Rachel Carson Ecovillage

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About the Community

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We’re Rachel Carson EcoVillage a visionary collaborative community with a commitment to sustainability, inclusivity, and social justice.
Our innovative co-housing development is located in McCandless Township, just 10 miles north of downtown Pittsburgh, PA. We are proud to be western Pa’s first cohousing community.
Our 35 unit community will be an eco- friendly, multi-generational neighborhood that fosters environmental stewardship, social cohesion, and a deep connection to nature.
We are excited to announce we have started construction! There’s still room for a few more individuals or families to join us.
Nestled in the woods, we are also adjacent to La Roche University, and within walking distance of a grocery store, book store, restaurants, movie theater, hospitals and public transportation we will also be in close proximity to downtown Pittsburgh, one of America’s most livable cities. The local public schools are recognized for academic excellence.
Our buildings and site are designed to connect us to nature and to each other: to promote personal interactions and easy sociability, while at the same time, allowing us the privacy of our own residences.
The entire development will be built to high standards of energy conservation, keeping our energy costs down. Our materials have been selected for long-term durability and affordability as well as better air quality.
Our 35 units community offers a range of home sizes, with pricing from approximately $235,000-$600,000. Move-in begins in fall 2025.
For more information: www.rachelcarsonecovillage.org
Register for one of our virtual Introductory Sessions by emailing [email protected]

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  • Ecological
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  • English
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  • Cohousing
  • Ecovillage
  • Intentional Neighborhoods

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7 years ago

CUMBRE VIRTUAL EL PODER DE LA COMUNIDAD - Cambio Climático y Consciencia

La Cumbre el Poder de la Comunidad se llevará a cabo del 1 al 10 de febrero de 2019 y contará con tres conversaciones cada día, compartidas en vivo y discutidas en todo el mundo en múltiples plataformas. Casa Latina es el Hub Continental en la Cumbre, en donde tendremos sesiones en zoom adaptadas a nuestros horarios y traducidas al español. Desde Casa Maíz Choachi tendremos sesiones presenciales en simultanea a las sesiones de Casa Latina. 3 Febrero – Domingo Rob Hopkings Fue el ganador del Premio Schumacher 2008, es un Compañero de Ashoka Fellow y Compañero del Post Carbon Institute, se desempeñó durante 3 años como Fideicomisario de la Soil Association y fue nombrado por The Independent como uno de los 100 mejores ambientalistas del Reino Unido. https://summit.ecovillage.org/slp/rob-hopkins/ COL 10 a.m. / MEX 09 a.m. / BRA 13 PM / CHI 24:00 Traductor: Pacho Restrepo Link ZOOM CASA Latina: https://zoom.us/j/9839908517 Kosha Joubert Kosha Joubert, MSc , es la directora ejecutiva de la red global de ecoaldeas https://summit.ecovillage.org/slp/kosha-joubert/ COL 16 PM / MEX 15 PM / BRA 19 PM /CHI 18 PM Traductor: Por confirmar Link ZOOM CASA Latina: https://zoom.us/j/9839908517 4 Febrero – Lunes May East May East es, educadora en sostenibilidad, planificador espacial e innovación social. Su trabajo abarca los campos de la geografía cultural, la ecología urbana y los estudios sobre la mujer. https://summit.ecovillage.org/slp/may-east/ COL 10 a.m. /
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8 years ago

3h pour créer un écovillage

À la question d’un journaliste « Que pensez-vous de la civilisation européenne ? », Gandhi répondait « C’est un beau projet ! ». “Nous sommes en 2018 après Jésus-Christ. Toute l’Europe est occupée par les écovillages… Toute? Non! Un petit pays d’irréductibles Gaulois résiste encore et toujours à l’embellisseur. Et la vie n’est pas facile pour les gaulois retranchés derrière leurs préjugés : hypocrisum, peurduchangemum, égoïstum et moidabordum.” Sommes-nous si résignés et apathiques que nous sommes prêts à voir s’effondrer une civilisation et une planète pour du confort et des peurs ? L’idéal comme la Nature a déserté nos pensées. À peine sont-ils exprimés qu’ils sont directement dénigrés et mis au placard. Une civilisation qui se coupe en permanence de son futur et de la Nature est une civilisation à l’agonie. Nos désillusions sont-elles en train de nous mener à l’inertie ? Expérimentation sociale du changement de civilisation. Vécu en accéléré de la création d’un écovillage. Expérience des Lois de la Nature et du fonctionnement d’un groupe. Il est temps de tout reprendre à zéro : les écovillages sont le commencement d’un nouveau monde. Quelles valeurs, quelles actions, quels choix vont nous guider ? Pas à pas, imaginons ensemble la création d’un écovillage. Nous avons 3 heures pour changer le monde… ou en récréer un ! INTERVENANTS : Gabriel Lechemin Ambassadeur France du Global Ecovillage Network, formé à la conception d’écovillages à Auroville. Médiateur relationnel formé à la facilitation de conflits. Permaculteur. Facilitateur en Méditation et approche des émotions. Gabriel Lechemin a voyagé et vécu pendant 3ans au sein de plus de 30 écovillages d’Europe puis d’Inde. Il consacre son temps à l’aide à la création d’écolieux et écovillages en France. Il est co-fondateur d’Écoliens.
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12 years ago

Volunteer at Inanitah

Inanitah is a conscious community, where people live in harmony with each other and with nature. On a tropical island with two volcanoes, we offer a one month volunteer programme which includes meditation, yoga and breath work classes. As an InanItah Explorer, you are invited to participate in daily yoga, meditation and land based regenerative living classes. You’ll have the opportunity to learn and practice natural building and organic gardening, and conscious communication, as well as permaculture and ecovillage building principles. Your day-to-day responsibilities might include supporting ongoing building and gardening projects, service work with the local community, administrative support, food preservation and preparation, as well as maintaining and beautifying communal spaces. In addition we will always do our best to create the opportunity for you to grow in your areas of interest. During your stay as a volunteer at InanItah, you will be encouraged to participate in workshops and activities as students, support staff and/or assistant instructors. It is also possible to join the classes and ongoing activities as a Visitor with a minimum stay of 1 week. For more information about this possibility, please visit our website. We invite you to read more about the InanItah vision and values that you will be supporting. Volunteering at InanItah is an opportunity to give back by supporting the various aspects of the InanItah vision. In order to maintain a cohesive vibration and a feeling of inclusion, everyone is asked to participate two times each week in community contributions which might include picking a salad, a co-creating a meal or supporting general clean-up. Contribute $450 per month and 15 hours per week towards

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