Awaawaroa Bay Ecovillage

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About the Communities

  • English
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 1993

What we do

Awaawaroa Bay (Long Valley) is situated on the southern coastline of Waiheke Island. Waiheke Island is situated in the Hauraki Gulf and is a 35 minute fast ferry ride from downtown Auckland. The 169 hectare (42O acres) property consists of moderately steep hill country which has been farmed pastorally for many years. It includes a NW/SE valley comprising an extensive wetland and some fertile flats. The land is mainly in pasture with pockets of established and regenerating native bush. At its southern extent the property opens onto the sea at Awaawaroa Bay. The area has been identified as a Site of Ecological Significance by the Department of Conservation and the wetland is considered to be one of the better freshwater raupo wetlands on Waiheke. There is year round fresh water in the wetland and tributary seepages.
Structure
The company, Awaawaroa Bay Limited, was formed in 1994 to purchase the land. One person from each Share becomes a Director of the Company with equal voting rights. The Company holds title to the land. Use rights to a parcel of land will be allocated to each share. A Constitution and By-Laws. have been formulated. There are monthly Awaawaroa Eco-Village meetings where all decisions concerning the Eco-Village and the Land are made via a consensus process.
Each shareholder has a land allocation of 1 hectare (2.5 acres) on which to live and work. Road access and telephone lines are provided to all house lots. Additional land, if required, may be leased from the company on favourable terms. All members are entitled to access all common land and community facilities. ach shareholder has a land allocation of 1 hectare (2.5 acres) on which to live and work. Road access and telephone lines are provided to all house lots. Additional land, if required, may be leased from the company on favourable terms. All members are entitled to access all common land and community facilities.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • English
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 1993
  • Started living together
Total
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  • New Zealand

Awaawaroa Bay Ecovillage

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10 years ago

Permaculture Design Certificate

P3’s part-time Permaculture Design Certification is offered on 7 weekends in MontrĂ©al, from March 4th to May 14th, 2017. Classes are held at the Bitcoin Embassy office in the heart of the city, from 10am to 6pm with rest and lunch breaks throughout the day. During this course we will learn to read the landscape, analyse problems and design ecological solutions for the home, garden, farm and city. EARLYBIRD PROMO CODES! Use the codes below to save some money on your tuition when you register early for your course :D P3NOV16 Register before Nov. 30, 2016 and save $150 P3DEC16 Register before Dec. 31, 2016 and save $100 P3JAN17 Register before Jan. 31, 2017 and save $50 KICKSTART YOUR SUMMER WITH A PDC! This 72-hour certification course is a participatory and dynamic learning experience; classes include in-depth permaculture theory, design methodology, design exercises and group projects. They also include a whole lot of deep questioning, laughter, and growth! The PDC curriculum delivered by P3 was developed by Bill Mollison in Australia in the 1970’s, and is today regarded as the standard in permaculture education, recognized and respected worldwide. At P3, our facilitators emphasize permaculture goes beyond gardening and agriculture. With permaculture we can design solutions for: food deserts, the heat- island effect, and mismanaged waste systems. With edible landscaping and ecological architecture we can increase the efficiency of our homes, our farms, and our communities. The solutions-based vision of permaculture practice provides is holistic and regenerative. With this course as a launching point, our students have started projects and businesses in consulting, teaching, agriculture, children’s education, urban farming, composting, and much more. in**@************re.ca
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11 years ago

Ecotratamiento de Aguas Residuales

Agua es vida, el recurso más importante de todos. Desde la perspectiva de Sunseed como un centro educativo sobre la vida de bajo impacto nos gustarĂ­a ofrecerles un curso para aprender, profundizar e intercambiar los conocimientos teĂłricos y prácticos sobre el cuidado de agua. El curso va a estar enfocado principalmente en el tema de saneamiento ecolĂłgico de aguas residuales, cubriendo a la vez los aspectos teĂłricos de potabilizaciĂłn de agua y aprovechamiento de agua lluvia. Vamos a aprender como diseñar y construir un sistema completo de tratamiento de aguas grises a travĂ©s de la construcciĂłn de humedales artificiales de flujo subsuperficial, en cuales se trata de la utilizaciĂłn de plantas acuáticas para depurar las aguas residuales que han tenido un tratamiento primario. Los humedales artificiales son canales de gravilla sembrados con las plantas depuradoras, han sido aplicadas y debidamente reguladas en varios paĂ­ses de Europa y ofrecen una alternativa sana y segura tanto para autogestionar los recursos de agua como poder reutilizar agua tratada en un hogar. Usando herramientas como power point, videos y charlas vamos a aprender sobre el diseño y aspectos claves para tener en cuenta construyendo nuestro sistema casero. En tiempo libre vamos a divertirnos con juegos, mĂşsica y baños en una poza cercana. El curso va a estar dividido en partes teĂłricas y prácticas. La parte práctica va a incluir – Diseño de un sistema completo de tratamiento de aguas residuales – las tuberĂ­as, tratamiento primario (trampas de grasa y tanques sĂ©pticos), tratamiento secundario (Humedales Artificiales de Flujo Subsuperficial), riego con aguas grises. – ConstrucciĂłn de una trampa de grasa como el tratamiento primario – PreparaciĂłn de un humedal artificial de flujo horizontal – impermeabilizaciĂłn y conexiones. Parte teĂłrica va a cubrir la introducciĂłn a la potabilizaciĂłn de agua y aprovechamiento de agua lluvia. Para mejorar nuestra experiencia educativa vamos a definir los aspec
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12 years ago

Convergencia de permacultura

Del 29 al 31 de agosto de 2014 se llevará acabo la Convergencia de Permacultura de América del Norte “North America Permaculture Convergence (NAPC)” con el objetivo de conectar y hacer avances en las redes norteamericanas de los profesionales de la permacultura, además se crearán oportunidades en persona y en conexiones virtuales a compartir recursos y la definición de la estructura, función y organización de nuestro grupo colectivo en movimiento. La sede de la NAPC será en “Harmony Park” que es un hermoso espacio de 40 acres (16Ha) a las orillas del lago Ginebra rodeado de árboles de roble donde se realizan eventos al aire libre, y actualmente se desarrolla como un sitio de demostración de permacultura a sólo una hora con cincuenta minutos de Minneapolis, Minnesota. El NAPC incluye talleres para todos los niveles y edades, foros abiertos, así como super-divertidas actividades prácticas y una aplicación de diseño que dejará al sitio mejor de lo que encontramos cuando llegamos (¡a veces sólo tienes que poner las manos en la tierra!). ver las paginas que están traducidas al español aquí https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p4jxVPfgInx4FTBZW-4CT-FXrhdRloZKo6lzRReZIQE/edit y http://northamericanpermaculture.org/contribute-to-the-scholarship-fund y aquí http://northamericanpermaculture.org/scholarship-recipients/ poner una solicitud de beca aquí http://northamericanpermaculture.org/apply-for-scholarship/ (La solicitud esta en ingles y si tienes dificultad hazme saber) hacer una donación para sus compañer@s https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t8PBKUvzaGcLtJCDyHWFUWYLRoIPR9tBDH5lYnunjJk/edit

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