Aerial view of Narara Ecovillage with eco-friendly homes and green landscapes.

Narara Ecovillage

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • English
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2004

What we do

Narara Ecovillage (NEV) is situated at Narara, close to Gosford and the main train line to Sydney, NSW, Australia. A project that started as a Dream in 1999, with People in 2004 and with Land in 2012. Currently, 100 of us are living in our homes on site and another 140 committed future residents are on their way.
We are a well-developed, diverse community that has been working together to develop this wonderful 63-hectare site with our own beautiful 45 megalitre dam and nearby Strickland Forest. We have adopted Sociocracy as our governance system, which is a distributed power model with transparency, equivalence and effectiveness as central tenants.
The community is vibrant with representative demographics and we are GEN Australia members and supporters of the UN SDGs.
Currently, we are revising our original Aim which has essentially been achieved and our next pathway will be guided by the following Aim for which there has been over 100 contributors but needs final community consent: Our Aim is to create a thriving, inspiring and inclusive inter-generational community that nurtures connection, collaboration, innovation and fun. We aim to live with kindness, aware of our interdependence with others and the natural world. We will be financially viable, and use Sociocratic governance and other regenerative approaches to foster resilience in a changing world.
We have our own water licence, and NEV Power continues to forge ahead with solar arrays, smart power system management and battery storage. We have started food production, welcome visitors monthly, serve residents and guests at our on-site Coffee Cart, have pot luck meals and social gatherings, and hold presentations, workshops and events through NEV Education and our associated Narara Eco Living Network.
Please visit our website http://nararaecovillage.com

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • English
  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Ecovillage
  • Activities
  • Ecological Restoration
  • Education
  • Experiences

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2004
  • Started living together
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
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180

How to join

We invite prospective ecovillage members to contact us by email and to attend an open day (these have been online during COVID). We have a process called Journey to Joining which enables people to come to understand the governance system of sociocracy and get to know as many aspects of the ecovillage prior to considering building.

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  • Australia

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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

Twin Oaks Communities Conference

If you live—or want to live—according to the ideals of sustainability, cooperation and equality, come to the annual Twin Oaks Communities Conference this summer for a celebration of cooperative and collective lifestyles! From September 1 – 4, 2017, network and learn about communities of all kinds — co-housing, co-ops, communes and ecovillages — at one of the best-known intentional communities in North America. At the conference, you can attend workshops on topics such as communication, resource sharing, group decision-making and dynamics, worker-owned businesses, ecological responsibility and more. Camp in a beautiful forest alongside fellow participants and be a part of a temporary, once-in-a-lifetime intentional community. Exchange ideas with major players in the Intentional Communities Movement by day and swap stories at fireside sharing circles by night. Swim. Play. Explore. The time to change your life is NOW! Who we are: Twin Oaks Community is an intentional community of 100 people on 450 acres in rural central Virginia. Founded in 1967, the community values cooperation, non-violence, and egalitarianism. The community holds land, labor, money, and other resources in common and practices a democratic form of self-governance called the Planner-Manager system. Tours will be available during the conference. The conference is sponsored by two different inter-community organizations. The Fellowship for Intentional Community (FIC) provides publications, referrals, support services, and sharing opportunities for a wide range of intentional communities, cohousing groups, ecovillages, community networks, support organizations, and people seeking a home in community. The Federation of Egalitarian Communities (FEC) is a network of groups which hold their land, labor, and other resources in common and are committed to equality, participatory government, ecology, and nonviolence.
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11 years ago

Taller de Fermentos y ProbiĂłticos.

En este Taller aprenderemos a preparar alimentos y bebidas fermentadas con cualidades probiĂłticas; y degustaremos una selecciĂłn de estos. ÂżPOR QUE NOS PUEDE INTERESAR? – Por que los fermentos y probiĂłticos ayudan a mejorar nuestra salud, digestiĂłn y sistema inmunolĂłgico. – Para aprovechar el exceso de verduras de temporada y evitar que se echen a perder. – Para restaurar una cultura de autosuficiencia, sabidurĂ­a y legado cultural – Es permacultura, microbiologĂ­a y biodiversidad en nuestro cuerpo y en nuestra cocina ÂżQUE HAREMOS? El taller será muy practico. Compartiremos recetas y las realizaremos in situ. – Panes: de fermentaciĂłn lenta sin amasar, “pan de bolsa”, pan de legumbres. – Masa madre – Fermentos de verduras: chukrut, kimchi.. – Bebidas fermentadas: kĂ©fir de agua, kombucha, rejuvelac – Yogur, tambiĂ©n yogur de leche de soja – TambiĂ©n hablaremos de otros como: alcaparras, tempeh, gachas de avena, etc… Hablaremos del proceso de cada uno, su procedencia, historia, sus beneficios para nuestra salud y la mejor forma de tomarlo. – Descubriremos porque el proceso de fermentaciĂłn consigue que los alimentos resulten más digeribles y nutritivos. – Y la microflora de los fermentados nos protege de organismos potencialmente peligrosos y enseña a nuestro sistema inmunolĂłgico a funcionar bien. – Y que significa EcoinmunonutriciĂłn. A las 14.00 disfrutaremos de una deliciosa comida vegetariana y ecolĂłgica, que incluirá numerosos de estos fermentos. Mientras podremos continuar hablando de cocina y alimentaciĂłn: germinados, postres crudos, etc… Por la tarde, despuĂ©s de un rato para descansar, realizaremos una Visita guiada a Los Molinos. Esta es una aldea particular, ya que esta desconectada de la red del agua y la luz, las casas funcionan con energĂ­a solar, tienen huertas ecolĂłgicas, etc… En la aldea se encuentran además otros proyectos interesantes como Sunseed, La Pita Escuela y El Mirador. Más info losmolinosdelrio.blogsp

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