XVII Encuentro de Ecoaldeas 2014
Hace unos días, entre el 4 y 7, el universo y una familia que aprecio mucho me regaló la oportunidad de acompañarles y asistir por segundo año consecutivo al XVII Encuentro de Ecoaldeas de la RIE, realizado esta vez en el Cortijo los Baños-Al Hamam (Almería). Un lugar especial por su emplazamiento, instalaciones y personas que nos reuníamos de toda la península y de fuera de ella. Al igual que el año pasado, terminó marcándome y generando un cambio que tocó varios aspectos de mi ser. En … Read more
Who are we in GEN? Part 3 CASA Representative Margarita Zethelius - Holistic Approach to the Colombian Crisis
In 2013, Margarita O. Zethelius was elected in Colombia to be one the representatives of CASA on the the Global Ecovillage Network board. Michael Buick contributed her profile, edited by Ryan Luckey. Optimism is clearly one of Margarita´s strengths and you can feel her positivity energize the room when she enters. She explains how her work in conservation and sustainability got started. During research trips, immersed in Colombia's amazing natural riches, she and some biologist friends began … Read more
What is Our Ecovillage? Reflections on the 35th anniversary of Huehuecoyotl Ecovillage in Mexico
When we were at University in 1966 and ‘67, I dreamt that my best friends and I would one day live together in a commune. We had read about some examples in the US, Israel, Europe and Cuba, but we had no clue of how we could materialize that dream. Then the year 1968 came. Suddenly, our vision became the quest of many thousands of us, baby boomers, and we started to hear that people our age were dropping out from “the System”, and moving from the cities to rural places everywhere. … Read more
What is an Ecovillage? – by EarthDeeds Models of Living Well Together in a Post-Oil World
Ecovillages, by definition, are communities striving towards high quality lifestyles that have low ecological impacts. As such, they are modeling how we can live well and lightly together in a post-oil future. But even with their focus on renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and voluntary simplicity, ecovillages will never be able to reduce their impact to zero. In addition to reducing their ecological and carbon footprints, ecovillages also need to consider how to account for … Read more
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Video sobre el Común Tierra Filmado por el Proyecto Ecos de Origen, 2014
Video presentando el Común Tierra y la Minhoca filmado en Chile, por el Proyecto Ecos de Origen que también viaja documentando proyectos ecologicos y personas que están haciendo el cambio de paradigma en el mundo! (www.ecosdeorigen.com) https://youtu.be/m5V0k7o6lIc … Read more
