Re: ecovillage and sustainability and Eden
T <temeluch-/[email protected]>
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Sorry I have been away for awhile. But yes that is exactly what we are doing with the Eden Project. I know I have put the impression out ther that Eden Valley is like the pristine untouched paradise that is implied by the word Eden. But I have now chosen this time to reveal to people the absolute truth which is that it is just another failed community attempt out of the 1800's that collapsed into ruin and has since been used and exploited as a Horse Ranch and then as a Cattle Ranch and even a bit of a Hunt Club. It is not pure. It is not pristine. It is just another American Ranch property that has been subject to all the usual uses. We if anything are going to be putting a lot of energy into Restoring this Valley back to a degree of health. We are going to use Conservation Easements to protect this valuable farmland and the surrounding forest lands. Like most grassy valleys the forest line has been pushed way back over the years by cattle grazing and wood cutting. Thousands of Trees will be planted in Eden as a result of this project which I invite you all to learn more about as you wish off the extensive website below which has a really good map of the land on it. To Join our Group just send a blank email to [email protected] http://edenvillage.net Ronald Greek <unno_2002-/[email protected]> wrote: In ecobalance, T wrote: "...people are parading around as EcoVillages who actually are not at all doing anything but exploiting the name. You must have real land or a plan to get some in my view of things. Sustainability is important..." Sustainability is certainly an "essential" factor of an ecovillage... But so is "ecology". I've read that humans may be "diverting" for human use up to 40% of the productive life on the planet. Do we really want to invade another area of natural ecosystem? Shouldn't we be using our knowledge and technology to create human ecological communities by RESTORING something we've already disrupted? --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