Alaya Ecolodge

Join a community of highly proactive, international, young people eager to generate waves of positive change starting today! This is meant to be an open space for enriching discussion and fulfilling idea exchanges. We will provide the space to watch the Summit’s interviews and we encourage you to bring food and drinks and an open mind!

Imparten: Johnny Azpilicueta, Alicia Comenge e invitado La Facilitación es el conjunto de habilidades, técnicas y herramientas para crear las condiciones que permitan un desarrollo satisfactorio de los procesos grupales y personales; tanto en la consecución de sus objetivos y realización de su visión, como en la creación de un clima relacional donde reine la confianza y una comunicación fluida, empática y honesta. Precio: 245 € Incluye: – El taller – Alojamiento las 3 noches – Las comidas ecológicas de los 3 días (desayuno, comida y cena) Si quieres más información sobre este taller, e inscribirte, por favor pincha aquí: http://www.molinodeguadalmesi.com/index.php/agenda2#art_of_hosting

I am looking to bring together 6–8 like-minded couples to create a small, self-sufficient, off-grid community in the Eastern Cape., South Africa. Rather than buying land first and then looking for people to join, the idea is to form the founding group first and choose the land together. By combining our resources, skills and experience, we may be able to secure a better property and create something that genuinely suits the whole group. This is intended as a long-term community, not a holiday retreat. It will involve work, responsibility, cooperation and a willingness to learn and contribute. We are particularly interested in retired or semi-retired couples without dependants who are still physically capable and have practical skills or experience in areas such as: Farming, food growing or permaculture • Livestock • Solar, electrical, IT and off-grid systems .  Water farming and Waste management • Mechanical/engines/general maintenance • Healthcare or nursing • Project management, organisation and conflict resolve Each couple would be expected to bring both a useful skill/experience and a financial contribution. The exact structure and investment would be developed collectively by the founding group, with appropriate legal agreements protecting everyone’s interests and possibly managed under a professionally set up Trust Fund There would also be a trial/assessment period before a commitment. The most important thing is finding the right people — practical, trustworthy, respectful and genuinely interested in building a simpler, sustainable life together. If this sounds like something you would seriously consider, please get in touch and tell me a little about yourselves, your skills, your current situation and why this lifestyle appeals to you. The land hasn’t been bought yet — that’s deliberate. Let’s find the right people first, and then find the right place together. I can be contacted on- Ke******@***oo.com I’m eagerly waiting to hear from you

Tues, 24 March – Sun, 29 March 2015 This course teaches a sequential approach to designing an ecovillage/land-based community using permaculture design principles and methodology, culminating in small group designs which encompass each broad step. The course is designed as an advanced module for PDC holders as well as those well familiar with the concepts of Permaculture. In order to design harmonious human settlements which marry the needs of people with the needs of the land, we begin by learning attunement skills to sensitize ourselves to the natural environment. The ‘nuts and bolts’ aspect of this course will draw upon mature examples of some of the most successful international ecovillage-communities as our role models. One of these is our residential learning-ground of Tui Community. Course content: reading the landscape and site assessment, land selection and land tenure systems, internal zoning, siting buildings, collective infrastructure (eg water, access, sewerage), land caretaking, seasonal calendars, regeneration of wilderness areas, community-scale food production, and social systems. Who is this course for? – permaculture designers and developers – people living or preparing to live in land-based communities/ecovillages – community development workers who are engaged in land-based projects Pre-requisites: Permaculture Design certificate, or prior experience or study/reading of Permaculture. Main tutor of this course will be Robina McCurdy who brings extensive practical and educational experience to this course. Her teaching style caters for a variety of learning modalities, is inspiring, interactive, dynamic and fun. Cost: NZ$ 275/400/525 for registration, tuition & course materials, PLUS $175 for camping accommodation (in own tent/van or communal sleeping structures) and vegetarian food (3 meals/day). Prices are based on a 3-tiered sliding scale according to income & financial mea