Utsikten Ecovillage

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • Swedish
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 1999

What we do

Utsikten Ecovillage is located on Orust, on Sweden’s west coast, and consists of 17 households. Each household owns its own house and garden, while many resources are shared and jointly managed, including forest, pastureland and farmland, a forest garden, a constructed wetland, a tool shed, and a recycling house. We work together on energy, water, and circular systems. The village also includes a strip of shoreline along Grindsbyvattnet, with a jetty and a sauna that we have built together as a community.
In 1999, the association that later became Utsikten Ecovillage was formed. When the opportunity to purchase Lilla Krossekärr on Orust arose in 2001, the place immediately felt right and the visions took on a more concrete form. A detailed development plan for the ecovillage was created, and in 2006 construction of the first house began.
Our ambition is to lead by example and to share our knowledge with visitors and the wider world. Those of us who live in Utsikten Ecovillage are happy to talk about our experiences and hope to inspire others toward a more ecological way of living.
Our vision is a community that maintains balance with nature while enhancing people’s quality of life. We do not only want to reduce our impact, but aspire to leave the place in better condition than when we first began using it.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • Swedish
  • English
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Activities
  • Ecological Restoration
  • Permaculture

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 1999
  • Started living together
  • Not open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
35

How to join

Rent or live permanently, keep an eye here: https://www.utsikten-ekoby.se/bo-eller-hyr-i-byn/
Join a community workday, see upcoming dates here: https://www.utsikten-ekoby.se/delta-vid-en-arbetsdag/
Become a volunteer, read more here: https://www.utsikten-ekoby.se/volontar-i-byn/
Courses and workshops can be found here: https://www.utsikten-ekoby.se/ekodagar-workshops-visningar/
Self-guided cultural walks in the village, see here: https://www.utsikten-ekoby.se/ekodagar-workshops-visningar/
Book a study visit, find details here: https://www.utsikten-ekoby.se/studiebesok/

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  • Sweden

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7 years ago

Communities for Future Online Summit

The Communities for Future Summit is an entirely free, online experience hosted by the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN). From the 1 to 10 February 2020 we will daily unlock 3 interviews with well known thought leaders, change makers, indigenous elders, community lovers and youth activists from around the planet. During the Summit, we will explore: Systemic change – a complete transformation of our human institutions and workplaces, Inner change – the inner healing that is needed in order for us to heal our relationships to the world around us; Change on the Ground – how communities around the planet are already becoming space of regeneration; and Youth Change – the young people who are taking to the streets, raising their voices and demanding climate justice for future generations. Together, we will engage in finding our authentic response to the Climate Emergency, a response that is not driven by urgency, fear, panic and hurry, but comes from a deep sense of connectedness, love and responsibility. Young people are taking to the streets, demanding that we all take urgent action on the climate and planetary crisis. GEN is picking up the baton and inviting all of us to manifest the needed change now, protecting, restoring and transforming in our communities, municipalities and countries. Let’s build Communities for Future. Let’s find our response to the Climate Emergency. Please join us. To see the full list of speakers and to see which interviews are live at any given time, visit summit2020.ecovillage.org

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