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Greece Elikon Institute
Evia
eco-village to learn, others to help and share the vision. Since 1994 the project has
initiative heen having non-stop visitors.
Elikon is reachable by jeep, courageous sturdy car or by foot. Ammenities
like electricity and telephone are available at Akteon townapprox.
50 people, 3 kilometers away (20 mins. walking distance). Post
comes once a week to Akteon. There are two swimming places nearby,
about 20 minutes on foot. One is a secluded beach, the other, is a rock
formed area with cathedral-like caves which one can swim into or retreat.
Dolphins and eagles are often seen. Daily life is attuned to the
natural light rhythms. Our material furnishing are kept volantarily simple.
Presently all guests live in furnished, large Sahara tents (4m diameter)
supported by old olive trees trucks. Though constructed for 8
persons, these accommodate only 2 guests.
The group are working the land very cautiously due to its purity and
using geomantical knowledge. In view of their own sustainability,
they have been introducing forest-farming principles from Robert Hart
and permaculture techniques from Bill Mollison and David Holmgren.
Also they have had
astounding success with the
natural farming methods of
Masinobu Fukuoka, under
the guidance of one of his
students, living in northern
Greece. They also learned a
lot from the local people's
domestic gardens, architec-
| | ture and village design. The
site has a micro climate, due
to the mountains surrounding
the plateau and the sea.
Often in summer, there are
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