails and partly cleared (about 5 acres) for 2 organic agricultural projects. ​ ​The property enjoys lots of sunshine and privacy. And there is a fire pit area with seating and picnic tables. The host will provide some farming tools to share with the participants and you are welcome to bring yours also. There is a canoe and kayak for early morning boating on the lake and there is also the possibility of a small sweat spot near the lake for our PDC guests in August. Our family is thrilled to be sharing our seed farm and indigenous gardening spaces with you! >Price: $650 CAD (includes course, materials, food, campsite) Learn how to: Establish natural crop fertility Develop ecological food production Build soil and learn about soil fertility Design water catchment Design sustainable settlements Strengthen local economies Learn about: Edible forest design Passive solar living Auto fertile and no di

Funds available for Europeans citizens and non-spanish! Registration Deadline 10 september- – Applycation Deadline for EU Funds – 17 September Applicants for this Course may apply for a Grundtvig Grant, please find the information below. OBJECTIVES To reflect on the development of European citizenship and identity, and the role that the natural world has within this framework; To discuss the notion of “nature rights” and the ecoCitizen To reflect on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech; to imagine the future of Europe and European citizenship To introduce the learning pedagogy and methodology of Paulo Freire: how can we bring the natural world into the learning environment? How can we create spaces that nurture learning for liberation? How can we facilitate experiential and participatory learning styles? To clarify how the lessons learned can impact on practice in the workplace METHODOLOGY The trainers will use a facilitative approach, eliciting the experience, knowledge and skills of the participants as a key resource throughout the course. An action-reflection cycle will be introduced. The pedagogy of Paulo Freire will be modelled as a participatory and experiential teaching/learning methodology. The collective skills and experiences of adult participants are a key resource in learning; Freire’s “listening survey” will inform the negotiated curriculum and “generative themes” (language and issues that have direct relevance and meaning for participants) will enhance meaningful learning. Freire distinguished between education for domestication (the “banking” concept, whereby adults are treated as empty vessels to be filled with knowledge by the expert teacher) and education for liberation, whereby facilitators and participants work together as problem-posers and problem-solvers, to create new knowledge rooted in their own collective experiences. Here at Sunseed we follow the same pedagogy, celebrating the crit

For the first time, work camp “Stara Planina” will be held in village Visocka Rzana on Stara planina (Old mountain), 27km from Pirot, 700m above the sea level in South-Eastern part of Serbia. It will take place during the first two weeks of July supported by WWOOF Serbia as an official camp partner. The camp goal is to adapt the old school in the village Visocka Rzana, educate youth and motivate them to be active citizens in preserving the nature and other values for the sake of generations to come. Inspired by this sprit, WWOOF Serbia will organize a green building workshop for the participants and bring some WWOOFers to support maintaining the camp. Campers will have a chance to participate in various workshops (activism, ecology, permaculture, poetry, storytelling, diving..) and sport events, to hike a lot so they can see the beauty of Stara planina and local sightseeing such as as church in the cave with the picture of bald Jesus, waterfall Tupavica, Rosomac Gorge, springs and many others and they will have the possibility to swim in the mountain river Visocica. Work camp “Stara Planina” is the initiative of a non-profit organization “Pirot E Publika” supported by local partners “Sveti Sava” school from Pirot and Tourist Organization Pirot aiming to introduce the spirit of voluntarism, develop and improve rural and eco-tourism in Stara Planina since 2008. Last year camp is named as one of the TOP 10 youth projects in Serbia in 2013 by the umbrella Association of Serbian Youth. *** Accommodation and Food: In tents in the school yard or, in case it rains, inside the school classroom. 3 meals per day, prepared by campers themselves. The school is in really bad condition, but there are two classrooms that can be used as a storage and sleeping place. Campers will use solar showers and toilets in the school yard. We are looking forwards to face those challenges together with participants. Special remarks: Excursions to beautiful places on the moun

