IntroductionWelcome back to Community Resilience, a podcast created in collaboration with the EcoVillage Resilience 2.5 Degree Project, facilitated by the Global EcoVillage Network. I'm your host, Eva Goldfarb, inviting you to gather around the fire as we explore resilience, adaptation, and transformation in our time of deepening polycrisis. I'm thrilled to introduce Tanya Mottle, a passionate newcomer to the Ecovillage movement. Tanya's journey began after four years of surreptitiously … Read more
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Community and Resilience
by Michael Würfel of Sieben Linden Ecovillage, GermanyI hereby declare: resilience will be the big buzzword of the coming decade. Everything will have to become resilient: The home, the city, the transportation network, politics. Just as every can of sardines has a label for "sustainability" today (for whatever fake reason), it will soon be labelled "for your resilience ", at the latest when it becomes clear that we will never manage to reach a sustainable lifestyle and advertisement will switch … Read more
The Highs and Lows of Striving for Climate Resilience
by Rob Wheeler of The Farm Tennessee, USAJust imagine, trying to create climate resiliency in a world that is seemingly hell bent on creating climate catastrophe and disaster, it may feel at times like an almost impossible task. So much to do and comparatively so little resources to do it with. And yet we have to keep going and trying. For our children’s, and their children’s, and even our own sakes.A year and a half ago we started this journey, joining in with 19 other ecovillage communities in … Read more
Leveraging Diversity to Enhance Resilience
by Macaco Tamerice of Damanhur, ItalyDamanhur consists of four communities, each between 90 to 140 residents alongside smaller households. Each community consists of a nucleus spread out in 5 different municipalities. The decentralized structure arose from the necessity of acquiring fragmented parcels of land. This felt as a disadvantage from many viewpoints, but it also has its great advantages due to the beautiful diversity. Some are in the plain, some in the fore mountains and others in … Read more
Women and Youth’s role in Community Resilience
by Mugove Nyika of Gudza Ramuka Community, ZimbabweIn the small rural community of Gudza Ramuka, Zimbabwe, women and children are recognised as playing pioneering roles in the community building process. As the community has been exploring our own pathway to a more sustainable and resilient future, special sparks of discussion and engagement have emerged from these key members. From participation in gatherings, to raising critical questions, to making situations more visible for families, the … Read more
Seeds of Hope – A Network of Living Seed Banks
by Suvi Tiihonen of Keuruu Ecovillage, FinlandWhen exploring system loops, we discovered a real clarity in the importance of preparing for outer crises through supporting local food production and closed self sustained systems. While we celebrate the many things we already have in place, we also notice our dependence on external seed producers for most of our vegetable seeds in the ecovillage.We researched the various levels that this could be addressed: from the national level to business, to … Read more
Resilience Through Creative Play
by Giovanni Ciarlo of Huehuecoyotl Ecovillage, MexicoFifty years ago, a group of young people from 8 different nationalities got together to travel like a family of gypsies around the world. In their early 20s, some with young children, and all together with limited funds, we were determined to form a tribe, visit faraway lands and discover new cultures. Most had a college education, but all had turned our backs on traditional careers. We were bonded by our strong inclination towards artistic … Read more
A Letter from the Future
by Devon Kehler of Hundredfold Farm, USAAugust 20, 2050 4:37-7:45 p.m.Dear Simone,As our eldest, most conversational grandchild, I’ve chosen to write to you as I sit here regulating my body temperature in the coolest place I can find: the root cellar of our community’s Common House. The heat has been sweltering this month. Thankfully, I can access a reptilian self I developed 30 years ago when I lived in the Sonoran desert region of Arizona.Speaking of reptiles, do you remember when you … Read more
June 24 open event – Ecovillage Resilience to climate change
Celebrate the launch of the Ecovillage Resilience report and new resources for community-led resilience to climate catastrophe!Since 2022, 20 ecovillages from 18 countries have engaged in a collaborative research process to learn more about the resilience of ecovillages to severe climate change and polycrisis. Join our global community of practice on zoom for a celebration of the work done, the insights gained, and the resources created.June 24th at 11:30 UTC - in English, French and … Read more
Rooted Resilience: Spiritual Harmony and Traditional Practices in Ecovillages
IntroductionToday, we have the honor of hosting two remarkable guests from Togo, whose dedication to community health, environmental conservation, and sustainable development serves as an inspiration to us all.Our first guest is Koto Koku Agbee. Koto is a state nurse trained at the National School of Medical Auxiliaries of Lomé , specializing in community health. His passion for nature and community development has led him to play a pivotal role in the management of natural resources - … Read more
