It was ruined, overgrown, and without road access. Collectively
the villagers care for 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of wild
mountain landscape at an altitude of about 1,000m
(3,300ft). The early settlers lived in tipis and quickly cleared the old paths,
reconstructed the school house and repaired a two kilometre canal
to bring water to the village. They began to create gardens
for food, rebuilt
ruined homes and installed a cable transport system which has
helped more people to settle in the village. The community is an
environmentally friendly settlement growing its own organic produce where now
the third generation of children are starting to appear. It continues to attract
people from all over Europe to live, to take courses, or just visit. In the video
(above) one of the villagers explains how they live
together and how to join their unique community. If you are looking for an
ecoVillage or you would like to publicise your ecoVillage then we
have a list in our
natural building group (requires Facebook membership). |
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