O.U.R. Ecovillage
Regenerative Community… for a Change!
NEW SITE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Thank you for visiting OUR new website! We are pleased to be creating a more efficient and aesthetically pleasing experience for OUR visitors in 2021.
OUR Vision & Mission
Sustainable well-being for the land, ourselves and our worldwide village.
To educate, inspire and transform by co-creating a thriving learning community and permaculture demonstration site.
**Due to COVID-19 (and financial resetting) OUR school is currently closed. We do support other organizations and teachers/facilitators working through OUR website and outreach channels and continue to serve the wider community in all ways possible.
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AWAKEN INSTITUTE:
reSTORYing a Resilient Community through Reconciliation and Deep Adaptation
May 10th, 2021 – August 28th, 2021
In the days of a certainly uncertain future comes an act of Radical Hope!
As human beings we now stand at the greatest opportunity to gather our intentions and transform our way of living with OUR planet!
Join us in various dragon themed projects designed to educate sustainability practices and Awaken The Dragon Within!
Permaculture Design Certificate Course
Starts January 26, 2021!
This 72-hour certificate will cover principles and ethics, reading the landscape, how to heal soil and cleanse water, design integrated systems, harvest water, drought-proof land, build soil, sequester carbon, make compost, compost tea, and biochar, bio-remediate toxins, and more. Explore the solutions to climate change, and the strategies and organizing tools that can put them into place.
OUR CSA Food Box
Join in the MAGIC of OUR Weekly Educational CSA Box Program!
Each week you will receive nutritious surprises based on the current growing season. Fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs and legumes ready for pick up or delivery by OUR Farm Team!
OUR Programs
Permaculture
Observe OUR land in any season and deepen your ecological understanding through the practice of permaculture.
Education
OUR learning center is an immersive environment that teaches how we may live in sustainable harmony with the earth.
Volunteering
Contribute your talents to OUR community while building sustainable relationships with earth and others.
Wellness
OUR workshops, retreats, and ceremonies unearth your ability to heal through traditional wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the power of nature.
The courses at OUR Ecovillage are a life changing experience for everyone who attends. I mean it. The comprehensive thinkers, designers, and builders on team have a serious specialty or two to share with you.
They will take care of you.
OUR is a fantastic place because when you’re here permaculture is all around you: you’re living it and seeing it in the gardens & natural buildings. Many people come into permaculture with a dream of founding a community or an ecovillage and here – they’ve actually done it.
OUR is committed to modelling & sharing the future we all need. Whether you stay for an hour or a decade, a piece of the village goes with you – and a piece of your heart stays there. Deepest bows to all who work to evolve this important community space.
Latest from the Blog
Permaculture Principles 10, 11, 12
10. Use and Value Diversity Just as ecosystems work best when filled with a greater variety of different plants and animals, so human society functions best when an variety of different people are represented. In your garden, home and your life in general, it’s a good...
Healing Herb: Holy Basil
Holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum), commonly known in the Hindi language as tulsi, is quite possibly the most revered medicinal herb on the planet. Holy basil is a plant that has violet flowers and blossoms; the stems are green, but sometimes have a purple tinge. ...
OUR Educational CSA Week #20
Last Week of OUR CSA Educational Food Box for 2020!! *A reminder to please return your bins and canning jars* A message from OUR Team: FIRST: a huge thank you to each of you who risked the farm season with us in the true meaning of ‘Community Supported...
“It is probable that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form of a community, a community practicing understanding and loving kindness, a community practicing mindful living. This may be the most important thing we can do for the survival of the earth.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh