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Cite Ecologique (Qc, Canada)

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • French
  • Social
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 1984

What we do

La Cité Écologique is located in a beautiful rural area of the province of Quebec in Canada. The property covers 700 acres of land, 100 of which produce different kinds of crops. All our property has been protected from chemical products (chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, etc.) for more than 35 years now. Near 100 people live on the property, participating in different ways to the school and working within the ecovillage’s businesses. Education is offered on-site from kindergarten to graduation and can even continue after within the ecovillage’s activities.
On-site businesses support the same ideologies and values as those associated with our school. Consequently, parents perform their daily work while practicing friendly procedures for resolution of conflicts, kinship, respect, recycling, etc. In that sense, they are role models for their children.
Visitors, students, and interns are welcome through the learning center (www.capecocommunautaire.org)
Be sure to make previous reservations.

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

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 1984
  • Started living together

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How to join

Participate in a visit, then join our internship and/or training, afterward you can present your request to the community. Details can be found here: www.citeecologique.org/en_US/accueil/devenir-membre and via email.

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  • Canada

Cite Ecologique (Qc, Canada)

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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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