Working on the Manifesto of our eco village!

in ecovillage •  6 years ago  (edited)

My first draft for the manifesto of our eco-village! What do you think...?

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We live in a world of extreme separation and destruction. The economic system we base our society on, has lead to severe damage of the ecosystems and well being of the planet and of human relations, while most people feel utterly disconnected from nature and from their inner being.
In the daily lives we live in society, it is almost impossible not to buy into the destruction of our planet - from the food we consume, the transportation we use, the hours we are forced working for a cause that is not our own and the technology we are sucked in to to pass our boredom.

We deeply wish to create an alternative, and believe that all the different eco villages, transition movements and green alternatives, together can create a fleet towards a more sustainable future of interbeing and connection.

We want to create a space for alternative solutions in areas like energy, work, child care, food and entertainment.
We believe that direct connection to nature, the products we use, the food we eat and the people who do jobs for us, is a key factor to more well being and understanding of the world around us.

We want to work towards being off-grid and harvest energy from natural resources, to avoid paying bills to big companies and fossil fuels and to drink cleaner water.
By bringing food production and childcare back to the village, we need to work less for money and there will be less waste, due to packaging and transportation. We can have more contact with our children, without feeling isolated and alone, because we will have the whole tribe to support us, and there will always be a playmate nearby!
In the same way, we can also support and take care of our elders in a respectful way and benefit from their knowledge and experience.
We can combine our skills and work forces to complete tasks we would otherwise pay someone to do. In that way we will learn more and have a deeper relationship with the work done.
We can sing, play and dance together and relax in silence or with the sounds of the forest.

But we don't want to isolate ourselves.

The village will also be a place open for everyone! We will create skill-sharing workshops, concerts, communal dinners and one project is to create a cleansing bath house with forest view! The general idea is to create more connection between people and the natural world, with more eco-friendly solutions to everything. We want to share this with everyone and learn from everyone.

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This is exactly what I am looking for, atm. @barge send me here. Where are you trying to build this wonderful village. How can I apply?

Hey, @mayb - thank you for the interest! Yes I know there are no practical information in this post, since it's just my draft for the vision :) It is on an Island in Denmark (Bornholm) and we are very early in the process and haven't set up anything for applications and stuff yet - we just bought the place in December and had to start everything from zero..! You can read a little bit more about it here: https://www.patreon.com/frejafriborg


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Sounds like paradise to me. Good luck! Looking forward to visit one of the concerts ;)))

yay, it's gonna be amazing :D

I wish you all the best with this.

It will be loads of work but work with a purpose and focused on the future. In other words: well worth it.

If I’m ever in the vicinity I will surely visit :>)

A hug from Portugal,

Vincent

Yay, and we will visit you when we get in the vicinity of Portugal! It will probably happen at some point ;)
Thank you!

:>)

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It sounds wonderful!

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Lovely you're putting this forward to make for a wonderful life!
All the best to you and your new community.
Wish I was closer so I could take part in it.

I'd wish so too! <3 But then we just have to share on cyber space ;) <3 And you are alway welcome if you happen to be close by ;)

What a wonderful vision! Wishing you the very best - may your endeavour be blessed with much loving support in bringing to you everything you need to make this dream come true.

This is such a beautiful intention @frejafri! I love the idea of needing less from the outside when people finding meaning and support within each other. That deeper connection is harder to find these days, but it is completely free! I wish your ecovillage lots of success, love and happiness. Thanks for sharing the vision :)

  ·  6 years ago (edited)

Thank you! Yes I think this sums up my intention pretty good, but the others in the group thought is too gloomy and we are working on a bit more colourful version 🤣 Will share the final result when we have connected our collective intentions! <3

Wonderful Intentions... It's Done! ;)