Zeleni Kruchi

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • Ukrainian
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2012

What we do

A community of like-minded people who decided to move from cities to the countryside and have a sustainable way of life
Zeleni Kruchi ecovillage is an association of eco-homestead owners established on the territory of several neighboring villages in the south of Kyiv region. The basic specialization of the ecovillage is housekeeping and growing food using eco-technologies, as well as organizing and conducting educational and cultural events. Our goal is to be successful, happy and self-realized while living in a community.
Our mission: To manage the land, live in abundance and prosperity through harmonious interaction with each other and with nature, and to share this experience with others.
Our vision: A large, prosperous, eco-conscious community that is developing sustainably, where life is vibrant, where events take place, where good relations between people and effective ways of horizontal interaction are built.
Our values:
– Respect for nature
– Self-sufficiency and sustainability
– Mutual respect, trust, support and responsibility
– Effective communication, empathy, communication and exchange of experience
– Mutual assistance, active life position and positive thinking
– Strong family relationships and harmonious upbringing of children
– Physical, psychological, social and spiritual health
– Community leisure to increase joy in life
The ecovillage was founded in 2012. It is located in a picturesque area.
The ecovillage has infrastructure for events for up to 30 people. There is a common land that is a certified carbon farm.
Spirituality: individual.
The community has its own part-time kindergarten.
Since 2022, Zeleni Kruchi has continued to grow despite living under the constant threat of war, with drones regularly flying overhead. Despite the challenges, the community is a home place that gives the feeling of safety, belonging and relative stability to its members.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • Ukrainian
  • English
  • French
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Intentional Neighborhoods
  • Activities
  • Permaculture
  • Education

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2012
  • Started living together

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  • Open to visitors
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How to join

Those who want to become our neighbors will find on our site a questionnaire. We will contact you after discussing your application in the working circle.
We ask you to be sympathetic to the fact that we can not accept guests at any time and come only by invitation.

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12 years ago

Gaia Ashram Internship

The Pioneers of Gaia Ashram , 5th of July– 2nd of August 2015 The Gaia Ashram Internship is a one month program on Ecovillage Design, Permaculture and Deep Ecology. The internship will be a holistic participatory learning experience & process. Interns will experience being part of the Gaia Ashram Community and we will live together for one month at– Gaia Ashram-. At Gaia Ashram we belief in holistic learning that balances the head, hands & heart. Gaia Ashram encourages participatory learning & values the power of community in holding the learning space. We design the daily & weekly structure of the internship and of our lives here based on these values and principles. Theoretical learning (Head) The theoretical sessions will be participatory and interactive. It will cover the 4 keys of Ecovillage Design Education (Social, Economical, Ecological and Worldview inspired by Gaia Education). Each week will cover one of the Ecovillage Design Keys and integrated into this we will be introduced to Permaculture Design & Deep Ecology in terms of philosophy, movement and personal experiences. Overall, We will have a maximum of 2-3 hours of theory per day on the session days, to also create lots of space for practical experiential learning. See more details of the key content below. Practical learning (Hands – on) For the hands – on practical learning we will be developing the Gaia Ashram’s farm and restoring nature on the Gaia Ashram land using permaculture strategies & techniques that are appropriate for the Rainy Season & the land and its local context. The hands-on work will focus on Gardening work i.e. developing the vegetable gardens, planting seeds & seedlings, transplanting, propagation of plants, making composts, growing and maintaining a Food Forest, planting green manures, planting lots of trees, planting seasonal crops. Apart from the Gardening we will also will be doing some natural building which mostly will focus on creating natural finishes usi

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