Visiting Tipperary in Ireland where a traditional village sits side by side an emerging eco village, dispelling myths and adding value to community
Archive for May, 2011
www.youtube.com Eco Village between M32 Saxon Road- Rainbow-warriors resist attempts by balifs to evict them from unused land. Police supervise eviction but allow a blind eye to be turned when a green activist is seriously mawled and injured by balifs. Also a mior of 15 years and a Mother comment on their concerns for their respective saftey. An eco village is reclaimed waste land or derilict buildings used for environmental workshops and examples of alternative technology.
This video produced by eight year old Ujal, his debut film featuring highlights of life at his farm • garden • school in sub-tropical paradise. Honey bees, gardens and new kinds of trees are some of the projects he’s working on. He keeps his mom and dad really busy providing him food and supplies while he builds and plants and plays. Log-on to HomeGrownEarth.com or BigIslandSchool.com for more information about how to be part of the growing trend toward simple and sustainable living.
Here Bill Dunster, principle of ZEDfactory, an architectural firm, discusses their most well-known project: BedZED eco-village in South London and the ability of the public to now demand greener housing and for the Government to provide it
The 13th week of occupation at the kew bridge eco village
Ember Swift at Eco Village in Fairfield Iowa 2006 summer
The film describe the ecologial community Hågaby in Uppsala, Sweden. Produced by André Maslennikov, AM Reportage AB for the SUPERBS project. Scriptwrighting: Per G. Berg. Financial support from European Union Programme Interreg IIc, the City of Uppsala and Uppsala Hem. Total film length: 29 minutes. The Baltic University Programme, Uppsala University, 2001.
Sarvodaya built an eco-village as a model of sustainable design and livelihood to rehabilite 55 tsunami affected families. The villages is in southern Sri Lanka.
Kew Eco-village after 6 weeks of occupation.
'A passionate, well argued and thought-provoking book' - The Independent on Sunday
'Explains clearly that we can all make a change in what we eat and radically improve our health.' - The Ecologist"
We Want Real Food by Graham Harvey
Waterstones says:
"(New 500 page paperback format)...Completely revised in a new B format paperback, Graham Harvey provides a concise, practical guide on how food can be grown in truly nutritious ways, the crucial importance of minerals in the soil and how to tell what's good and what isn't. Harvey explains not only why our food is in such a parlous state but how we can change what we eat and radically improve our health..."
'Explains clearly that we can all make a change in what we eat and radically improve our health.' - The Ecologist"
We Want Real Food by Graham Harvey
Waterstones says:
"(New 500 page paperback format)...Completely revised in a new B format paperback, Graham Harvey provides a concise, practical guide on how food can be grown in truly nutritious ways, the crucial importance of minerals in the soil and how to tell what's good and what isn't. Harvey explains not only why our food is in such a parlous state but how we can change what we eat and radically improve our health..."