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Aldinga Arts Ecovillage

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • English
  • Social
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 1980

What we do

Aldinga Arts Ecovillage is a community that emerged from distinct inspirations: the arts, permaculture and environmental sustainability, and the desire to create more cohesive community. It has since become a true community for all and continues to represent our collective vision for an ecovillage, characterised above all for the care we show towards one another and the earth.
Our village in Aldinga is about people and for people. The community works primarily through exchange- it is the participation and inputs of residents that enable the village to flourish. In addition, through arts and cultural activities, community building, developing and maintaining our common land (including a small farm), looking after village service infrastructure, being involved in community governance, and a host of other tasks aimed at supporting each other and nurturing our environment, Aldinga nourishes growth and development.
“We acknowledge the Kaurna people, the traditional owners of our land. We salute the indigenous philosophy – people belong to the land, in contrast to the European philosophy that land belongs to people – recognising that the traditional philosophy has much of value to teach us as we seek a more sustainable way to live in community.”

  • Purpose
  • Social
  • Languages
  • English
  • Community type
  • Intentional Neighborhoods

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 1980
  • Started living together
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
400

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Location

  • Australia

Aldinga Arts Ecovillage

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9 years ago

Autumn PDC 2017 Greece, Tinos Island

Autumn 2017 Permaculture Design Course 23 September – 5 October (12 days, 80 hours certificate) Led by Andrew Jordan and Elena Symeonidou We are excited to announce the second FULL PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE (PDC) that will be hosted in Tinos Eco-lodge with two knowledgeable teachers Andrew Jordan from Ireland and Elena Symeonidou from Greece. The Permaculture Design Certificate The Permaculture Design Certificate is an 80 hour theoretical course based on Bill Mollison’s Designers Manual, teaching how we can use today’s tools and technology to create a more sustainable world. Permaculture is not only about growing vegetables and animals, it is a whole sustainable lifestyle. Permaculture ethics are Earth Care, People Care and Return of Surplus and this is taught by showing students to focus on local resources and their local community, and to have well thought out design practices to create abundance sustainably. Andrew and Elena aim at inspiring students with their own very real examples of transforming their lives with permaculture in a contemporary context. Having worked in a broad spectrum of climate and social conditions, they will share with their students the thrills but also the challenges they faced. Oftentimes permaculture is being presented as a panacea for world problems and the road to resilience and abundance is depicted as straightforward and easy. Andrew and Elena will challenge this notion and try to prepare their students in a realistic manner for their own fascinating journey towards change. Nikos will share his hands-on experience of building the ecolodge and designing the energy, water, plant and waste systems. We will have the rare opportunity to discuss and elaborate on Nikos’ and Marilia’s choices on different aspects of their project, reflect on the challenges, opportunities and limitations. Anyone who wants to bring a big change in his life and gain a thorough understanding of how we can use our natural e

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