"The land undulates upwards into gentle hills, cradling nooks of fertile terraces growing sweetcorn, sunflowers and tomatoes, before rolling down into tranquil lakes. It looks like a natural Edenic paradise on earth. But 20 years ago this land was arid and barren, and farming was a struggle. "The land is called Tamera, the name given to these 330 acres in southern Portugal by a community of 30 people who moved here from Germany in 1995. Today, 200 people from all over the world live here. … Continue reading
The First Ecovillage in Palestine
"Ecovillages are not always founded. Sometimes people are simply together, doing what they feel is natural, necessary, and right—loving their communities and the natural world, working for justice and sustainability—only to discover after a few decades that people are calling them an ecovillage. That’s the story of Farkha, a town of about 1500 people in the Salfit district, not far from Ramallah in Palestine’s West Bank. "In a way, it is also the story of Findhorn and Tamera, two other projects … Continue reading