5 días para aprender a construir tu casa con la Técnica Autoportante y llevarte ideas, contactos, motivación y la teoría necesaria para cumplir tu sueño. 11 horas de Teoría (30%): Aprendiendo a Diseñar tu casa Bioclimática y Técnicas constructivas con Patricia Cebada (arquitecta) 22 horas de prácticas (70%) con Técnica “Autoportante” con Rubén Solsona (autoconstructor y coach) En el curso te daremos: Planos, Ebook, listados de Herramientas, Direcciones, Materiales y Presupuesto Lugar en la naturaleza preparado para aprender, disfrutar con los demás en una casa de paja y comer sano www.tallerkaruna.org

En la Ecoaldea de Valdepielagos se llevara a cabo facilitado por Antonio Scotti, un Taller de Introcuccion a la pèrmacultura los días 13, 14 y 15 de junio de 2014, mas informacion en: http://www.ecovamos.com/event/curso-de-introduccion-a-la-permacultura-del-13-al-15-de-junio-inscripcion-hasta-el-29-de-mayo-valdepielagos-madrid/

This 2 day meditation retreat is set in the stunning rugged mountainside of Southern Andalucia in an Eco-Education centre. We will be focusing on how to find deeper connections with others, but also with ourselves and our surroundings. The retreat will consist of silent meditation sessions, interactive sessions and exercises to explore and deepen the act of ‘connecting’. There will also be some time to go for walks in nature and connect to the desertlike, rural landscape we find ourselves in. As this is a short retreat, you could make the most of your trip by combining it with some time off to explore the area and visit the nature reserve Cabo de Gata, the beaches along the Costa de Sol or drive up to the mountain range of Las Alpujarras or the Sierra Nevada. Beginners as well as experienced meditators are welcome on this retreat. Cost: 110 € This includes basic accomodation, 3 vegetarian meals a day, from local, organic produce and the meditation teachings Siggy Verelst: il***********@***il.com

We are excited to announce the sixth extended PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE (PDC) that will be hosted in Tinos Eco-lodge welcoming for the third time Peter Cow from England and assistant teacher Nicolas Bedau from Greece, Alexandros Kostis from Greece, Bram van Overbeeke from Holland, and other guest teachers soon to be announced. Peter, Alexandros, Bram and Nico will combine their skills from both Northern and Southern ecosystems and climatic conditions and will put emphasis on Social permaculture as well as Regenerative agriculture, with lots of hands on and practicals during the course. (read course outline here https://www.tinosecolodge.gr/news/permaculture-design-course-2022/) This PDC is fully certified by the Permaculture Association (Britain). The course will be taught in English. The Permaculture Design Certificate The Permaculture Design Certificate is an 80 hour theoretical course based on Bill Mollison’s Designers Manual, and the 35 years of creativity, research and development in the worldwide Permaculture movement since. It explores how we can use today’s tools and technology to create a more sustainable world. Permaculture is not only about growing vegetables and animals, it is a whole sustainable lifestyle such as creating community, developing efficient and beautiful homes and growing healthy, happy people. Permaculture ethics are Earth Care, People Care and Return of Surplus and this is taught by showing students to focus on local resources and their local community, and to have well thought out design practices to create abundance sustainably. In this course we added 2 extra days to have more time for practicals and hands on experience. Peter, Alexandros, Nikos and Bram will share their wide knowledge and experience as well as their creative teaching techniques to guide us through the principles of permaculture, gaining a thorough understanding of how we can use our natural resources for our own sustenance while restoring and taking care

