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June 2015 Celebrating 20 Years of the Global Ecovillage Network

April 27, 2016

20 years ago, a group around the Danish couple Hildur and Ross Jackson founded the Global Ecovillage Network, launched at an Ecovillage Conference at Findhorn. They understood that the power of communities and ecovillages to love, work with and regenerate the life systems that they are a part of is essential to building a sane and sustainable culture. From that insight, it was a natural step to dream of a community of communities, a network of trust, mutual support and knowledge transfer … Read more

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Moonshine Tribe

  • Region: GEN Europe
  • Languages: English, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish

Be welcome at the Moonshine house! A place to grow, vegetable and awareness, through the practice of LOVE, WISDOM and CREATIVITY. A Spiritual Garden, located in a land of abundance where we wish to live of natural agriculture and esoteric experiences. A Tribal Community where child can be Masters and adults child ! Now expanding towards a mycosustainble diffuse tribe model with new And innovative housing projects. … Read more

Community Garden in Rural Wayanad!

  • Region: GENOA
  • Language: Malayalam

Introduction: The hilly district of Wayanad, Kerala is known for its rich biodiversity and cultural diversity. It is an agrarian district with nearly 90% of people depending on agriculture for sustenance. Dependency on agriculture and farm work is of particular concern for Wayanad’s tribal population which continues to represent the highest demographic in Kerala at an estimated 18%. The majority of tribal communities reside in remote and inaccessible forests areas with limited access to basic … 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

Ecovillage Design Education (EDE)

  • Date: 4 – 13 November 2016
  • Language:
      English
  • Location: Tasman Ecovillage, Australia

The Global Ecovillage Network (Australia) is excited to offer an introduction course in Ecovillage Design Education – Community Sustainability in Tasmania within the beautiful Tasman Ecovillage. This EDE Intro Course will take people through the Social, Economic, Environment and Spiritual elements required for a successful community and bring new awareness to how we as communities can function sustainably and wholly into the future. This will be an experience based course that will explore … Read more

Slow Tours

  • Region: GEN Europe
  • Languages: English, Spanish

We are exploring how the music and arts trades can embrace transition and help to build community resilience, how the practical and creative endeavours of musicians and other touring artists can help to grow healthful networks and systems dedicated to the regeneration of Life (ecological, social, cultural, spiritual). We believe that touring artists and the ecologies surrounding our travel routes can really thrive when we place our live events in the cultural centres of a healthy world; in … Read more

Buddhist Monastery

  • Region: GENOA
  • Language: English

Volunteer to teach young monks with unique opportunity to learn about their lifestyle in a fascinating monastery. You can experience the monastery life in one of the world’s most spiritual countries. Nepal has many spectacular Buddhist monasteries. These monasteries house have hundred of Monks enrolled in the life of Monkshood from early in their lives. They study and live in the monastery. They mostly use Tibetan language only during their study and their chances of learning English are very … Read more

Teaching in School

  • Region: GENOA
  • Language: English

Children and youth are the future of the nation. Different Resource Centers were set-up in small communities to offer educational opportunities to some of the poorest regions in Nepal. The Center, often known as Libraries, are there to help the local children improve their English and learn from the many International cultures that the volunteers bring through WE VOLUNTEER NEPAL. The children attend before and after school and educational games and singing and dancing are a great way to get into … Read more

Shelter The Pigeon

  • Region: GEN Europe
  • Languages: Spanish, English

VegaEl objetivo es comprar un pedazo de tierra en algún lugar en el sur de Europa, donde podamos construir un refugio permanente para nuestros animales. The goal is to buy a piece of land somewhere in south or Eastern Europe where we can build a forever home for our recued animals and build a lifestyle based on a natural rhythm rather than capitalistic rhythm. … Read more

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