Directory of Eco-villages in Europe - Kennedy Bibliothek

Denmark
Aarhus
existing
eco-village
Hjortsh0j
Andelssamfundet in Hjortsh0j (The Co-operative Society in Hjortsh0j),
a social/ecological community, is located 15 km north of Aarhus.
We are currently two housing groups with .78 people. Our goal is a selfsufficient
eco-village of 500 people. Visions of this co-operative society
were formed in 1986. Our first house was built in 1991, but as a
community with working groups, vegetable gardens, communal meals
and celebrations, we only exist since 1996. We have succeeded in making
a practical example in the right direction of a self-sufficient lifestyle.
Seen in light of the time we now live in, it is something we can be
proud of. And we are!!!
In many ways we live a very „normal" life contradictory to the prejudices
surrounding us. We too use computers, cars and machines for
agricultural purposes. Our aim is not to live in a closed society, but to
create a lifestyle where we combine new technological knowledge with
sustainable values in a setting where many people can imagine themselves
living.
Since we know there are many ways to make these first steps, we will
never claim that we have found the definitive answers. We will, how-
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