Friskoven

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • Danish
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2019

What we do

Friskoven is an eco-village in Almindingen on Bornholm.
In December 2018, a small group of people bought an old production school with 12 hectares of land and 2500 square meters of buildings, with a loose dream of creating a safe, playful and creative community right here.
In the summer of 2020, more people came along and the project really took off.
At the time of the takeover, the buildings had been empty since 2010 and had been allowed to decay. There is still a huge renovation work ahead of us.
We are currently renovating the buildings with sustainable materials, for private living as well as common areas, creative workshops and more. We want to create a village community with room for diversity and creativity both for the individual person and for family life.
Our hearts know that “it takes a village” to thrive in harmony and balance as human beings. Friskoven has grown out of a longing to live an everyday life with a caring, vibrant and committed community right outside the door surrounded by wild nature. Our dream is to create such a “village” in Friskoven, where our children can run free and play and learn from and with each other, in sufficient proximity to caring, inspiring and responsible adults. We dream of a committed community where we can find support and sparring both emotionally and in relation to practical projects and chores.
The ecovillage Friskoven rests on three pillars:
– Economic and Social Freedom
– Co-creation
– Radical Sustainability
The three pillars together are the basis for how our mini-society is built, organised, operated and disseminated, just as they form the basis for the common visions that are implemented in Friskoven.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • Danish
  • English
  • German
  • Italian
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Intentional Neighborhoods
  • Activities
  • Permaculture
  • Education

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2019
  • Started living together

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How to join

We are planning to be around 15-20 housing units in the end and we are now 7 families/units in the project. We have a procedure of obtaining new members. Please read on our website for the most updated version!
https://en.friskoven.dk/andelshaver-info

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  • Denmark

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1 month ago

Social Media Intern

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Social Media Intern for GEN International Hours: Up to 20/month, flexible around your schedule and availability Location: Remote, work with Eva Goldfarb Focus: Instagram + LinkedIn (TikTok if you’re into it!) Hi! I’m Eva, and I run social media for GEN International — the global network connecting ecovillages, intentional communities, and regenerative culture-builders across every continent. I’m looking for a co-conspirator to help me tell the stories of the people quietly building the future: off-grid villages in the Philippines, permaculture farms in Senegal, urban cohousing projects in Berlin, elders passing down land wisdom in the Andes. It’s a wildly rich, wildly underrepresented world, and I want more people to fall in love with it the way I have. What you’ll actually do: Dream up and create content for Instagram and LinkedIn (reels, carousels, stories, captions that don’t sound like a corporate newsletter) Dig into our global network and turn your findings into stories people want to share Pitch your own ideas. If there’s a series, a theme, a format, or a corner of the network that lights you up, that’s what I want you to focus on. What we’re looking for: A natural storyteller, someone who can spot the human thread in a project update or a photo from a faraway village Genuinely curious about ecovillages, sustainability, intentional community, regenerative living Self-motivated and communicative; this is a flexible, trust-based role Why this role: This isn’t a “post 3x a week and don’t ask questions” internship. You’ll have real creative freedom to work on what excites you, learn how a global grassroots network tells its story, and build a portfolio full of meaningful, purpose-driven content. Plus you’ll be talking to people living some of the most interesting, intentional lives on the planet. If storytelling for a better world sounds like your kind of fun, let’s talk.
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9 years ago

Permaculture Design Course, Gaia Ashram, Thailand

Gaia Ashram in the North-East of Thailand is organizing a two weeks Permaculture Design Certification (PDC) course. Gaia Ashram is a community, sustainable living learning center & a farm founded in 2013 with a vision to create a living & learning space that deepens our connection with nature and learn to work with nature. In this two weeks PDC there will be a lot of opportunity for us to connect on a deeper level with nature. What is Permaculture? Permaculture is a design system that reconciles human communities with the ecological imperatives of a living planet. Permaculture is a way of organizing knowledge, a connecting systems that integrates science, art, politics, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and the diverse experiences and resources available in any community. Gaia Ashram Permaculture Design Course This Permaculture Design Course will be held in the spirit of Gaia Ashram where community living is the foundation of the learning. Like every program held at Gaia Ashram, we will build a sense of community among all the course participants and the people who live at Gaia Ashram. There will be space for skillshare, deep sharing and well being check – ins. Course participants are welcome to join the daily meditation & yoga/dance. Apart from deepening our connection with each other we will also take time to connect to wider community of all beings and to attune ourselves to the land. The PDC course contains 72 hours of theory The course will consist of a broad range of topics applicable to life anywhere on this planet, yet will be tailored to the needs of the students present as well as their climate zones. As part of the course, participants will help to co-create designs for real world projects that include elements such as food forests, permaculture-style gardens, natural building, water catchment, earthworks and social systems. Apart from the theory participants will be able to get their hands dirty and get practical experien
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13 years ago

Llamado de la Montaña 2014

VIII Encuentro Colombiano de Ecoaldeas y Asentamientos Sustentables III Consejo de Visiones sobre Regeneración Eco-social 9 al 13 de Enero del 2014 Varsana, Granada, Cundinamarca Colombia QUÉ ES EL LLAMADO Uno de los retos más importantes de este tiempo para los individuos, organizaciones y redes que trabajan por un mundo mejor es el desarrollo de capacidades de articulación concreta para manifestar una fuerza y una capacidad real de transformación social. Este Llamado de la Montaña 2014 es una convocatoria abierta todas y todos los cambiadores del mundo para reunirnos a nutrirnos en un banquete de conceptos, herramientas y metodologías prácticas para facilitar el cambio. Presentaciones magistrales, talleres y conversaciones en el marco de un Consejo de Visiones donde diferentes movimientos e iniciativas tendremos la oportunidad de disoñar nuestras alianzas. RENACE, la Red Colombiana de Ecoaldeas y Comunidades Alternativas, ahora C.A.S.A. COLOMBIA – por ser el capítulo nacional del Consejo de Asentamientos Sustentables de las Américas- celebra en este octavo encuentro, el avance del tejido de alianzas con otros sectores, organizaciones, redes y movimientos. DÓNDE Y CUÁNDO La cita es del 9 al 13 de Enero del 2014, en Varsana, ecoaldea y templo espiritual de la cominidad Krishna, localizada en Granada, Cundinamarca, muy cerca a Bogotá. QUIÉNES Organiza: CASA COLOMBIA, RENACE (Red Colombiana de Ecoaldeas y comunidades alternativas) y Varsana Jardines Ecológicos Con el apoyo de: CASA Continental y la Red Global de Ecoaldeas GEN, Canto al Agua, Pacto Mundial Consciente, Yo creo en Colombia y La Minga, Ruta Natural, Derechos de

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