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A human adventure of solidarity, alternative education and eco-housing
In the South of the Ardèche two projects, ‘La Ferme des enfants’ and ‘le Hameau de Buis’ were brought together to construct a future in respect of life. Le Hameau de Buis, founded in 2004, comprises of...
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Artistic ways to search for autonomy and ecology
Oasis de Lentiourel describes itself as a place of peace (‘un lieu de paix’) that takes care of the earth (‘la terre’), the world and itself. This eco-project, set up by mainly artists, wishes to be a...
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Dynamic young farmers construct an open and shared eco-project
The project Vispens started in 2010 with new young farmers, so called ‘neo-ruraux’, or ‘new rurals’ as they do not have a farmer background, although they have done additional courses. They took the...
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Eco-projects need DIVERSITY in every sense!
Alain Dorange, pensioner and one of the cofounders of the eco-project ‘Le Moulin de Busseix’, explains how important it is for these shared-living-projects to have a variety of skills and knowledge...
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Autonomy means choosing your dependencies!
This is one of the foundations of the life that Brigitte and Patrick Baronnet have created over the past 36 years with their project ‘La Maison Autonome’, the autonomous house. They explain that...
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The circle is round with ‘Oasis des 7 Cercles’
This is a kind of ‘déjà vu’. It is exactly a year ago that I visited this project ‘Oasis des 7 Cercles’ of Catherine and Laurent for the first time. Farm house Oasis de 7 Cercles It was also thanks to...
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The Cycloasis cycling adventure
Many people find it hard to imagine riding a bike, let alone to undertake a journey such as Cycloasis. Well, travelling by bike is a wonderful experience! For over 4 months my bicycle and four bags...
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From unemployment to the most splendid permaculture garden
It was actually during my Cycloasis tour that several French pointed out this amazing project in Belgium, Mouscron. A former industrial town near the French border not far away from Roubaix. Back in...
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Head, Heart and Hands – putting community-based economy into practice at...
Everything has a price it seems, but do we know the true price of things? It’s time to rethink the value of things! Ajudada programme and cork badge The core of Ajudada, a 3-day international...
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Permaculture experience: always finish the process you started!
Permaculture is about natural cycles of life – a continuous process of beginnings and endings, of sowing and harvesting, of living and dying, of combining the best, and of ….. Taking Care. It also...
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