At Nannilam, we’ve embraced this approach as a core part of our design philosophy. Our goal is to manage every drop of water that flows through the farm — slowing it down, directing it where it’s needed, and letting it see Here’s how we apply this formula through key elements of our farm. … Read more
Gita Nagari Eco-Farm and Sanctuary
Gita Nagari is America's first slaughter-free dairy farm and promotes compassion to all living beings through vegetarianism and connecting with nature. They use regenerative agricultural practices, preserve the natural forest that surrounds the farm by removing invasive species and planting natives, and have formed a variety of partnerships to further the mission. They provide wellness retreats that support one's mind, body and spirit, and help the surrounding community by partnering with … Read more
Zahart el-Dar: The Women’s Garden Design and built of a climate adapted women-led farm as a pilot for Nuweiba.
“Zahart el-Dar – The Women’s Garden” aims to support the economic empowerment of Bedouin women, revive traditional values and the connection to the land, restore the ecosystem, and green the land for the Bedouin community. … Read more
Living Energy Farm Off Grid Community in Louisa Virginia
Living Energy Farm has developed a Direct Drive DC Microgrid that we are now installing in low income communities in the U.S. and the Caribbean. Our solar energy systems provide modern services with near zero ongoing maintenance costs. We are also largely food self-sufficient, and promote regenerative food production methods. … Read more
United Awakening Peace Strategy ONE PLANET, ONE PEOPLE, ONE PLAN
We are co-creating a common plan and organic organization that unites us in our actions secures our independence and promotes and attracts new people to the cause. … Read more
Permayouth Youth-led global network of young permaculture people
Each week young people from around the world gather together via zoom to explore what permaculture means in their local context, to learn about different ways of thinking about it and applying it. We are based at Crystal Waters Permaculture village and connect young people in other ecovillages and permaculture communities and projects around the world. This group is led by young people for young people, with Mentors from around the world too - Morag Gamble, Rosemary Morrow, Hannah Apricot … Read more
Easy Dry Toilet Accessible and safe technique for maintenance and use of humanure and urine from a dry toilet
The solution offers an easy to implement technique, based on accessible resources (ashes and lime), that promises to neutralize pathogens, control insects while providing a quick way to generate compost from humanure and solve sanitation issues anywhere in the world. … Read more
Tesis de Economía Ecológica: “Opciones de subsistencia en comunidades ecológicas” "El caso de la Ecoaldea Findhorn, Escocia"
Los resultados muestran que, mientras que las necesidades básicas son exitosamente satisfechas y hay una alta satisfacción en los trabajos, el sentimiento de sus miembros respecto a su situación económica, especialmente a lo que necesidades secundarias se refiere, es ambiguo. Además, los entrevistados más jóvenes tienen incertidumbres acerca de su futuro financiero. Por otro lado, la cosmovisión de los miembros muestra ausencia de ambiciones financieras y monetarias. La suya es una filosofía de … Read more
Almost Heaven Farms
We created a project called RTR or Resilience Through Recovery. This project is an integrated approach to helping different communities in Nepal sustainably recover from the recent earthquakes allowing them to be even more resilient and prepared to deal with future challenges. We envisage that the learnings from this project will have relevance for rural communities in many parts of the world who are faced with the need to become increasingly self-sufficient, and resilient during these times … Read more
