Ecovillage Georgia

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • English
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2015

What we do

Ecovillage Georgia is an intentional community building a regenerative, ecological and socially just future in rural Georgia.It was initiated by a group of Georgian and international people who share values of trust, cooperation and care, and a desire for a more sustainable, grounded way of life.
In 2023, we jointly purchased a beautiful 6.5-hectare plot of land in the Lagodekhi municipality of Kakheti, nestled at the foot of the Greater Caucasus mountains. The land offers space for housing, fresh water, fertile soil, trees and stunning views; everything needed to build the ecovillage we envision.
The village features:
– Community Center to connect, learn, organize events, trainings, retreats and host visitors.
– Communal gardens and food forest that will provide a large share of the food for inhabitants and visitors.
Planned:
– residential plots in private ownership where residents can create their own environmental friendly living space
– Co-housing spaces for volunteers, travelers and prospect members
– Artisanal workshops and tool sharing
– Social businesses by (groups of) residents
– A learning center for adults and child led education
Our vision: We are a voluntarily self-organized, non-hierarchical community, thriving in mutual respect and support. We are co-learning and implementing approaches to Regenerative ecology and culture. Being interconnected with the wider community, we desire to create a sustainable society.
Our community is growing, and we are welcoming people who are searching a meaningful way of life and resonate with our vision. It is possible to join as residents, supporters, lenders, advisors or volunteers. We are diverse, and believe that everyone has talents and inspiration to share, and can contribute to shaping and developing the ecovillage. New members join through a process of conversations, meetings, land visits and getting to know each other on different levels.
If this resonates, or if you want to learn more, we’d be happy to hear from you.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • English
  • Dutch
  • French
  • German
  • Russian
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Intentional Neighborhoods
  • Activities
  • Permaculture

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2015
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2023
  • Started living together

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  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
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How to join

We are diverse, and believe that everyone has talents and inspiration to share, and can contribute to shaping and developing the ecovillage. New members join through a process of conversations, meetings, land visits and getting to know each other on different levels.
There are several options to join us:
1. As a (Future) resident
With the residential loan of 6000 $, you gain the right to utilize 300 sq.m. of land for your private use. The land is owned by the NGO, granting residents the right to utilize designated portions for building homes or social businesses. Additionally, you will have free access to the remaining 6.5 hectares of land and all other communal facilities (community center, workshops, community garden, etc.) By becoming a resident, you’ll be involved in the decision-making processes.
2. As a friendly loaner
To support the Ecovillage, you can borrow us at least USD 1000 without interest. As a friendly lender, you will become part of our extended community, could become a resident later, attend events, organize your own (non-profit) events, and share in our surplus harvest of hazelnuts, fruits, and vegetables. Most importantly, it means strengthening the foundation for a sustainable and just community.
3. As a volunteer:
We are looking for builders, gardeners, financial and fundraising talents, legal specialists, communication coordinators, landscape planning, green architects, educators and other people who would like to work, learn and live with us.
Please not that as of now (beginning of 2026) we do not yet live on the land, but there is almost always someone present. We stay in tents, and the community center is functional with a kitchen and social room. We have functioning gardens and a food forest. We are open to temporary shelters and permanent housing. See our architectural plan on our website.

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Location

  • Georgia

Promoted Needs and Offers

  • Events
10 years ago

Gaia Ashram Internship

The Gaia Ashram Internship is a one month program on Ecovillage Design, Permaculture and Deep Ecology. The internship will be a holistic participatory learning experience & process. Interns will experience being part of the Gaia Ashram Community and we will live together for one month at– Gaia Ashram-. At Gaia Ashram we belief in holistic learning that balances the head, hands & heart. Gaia Ashram encourages participatory learning & values the power of community in holding the learning space. We design the daily & weekly structure of the internship and of our lives here based on these values and principles. Theoretical learning (Head) The theoretical sessions will be participatory and interactive. It will cover the 4 keys of Ecovillage Design Education (Social, Economical, Ecological and Worldview inspired by Gaia Education). Each week will cover one of the Ecovillage Design Keys and integrated into this we will be introduced to Permaculture Design & Deep Ecology in terms of philosophy, movement and personal experiences. Overall, We will have a maximum of 2-3 hours of theory per day on the session days, to also create lots of space for practical experiential learning. See more details of the key content below. Practical learning (Hands – on) For the hands – on practical learning we will be developing the Gaia Ashram’s farm and restoring nature on the Gaia Ashram land using permaculture strategies & techniques that are appropriate for the Rainy Season & the land and its local context. The hands-on work will focus on Gardening work i.e. developing the vegetable gardens, planting seeds & seedlings, transplanting, propagation of plants, making composts, growing and maintaining a Food Forest, planting green manures, planting lots of trees, planting seasonal crops. Apart from the Gardening we will also will be doing some natural building which mostly will focus on creating natural finishes using mud plasters and art works on
  • Events
10 years ago

Deep Ecology and Mindful Gardening

Deepen our connection with nature through our head, heart, hands and spirit. Join us for this two weeks contemplative learning where we will learn together What is Deep Ecology as a philosophy, as a way to see and interpret life, as an approach to deepen our connection with nature and as a way of living. This two weeks program is designed to have balance of the learning through different channel of our being: Head: Theoretical learning, critical thinking, debate, discussion, deep reflection & deep questioning. The learning through the head help us to understand deeply of what is happening around us and in the world. Understanding and deeply questioning the reality presented to us is a way to liberate ourselves from it. Heart: listening to what we are feeling when we engage ourselves in nature and her stories. Allowing the heart to feel the love, joy, compassion or the feeling of sadness & fear allowing ourselves to feel the pain ourselves, the world & Mother Earth. We will use the activities of The Work That Reconnect of Joanna Macy and other practices to help our heart to learn deeply. We need the learning through our heart to bring about transformation at a deep level. Hand: Mindfully working with nature in the garden. When we are mindful we love, respect and connect as we are physically engaged. Practical work help us to ground our believes, philosophy and vision. It empowers us and assures us that the new reality we wish for is possible. It makes what’s in our head and heart become real and tangible. Spirit : Spirituality, Meaning & purpose. Learning at this level is about being conscious of our values and purpose, seeing ourselves as part of a greater universe and realizing our connection, relationship and responsibility in that picture. a learning at this level helps us to stay connected with our core and bring meaning to life.

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