Twin Oaks Communities Conference

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If you live—or want to live—according to the ideals of sustainability, cooperation and equality, come to the annual Twin Oaks Communities Conference this summer for a celebration of cooperative and collective lifestyles!

From September 1 – 4, 2017, network and learn about communities of all kinds — co-housing, co-ops, communes and ecovillages — at one of the best-known intentional communities in North America. At the conference, you can attend workshops on topics such as communication, resource sharing, group decision-making and dynamics, worker-owned businesses, ecological responsibility and more.

Camp in a beautiful forest alongside fellow participants and be a part of a temporary, once-in-a-lifetime intentional community. Exchange ideas with major players in the Intentional Communities Movement by day and swap stories at fireside sharing circles by night. Swim. Play. Explore. The time to change your life is NOW!

Who we are:

Twin Oaks Community is an intentional community of 100 people on 450 acres in rural central Virginia. Founded in 1967, the community values cooperation, non-violence, and egalitarianism. The community holds land, labor, money, and other resources in common and practices a democratic form of self-governance called the Planner-Manager system. Tours will be available during the conference.

The conference is sponsored by two different inter-community organizations. The Fellowship for Intentional Community (FIC) provides publications, referrals, support services, and sharing opportunities for a wide range of intentional communities, cohousing groups, ecovillages, community networks, support organizations, and people seeking a home in community. The Federation of Egalitarian Communities (FEC) is a network of groups which hold their land, labor, and other resources in common and are committed to equality, participatory government, ecology, and nonviolence.

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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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European Ecovillage Conference

The Global Ecovillage Network Europe (GEN Europe) announces the 21st edition of its summer conference, “Conscious Happiness: Living the Future Today- Solidarity, Resilience & Hope” July 16th-20th 2017 at the Swedish ecovillage Ӓngsbacka. This annual event, which draws hundreds of intentional communitarians and their supporters from across Europe each year, offers speakers, expositions, workshops and a place to meet, inspire and be inspired. In an era of uncertain ecological and political futures, Robert Hall, GEN Europe’s Council President, invites participants to “come and network with Europe’s grassroots change-makers. Join us to learn ways of increasing your happiness while being of greater service to humanity and the planet.” This year’s conference themes of Solidarity, Resilience and Hope will weave into conference workshops and activity tracks, gathered together by keynote speakers Charles Eisenstein and Helena Norberg-Hodge. Keynote Speakers Charles Eisenstein is a self-described “degrowth activist” and the internationally-acclaimed author of “Sacred Economics” and “The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible”, described by Publisher’s Weekly as “a revolutionary and interactive book…inspires the reader to think out of the ordinary.” He has been described as “one of the up-and-coming great minds of our time.” Helena Norberg-Hodge is a pioneer of the ‘new economy’ movement, where she has been promoting an economics of personal, social and ecological well-being for more than thirty years. She is an author, filmmaker and director of the organization Local Futures, which promotes a systemic shift away from e
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Taller de Fermentos y Probióticos.

En este Taller aprenderemos a preparar alimentos y bebidas fermentadas con cualidades probióticas; y degustaremos una selección de estos. ¿POR QUE NOS PUEDE INTERESAR? – Por que los fermentos y probióticos ayudan a mejorar nuestra salud, digestión y sistema inmunológico. – Para aprovechar el exceso de verduras de temporada y evitar que se echen a perder. – Para restaurar una cultura de autosuficiencia, sabiduría y legado cultural – Es permacultura, microbiología y biodiversidad en nuestro cuerpo y en nuestra cocina ¿QUE HAREMOS? El taller será muy practico. Compartiremos recetas y las realizaremos in situ. – Panes: de fermentación lenta sin amasar, “pan de bolsa”, pan de legumbres. – Masa madre – Fermentos de verduras: chukrut, kimchi.. – Bebidas fermentadas: kéfir de agua, kombucha, rejuvelac – Yogur, también yogur de leche de soja – También hablaremos de otros como: alcaparras, tempeh, gachas de avena, etc… Hablaremos del proceso de cada uno, su procedencia, historia, sus beneficios para nuestra salud y la mejor forma de tomarlo. – Descubriremos porque el proceso de fermentación consigue que los alimentos resulten más digeribles y nutritivos. – Y la microflora de los fermentados nos protege de organismos potencialmente peligrosos y enseña a nuestro sistema inmunológico a funcionar bien. – Y que significa Ecoinmunonutrición. A las 14.00 disfrutaremos de una deliciosa comida vegetariana y ecológica, que incluirá numerosos de estos fermentos. Mientras podremos continuar hablando de cocina y alimentación: germinados, postres crudos, etc… Por la tarde, después de un rato para descansar, realizaremos una Visita guiada a Los Molinos. Esta es una aldea particular, ya que esta desconectada de la red del agua y la luz, las casas funcionan con energía solar, tienen huertas ecológicas, etc… En la aldea se encuentran además otros proyectos interesantes como Sunseed, La Pita Escuela y El Mirador. Más info losmolinosdelrio.blogsp

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