The Ecovillage Project
Discovering new answers to life's daily needs What is an ecovillage? You may have wondered what an ecovillage is. Perhaps you have some disconnected, even
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History of a Community: the roots of Borgo Basino
The idea of the Borgo Basino took root in the summer of 2013. We started by deepening and developing the concept of place-based organizing, considering
LEARNING FROM DIVERSITY EcoCamp 2020
Last summer, July 2020, Borgo Basino hosted a camp for visually impaired children. The two intense weeks of residential “Ecocamp,” in collaboration with the Francesco
The Borgo Basino Educational Farm
In Italy, a fattoria didattica, or educational farm, is a farm which goes beyond food production to include educational and training activities for schools, families
World Soil Day
A few weeks ago our youngest son came home from kindergarten with a hand decorated manifesto entitled "The 10 Natural Rights of Children." We learned
The Leaves the Summer Lent
Autumn repays the earth the leaves which summer lent it. -Georg Christoph Lichtenberg I geared up the other day to check in on the bees. As I've
Bori
We've just said goodbye to someone who's shared a very particular moment with us. In addition to being a huge help over the last months,
Days of Work, Rest and Liberation
We've just recognized three important milestones: Liberation Day on April 25th, International Workers Day on May 1st, and the official beginning of a "Phase 2"
Our 5 ways to Survive (and Thrive?) in Lockdown
Thank you for all the messages you've sent in the last weeks! Your warm wishes and support mean a lot to us right now! And
Looking out, looking in
A criticism of the intentional community movement is that, while condemning all the ills of the outside world, it draws too much within itself to
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The Ecovillage Project
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History of a Community: the roots of Borgo Basino
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LEARNING FROM DIVERSITY EcoCamp 2020
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