By Liz Walker
In a global jam-packed with tales of environmental devastation and social disorder, EcoVillage at Ithaca is a fresh and hopeful examine a modern day village that's taking an built-in method of addressing those difficulties. This e-book tells the tale of existence at EcoVillage at Ithaca, an across the world well-known instance of sustainable improvement. It transports the reader into the midst of a colourful group that comes with co-housing neighborhoods, small-scale natural farming, land maintenance, eco-friendly construction, power choices and hands-on schooling. by way of integrating confirmed social and environmental choices right into a dwelling version, EcoVillage at Ithaca offers a unprecedented glimpse into one possible—and positive—future for the planet. EcoVillage at Ithaca delves into the center of the lived event at this cutting edge neighborhood. It presents a hot, own and reflective examine what it really is prefer to create a sustainable tradition. The booklet tells in-depth tales approximately an built-in lifestyle: working a relations farm developing “invented celebrations” The poignancy of a house start, in addition to a awake loss of life group paintings events Dramatic examples of non-public transformation while, as one bankruptcy states, “This isn't really Utopia,” and the struggles and conflicts inherent in any neighborhood undertaking aren't glossed over. Human scale, obtainable and encouraging, the instance of EcoVillage at Ithaca may also help readers think clean possible choices to “life as usual.” it is going to entice all who're hungry to profit approximately winning operating versions of a extra sustainable method of dwelling with one another and the earth. Liz Walker co-founded and has directed EcoVillage at Ithaca due to the fact its inception in 1991 and has lived there together with her kin because the first structures have been accomplished. She has labored on all points of the community’s improvement and has written and lectured broadly at the subject.
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They felt that another house next to the farm would further destroy the long views of the hills to the east. Once again, our community was deeply divided over a core issue. My heart sank, and my dreams of being “Debt-Free in 2003” gradually faded. Another resident stepped into the debate with a compromise proposal. Deena Berke was a founding member, a former special education teacher, and had raised three children (now grown) as a single parent. She had recently inherited some family money, and had quit her job to pursue her real love — classical guitar.
The land now produces veggies with exceptionally high nutrient values. In fact at EVI a popular folk remedy for colds calls for soup made from Jen and John’s fresh produce. Eat the soup for dinner, the saying goes, and you’ll feel better by morning. I’ve tried it and it’s true. As with many other stories having to do with the development of the EcoVillage community, the story of West Haven Farm intertwines with the story of the people who founded it. Jen and John Jen and John Bokaer-Smith first met in 1990 in a class on Urban Garden Ecosystems at the University of California, Berkeley.
I didn’t need to worry. Just before the retreat Joan had received a $60,000 check from a local benefactor. Some of that money could be set aside for staff salaries for the two of us. Not only that, but when we asked for pledges at the end of the retreat, ordinary people who were strapped for cash came up with hundreds of dollars. One couple handed me a check for $1,200 and told me they loved the strong yet nurturing leadership that Joan and I provided. I knew then that the vision would carry itself financially.