Coastal Roots Farm is a nonprofit community farm and education center where we nourish connections—to ourselves, our neighbors, and the land. Inspired by Jewish wisdom and centuries-old agricultural traditions, we practice sustainable farming and share our harvest with communities that lack access to healthy food. Our goal is to become a model for community farming and creative Jewish expression, both at home in Encinitas, California, and around the world. … Read more
Natural Building Workshop
- Date: 21 – 23 July 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: Wilson Creek Garden, Cottage Grove, OR, United States
Come study the art and practice of natural finishes. Learn how to utilize breathable, low impact, non-toxic materials to make protective, beautiful and durable finishes. In this in-depth hands-on workshop you will be applying earthen plaster to the interior and exterior of a Tiny Home, the Cedar Nest, at Wilson Creek Gardens. The Project The Cedar Nest is an on going project that started in 2013 utilizing 95% repurposed materials from a 1920’s home and from the land at WCG. The … Read more
Permaculture Teacher Training Course
- Date: 6 – 12 August 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: Wilson Creek Gardens, Cottage Grove, OR, United States
Dates: August 7 - 13, 2016 Instructors: Jude Hobbs, with Guests including Andrew Millison and Others Location: Wilson Creek Gardens, Cottage Grove, Oregon USA Sharing information is Regenerative ~ Be Part of the Permaculture Solution Empower yourself to advocate for change through whole systems design and teaching! In this dynamic and interactive course, you learn significant teaching techniques to communicate and apply Permaculture principles and strategies to a wide variety of … Read more
Simplicity III
bringing together spirituality and self sufficiency. all levels. the present condition of the world, circumstances are always difficult. The whole world is in a condition of strife, conflict between the forces of truth and light wanting to manifest and the opposition of all that doesn’t want to change, which represents in the past what is fixed hardened and refuses to go. the picture to the left is of earth from 1,000,000,000 miles in space just as voyager 3 was leaving the solar system. … Read more
Headwaters
Headwaters Garden and Learning Center is built around a shared ethic of land stewardship, reverence for nature, mutual support and respect, and a sustainable life. We strive to build a resilient web of relationships between our community, ourselves, nature, and spirit. We want to cultivate food, energy, and our human spirit to honor all our relations, and thereby eliminate impoverishment and exploitative relationships with Earth and humanity. Our shared work on the land, in our neighborhoods, … Read more
Santa Barbara Eco-Village
The Santa Barbara Eco-Village vision is to create a place to gather and care for the Earth, ourselves and each other. A place to pull our resources and talents to live a healthier and more fulfilling life that can be sustained for generation as we help people of all ages and backgrounds. The Santa Barbara Eco-Village mission is to support and promote sustainable lifestyles. The project focuses on community living, land restauration, health and education. Resources will be directed towards … Read more
Windward Intentional Community
--What is Windward? Windward is an intentional community and sustainability research center located on the eastern edge of the Cascadian Wilderness in southern Washington State, about 80 miles east of Portland, Oregon. As a community of people and a research cooperative of farmers, scientists, historians, healers, engineers and artists, Windward is guided by the understanding that it is time for radical change and that there is nothing more radical than a working model of a better … Read more
Meadowsong EcoVillage
WHO WE ARE: “Meadowsong Ecovillage is an intentional community of educators, eco-entrepreneurs, and cultural creatives, located in Dexter, OR.” VISION: We envision the full maturation of a multigenerational, bioregionally adapted, culturally innovative community, committed to long-term stewardship of its land and culture. MISSION: Our mission is to explore, sustain, and share the values and practices of indefinitely sustainable living. VALUES: We are guided by the core … Read more
Freedom Village Georgia
Freedom Village Georgia is a self-contained off the grid Modern Eco Village. Utilizing the principles written in the book “The Principles of Freedom” Freedom Village is a haven for doers, craftsmen, makers and developers seeking to fully emerge themselves with like minded individuals who are unimpeded by anyone. … Read more
UN Sustainable Energy For all Confab
- Date: 17 – 21 May 2015
- Language:
- English
- Location: United States
. 2nd Annual United Nations Sustainable Energy for All Forum from 17-21 May 2015 in New York. The theme of this year’s Forum is Financing Sustainable Energy for All, including the launch of a new Global Sustainable Energy for All Commitment Platform. Importantly, the Forum will also feature the first ever Global Energy Ministerial Dialogue at the United Nations, in order to reaffirm the Rio+20 determination “to act to make sustainable energy for all a reality and, through this, help to … Read more
