Tinos ecolodge

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About the Communities

  • Forming
  • English
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2013

What we do

The eco lodge idea is about building an ecofriendly touristic destination on the island of Tinos, using sustainably the natural resources that surround us and creating a self-sustained off the grid system. This means using renewable energy resources, and local materials, promote and produce on the plot local products, minimize waste and recycle and promote activities connected to the natural environment that surround us. Also because knowledge must be shared we organise every year a Permaculture Design Course in Autumn September-October.
The rain water is collected for the supply of the houses, the sewage is filtered through a reedbed system and the water that comes out clean is used for irrigation and the toilet flush.
The stones extracted from the field were used for building.
The energy is provided by a photovoltaic system that is installed on the roofs. To minimise energy consumption, natural lighting design and thermal solar radiation have been taken into account.
An organic permaculture vegetable garden is established on the plot were we cultivate most summer and winter vegetables but also a small greehouse runs all year round, a food forest is being established with local trees, citrons and other fruit trees as well as herbs are planted and already have a good harvest.
Nature activities like trekking on Tinos footpaths, short walking trips nearby to the beaches, to the mountain top, or to collect wild herbs, are also organised for the guests.
At present there are two stone houses of 45 and 65 m² rented for tourism and we have restored two of the old stone stables into small lodges for the seminars and to host volunteers.
We also want to inspire and invite other people to get involved in this idea as volunteers, to come and gain experience on sustainable infrastructure building and permaculture techniques. If you are interested in participating please contact us at info@tinosecolodge.gr

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Greek
  • Spanish
  • Activities
  • Permaculture
  • Education
  • Experiences

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2013
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2014
  • Started living together

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12 years ago

Gaia Ashram Internship

The Pioneers of Gaia Ashram , 5th of July– 2nd of August 2015 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 usi

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