Applied Ecovillage Living

a four-week programme

with Craig Gibsone and Jacqueline Buckingham

presented by The Findhorn Foundation,

Global Ecovillage Network Europe,

and Gaia Education
February 14-March 13

The Findhorn Ecovillage, Findhorn, Scotland

see website for registration details

http://www.findhorn.org/programmes/ael/#.VIdL64t4qXQ

http://gen-europe.org

http://www.gaiaeducation.org

“50 years of embodied knowledge and wisdom.

This unique four-week programme is a living experience of the Findhorn Ecovillage, giving you the concepts, tools and techniques needed for creating sustainable human settlements.

In a world where there is an increasing need for viable, sustainable human settlements, ecovillages offer an enhanced quality of life for all, providing environmental, social, economic and spiritual sustainability. Ecovillage communities are cohesive social structures, united by common social and/or spiritual values. Working with the simple principle of not taking away more from the Earth than one gives back, ecovillages also consciously keep their ecological footprint to a minimum. Ecovillage principles apply equally to urban and rural settings, to both developing and over-developed countries.

The Applied Ecovillage Living programme provides a practical forum for learning and for developing action plans. It draws on the experience and expertise developed within the Findhorn Ecovillage over the past 50+ years, as well as on other local and international initiatives, and is delivered within the structure of a successful large-scale, full-featured human settlement working in true co-creation with nature.

Topics covered include:

An introduction to permaculture design
Local organic food production
Renewable energy systems
Cooperative social economies
Group building and deep ecology
Earth restoration and environmental art
Ecological building and community design

Findhorn Ecovillage has one of the lowest recorded ecological footprints for any community in the industrialised world, just half the UK national average.”