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Greenbriar Community School

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • English
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 1969

What we do

Located within 170 wooded acres east of Austin, between Elgin and Bastrop Texas. Greenbriar was a part of the free school movement that began in the 1960’s ☮ We are an Educational community focusing on sustainability, homeschooling, and providing an alternative learning center.
Our land stewardship program maintains and provides a space for a variety of Educational Programs, Workshops, and Events. Participation in community life is an integral part of our learning process.
We host a variety of workshops and educational programs while promoting and collaborating with other educators.
Current programs offered Homeschool Enrichment Program: Our “Homeschool Enrichment Program” is a space for parents to homeschool together in a community environment. We have created a facility and a regular scheduled program. If you would like to participate or have any questions, visit the Homeschool Enrichment Program page.
Our educational workshops include topics such as: Communal living, Wild Edible plants, Organic gardening, Permaculture, Natural Building, Land management, Native and invasive species of Bastrop Texas Natural habitat

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • English
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Intentional Neighborhoods
  • Activities
  • Permaculture
  • Education

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 1969
  • Started living together

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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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