Transition Town Freiburg

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • German
  • Social
  • Urban

Founding year

  • 2011

What we do

Transition Town bedeutet Stadt im Wandel. Gemeint ist der Wandel von energiefressenden, umweltzerstörenden und landschaftszersiedelnden urbanen Lebensformen hin zu Städten, die Umwelt und Ressourcen schonen. Für diese inzwischen weltweite Bewegung bedeutet zukunftsfähige Stadtentwicklung eine drastische Einsparung an Energie im Öffentlichen Leben, beim Wohnen und im Verkehr.
Angesichts abnehmender Erdölvorkommen, eines durch gehäuft auftretende Unwetter und schmelzende Eisberge deutlich spürbaren Klimawandels können Bürgerinnen und Bürger nicht länger darauf warten, dass die Politik aktiv wird. Der jüngste Klimagipfel in Durban hat erneut gezeigt, dass mit verlässlichen Regularien zum Klimaschutz sowie für eine zukunftsfähige Erneuerung des Weltwirtschaftssystems nicht zu rechnen ist. Die Devise heißt Wachstum und weiter so. Egal, was es kostet.
Will der oder die Einzelne nicht tatenlos zusehen wie unsere Umwelt irreparabel geschädigt, endliche Ressourcen erschöpft werden und das globale Wirtschafts- und Bankensystem von einer Krise in die nächste taumelt und Schulden anhäuft, heißt es handeln – und zwar jetzt.

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

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2011
  • Started living together

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Denis a.d. H. Lemberger

Starting this ecological, self sufficient going project in Paraguay would be glad to invite and help other people to begin a life in a small, but growing ecovillage
Paraguay

Location

  • Germany

Transition Town Freiburg

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4 weeks ago

Social Media Intern

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Social Media Intern for GEN International Hours: Up to 20/month, flexible around your schedule and availability Location: Remote, work with Eva Goldfarb Focus: Instagram + LinkedIn (TikTok if you’re into it!) Hi! I’m Eva, and I run social media for GEN International — the global network connecting ecovillages, intentional communities, and regenerative culture-builders across every continent. I’m looking for a co-conspirator to help me tell the stories of the people quietly building the future: off-grid villages in the Philippines, permaculture farms in Senegal, urban cohousing projects in Berlin, elders passing down land wisdom in the Andes. It’s a wildly rich, wildly underrepresented world, and I want more people to fall in love with it the way I have. What you’ll actually do: Dream up and create content for Instagram and LinkedIn (reels, carousels, stories, captions that don’t sound like a corporate newsletter) Dig into our global network and turn your findings into stories people want to share Pitch your own ideas. If there’s a series, a theme, a format, or a corner of the network that lights you up, that’s what I want you to focus on. What we’re looking for: A natural storyteller, someone who can spot the human thread in a project update or a photo from a faraway village Genuinely curious about ecovillages, sustainability, intentional community, regenerative living Self-motivated and communicative; this is a flexible, trust-based role Why this role: This isn’t a “post 3x a week and don’t ask questions” internship. You’ll have real creative freedom to work on what excites you, learn how a global grassroots network tells its story, and build a portfolio full of meaningful, purpose-driven content. Plus you’ll be talking to people living some of the most interesting, intentional lives on the planet. If storytelling for a better world sounds like your kind of fun, let’s talk.
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11 years ago

Cosecha de Cafe

El periodo de cosecha se ha fraccionado bastante, por lo que se pudo observar plantas con frutos ya maduros – verdes y floreciendo al mismo tiempo. Generalmente se prefiere que la floración se concentre, así la cosecha también se concentrara… A la fecha hemos realizado 4 recogidas y pienso faltaran 2 para completar el proceso. Se ha establecido que la floración del café es inducida por estrés hídrico alternado por un periodo lluvioso… La floración en el 2015 fue tan errática como el clima. Manejo de la Cosecha La calidad del café está muy relacionada con el manejo al momento de cosecharlo Esta es la primera cosecha que manejamos en la Aldea y ha permitido identificar como podremos ir mejorando la calidad: 1. Se identificaron áreas con muchas plantas enfermas de fumagina que necesitan un manejo de la sombra o necesitan ser reanimadas con poda. 2. Hay que enfatizar en cosechar solo granos maduros (separar los verdes). 3. Despulpar inmediatamente después de la cosecha. 4. Mejorar las condiciones de lavado 5. En la actualidad multiplicamos microorganismos eficientes locales para aplicarlos en forma de té al suelo y a las plantas. 6. Se comienza a Identificar la vegetación (no agresiva) la que coopera con el establecimiento del colchón, debajo de la sombra. 7. Siembra de guineos en las áreas muy soleadas. En las próximas semanas tendremos a la venta parte del café cosechado, deseando que lo disfruten. Esperando que en el 2016 llueva mucho más café en la Ecoaldea, si es que el clima lo permite.

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