In: life, sustainability.
Eco-villages
What Are “Eco-Villages?”
What goes into making a town ecologically and economically sustainable
https://scientificamerican.com/article/what-are-eco-villages
The rise of woodland off-gridders: ‘It makes more sense than a nine-to-five’
By Sally Howard, posted Mon 3 Jul 2023
https://theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/03/the-rise-of-woodland-off-gridders-it-makes-more-sense-than-a-nine-to-five
Are self-sufficient rural communities an idea whose time has come? A few years ago, councils and neighbours tended to write them off as hippies. Now attitudes are changing
Founded in 1994, Tinkers Bubble is England’s leading off-grid woodland community: an experiment in rural living that provides low-impact dwellings and a land-based livelihood to a changing roster of 16 residents. In April, it was granted permanent planning permission by South Somerset council, an achievement heralded as a landmark in off-grid communities’ long attempts to be accepted by mainstream Britain (and its planning department mandarins). They celebrated this success in May with song and home-brewed cider. “Though we’re not big drinkers,” Willoughby says, laughing. “We’re usually back in our cabins with a book by 8pm.”
Lists
A looong (but incomplete) list of eco-villages:
430+ communities communities:
https://ic.org/directory/ecovillages
A list of eco-villages:
https://ecovillage.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_ecovillages
