ecovillage

Great chance to do cob natural building during the summer while living in a cutting edge ecovillage.

Interesting article about how study abroad programs are focusing more attention on ecovillages and how they contribute to a more sustainable planet.

Forbes.com has a special feature section on Utopia which has a great article on intentional communities and ecovillages.

Here's a video about living seasonally at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. Daily routines are largely influenced by the current season - winter is a time for relaxing, socializing, indoor projects, spring planning, and most importantly, staying warm. And by the end of winter, members are gearing up and itching for spring with new or continuing building projects and gardening plans.

Ecological Homes using 10% of the energy of a conventional home! Green buildings for the same price as conventional! Abundance Ecovillage is a 100% off grid community demonstrating energy conservation techniques that can make green home building affordable.

The government in the UK is planning to build 10 carbon neutral ecotowns of 5000-20,000 homes by 2020. The ecotowns will run on renewable energy and some are hoping to make them car free. When will the US government start this kind of effort.

In this short documentary, we take an in-depth look at the everyday life and times of a member of a sustainable community, Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage.

Ithaca, NY was ranked second on a list of Greenest Cities, in part due to the Ecovillage at Ithaca, an intentional community focused on sustainability. The Ecovillage has 60 cohousing units and an onsite organic farm. Ecovillagers give workshops and generally promote sustainability in Ithaca, which has the highest percentage of people who walk to work in the country.

Brian Liloia used to blog alongside me at DVGuru.com. When the site was near it’s final days he mentioned going to live at an ecovillage where the community practices low-impact, sustainable living. He graciously took a few minutes to answer some questions I had.

An article on how cooperative living allows greater connection and reduces your environmental impact. Examples of communities from all over the US including Earthaven, Sowing Circle, and Winslow Cohousing.

This is a “how-to” natural building lesson, an in-depth video about earthen plastering techniques. Featured in this video are instructions for making natural plaster from just a few earthen ingredients, and both making and mixing the plaster, and then applying it to a natural home wall. Anyone who might have some curiosity or interest in learning more about natural home construction and design is encouraged to take a look!

Interesting piece on seeds of hope for the future including ecovillages, peak oil, mondragon cooperatives, etc.

The founders of Sydney Coastal Ecovillage ahave been working hard to establish an ecovillage in Austrlia. They have been inspired by other ecovillages in the US and Australia.

Ecovillages are becoming increasingly popular in Australia.

Ecovillage at Ithaca is 160 person community in upstate New York that focuses on ecological living as a living laboratory of sustainability. They have community supported agriculture and cohousing on site.

Article on the current state of intentional communities in the US.

Article on urban ecovillages, specifically ones in Cleveland and Cincinnati.