Balenbouche Estate, St Lucia

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • English
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 1984

What we do

Our family has lived and worked on this land for over 35 years. During this time, we transitioned from a large scale historic plantation to an ecotourism site, retreat center, and organic farm. We are seeking responsible, motivated, and experienced individuals to spend a few months or more helping us become more sustainable and self-sufficient. Our goal is to convert to solar energy, grow more of our own food, and deepen our practice of the 6 R’s. Right now, we are looking primarily for individuals with maintenance, building, and handyman skills. We have no particular affiliation or ideology, we just feel that now is the time for communities to improve their quality of life while using fewer resources, and we want to lead by example. We are hoping that tourism will continue to be a part of our business, but we are open to having more permanent residents as well. Our property is absolutely beautiful, and even includes a small river and two beaches! It’s the perfect place for retirees, artists, writers, world schooling families, and those who can work remotely. We do not require a long term commitment. An initial period of 3-6 months would be ideal, with the possibility to extend. The island has a lot to offer, and public transportation is inexpensive. We have a large network of contacts on island and you will quickly feel at home in St. Lucia.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Community type
  • Land-Based Communities
  • Spiritual Retreat Centers
  • Activities
  • Experiences

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 1984
  • Started living together

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Please first read our website, blog, social profiles, and public reviews. If you are interested in collaborating with us or visiting us for any length of time, please send us an email with your background, interests, and expectations, as well as a few photos. Please note that we are not affiliated with any ideology or organization. We are just hard-working individuals who care about the planet and about protecting and maintaining properties such as Balenbouche Estate for future generations.

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  • Saint Lucia

Balenbouche Estate, St Lucia

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12 years ago

Curso Estructuras Vegetales Naturale

Queremos ofrecer un Curso en el que aprender, experimentar y profundizar en algunos aspectos de la BioconstrucciĂłn, de manera profesional, familiar y cercana al mismo tiempo. En este curso aprenderemos sobre la construcciĂłn de estructuras tales como: domo geodĂ©sico, yurta, techos de cañizo, arcos y columnas de cañas, que pueden ser urilizadas para construcciĂłn de pĂ©rgolas, invernaderos, sombreados, escenarios y mucho más….; todo ello con materiales locales vegetales: caña y pita (ágave). Domo geodĂ©sico. ConstrucciĂłn paso a paso de un domo geodĂ©sico: selecciĂłn y recolecciĂłn de materiales cañas, tipos de domos y elecciĂłn de tamaño, construcciĂłn de segmentos “palos” en sus diferentes fases, montaje de un domo. Hablaremos tambiĂ©n de las posibilidades de acondicionamiento para vivienda: puertas, ventas, suelos, cubierta, aislamiento, etc Yurta. ConstrucciĂłn paso a paso de la estructura de una yurta: selecciĂłn y preparado de materiales vegetales locales ej. madera de pita, construcciĂłn de la “khana” los muros (vaporizado y doblaje ), construcciĂłn de vigas del techo “uni”, construcciĂłn de la corona, tipos de yurtas y elecciĂłn de tamaño, montaje de la estructura de la yurta. Hablaremos tambiĂ©n de las posibilidades de acondicionamiento para vivienda: puertas, ventas, suelos, cubierta, aislamiento, etc..; cambio de tamaño de la yurta. Arcos y colunmas de cañas. Nos familiarizaremos con la caña: selecciĂłn, recolecciĂłn, limpieza, preparaciĂłn y usos. Herramientas y materiales. Diferentes tĂ©cnicas de construcciĂłn de arcos y colunmas de diversas dimensiones. Experimentar sus diversas funciones y posibilidades. Veremos como estas estructuras se pueden utilizar para crear pĂ©rgolas, invernaderos, incluso escenarios y puentes. Y veremos algunos de ellos in situ. Usos tradicionales de las cañas. Techos cañizos y vallas. Veremos tambiĂ©n como trabajar las cañas para construir techados para exterior o interior y vallas para huerta. AquĂ­ veremos tambiĂ©n: selecciĂłn, recolec
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14 years ago

Gaia Education -

Gaia Education promotes a holistic systems approach to education for sustainable development by: developing curricula to empower change makers with inner and outer skills to redesign human presence in a sustainable world. facilitating the delivery of transformative learning programmes in response to emerging needs disseminating grass-roots wisdom through learning communities. Gaia Education’s Design for Sustainability curriculum integrates the social, ecological, economic and worldview dimensions of sustainability, providing an education which is universal in scope and local in application. Gaia Education offers state-of-the-art study guides, training manuals, books, webinars, presentations and a quarterly newsletter to facilitate the delivery of on-line and on-site transformational learning opportunities for community development. Since 2006, Gaia Education has successfully supported the delivery of more than 190 programmes in 34 countries over 6 continents, reaching thousands of people. Its programmes have been offered in settings ranging from tribal women and traditional communities to children and youth, ecovillages, urban slums, universities and resilience training centers. Gaia Education works in partnership with global educators, government and nongovernment agencies, ecovillages, universities, and the United Nations to bring sustainable development solutions to communities and ecosystems everywhere. Gaia Education’s flagship curriculum is an official contribution to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. Video presentation Gaia Education: http://youtu.be/ZrZzBFUXnFY Gaia Education´

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