Re: The Emerald Forest
"JOHAN VAN TONDER" <dni-T38vF8X/[email protected]> Thu, 9 Feb 2006 01:06:51 +0200
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_009B_01C62D15.1BCC6120 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable T ? I apologize with my whole sole and my whole being if I offend you = now. I have read your posting at Emerald Forest. I am trying to keep = an open mind but not to the extend that my brains will fall out and when = I read your dream. I feel like the auntie from Israel who don't even = have enough time to bake a cake and here I am smack bang in the middle = of a mega project management for a solution to alleviate the desperate = condition of some people in Africa. I was ones invited to go on a = astral travel trip with the Dalai Lama, but I abstained when I heard = that he had his medical treatments here on primitive earth. But anyhow = should you arrive at this illusive planet in this life, send my regards = and a post card back this way and should there be industry established = there, try to teach them the negative effects of pollution should they = match or exceed our standards. Hoping that there is no unforeseen = disappointments in your dream. All my good wishes Johan ----- Original Message -----=20 From: T=20 To: [email protected]=20 Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 11:47 PM Subject: [Ecobal]The Emerald Forest I just want to invite people to have a look and give us their opinions = on a fast growing new group that is part of an even larger resource base = and that is just forming now called The Emerald Forest.=20 The idea is that each of these sustainable communities that we are now = creating here in the Americas and all around the world are like Trees = that are being planted far apart that will each grow up independently = and will then become part of a larger forest that will then connect up = and even eventually take the places of the unsustainable and obsolete = practices that now dominate world. It takes a Whole Village. - T http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Emerald-Forest Lois Arkin <[email protected]> wrote: I b elieve the most important resource book is from: Diana Leafe Christian: "Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to = Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities" available from or=20 . Of particular importance in starting up a community is to avoid = building=20 in structural conflict. Get it right at the front end, so the group=20 does not have to spend it's adolescence doing social retrofitting. = She=20 recommends six steps. Does someone else out there have them handy to = share with BT? Also, available on the site is a subscription to "Communities=20 Magazine," the trade publication for the intentional communities and = ecovillage movement. There are dozens of back issues available that = are=20 as timely as when first published. Also, check out the bookstore at = the=20 site. "The Permaculture Activist" is a handy resource publication as well, = a=20 quarterly that you can order on line at=20 . Much good luck. Lois L.A. Eco-Village/CRSP Institute for Urban Ecovillages BT Benjaminson wrote: > Shalom from Israel > I'm new to the list and new to the process of building a = community. I do=20 > have a permaculture design certificate and several years = experience in=20 > hands-on sustainable living in a rural setting. > Some friends and I intend to establish an ecovillage here in the=20 > semi-arid south of our country. > With the help of an experienced permaculturist active in the area, = we=20 > have idenfied a likely location in one corner of an existing=20 > agricultural co-op community ("moshav") and have collected a list = of=20 > around 20 people who are interested enough to receive e-mails = about the=20 > project. One potential leader has emerged. > Some of us feel the urgent imperative of establishing a community = that=20 > can function in a wobbly energy decline situation, others are just = keen=20 > on connecting with the land or with a loving group of people. > I have very little leadership experience and I sense the = difficulty of=20 > bringing people into a commitment if they have not already been = educated=20 > and motivated in community building. Needless to say, in this = country we=20 > have a great emotional struggle in the face of various political,=20 > religious, and security issues. It is difficult to create a "safe=20 > container" for people and to get them to commit time to a venture = that=20 > still seems very doubtful. > Now, to the question -- where on the Internet can I find guidance = for=20 > successfully building a strong community from scratch, or what one = book=20 > would be suitable in order to study this topic? > So far no one has appeared that has the kind of money needed to = attend=20 > Findhorn or other ecovillage training programs, so this is the be = st we=20 > can do in the meantime. > Any suggestions? > Thank you in advance. > Bat-Tzion Benjaminson -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! ------=_NextPart_000_009B_01C62D15.1BCC6120 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1528" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>T ? I apologize with my whole sole and my whole = being if I=20 offend you now. I have read your posting at Emerald Forest. = I am=20 trying to keep an open mind but not to the extend that my brains will = fall out=20 and when I read your dream. I feel like the auntie from Israel = who don't=20 even have enough time to bake a cake and here I am smack bang in the = middle of a=20 mega project management for a solution to alleviate the desperate = condition of=20 some people in Africa. I was ones invited to go on a astral travel = trip=20 with the Dalai Lama, but I abstained when I heard that he had=20 his medical treatments here on primitive earth. But anyhow = should you=20 arrive at this illusive planet in this life, send my regards and a = post=20 card back this way and should there be industry established there, try = to teach=20 them the negative effects of pollution should they match or exceed = our=20 standards. Hoping that there is no unforeseen disappointments in = your=20 dream.