ZEGG

Logo of the Global Ecovillage Network with interconnected leaf and flower design.
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About the Communities

  • Established
  • German
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 1991

What we do

ZEGG
ZEGG intentional community hosts about 100 people. We focus on the ecological and social aspects of living together in a future-orientated way. Sustainable development is only possible if it touches and embraces a variety of life areas. ZEGG especially promotes personal development and cultivates a way of heart- and mindful communication. As a community we stand for following our own truth in love, relationships and sexuality. ZEGG changed in its 30 years of existence and has been on the move from a rather homogenous pioneer community to the pluralistic and manifold resident group of today.
Learning from community
ZEGG-Community passes the knowledge and experience gained on to its guests and visitors. We have been doing this successfully for years in trainings, seminars and festivals. The combination of community life and educational center creates an inspiring combination of life and learning.
The seminar business is the economic base of the community. All profits flow into development of the site and the buildings. Furthermore we are supported by a large network of friends and benefactors. All donations are welcome to help keeping our experiment alive.
Many ZEGG-residents work in the training center. The community contributes to the festivals through volunteer work. The organization and decision-making of ZEGG GmbH is inspired by a sociocratic model.
Sustainable life
Environmental issues have moved ZEGG since its beginnings. In recent years, we have implemented a regional and CO²-neutral energy supply. We extract our own drinking water and clean our wastewater in an plant-based sewage system. In our large ZEGG garden fruits and vegetables are grown organically. The kitchen offers vegetarian and vegan food for guests and residents. Inspired by permacultural ideas we have created a manifold flora and fauna and edible landscape on the grounds. We produce Terra Preta from compost, urine and charcoal to build a better soil on our premises.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Intentional Neighborhoods

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 1991
  • Started living together

Gallery

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  • Open to visitors
Total
100

How to join

workshop-visitors welcome, work exchange welcome, volunteers welcome

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Our Members

Ronak Gandhi

Founder & CEO
India

Location

  • Germany

Promoted Needs and Offers

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8 years ago

La Dimensión Social del Diseño Regenerativo

Are you looking to consciously re-invent cooperative and harmonious ways of living and working together? If so, how do we design solutions for group development, leadership, conflict resolution, decision-making, creativity, social justice and communication? Join Gaia Education’s Social Design for Sustainability course and learn practical effective ways to create the change we all seek. Our distinct programme is your chance to learn about the different ways to participate in this (r)evolutionary shift in paradigms. Our aim is to give you a better understanding of the true meaning of social equity and participatory action, and to enable participants to apply transformative tools that align us with more resilient social systems. Our relationship with others is too dear to let it default to old domineering paradigms. Many of us feel that our current social system is no longer sustainable and that more compassionate and just ways of organising are possible, but what are the alternatives? It is a commonly held belief that there are things individuals can do to change the system or improve their social condition but within the context of a complex global community, the effectiveness of isolated individual action is limited. We all co-create the system in which we live so once we join with others and work for a shared vision to improve the situation in our communities we participate in a powerful force for positive change If you have been part of a group, you already know that one of the most common reasons for failure of group projects is conflict. Conflict is a structural issue in the formation of groups so propagating successful group projects will necessarily entail a healing process in which we step out of the cycles of pain and violence that have run through human history and take responsibility for initiating new patterns. Rediscovering the beauty, compassionate nature and innate power of human beings
  • Events
11 years ago

Permaculture Design Course

In this program you will learn how to plan, create and nurture regenerative human settlements. You will gain new perspectives and understandings as well as a variety of tools for how we as human beings can become caretakers for the whole ecosystem; how we can create abundant and diverse community systems, gardens and landscapes by connecting to and understanding ourselves, our communities and our land in deeper ways. By learning to observe the patterns of life and its energy flows and cycles, by learning to work with them instead of against them, you will emerge with a complex skillset to bring about regenerative creative solutions in your life. This unique course brings Permaculture Design together with the indigenous cultural wisdom gathered by the international Nature Connection and Regenerative Culture movement and its networks, creating a cultural container that supports you on a journey into yourself, your community and the world around you. You will be immersed in this culture throughout the program as well as learn how to facilitate it in your own personal and professional context at home. This course will be a powerful, transformative community experience, enabled by a deep immersion into nature, music, and the presence of cultural visionaries and elders, all hosted in an evolving ecovillage in the magnificent mountains of the Swiss Alps. Topics: – Introduction to permaculture (history, ethics and principles) – Permaculture design methods and processes – Planning and building of permaculture systems – gardens, communities, companies – Self-sufficiency and sustainable living and building – Permaculture in agriculture – Practical know-how: Botany, composting, forest gardens and more – Social permaculture and community building, regenerative organisations, roles and project management – Nature connection tools and introduction to wilderness knowledge (Core Routines, 8 shields, bird language) – This course covers the Permaculture Association (B
  • Events
13 years ago

Curso de Diseño de Permacultura

Diseña para la vida con permacultura La Permacultura nos ofrece nuevas formas de pensar, hacer y ser que pueden ser utilizadas individual y colectivamente para crear culturas humanas sostenibles en armonĂ­a con la naturaleza. Curso de 90 horas con CertificaciĂłn Internacional. El Temario incluye, entre otros: Ă©tica y principios, practicas de diseños, gestiĂłn del agua, el suelo, diseño y acciones de regenerativas, bioconstrucciĂłn, energĂ­a, nuevas economĂ­as, aplicaciĂłn ecolĂłgica y humana: al hogar, la huerta, el vecindario, la comunidad, regiĂłn, … practicas, ecologĂ­a profunda, diseño con Dragon Dreaming… Facilitadores: Antonio Scotti, Kirsty Heron y facilitadores invitados: Patricia Cañas Rios, Jef Carrick y otros por confirmar Antonio Scotti: Diseñador y profesor de permacultura desde 2001, Diploma en Permacultura Aplicada por la Academia Italiana de Permacultura. Kirsty Heron: Diseñadora de Permacultura desde 2005, y profesora desde 2008 en Reino Unido, Francia, Alemania y España. InversiĂłn: 575 € Incluye curso y materiales. TambiĂ©n todas las comidas (ecolĂłgica) y alojamiento en proyectos ecolĂłgicos y sostenibles – Sunseed, El Mirador y la Pita-Escuela DESCUENTOS Y BECAS: ofrecemos un descuento de 5% a miembros de diversas asociaciones y posibilidad de 1 plaza becada. Lugar: Los Molinos del Rio Aguas – una aldea sostenible y autosuficiente en el Paraje Natural de Karst en Yesos de Sorbas – Almeria. Organizado por Cultura de la Tierra y Cambium Permacultura en colaboraciĂłn con Sunseed, el Mirador y la Pita-Escuela. FECHA LĂŤMITE DE INSCRIPCIĂ“N AMPLIADA AL 25 DE ABRIL 2014. Puedes descargarte mas informaciĂłn detallada del Curso en nuestra web www.culturadelatierra.net InformaciĂłn e inscripciones: in**@***************ra.net tel. 639842719 MAS INFORMACIĂ“N…. Este curso te enseñará a utilizar el diseño permacultural en tu vida, tanto para rediseñar aspectos de tu vida personal como para crear entornos humanos sostenibles y resilientes all

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