Cleary University in Howell, Michigan www.cleary.edu - an 800 student Business University www.cleary.edu - is developing a unique Ecovillage testbed on campus, with students, staff, faculty, partners and other stakeholders to research and deliver a template or model Ecovillage design and development package. This package would be so designed and tested at Cleary that it can be adapted to meet the needs of any particular community or region. It would include a limited set of cost-effective … Read more
Ecovillages
Maleny Eco Village
Maleny Eco Village is the first eco-project of Eco Villages Australia (EVA) … Read more
Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement
Beginning in just one village (1958) and extending the movement to service a total of more than 15,000 villages over the past six decades has been a fascinating adventure. Initially it involved an education program that aimed at enabling students and teachers to live and work with the most remote village communities in Sri Lanka, lending a hand and developing self-help initiatives. Within nine years the “service learning programme” had expanded into a full-fledged development movement in … Read more
Suwan Organic farmstay
The creation of Suwan Organic Farmstay is the culmination of a dream, one in which harmony values predominate. A philosophy of life where Nature is at the heart of every day.In northern Thai, nestled 20 km from the city of Udon Thani. Suwan Organic Farmstay is an organic farm of 32.000 m2, between biotope and biocenosis, you will discover the virtues of an eco-responsible tourism.We are an oganic farm that seeks to become auto sufficient on the long run. From vegetables to fruits, … Read more
Xom Bac Cau
Ecofarming Educational activities Cultural activities Art Residency Collaborative … Read more
Vitopia – Magdeburg (Germany)
Magdeburg, state capital of Saxony-Anhalt and one of the greenest cities in Germany, located between Hanover and Berlin, is home of Vitopia. Vitopia is both a group of people and a special place in one of the city's oldest landscape parks, the Herrenkrugpark. Vitopia has: - a café with fairtrade / regional / ecological menu and room for parties, seminars and team meetings - a place to stay and enjoy - shared living space - a simple hostel (in planning) The community at Vitopia lives … Read more
Roots Ecovillage
Our focus is on environmental sustainability and community building. We are governed through consensus process and highly value nonviolent communication. Roots was founded in 2012 by 10 activists out of the Occupy movement and promotes awareness of societally generated oppression with the goal of creating a new standard for non-hierarchical relationships.Now at Roots, we endeavor to create an ecovillage in order to achieve our goal of environmental and social sustainability. This will … Read more
Songaia Cohousing Community
The Songaia Neighborhood is located about 20 miles north of Seattle, where our 17 homes are surrounded by a small forest, organic gardens, orchards, and a meadow. Our multi-generational community was established in 1993 and is still expanding; we currently have about 40 residents. Songaia is well-known for our activism within the communities movement. We offer a summer permaculture intern program. … Read more
Taiyari
Somos una pequeña comunidad en el limite de la zona urbana, que esta explorando alternativas en el intento de la sustentabilidad y el respeto a todos los seres. … Read more
Cohabitat Québec
Notre intention est de créer un milieu de vie plus humain en vivant dans un ensemble d’habitations permettant un voisinage agréable et chaleureux. Le projet est construit selon les principes du développement durable. Nous favorisons la méthode de prise de décision par consentement, basée sur la sociocratie, pour atteindre nos objectifs car chaque personne détient une partie de la solution. … Read more
