Deep Ecology and Mindful Gardening

Communal Camp-out, Learn new skills and get amongst nature for the weekend. This is a unique program that allows participants to learn 8 new skills over one weekend from a variety of self-sufficiency categories whilst camping out and experiencing community living at one of our farm or outback locations. We invite eight great teachers to come along and pass on their specialty skills and/or knowledge in a two hour session each. Some classes will be very high energy, hands-on and practical and others will be at a slow pace, relaxed and engaging, and there will also be plenty of time for socialise and have a great time with the other participants. It’s like a mixture of TED talks, ConFest skill-shares, Scouts, practical classes and all round communal good times. FEBRUARY WORKSHOP WEEKEND PROGRAM Creative Collective Workshops 1. Passive Solar and Natural Building for your area. With Heidi Moore from Mudmob Collective. Heidi has an Advanced Diploma in Building Design (Architectural) and has been studying and practicing natural building for the past 10 years. This is a great opportunity to get inspired and learn the basics behind sustainable architecture theories and natural building techniques and possibilities. Class format: 2 hour interactive lecture style class. 2. Upcycling Cardboard Boxes (Box Craft), with BoxWars founder Ross Koger. “A network of cardboard warriors who are engaged in an epic struggle for the liberty of corrugated creativity.” One of our main goals is to bring cardboard back to the consumers who discarded it in the first place without realising its true potential. This we consider a war…..and no war is without conflict. Become a warrior fight the good fight – learn from the master of Boxwars, Ross Koger. He will be teaching us practical techniques on how to re-use cardboard boxes and craft them into new structural forms. Class format: Hands-on crafting. 3. Wild Fermentation (Sauerkraut), with Kate Marsh founder of Creative Coll

The ReGEN-Nations program is a 6-month online learning journey and prototyping lab using whole systems thinking to design solutions for social, cultural, economic, and ecological resilience and regeneration, designed by the GENOA Projects team. The program is based on the Ecovillage Design Education (EDE) curriculum and certified by Gaia Education and UNESCO. The prototype began in September 2020 and welcomed 16 teams from around Asia and the Pacific, with 11 countries represented, Australia, Japan, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Each team joined with two lead members and several supporting members. They started with a project in either ideation or scaling stage and applied the learning from this program to develop and deepen their project design. The program offered a wide range of online sessions from check-in calls, to leadership, mentorship, and coaching sessions, to workshops and webinars on the areas of regeneration of ecovillage design. In addition to the cohort of 16 teams, the program ReGEN Nations reached over 120 participants through its open webinars and workshops in each dimension. Through the ReGEN Nations program, GENOA was able to also engage a network of thought leaders, trainers, activists, ecovillages and kindred spirit organisations from the region.

A guided immersion in the life of the community Los Portales, founded in 1984 During this week, you will become part of a dynamic, diverse, multi-generational and multicultural group. You will get to know the essential values ​​of the community, participate in our daily activities, experience a feeling of connectedness with each other, with nature and with life itself, and explore being at the service of the changes that the planet needs. Located in the heart of nature, LOS PORTALES offers: ✽ A framework for personal and group transformation and change through dream work, deep listening, meditation, introspection, mutual support and connection with nature. ✽ A safe environment in which to develop interpersonal skills, experience the enriching effect of our differences, and learn to transform conflicts. ✽ An example of a sustainable and regenerative settlement; an inspiration to those that want to move towards less polluting, more equitable, solutions- and welfare-oriented ways of life. ✽ An opportunity to live now a taste of what we all dream of for the future. During the experience week you will have the chance to: Learn about life at Los Portales including: The history of the community The decision-making and governance structure The micro-businesses and the economic structure Renewable energy How to build/sustain community Nutrition and healthy food preparation Medicinal herbs and natural cosmetics Permaculture and organic growing Bread and cheese making Help out in one of our different work areas, such as organic gardens, kitchens, home care, maintenance, giving you an opportunity to interact with community members and experience being at the service of something bigger. Be part of a personal and group process of self-knowledge and transformation using tools such as: dream work, deep lis

This is a FUNd-raising year-end PARTY with music, poetry, songs, games and creative sharings brought together as a GIFT from our HEARTS, simply RSVP via this form to join in :) Our primary priority is to gather and have a nourishing time, and so your gift of presence and good vibes is most appreciated. During the gathering, there will be opportunities to donate to the development cost of, and offer of scholarships, for the REGEN-Nations programme. As 2021 is coming to a close, here’s an invitation to join us in celebrating life-giving intentions. In these times of complexities and volatility, the need for community is more than ever before. As we face the increasing strain of climate crisis, a global pandemic and many other challenges, the REGEN-Nations team at GENOA is driven by a strong sense of purpose, and lots of love and joy, to bring the second edition of this whole systems regenerative design programme to our region. With practitioners from Asia and Oceania to share their insights from lived experiences in our region, REGEN-Nations offers skills in empathic and agile leadership, enables an ecosystem of peer-to-peer learning, and collaboration for better impact. Before we launch the course in February 2022, please join us for a celebratory time to amplify our energies for a regenerative world in the making. Come meet the folks in our regional regenerative network and basks in the songs and poetry of hidden talents from Asia and Oceania! There will also be an open mic segment so if you’d like to share a song or poem, you’re most welcome to! :)