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The Santa Barbara Eco-Village vision is to create a place to gather and care for the Earth, ourselves and each other. A place to pull our resources and talents to live a healthier and more fulfilling life that can be sustained for generation as we help people of all ages and backgrounds.
The Santa Barbara Eco-Village mission is to support and promote sustainable lifestyles. The project focuses on community living, land restauration, health and education. Resources will be directed towards implementing sustainability models that will allow people to live healthier and more fulfilling lives. We plan to create a blue print model that can be replicated throughout the world and adapted by diverse communities according to their geographical, cultural and economic conditions.
Our Vision Combines:
A permaculture farm and forest and an eco-village that will include alternative energy generation and off-grid living, an artisan craft center, a retirement community, and a safe refuge for children and adolescents.
A multidimensional healing and retreat center offering transformational retreats and festivals year-round for personal growth and individual healing intensives.
A community outreach center dedicate to supporting ongoing community projects and local causes linking eco-friendly organizations and non-profit organizations with the city of Santa Barbara. This program will include a food-bank for the production and delivery of food and resources for homeless people and unemployed families.
A program designed to educate and enrich the community of Santa Barbara and nearby cities with emphasis on childhood education.
A visionary artist colony that encourages inspirational art, film, theater, dance, music, poetry, literature, culinary arts, and develops new approaches to sublime and transformative creative expression.
An esoteric wisdom school with university-level courses in such fields as consciousness studies; meditation practice; quantum physics and its practical implications; transformative dream work; comparative metaphysics; shamanic and energetic healing; yogic sciences; exopolitical studies; next-generation therapies that go beyond transpersonal psychology, psychoanalysis, systems theories, and other current approaches. Other core subjects include nonviolent communication, leadership training, and community building.
An ashram for the modern western world that provides the space for a contemplative and simple lifestyle and the achievement of our highest potential. A place to visit or to permanently live a life of simplicity, inner peace, and joy with like-minded beings, in harmonious union with our Self and the Earth.
Other initiatives include a research center, an open source programs for project development and dissemination of valuable information, an Eco-Village development and integration program.

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18 years ago

Artosilla, 1999

II Encuentro de Ecoaldeas En el II Encuentro Estatal de Ecoaldeas, celebrado en Artosilla en agosto de 1999, se avanzĂł considerablemente en la creaciĂłn de una red de ecoaldeas, al permitir que nos conociĂ©ramos unos cuantos colectivos que, en diferentes lugares de la geografĂ­a española, estamos trabajando en esta lĂ­nea. Sin embargo, por ser todavĂ­a pocos y por hallarnos todavĂ­a en una fase muy inicial, en la Ăşltima asamblea celebrada en dicho Encuentro se decidiĂł mantener de momento una estructura de coordinaciĂłn mĂ­nima —que recaĂ­a por otra parte en la Carrucha Cultural— y esperar que el movimiento de ecoaldeas se fuera consolidando en todo el territorio español antes de crear una verdadera red. TambiĂ©n se decidiĂł, que dado que la palabra “ecoaldea” es de uso muy reciente, y algunos colectivos ya llevan trabajando en lĂ­neas similares desde hace años, se podrĂ­a ampliar la red a otro tipo de comunidades sostenibles, como colectividades rurales, comunas urbanas y rurales, municipios o pueblos ecolĂłgicos, cooperativas de viviendas, comunidades de desarrollo personal, etc., siempre que se hallen predispuestas a avanzar en la consecuciĂłn de los requisitos mĂ­nimos de ecoaldea. No existen ecoaldeas perfectas, ni en España ni en ningĂşn otro paĂ­s europeo, y por tanto no se trata de que los colectivos que quieran unirse a la red ibĂ©rica de ecoaldeas lo sean completamente. Basta con que haya en ellos una intenciĂłn de avanzar en el desarrollo de comunidades sostenibles. En Artosilla, los siguientes colectivos constituyeron el germen de la futura Red IbĂ©rica de Ecoaldeas: • Cooperativa de viviendas ValdepiĂ©lagos (Madrid) — so********@***ix.net • AsociaciĂłn La Osa (Asturias) —as********@***sa.org • Municipio ecolĂłgico de Amayuelas de Abajo (Palencia) — ce****@********os.es • AsociaciĂłn La Semilla (Cádiz) — gr*****@***oo.es • Proyecto de CooperaciĂłn Nueva Tierra (Sevilla) — qu*****@*******ok.net • Instituto de Permacultura Montsant (Tarragona) — wa**@**ac.es • A
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11 years ago