Sin lugar a dudas, lo primero que piensa uno tras asistir a un evento como ha sido este GES 2014 –Primera Cumbre Internacional de la Red de la Ecoaldea Global (GEN) – es que ha llegado el momento de la celebración: celebrar, en primer lugar, que el encuentro haya tenido lugar, pues la crisis del Evola lo puso en serio peligro hace no tantos meses; celebrar también que la Cumbre se haya desarrollado en suelo africano, diseñada, facilitada y organizada por un equipo africano y con la asistencia de más de cien representantes de cuarenta y pico paises; celebrar por supuesto que el gobierno de Senegal nos haya agasajado y cumplimentado por todo lo alto, llegando incluso a prometernos apoyo futuro para las posteriores cumbres de este tipo y ayudas en la difusión de nuestro modelo social por los ministerios de los países del oeste africano; celebrar con alegría que una personalidad pública como el músico y mega estrella Youssou Ndour (hoy en día Ministro Consejero del gobierno senegalés) haya aceptado ser nuestro embajador de buena voluntad a escala internacional; y celebrar, cómo no, hasta donde ha llegado nuestra red, la GEN, surgida hace menos de 20 años entre un puñado de iniciativas ecoaldeanas o comunitarias pioneras y marginales. Tenemos pues motivos para la celebración: cada día que pasa nuestros objetivos y conocimientos son compartidos por más sectores de la sociedad, en todas latitudes. Nuestro lenguaje y contendidos son adoptados por el público general y ya no solo por unos pocos. Los políticos se enamoran con nuestras palabras, nuestros proyectos, pues son los que aportan soluciones a sus principales dolores de cabeza. Porque saben que en breve, si se llegan a firmar los próximos acuerdos mundiales sobre acciones para el desarrollo sostenible (Paris, Diciembre 2015), cada gobierno del mundo va a despertarse con un nuevo dolor de cabeza de nombre CO2. “¿Cómo secuestrar CO2?” se va a convertir en la pregunta de moda, el nuevo mantra…Ya no se trata de la

The Communities for Future online Summit is an entirely free, online experience organized by the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN). The Communities for Future online Summit will take place from 1 to 10 February 2020, bringing leading-edge thinkers and leaders from around the globe engaging in concrete action for a just and regenerative future. Whole Ecosystems Philippines will be hosting two days of gathering around selected speakers to catalyze the power of communities for a regenerating future in the Philippines. The Communities for Future Summit invites you into a larger movement that is catalyzing a regenerative world. Join us now!

Gaia Ashram Ecovillage Volunteer and Internships program is a 3-6 months learning opportunity offer throughout the year. Participants can choose their entry date. START WITH ECOVILLAGE LIFESTYLE EXPERIENCE WEEK Before joining us as volunteers and being part of our community We highly recommend you to join our Ecovillage Lifestyle Experience Week to get introduction to ecovillage lifestyle and community living. This course will give you deeper understanding of holistic sustainable living, Permaculture design principles and Ecovillage Design principles. The course will make your volunteering and internship experience much more enriching as you will have better understanding of the principles of holistic sustainability behind our works. The Ecovillage Lifestyle Experience Week cost is 7,500 THB. Food & Accommodation all included. Learn more about Ecovillage Lifestyle Experience Week VOLUNTEERING WITH US Volunteering with us you will experience more and explore deeper into ecovillage lifestyle, Permaculture in practices, community living in practices. You will gain hands on experiences, making connections with like minded people, learn how to co-create a healthy and supportive community. You will have space to share your knowledge/ skills and stories with others and learn from others. Volunteering at Gaia Ashram is much more than just working. We design routine and volunteer works in each week with various activities for holistic learning for volunteer. See more information about volunteer works and routine HERE. For volunteering with us We ask for a contribution of 2,450 THB per week. This contribution will help us to cover some operational cost ie paying the cook, the managers & mentors/instructors and other logistic arrangement cost. Volunteering with us without taking the Ecovillage Lifestyle Experience Week(ELEW) require commitment of two weeks minimum. Volunteering after ELEW program requires a commitment of one week minimum. INTERNSHIP PR

In those 3 days we will have lots of different workshops such as: experimental dance, bellydance, yoga at surise and sunset, handcraft arts, extended workshop on bioconstruccion, ecological agriculture in accion, musictherapy and improvised singing. There will be play- areas for kids and activities such as paintclass , handcraft manufacturing and more Temazcal (sweatlodge), Women circle, trade fair and arts market concious movie THURSDAY camp- opening 19.30 comunal dinner FRIDAY 7.00 Hatha Yoga 8.30 breakfast 10.00 officia opening circle 13.30 comunal lunch 14.00-15.00 interactive talk 15.00-17.30 workshops 19.30 dinner 21.00 Fullmoonfire with drums , Mantras and JamSession concious movies SATURDAY 7.00 Hatha Yoga 8.30 breakfast 10.00-13.00 workshops 13.30 comunal lunch 14.00-15.00 interactive talk 15.00- 17.30 workshops 18.00-19.00 Yoga 19.30 dinner 20.30 invited Artists concious movies SUNDAY 7.00 Hatha Yoga 8.30 breakfast 10.00-13.00 workshops 13.30 comunal lunch 17.00 official closing circle 19.00 dinner 20.00 temazcal

