permaculture

["k.skvorak" <k.skvorak@verizon.net>]

New York Hudson Valley Ecovillage forming.

The goal is a affordable cohousing community and Ecovillage in the 
Hudson valley region with both owner built and constructed homes 
available on part of a larger protected land base (100+) acres with 
all of the related agricultural, and educational, and community 
resources that comes with that, including;

Affordable self owned/cooperatively built cohousing for up to 20+ 
families, supportive of child rearing.

 All land to be held in trust - with cohousing unit land base 
available on  renewable long term lease

While being supportive of those who will make money outside of the  community,
the goal is a community and land base that will  provide resources to 
allow a diverse range of sustainable, appropriate technology, 
economic opportunities;

Permaculture design, education, and implementation

Community Based Agriculture production (CSA) and other sustainable, 
organic agricultural production.

Wild land restoration, and wild land farming

Conference center- Workshops/skillsharing/educational center for 
youth and others- particularly city youth

Sustainable building, furniture, energy production and other 
appropriate technology trades.

Alternative media and  digital design

Arts & cultural production

and more.....


The land has not been aquired yet.

Farm land in the Hudson valley is some of the most 'at risk' farmland 
in the country for development, and there are at lot of convergent 
interests, from land trusts to local govt administrations working to 
confront this. We are working towards partnership with others 
concerned with these issues, and we believe the time is right for an 
ambitious project like this in the region.

Currently there is a  NYC group of folks that are involved in  this, 
& the group has weekly meetings in NYC.  Within the group there is an 
architect who is working on designs, several  with construction 
experience, and others that are working on land searches and 
financial plans for putting it all together - but more people with 
the vision and energy to contribute are encouraged to be part of 
creating a project like this from the ground up.

please consider joining the (brand new)  mailing, list and making a 
short introduction of yourself

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HVEcovillage/

HVEcovillage-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

or for more information contact:  k.skvorak@verizon.net


we do not yet have a vision statement,  but so far we think the 
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center's priorities is a pretty good one:

http://www.oaec.org

Much of the Center's work is in response to the challenge of how to 
create ecologically, economically and culturally sustainable 
communities that are democratic and serve as a counterpoint to 
privatized and corporatized society.

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