I feel like it's very important to remember how very resilient the human spirit can be, how possible it is for us to adapt, and how resilient nature can respond when we live in attunement, in "good relationship" with the earth.
In this time when it seems that the world is mired in war, greed and folly, as a counter, it's especially important to remember that there is much that is hopeful. I had fun archiving videos of the communities below, all of which have been around for a very long time, and a few of which I've been able to visit, if only briefly. As one member of Findhorn, who is interviewed below, comments, "sustainability won't work unless it's also fun". Here are a few of the hopeful experiments going on right now. There is also a list of some of the world's ecovillages and ecocommunities available through the Fellowship for Intentional Communities.
One of my favorites is the Flying Fish Eco Village in Fiji .....I'd love to visit there! There is an annual Symposium on Intentional Communities (which I attended in the '90's), that is usually held at Twin Oaks Community in Virginia. It's inexpensive to attend, and you can meet members of communities from all over the world.
Findhorn
Ecovillage at Ithaca, NY
Greater World Earthship Community, Taos, NMThe Farm, Tennessee
The Sirius Community, Shutesbury, Mass.
