Myriad Village is a place of vision and of growth. This land is 320 acres, only 1 hour from Winnipeg, 20 minutes west of Gimli, and within walking distance to Dennis Lake. This location is well suited to avoid any major floods. There is approximately 60 acres of forested land including oak bluffs and poplar stands; mixed in the landscape are vast hazel standings and chains of wetlands and willow. Boulders piled up by farmers of the past make playful piles of opportunity, while the neighbours … Read more
Ecovillage & Substack Recommendations Reflections from Nicola (Devi) of Edenhope Nature Preserve, Vanuatu
An ecovillage is a microcosm of creation; for those who live in it and share in its way of life, it becomes a world unto itself, in which the whole order of existence is related from part to whole. By definition, an ecovillage is a group of people committed to living together as a community, relating sustainably with their natural environment. It is by no means a radical proposition, for the concept simply refers to people creating their culture through place — which has been practiced in varied … Read more
Global Ecovillage Network Ambassador Training in China, by Peter Moore A participant from one of GEN's Trainings in China shares his experience
Hosted by the House of I, China October 13 – 16, 2019 I was invited to attend the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Ambassador Training Conference by my friend and colleague Dan Hines, a trainer extraordinaire who teaches internationally at many holistic centers. For the better part of this year he has been based at House of I, a center in China that offers programs and services as part of a development north of Beijing improbably named “Jackson Hole”. HOI does its work in a beautiful set of … Read more
Madhyasth Darshan – Jeevan Vidya
We are a set of people from diverse walks of life who are driven by our enquiry to understand and apprehend reality and live with meaning and harmony on this planet. We have found a resolution in this proposal. We are a self supporting group of people, with no religious, political affiliation or ‘formal membership’ – bound by a common vision and purpose. We are, or have been engineers, farmers, architects, housewives, scientists, social activists, corporate honchos, monks, educationists and … Read more
Gaia Terra
Ecovillage and Ecocampig, but most of all, a projects container, for every creative and sustainable idea that can bring benefits to Mother Earth and all its sons and daughters. … Read more
GEN Europe – Challenges and Actions in 2016
Alfonso Flaquer, Communication Officer at GEN-Europe Office in Arterra, reports 2016 was a year both celebratory and challenging for GEN Europe on organisational and financial levels. After twenty years, our network is bubbling with myriads of initiatives every year, hundreds of projects pointing towards our main goal: that of a modern and mindful lifestyle based on sustainable and fair communitarian development that cares about all beings. In the following lines I describe some of the … Read more
Earthquake in Nepal: What Ecovillagers Can Offer Humanity and the Earth
On 25 April 2015, Nepal experienced the first of its devastating earthquakes which left over 9000 dead and hundreds of thousands of homes and communities destroyed. Chris Gibbings, representative from GENOA from Australia was invited by the ecovillage network in Nepal to come and give a hand. Sunni Dawson reports. Chris arrived before the third (some know it as the second!) major earthquake to hit the country: "It was a scary experience for sure. Seeing the ongoing trauma of people in Nepal, … Read more
Place & Space Australia's National Housing Conference
Increasingly in what could be termed community engagement vernacular we’re hearing the words well being, walkability and liveability used. From my perspective this is a very positive trend because it acknowledges the effects the built environment can have on people. My particular focus in this talk is place making and medium density city living. I thought in talking about place that I should first talk about non-place. Marc Auge a French anthropologist coined the term non-place to refer to … Read more
Atlan Center
Vision: Atlan is a living and learning ecovillage dedicated to the artful co-creation of healthy living systems celebrating the connectedness and diversity of all Life. Mission: Atlan provides sanctuary for the creation of sustainable culture through the holistic integration of healing, art, and design. Our ecovillage demonstrates permaculture and regenerative principles while engaging a network of resonant communities. The Community: Beginning in 2007, Atlan emerged from spontaneous … Read more
