Interesting EcoVillage article
31/12/07 14:43 Filed in: Villager's
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Hi everyone - Vanda has sent in the following
article of interest (ATTACHED). It contains good
background stuff on the origin of ecovillages by
Hildur Jackson, one of the famous founder/namer
people of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN),
and some useful statements about what an
Ecovillage is.
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It also contains a diagram for self-audit to assess if we can call ourselves an ecovillage(!) and to collectively identify where improvements could be worked on. An obvious critical issue is having a common identity.
To find out more about GEN and check links to other ecovillages, see:
http://gen.ecovillage.org/
071231 WhatIsAnEcoVillage
It also contains a diagram for self-audit to assess if we can call ourselves an ecovillage(!) and to collectively identify where improvements could be worked on. An obvious critical issue is having a common identity.
To find out more about GEN and check links to other ecovillages, see:
http://gen.ecovillage.org/
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Village Happenings
27/12/07 17:02 Filed in: Communications
News
Here (ATTACHED) is the latest "Village
Happenings", with pics of some of our Xmas
events.
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And don't forget, for more complete coverage of the Sports Day on 15 December, check out Neil Davies' excellent pics as a slideshow at:
http://web.mac.com/marydavies2/iWeb/Site/Sports%20day%202007%20.html
071227 VILLAGE HAPPENINGS
And don't forget, for more complete coverage of the Sports Day on 15 December, check out Neil Davies' excellent pics as a slideshow at:
http://web.mac.com/marydavies2/iWeb/Site/Sports%20day%202007%20.html
Happy (greenhouse) Xmas
24/12/07 15:24 Filed in: Villager's
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Anyone listening to ABC Radio's "AM" program this
morning would have heard the following
interesting Christmas trivia. The statistics are
from Britain, but the theme is equally thought
provoking in our own context:
A family Christmas dinner for eight people produces 21 kg of CO2 emissions. That equates to 51,000 tonnes of CO2 resulting from Christmas dinners nationwide.
For British Christmas dinners, one of the costliest items (in terms of CO2 emissions) is cranberry sauce - the result of transportation from the USA!
And - for a meat-heavy dinner as consumed at Christmas, it is worth remembering that growing animals for the meat industry worldwide produces 20% of total CO2 emissions.
Enjoy your dinner :)
A family Christmas dinner for eight people produces 21 kg of CO2 emissions. That equates to 51,000 tonnes of CO2 resulting from Christmas dinners nationwide.
For British Christmas dinners, one of the costliest items (in terms of CO2 emissions) is cranberry sauce - the result of transportation from the USA!
And - for a meat-heavy dinner as consumed at Christmas, it is worth remembering that growing animals for the meat industry worldwide produces 20% of total CO2 emissions.
Enjoy your dinner :)
Article relevant to Farm discussion
24/12/07 15:18 Filed in: Villager's
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Here is a fascinating piece that could inform our
AAEV farm discussions:
http://transitionculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/CanBritain.pdf
Cheers - Mark Moody
http://transitionculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/CanBritain.pdf
Cheers - Mark Moody
Thanks for Jacob's rug
20/12/07 16:04 Filed in: Villager's
News
Thank you to everyone who was involved in making
the beautiful rug for Jacob (See ATTACHMENT). It
is very special to have so many wonderful women
(young and not so young) putting their time and
love into this welcoming creation for little
Jacob. It will be a family treasure! A special
thank you to Sue E. for organising it.
Kate and Jacob.
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Kate and Jacob.
071220 Jacobs rug
International Prize for Villager
17/12/07 16:12 Filed in: Villager's
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Congratulations to Maarten Ryder (Lot 102) who,
in his capacity as a CSIRO scientist, has
recently received a prize for international
Scientific Collaboration from the Shandong
Government of the People's Republic of China.
(See ATTACHED) news item.
Well done, Maarten.
071217 Award to Maarten Ryder
Well done, Maarten.
071217 Award to Maarten Ryder
Inspirational purpose of Pinakarri Community
17/12/07 15:53 Filed in: Villager's
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Pinakarri is an Aboriginal (Nyangamarta) word
meaning "deep listening". The Nyangurmart
aboriginal communities live north of Port
Hedland. Our community was established in 1991
and we are the first housing co-op with public
rental and home ownership in Western Australia.
See: http://www.pinakarri.org.au/
Loving More Completely - a Pinakarri story
It took nine years for the community in which I live to come clean about its purpose - 'through Pinakarri we learn to love more completely'. Erich Fromm says that our greatest fear is not of rejection but of loving. We planned for 8 years to live together, we faced our fears of being rejected as we entered into the process of becoming members of Pinakarri and then we began to face our fears of being accepted! What did it mean to be part of this community, this group of people that had made a commitment to share their lives together? What was required of us?
