I arrived at the tropical heaven of Belipola in the height of Sri Lanka's rainy season. It was a time of indulgence for the teeming forest vegetation and critters, and the nearby river gurgled with hearty laughter. Life filled up to the brim and overflowed at every turn and corner. It had been a big year of unravelings for me, and I was inching my way through the last days of 2014. The New Year was approaching and I was flying home on the 1st of January. My eyes were blurry from nursing a … Read more
Encuentro de Ecoaldeas 2015-Resumen
- Date: 27 – 30 August 2015
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: Undefined
Hola Ya queda poco para el Encuentro de Ecoaldeas 2015 ;} El lema de este año es "Sembrar sueños, labrar dificultades, cosechar futuros.", tenemos muchas ganas de veros a todos y todas, estamos preparando el encuentro con mucha ilusión e intentando hacerlo lo más completo posible, mirad el programa aquí abajo. Enlaces con la info del encuentro: Precio e inscripciones www.tinyurl.com/encuentro-ecoaldeas-2015 Programa y horario de … Read more
Holistic Science
- Language:
- English
- Location: Schumacher College, Dartington Totnes, TQ9 6EA, Undefined
Western science is dominated by ‘reductionism’ – the idea that natural phenomena can be explained in terms of their component parts. Reductionism is incomplete, and can be counter-productive since it suggests that by analysing the ‘mechanical’ workings of nature we can fully predict and manipulate it. Holistic science recognises the limitations of this methodology, focusing instead on nature’s qualities, complexity and intrinsic value, giving a science fit to solve global … Read more
Ecological Design Thinking
- Language:
- English
- Location: Schumacher College, Dartington Totnes TQ96EA, Undefined
This postgraduate programme in Ecological Design Thinking will help to create a global network of design educators and practitioners able to respond to pressing economic, social and ecological challenges. It will enable students to play an active and transformative role in communities as we meet the challenge of transitioning to low carbon, high well-being and resilient places and systems. Never has there been a more important time for a new approach to design. students on an ecological … Read more
Ecological Food Systems
- Language:
- English
- Location: Schumacher College, Dartington Totnes TQ96EA, Undefined
Ecological Food Systems at Schumacher College Schumacher College is the first in the world to offer a postgraduate programme in Ecological Food Systems, developed in collaboration with Plymouth University, The Organic Research Centre (ORC), The Campaign for Real Farming and the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). Join the leaders and change agents at the forefront of new thinking in resilient and healthy food systems. This course explores the frontiers of research and practice that … Read more
Info Encuentro de Verano. Arterra
- Date: 27 – 30 August 2015
- Languages:
- EnglishSpanish
- Location: Undefined
Hola Compas Nos vemos en unos días.Que alegría teneros aquí. Para que disfrutemos todas: cositas que saber, y que traer. Y alguna que NO traer... Como todos los años os pedimos que traigáis vuestro servicio de comidas: platos, cubiertos, vasos. Las personas del Sur, no olvidéis que venís al norte, y por la noche refresca: algo de ropa de abrigo! Sacos de dormir , claro. Linternas no estarán de más, sobre todo las personas en acampada! El aparcamiento: no está incluido en la inscripción. … Read more
GEN +20 Summit Developing the New Story of Community
This year's Global Ecovillage Network Summit at Findhorn Ecovillage in Scotland, marked the organisation's tremendous growth and development since its emergence 20 years ago. Returning to the place where GEN was launched into the world in 1995, the founders Ross and Hildur Jackson were joined by other GEN legends, Declan Kennedy, Robert Gilman, Jan-Martin Bang and Helena Norberg-Hodge, in bearing witness to how their offspring has now developed contacts with communities on every inhabited … Read more
Programa Talleres
- Date: 27 – 30 August 2015
- Languages:
- EnglishSpanish
- Location: Undefined
Este es una primera propuesta de los diferentes espacio que os proponemos. Sabiendo que vamos a ir incluyendo otros, y que aquí no están los del espacio abierto que publicaremos en breve. … Read more
V Incubadora de Ecoaldeas.
- Date: 30 August – 1 September 2015
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: Undefined
Para Inscribirse a la Incubadora, enviar un correo a : incubadoraecoaldeas@gmail.com. La Incubadora de Ecoaldeas y Comunidades es un programa desarrollado por facilitadoras de la RIE (Red Ibérica de Ecoaldeas) para acompañar a grupos que están en proceso de dar el salto hacia la creación de un proyecto colectivo (comunidades, redes, cooperativas, emprendedurías,…). Facilitado por personas con amplio recorrido y experiencia en ese tipo de procesos creativos y vitales, el programa … Read more
Taller de Autoconstrucción
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: Undefined
Nueve días de convivencia aprendiendo con el maestro Juan del Mas Franch. Una introducción diaria al diverso abanico de técnica de bioconstrucción básicas desde las estructuras de cañas a los revocos de arcilla bien finos. El lugar donde se celebra es un paraíso llamado Vall de Laguar, en Alicante … Read more
