Directory of Eco-villages in Europe - Kennedy Bibliothek
Directory of Eco-villages in Europe - Kennedy Bibliothek
Directory of Eco-villages in Europe - Kennedy Bibliothek
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Greece Elikon Institute<br />
Evia<br />
eco-village • practical knowledge <strong>in</strong> ecological build<strong>in</strong>g techniques and passive<br />
<strong>in</strong>itiative energy systems<br />
8 practical knowledge <strong>in</strong> susta<strong>in</strong>ablility, grow<strong>in</strong>g and preserv<strong>in</strong>g food<br />
• practical knowledge <strong>in</strong> creat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>frastructures with<strong>in</strong> Elikon<br />
• practical knowledge <strong>in</strong> support<strong>in</strong>g the neighbour<strong>in</strong>g village<br />
susta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g itself and keep<strong>in</strong>g the natural surround<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong>tact<br />
• network<strong>in</strong>g and exchange <strong>of</strong> experience with other communities<br />
and other <strong>in</strong>dependent settlements or <strong>in</strong>dividuals <strong>in</strong> the greater<br />
area, <strong>in</strong> view <strong>of</strong> a larger <strong>in</strong>itiative (land is presently for sale)<br />
e long-term guests, new members and focalisers<br />
Elikon <strong>in</strong> Greece, is steadily becom<strong>in</strong>g a place <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>spiration, learn<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
experiment, <strong>in</strong>ter-dicipl<strong>in</strong>ary exchange, empowerment, deepen<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
practice-field for new models <strong>of</strong> liv<strong>in</strong>g. Although it is visited mostly by<br />
non-Greeks, they also envision it as play<strong>in</strong>g a support<strong>in</strong>g role, <strong>in</strong> rais<strong>in</strong>g<br />
environmental and spiritual consciousness <strong>in</strong> the area <strong>of</strong> Greece.<br />
Transformation is the leap from hav<strong>in</strong>g to be<strong>in</strong>g, from produc<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
creativity, from know<strong>in</strong>g to wisdom, from believ<strong>in</strong>g to certa<strong>in</strong>ty, from<br />
scarcity to abundance.<br />
Contact:<br />
T<strong>in</strong>a Agiorgiti-Jordan<br />
Poste Restante, Akteon,<br />
Evia, Greece<br />
or<br />
Elikon Institute<br />
T<strong>in</strong>a Agiorgiti-Jordan<br />
Bauernreihe 8a<br />
27726 Worpswede<br />
Germany<br />
Tel: +49 47 92 36 47<br />
Fax: +49 47 92 47 43<br />
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