Eco Chateau

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About the Communities

  • Forming
  • English
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2009

What we do

Introduction
We are developing a permaculture ecovillage and learning centre, on a fully restored, 17th-century chateau estate in rural France. The property lies in the heart 12 hectares of parklands and forests, in the midst of quiet, deep-green nature, surrounded by hills & mountains, forests & lakes.
Outline permission has been granted for ten to twenty house plots will be created for those who wish to join us and live here to create a sustainable life. Small, mobile, off-grid home kits have been designed specifically for this property and can be either self-built or built by local artisans. Outline permission has been granted and detailed planning permission is ready to submit.
The chateau can provide visitor accommodation and a multi-functional workshop space for education and cultural activities. Residents will be able to offer their products and services to visitors as well as organise their own events and workshops for the public to generate income. Local exchange trading will permit trading both within and outside the property.
We are seeking like-minded people to become founder members and join us in our work of developing the project, dividing the plots and finding suitable new members. The total amount required is €750,000 which can be split between joiners.
If you would like to arrange a visit or find out more, please get in touch.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Activities
  • Permaculture
  • Education

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2009
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2020
  • Started living together

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  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
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How to join

We are seeking co-owners to help build the project with us. We would love to hear from you and welcome all contact. Please call or email for more information, to discuss your interest and/or to book a visit.

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10 years ago

Immersion of co-creation ...

We call for people to: – nourish our Ecovillage Laboratory project, – joining the rotating team, or even – co-creating a permanent community here. Especially we are looking for people who have experience living in an Ecovillage or Community and bring expertise in any of the following: Permaculture design, organic gardening, construction and maintenance of green buildings (cob, wood, tree houses, clay), green technology, administration of an NGO (in the Spanish reality), education related to Eco-village living and group process knowledge. In this one week of immersion we wish to get together with the existing team members (4 at present) and potential team members to co-create together in running the Eco-village laboratory. At present, some of our goals and objectives include (but are not limited to): running the Ecovillage Laboratory to provide maximum opportunities for experience of living in a temporary community and learning together; creating workshop facilities to provide a service of cutting edge workshops on different subjects of our focus (Sexuality in community, permaculture and natural building, arts and creativity in nature, spirituality and shamanism, feminine wisdom and balancing of masculine and feminine energies, community building tools); accomplishing building of a cultural centre; and establishing a permanent community on the adjacent land. Bringing your own projects and subjects are very welcome. In the project we developed: – the “Community Mandala” – a game approach for organising the day by day life of community, – the concept of “Ecovillage Laboratories” – providing the infrastructure for process work in the Ecovillage context – “Apparatus communitus creativus” – an interactive tool for flexible administration of community economy (is being developed at the moment) Sharing about what is important for us: – Balancing feminine and masculine aspects in each individual – Sensual contact with nature – Creativity – Spiritual
  • Events
7 years ago

ECOVILLAGE DESIGN COURSE (EVD)

Join our very first Ecovillage Design Course at Rancho Mastatal! Ecovillages are intentional settlements that include indigenous villages, urban neighborhoods and new intentional communities. They are living laboratories for the development of regenerative tools to address the challenges that we face in our time. In this course we will consider personal and systemic solutions in a creative, nourishing and sustainable way and that help us address the complex situations we are facing in our society . We will use a holistic approach and learn how to co-create a regenerative culture within a wide-range of topics: social and ecological regeneration, economy and energy systems, governance and decision-making, nature, our inner nature, and more. We will equip ourselves with the skills needed to create a diverse and regenerative culture that connects humans with nature, all life and ourselves. A culture in which we see each other as part of the bountiful and generous natural ecosystem that is the livelihood of every living being. A culture which gives us a greater feeling of belonging to the Earth and the Earth belonging to us. You will Learn: Social tools for personal and group transformation, empowerment and community building Urban and rural solutions for transitioning to a resilient society Local organic food production and right livelihood Permaculture design introduction Cooperative social economies and complementary currencies Holistic decision-making processes, including nature and deep ecology Communication skills and dealing with conflict Distilling inner and outer resources to support your personal or professional project Ecological building and community design Cultural and Spiritual diversity practices

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