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Sweden
Ubbhult
existing
eco-village
Aspekullen
considerable amount of our spare time, but has at the same time given
us control over the place we have chosen to live and has saved us a lot
of money.
The price of each plot is based on the total costs incurred by the project
divided by the number of plots. The current price of a building plot at
Aspekullen is around SEK 170,000, which includes shared land and
buildings. Additional costs include those for registration of title, taxes,
connection of electricity and phone services, individual grey water
purification facilities, planning permission and, of course the cost of
the house. The size of these costs depend on the complexity of the
solutions chosen and how much work you are able to do yourself.
The majority of us who intend to build and live at Aspekullen have
already moved out to the Ubbhult area. We meet up for various activities,
everything from meetings of the association and work days to our
„cultural living room" meetings. Several members are also active in
local cultural, sporting and political activities. The village has a real
need for a place in which to hold training and courses in ecology, building,
handicrafts, etc. We hope that the community building will be such
a meeting place. Levels of interest in cultivation, animal husbandry
and self sufficiency varies considerably..It was, therefore, regarded as
important to be able to have one's own gardens, the chance to rent land
for cultivation and, furthermore, co-operate with local farmers. Some
of us are also very interested in permaculture design and will at least
try to design our own gardens in that direction.
Contact:
Aspekullen Eco-village
Stefan Wallner
Ryde Backe, Ubbhult
430 64 Hallingsjo
Sweden
Tel: +46 301 431 25
e-mail: wallner@ arch.chalmers.se
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