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>All my good wishes</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Johan</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dtemeluch-/[email protected] href=3D"mailto:temeluch-/[email protected]">T</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Decobalance-2iSaJU4aUN7WFhc27bUgymD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org=20 = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]= ge.org</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 08, = 2006 11:47=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Ecobal]The Emerald = Forest</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I just want to invite people to have a look and give us their = opinions on=20 a fast growing new group that is part of an even larger = resource base and that is just forming now called The Emerald = Forest.=20 </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The idea is that each of these sustainable communities that we = are now=20 creating here in the Americas and all around the world are like Trees = that are=20 being planted far apart that will each grow up independently and will = then=20 become part of a larger forest that will then connect up and even = eventually=20 take the places of the unsustainable and obsolete practices that now = dominate=20 world. It takes a Whole Village. - T</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A=20 = href=3D"http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Emerald-Forest">http://groups.yahoo= .com/group/Emerald-Forest</A><BR><BR><B><I>Lois=20 Arkin <[email protected]></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dreplbq=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px = solid"><BR>I=20 b elieve the most important resource book is from:<BR>Diana Leafe = Christian:=20 "Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to <BR>Grow Ecovillages = and=20 Intentional Communities" available from <IC.ORG>or=20 <BR><ENA.ECOVILLAGE.ORG>.<BR><BR>Of particular importance in = starting up a=20 community is to avoid building <BR>in structural conflict. Get it = right at=20 the front end, so the group <BR>does not have to spend it's = adolescence=20 doing social retrofitting. She <BR>recommends six steps. Does = someone else=20 out there have them handy to <BR>share with BT?<BR><BR>Also, = available on=20 the <IC.ORG>site is a subscription to "Communities <BR>Magazine," = the trade=20 publication for the intentional communities and <BR>ecovillage = movement.=20 There are dozens of back issues available that are <BR>as timely as = when=20 first published. Also, check out the bookstore at the=20 <BR><IC.ORG>site.<BR><BR>"The Permaculture Activist" is a handy = resource=20 publication as well, a <BR>quarterly that you can order on line at=20 <BR><HTTP: www.permacultureactivist.net />.<BR><BR>Much good=20 luck.<BR><BR>Lois<BR>L.A. Eco-Village/CRSP Institute for Urban=20 Ecovillages<BR><BR>BT Benjaminson wrote:<BR><BR>> Shalom from=20 Israel<BR>> I'm new to the list and new to the process of = building a=20 community. I do <BR>> have a permaculture design certificate and = several=20 years experience in <BR>> hands-on sustainable living in a rural=20 setting.<BR>> Some friends and I intend to establish an = ecovillage here=20 in the <BR>> semi-arid south of our country.<BR>> With the = help of an=20 experienced permaculturist active in the area, we <BR>> have = idenfied a=20 likely location in one corner of an existing <BR>> agricultural = co-op=20 community ("moshav") and have collected a list of <BR>> around 20 = people=20 who are interested enough to receive e-mails about the <BR>> = project. One=20 potential leader has emerged.<BR>> Some of us feel the urgent = imperative=20 of establishing a community that <BR>> can function in a wobbly = energy=20 decline situation, others are just keen <BR>> on connecting with = the land=20 or with a loving group of people.<BR>> I have very little = leadership=20 experience and I sense the difficulty of <BR>> bringing people = into a=20 commitment if they have not already been educated <BR>> and = motivated in=20 community building. Needless to say, in this country we <BR>> = have a=20 great emotional struggle in the face of various political, <BR>>=20 religious, and security issues. It is difficult to create a "safe = <BR>>=20 container" for people and to get them to commit time to a venture = that=20 <BR>> still seems very doubtful.<BR>> Now, to the question -- = where on=20 the Internet can I find guidance for <BR>> successfully building = a strong=20 community from scratch, or what one book <BR>> would be suitable = in order=20 to study this topic?<BR>> So far no one has appeared that has the = kind of=20 money needed to attend <BR>> Findhorn or other ecovillage = training=20 programs, so this is the be st we <BR>> can do in the = meantime.<BR>>=20 Any suggestions?<BR>> Thank you in advance.<BR>> Bat-Tzion=20 Benjaminson<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <HR SIZE=3D1> Relax. Yahoo! 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