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Sustainable Communities
About
Ecovillages are human settlements that achieve a high standard of
living with a low impact on the environment. They integrate green
building design, renewable energy, on-site food production, community-based
businesses, and family-friendly environments within a context of
radically reduced environmental impact. They can be rural, urban
or suburban in location, and have appeared throughout the world,
including several in neighboring Massachusetts. They offer opportunities
for conservation development, smart growth, senior and affordable
housing and social action. In an era of uncertainty caused by sky-rocketing
energy prices, suburban sprawl, dwindling open space, and housing
shortages, ecovillages provide a key solution to building healthier,
more secure places to live and raise our families.
To learn more, visit:
• Global
Ecovillage Network
• Fellowship
for Intentional Community
• Living
Routes
Presentations
Bradley Grove Hyson, Founder and Director of the Apeiron Institute
for Environmental Living has done extensive traveling to ecovillages
in 4 countries and 7 U.S. states. Brad has lectured throughout Southern
New England and presented the results of this travels to hundreds
of people. If you are interested in having Brad present at your
conference or event please contact info@apeiron.org or 401-397-3430.
Rhode Island Ecovillage
The Apeiron Institute is interested in facilitating the creation
of Rhode Island’s first Ecovillage for education and research
purposes. While in its formative stages, Apeiron is also in dialogue
with a number of organizations and state agencies looking for suitable
sites and partners for such a project. If you are a landowner or
developer with a site or a project in Southeastern New England,
and are interested in exploring the possibilities of an ecovillage
development project, please contact us.
Ecovillage Updates
If you are working on an eco-village or co-housing development project
in this region, this site is available to post project updates and
inform our community. If you interested in receiving e-mail updates
about such initiatives in this region please contact us.
For more information please contact
us directly at info@apeiron.org
or 401-228-7930.
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