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US AT OUR BEAUTIFUL GAIA ASHRAM COMMUNITY AND ECO LEARNING CENTER! Gaia Ashram is an Permaculture Education Center established in 2012 on 6 hectares of land in the North East of Thailand. Gaia Ashram has over 10 years experience of practicing permaculture and applying permaculture principles to the design and the development of our land. Gaia Ashram aims to keep progressing the land towards absolute abundance for nature and people. Increasing biodiversity and life throughout the land. At the same time Gaia Ashram aims to increase resilience for upcoming challenging. Gaia Ashram is strongly rooted in the local community as our founders are from the local area. Gaia Ashram is working with the local community on different projects promoting ecological resilience. We strongly believe that there never was a bigger need for spreading knowledge of Permaculture and related sustainable living practices. Especially with increased climatic changes and the growing awareness of the ecological crises we are facing. In these times people’s empowerment and community experience is the right response to change. WHAT IS A PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE (PDC)? A Permaculture Design Certificate Course, short PDC, is an internationally known and accepted 72-hour theory course resulting in a Permaculture Design Certificate. The PDC provides an introduction to permaculture design according to the movement’s founder Bill Mollison and it is designed on his international course curriculum. The Permaculture Design Course equips you with the knowledge and an understanding on how to design sustainable living systems for a wide variety of landscapes and climates. To date, thousands of permaculture designers worldwide have been certified through this course, and now comprise a global network of educators, ecological activists, consultants and practitioners who are influencing the decisions of major corporations, small businesses, and people from all walks

Are you looking to consciously re-invent cooperative and harmonious ways of living and working together? If so, how do we design solutions for group development, leadership, conflict resolution, decision-making, creativity, social justice and communication? Join Gaia Education’s Social Design for Sustainability course and learn practical effective ways to create the change we all seek. Our distinct programme is your chance to learn about the different ways to participate in this (r)evolutionary shift in paradigms. Our aim is to give you a better understanding of the true meaning of social equity and participatory action, and to enable participants to apply transformative tools that align us with more resilient social systems. Our relationship with others is too dear to let it default to old domineering paradigms. Many of us feel that our current social system is no longer sustainable and that more compassionate and just ways of organising are possible, but what are the alternatives? It is a commonly held belief that there are things individuals can do to change the system or improve their social condition but within the context of a complex global community, the effectiveness of isolated individual action is limited. We all co-create the system in which we live so once we join with others and work for a shared vision to improve the situation in our communities we participate in a powerful force for positive change If you have been part of a group, you already know that one of the most common reasons for failure of group projects is conflict. Conflict is a structural issue in the formation of groups so propagating successful group projects will necessarily entail a healing process in which we step out of the cycles of pain and violence that have run through human history and take responsibility for initiating new patterns. Rediscovering the beauty, compassionate nature and innate power of human beings

This month were celebrating the art of having fun and taking hobby’s to the next level. An important part of Self-Sufficiency is CRAFT; making the things you want or need on your own, for home use, to sell at markets for extra money or to barter for other goods. APRIL WORKSHOP WEEKEND Date: 25th – 28th April (All workshops held on Sat-Sun, Friday and Monday are optional for people who want to come and relax on the property, set-up camp early etc.) Facilitator: Kate Marsh, founder of Creative Collectives Workshops: This month is going to be super, awesome, mega, fun…….We’ll be Tie Dying, Learning amazing Raw Chocolate Recipes, Making Terrariums, Finding out all about Sacred Space Design and Community Living, Practicing Tea Ceremonies, Connecting though Music and enjoying morning Yoga. Cost: $150 including 3 nights camping onsite and attendance to all 8 workshops. Where: Creative Collectives HQ, Lara, Victoria Kate Marsh – 0411865563 All details sent to participants upon booking.

