Harrowsmith

Why We Love ECO-VILLAGES ACROSS CANADA

It almost seems impossible, doesn’t it? A utopia where everyone knows one another, respects one another and supports one another? All while living as responsibly and as sustainably as possible? And yet, in intentional communities across the country and indeed the world, like-minded citizens are coming together to create this ideal “eco-village” for themselves.

According to the Global Ecovillage Network, an eco-village is an intentional, traditional or urban community that is consciously designed through locally owned participatory processes in all four dimensions of sustainability (social, cultural, ecological and economical)

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