It was nearly a year after we began to live together that we came up with the simple statement - 'through Pinakarri we learn to love more completely'. I couldn't really tell you how those few words came to us, in some ways it feels as they were an amazing and unexpected gift. Almost as if a hand reached out from some other world to offer it to us, a world we only have glimpses of in our daily lives but hold in our innermost hearts.
Read the rest of this inspirational story at:
http://members.iinet.com.au/%7Epinakarri/archives/lovingmore.htm
Loving More Completely - a Pinakarri story
It took nine years for the community in which I live to come clean about its purpose - 'through Pinakarri we learn to love more completely'. Erich Fromm says that our greatest fear is not of rejection but of loving. We planned for 8 years to live together, we faced our fears of being rejected as we entered into the process of becoming members of Pinakarri and then we began to face our fears of being accepted! What did it mean to be part of this community, this group of people that had made a commitment to share their lives together? What was required of us?
It was nearly a year after we began to live together that we came up with the simple statement - 'through Pinakarri we learn to love more completely'. I couldn't really tell you how those few words came to us, in some ways it feels as they were an amazing and unexpected gift. Almost as if a hand reached out from some other world to offer it to us, a world we only have glimpses of in our daily lives but hold in our innermost hearts.
Read the rest of this inspirational story at:
http://members.iinet.com.au/%7Epinakarri/archives/lovingmore.htm
EcoSolar Housing Design Guide
17/12/07 15:45 Filed in: Villager's
News
The EcoSolar Housing Design Guide by Solar
Architect Derek F Wrigley can now be downloaded
from the "BDC Documents" page of our Community
website. See: http://www.aaev.net/management/bdc/bdc_documents/index.html
(last two items on list).
(last two items on list).
Book Review - Ecohouse: A Design Guide
17/12/07 15:37 Filed in: Villager's
News
Ecohouse: A Design Guide, 3rd Edition, by
Sue Roaf, Manuel Fuentes, and Stephanie
Thomas
"Ecohouse: A Design Guide" is a big book to read straight through. Whether you read it from front to back or dip into specific chapters depends on who you are and why you are reading it. In any case, Ecohouse is loaded with interesting and important - shocking, disturbing, inspiring, and enlightening - information, as well as very useful and practical technical guidance for building with both the health of our planet and the health of people - individuals, families, and communities - in mind. See:
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/11/144809.php
"Ecohouse: A Design Guide" is a big book to read straight through. Whether you read it from front to back or dip into specific chapters depends on who you are and why you are reading it. In any case, Ecohouse is loaded with interesting and important - shocking, disturbing, inspiring, and enlightening - information, as well as very useful and practical technical guidance for building with both the health of our planet and the health of people - individuals, families, and communities - in mind. See:
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/12/11/144809.php
Village Happenings
10/12/07 17:05 Filed in: Communications
News
Here's another installment in our "Village
Happenings" series.
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I can't be everywhere with the camera so, if you have a good pic or two you think would suit these "Happenings", please send it to me for possible inclusion ("jpg" and "bmp" picture files are usable but "jpg" files are best as they give smaller PDF files).
Elizabeth - email
071210 VILLAGE HAPPENINGS
I can't be everywhere with the camera so, if you have a good pic or two you think would suit these "Happenings", please send it to me for possible inclusion ("jpg" and "bmp" picture files are usable but "jpg" files are best as they give smaller PDF files).
Elizabeth - email
Interesting EcoVillage website
10/12/07 16:12 Filed in: Villager's
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Vanda has sent us the following link to an
interesting and inspiring sister EcoVillage in
the USA.
EcoVillage of Loudoun County, Virginia is a healthy alternative to ordinary residential development nestled on 180 organically managed acres north of Leesburg, VA. See: http://www.ecovillages.com
EcoVillage of Loudoun County, Virginia is a healthy alternative to ordinary residential development nestled on 180 organically managed acres north of Leesburg, VA. See: http://www.ecovillages.com
Calling cyclists - join the "Peloton"
06/12/07 15:17 Filed in: Villager's
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If you'd like to join a social cycling group, how
about the "Willunga Peloton" - no rules (except
"no lycra"), no politics - just good fun and good
exercise!
Meet at the Black Duck Cafe in Willunga (Next to Finos) at 8 am on Sunday mornings and enjoy the ride. Any level of experience welcome.
Or - why not ride to Willunga Market on Saturday's - Sue rides there with a friend, so you could chat to her about it (8556 6441). [Leaving at 7:30 this Saturday 8 December]
Meet at the Black Duck Cafe in Willunga (Next to Finos) at 8 am on Sunday mornings and enjoy the ride. Any level of experience welcome.
Or - why not ride to Willunga Market on Saturday's - Sue rides there with a friend, so you could chat to her about it (8556 6441). [Leaving at 7:30 this Saturday 8 December]
Village Happenings
03/12/07 14:30 Filed in: Communications
News
There has been a lot on lately. See the ATTACHED
file for various events - and more to come soon.
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071203 VILLAGE HAPPENINGS