Diseña para la vida con permacultura La Permacultura nos ofrece nuevas formas de pensar, hacer y ser que pueden ser utilizadas individual y colectivamente para crear culturas humanas sostenibles en armonía con la naturaleza. Curso de 90 horas con Certificación Internacional. El Temario incluye, entre otros: ética y principios, practicas de diseños, gestión del agua, el suelo, diseño y acciones de regenerativas, bioconstrucción, energía, nuevas economías, aplicación ecológica y humana: al hogar, la huerta, el vecindario, la comunidad, región, … practicas, ecología profunda, diseño con Dragon Dreaming… Facilitadores: Antonio Scotti, Kirsty Heron y facilitadores invitados: Patricia Cañas Rios, Jef Carrick y otros por confirmar Antonio Scotti: Diseñador y profesor de permacultura desde 2001, Diploma en Permacultura Aplicada por la Academia Italiana de Permacultura. Kirsty Heron: Diseñadora de Permacultura desde 2005, y profesora desde 2008 en Reino Unido, Francia, Alemania y España. Inversión: 575 € Incluye curso y materiales. También todas las comidas (ecológica) y alojamiento en proyectos ecológicos y sostenibles – Sunseed, El Mirador y la Pita-Escuela DESCUENTOS Y BECAS: ofrecemos un descuento de 5% a miembros de diversas asociaciones y posibilidad de 1 plaza becada. Lugar: Los Molinos del Rio Aguas – una aldea sostenible y autosuficiente en el Paraje Natural de Karst en Yesos de Sorbas – Almeria. Organizado por Cultura de la Tierra y Cambium Permacultura en colaboración con Sunseed, el Mirador y la Pita-Escuela. FECHA LÍMITE DE INSCRIPCIÓN AMPLIADA AL 25 DE ABRIL 2014. Puedes descargarte mas información detallada del Curso en nuestra web www.culturadelatierra.net Información e inscripciones: in**@***************ra.net tel. 639842719 MAS INFORMACIÓN…. Este curso te enseñará a utilizar el diseño permacultural en tu vida, tanto para rediseñar aspectos de tu vida personal como para crear entornos humanos sostenibles y resilientes all

Aprendiendo los oficios del trabajo con la LANA: Lavado, Hilado, Tejido, Fieltro y Teñido. 120 Euros, taller alojamiento y comidas…Contacta con Lakabe

Taller con Viva Vigoureux-Heremans “En el fondo de todo adulto yace un niño eterno en continua formación, que solicita cuidado, atención y educación”. C.G.Jung El niño interior nos capacita para establecer verdaderas relaciones con los demás y para amar. Por desgracia, suele desaparecer aproximadamente a los cinco años de edad. Este niño sufrió heridas en el pasado y ahora tiene miedo de que se le vuelva a dañar. Reconectar con él, es reconectarse con la vulnerabilidad pero también con la alegría y la magia. Cuando rechazamos a nuestro niño vulnerable, lo obligamos a buscar el cariño en personas cercanas, exigiéndoles el cuidado del que carecemos y cayendo en relaciones de dependencia. El objetivo de este taller es reanudar el diálogo con nuestro niño interior y escuchar su voz, explorando las emociones que surgen. ¿Cómo vamos a abrir este diálogo? Trabajando con el color, la espiral, la arcilla, el colage, la visualización y el mandala. Imparte : Viva Vigoureux-Heremans, cuenta-cuentos y profesora, terapeuta de Reiki y pintora, animadora de talleres de arte-terapia, con más de 20 años de experiencia psicoanalítica. Fecha: 5 y 6 de octubre de 2013 de 9:30 a 14:00 Lugar: Centro Crealliance – Avenida de la Victoria, 73 – 28023 Madrid (Aravaca) – in**@*********ce.net – tel: 633 935 523 Información e inscripción : Viva Vigoureux-Heremans tel: 620 865 610 – vi**********@***oo.es Precio: 80€ los dos días Información e inscripción : Viva Vigoureux-Heremans tel: 620 865 610 – vi**********@***oo.es