Beginning of 2020: Smala is composed of 4 community living projects in cooperating housing, out of which: 2 well established communities and 2 new project studies. Cheiry – State of Fribourg – for 20 families. Grandvaux Gare 17 – State of Vaud, Lavaux UNESCO patrimony – for 25 families. Our objectif for 2025 is to animate at least 4-5 ecovillages for 200 to 400 people in the Romandie … Read more
LandGut Girtenmühle
15 April 2016, five guys from Amsterdam fell in love with the Girtenmühle. Ignoring the trash and decay, we only saw the potential of this beautiful place. We left our houses, jobs, friends and family and moved to Saarland, only to be warmly welcomed by all of you. We intend to restore the Girtenmühle to its former beauty so we can all enjoy it. But why do five guys from the city move to the rural countryside of Saarland? The answer to that question lies within an ideology we all share and a … Read more
Ecovillage La Cite Ecologique of NH
Our Mission: To create a micro-society with a high quality of life by providing holistic education to all generations, financial sufficiency by creating our own businesses, secure environment and where everyone can explore their full potential. Our Story: In 1984, 30 families and 15 individuals from diverse professional backgrounds embarked on a new adventure. They sold all of their personal assets to invest in what is now known as La Cite Ecologique: “The Ecological City”. In the … Read more
Loving Center for Transformation
Loving Center for Transformation – The Way of the Heart is a Holistic Community Center for Personal Growth & Transformation. Our vision is to be the leading center to help people enhance inner joy, realize true potential & master their own life. Loving is an urban day community project. Our vision is to grow into ‘Humaniversity Loving – an eco village university’. … Read more
Merkaba Community
We live by a few core principles which allow us to thrive as a community..Concept of Abundance – if every person in the community gave more than they took, we would all have an abundance of everything we ever need… Mindfulness – we are mindful in all activities throughout our day, whether this be practising yoga, eating, interacting with another person or carrying out our daily chores…& more … Read more
Farkha
Farkha is a traditional hilltop village in the Salfit district of Palestine, which has been expressing its radical and progressive leanings for decades. In addition to strong left-leaning politics, local leaders have been encouraging autonomy and sustainability for many years through rooftop rainwater harvesting, organic home gardens, and chemical-free agriculture generally. The town has a village-beautification plan, a community-operated kindergarten and civic center, and a women's cooperative … Read more
Eotopia
Eotopia is a vegan and experimental space based on gift economy and the respect of all forms of life … Read more
Zutut’Ha Community
We are a group of Mexican friends living and working on a piece of land inside the Mayan jungle of Yucatán since 2015. We have built and develop an Agroecology, Arts and Crafts Community Center called ZUTUT’HA, in which we like to exchange all types of knowledge and practices about permaculture, beekeeping, birdwatching, waste management, eco-building, agroforestry and arts through workshops. … Read more
Ecovila Ayrumã
Ayrumã Ecovillage is a sustainable settlement of an intentional community that seeks to promote a sustainable way of life integrating the ecological, economic, social and cultural dimensions, to inspire the construction of a more just and balanced world. Through our non-profit organization, we promote a local network of partnership for the conservation of biodiversity and culture. … Read more
Yeryuzu Ecovillage
Earth ecovillage is an initiative for experiencing an ecological way of life. It was established in 2009. We work to farm our land with ecological methods to offer an alternative to conventional farming methods which harm the weather, soil and air. Our goal is to be self-sufficient by producing organic vegetables and fruits, and to enhance the surounding environment using permaculture methods. We construct our village structures with local materials and ecologically informed … Read more