Willits Economic Localization/Community Farm And Ecovillage
From CFI
COMMUNITY FARM AND ECOVILLAGE Research Questions
COMMUNITY FARM AND ECOVILLAGE Resources/Contacts
COMMUNITY FARM AND ECOVILLAGE Books, Videos
COMMUNITY FARM AND ECOVILLAGE Local Organizations
COMMUNITY FARM AND ECOVILLAGE Local Events
COMMUNITY FARM AND ECOVILLAGE Web Sites
(Jason Bradford) Here's a simple way to do a property search.
http://www.greathomes.org/search.asp?county=mendocino
Start dreaming. Then organize!
This web page will keep the reader updated as to the progress of the Economic Localization focus group that is seeking to locate land and plan the development of an Ecovillage.
Ecovillages are intentional communities that aspire to create a more humane and sustainable way of life. One widely quoted definition (by Robert and Diane Gilman) defines ecovillages as "human scale, full-featured settlements in which human activities are harmlessly integrated into the natural world in a way that is supportive of healthy human development, and which can be successfully continued into the indefinite future." An intentional community aspiring to become an ecovillage attempts to have a population small enough that everyone knows each other and can influence the outcome of community decisions. It hopes to provide housing, work opportunities, and social and spiritual opportunities on site, creating as self-sufficient a community as possible. Typically, an ecovillage builds ecologically sustainable housing, grows much of its own organic food, recycles its waste products harmlessly, and, as much as possible, generates its own off-grid power. (Taken from "Creating a Life Together - Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities" by Diana Leafe Christian
How many parcels exist in Little Lake Valley that would be appropriate for a model community farm or agrarian ecovillage? Ecovillage Question 1
What is the appropriate population scale for an Ecovillage? Ecovillage Question 2
How many people can we put on a particular parcel (in the context of an ecovillage) given its size and productivity? Ecovillage Question 3