Revocos de Tierra Arcillosa:de A a Z

Revoques de Tierra: de A a Z en ”Arterra Bizimodu”: Artieda, Navarra (30 min. al este de Pamplona) 4 MĂłdulos: Abril-Junio 2016 Instructora: Rikki Nitzkin (www.rikkinitzkin.wordpress.com) Toda La InformaciĂłn:https://rikkinitzkin.wordpress.com/revoques-de-tierra-arterra/ Inscripciones: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eQRlshvm2on7iMyny3Pcx3YBCX_4_l6dAaVRNvxz97o/viewform MĂłdulo 1: 23-24 Abril 2016; Conocer el Barro MĂłdulo 2: 7-8 Mayo 2016; Revoques de “Cuerpo” MĂłdulo 3: 28-29 Mayo 2016; Acabados MĂłdulo 4: 11-12 Junio 2016; TĂ©cnicas Decorativas & Pinturas —————————————————————————– IntroducciĂłn: La Tierra Arcillosa es un material maravilloso. Se pude usar para muchĂ­simas cosas: platos, cazuelas, esculturas, muros, suelos… y tambiĂ©n para revoques. Un revoque de barro grueso puede usarse para nivelar una pared irregular, añadir inercia tĂ©rmica a una pared “ligera” (ej. paja, madera o yeso), para ayudar a mantener una temperatura ideal en la casa; tambiĂ©n sirve para regular la humedad dentro de la vivienda. Además, es flexible, agradable de trabajar y da un acabado acogedor y bello a cualquier ambiente. Se adapta con igual facilidad a formas rectas y orgánicas. Es ecolĂłgico, saludable renovable, reciclable, y de bajo impacto medio-ambiental. Y encima de todo eso…¡es sumamente hermosa! DescripciĂłn del curso: Os invito a venir a conocer las tĂ©cnicas y conocimientos necesarios para utilizar los revoques de Tierra Arcillosa en cualquier superficie: Paja, piedra, madera/tableros, ladrillos… Recomiendo que asistan los 4 mĂłdulos, ya que el conocimiento se va acumulando poco a poco, pero dejo libre la opciĂłn de asistirles por separado. —————————————————————————– MĂłdulo 1: Conocer el Barro La Tierra Arcillosa se tiene que combinar con más ingredientes (áridos y fibras) para utilizarlo para revocar. Si no se hace, se agrietará o será dĂ©bil.
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12 years ago

Permaculture Design Course

26 settembre – 7 ottobre 2014 Ostuni (BR), Italy Permaculture Design Course at Casinasettarte (Ostuni, BR) Docenti: Rod Everett, Mill Millichap Lingua del corso: Inglese A Permaculture Design Course is a 72-hour intensive hands-on course that equips you to learn and practice how to design your land and life using permaculture principles. Course Content Includes: Permaculture Principles Patterns and design Landscape analysis Building soil fertility Water harvesting Waste recycling Sustainable buildings Passive solar heating and cooling Rocket stoves Companion planting Nature observation Energy generation Energy cycling Transport Economic Nutrition and health Natural medicines Arid-Landscapes Social challenges Making music and dancing Design your land and life using permaculture. Rod and Mill are inspired by the natural world and will share a lifetime of knowledge and experiences for the benefit of others. Note: Deadline (for 40% Downpayment) is June 30th, 2013 Instructors Rod Everett is an organic sheep farmer in North Lancashire, England. His farm hosts The Study Centre of the Middlewood Trust, where many courses on sustainable issues are run. He is interested in all of the little understood properties and potential of water. Mill Millichap is currently creating a productive garden in the mountains of central Spain. His interest have included, forest gardening and fruit and vegetables, school gardens, and social and environmental activism. Per il programma e info: http://www.casinasettarte.org/ Costi: 450€ (sleeping in your own tend, includes all food) Info, Registrazione: Franco: in**@************te.org, 393488629254

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