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| Work on an earthbag dome - not the one near Moe. |
Are you a passionate
and knowledgeable permaculturalist? Would you like to live in a developing
ecovillage for a year 'rent free' as part of a documentary project? Do you want
to explore a life of frugal abundance? If so, read on!
Over the last 12 months the Simplicity Institute has been involved in the development of an
ecovillage permaculture farm out near Moe, Victoria, Australia (nearly two
hours from Melbourne). To date the communities involved have built a small
Earthship, a beautiful cob cabin, and last week we made great progress on an
earthbag dome and a pizza oven. There are bees buzzing, beers brewing, water
tanks collecting, and communities forming. We've also planted 40 odd fruit
trees and have established some large vegetable gardens, with more to come. The
20-acre property has a large dam, a large shed, a large greenhouse and chicken
coop, as well as a more conventional house.
These are early days, but much has been done over the last
year with many more plans and projects in the pipeline. Our primary aim is to
explore what 'one planet' living looks like, to demonstrate it as far as
possible, and to use the property as an education centre and activist hub to
promote pathways to a radically 'simpler way' to live. We don't want to escape
the system; we want to help transform it. Would you like to be part of this
adventure?
The Simplicity Institute has been approached by a
documentary filmmaker and we are now conspiring to turn this project into an
inspiring educational documentary, which records the evolution of the property
in these early stages and demonstrates the nature of a highly localised,
sufficiency-based economy. We are currently seeking applications from people
interested in living out on the property for one year, starting in January
2015, to be part of this documentary.
We are seeking creative, passionate, good-spirited and
knowledgeable permaculturalists, who are prepared to explore a lifestyle of
radical simplicity and who are committed to making this property and this
documentary project a success. The documentary will be filmed over a one-year
period, with the participants being filmed exploring the various aspects of
'one planet' living. Among other things, it is hoped that the documentary will
demonstrate organic food production, renewable energy production, radically
reduced energy consumption, alternative technologies and building methods,
composting toilets, low-tech solar hot water, making and mending rather than
buying, home production, minimizing waste, building community and local
economies, and so forth. We aren't interested in documenting 'light green'
living. We are seeking applications from people interested in exploring the
'deep green' alternative. If you are ready to challenge yourself and inspire
others, be in touch.
If you're interested in applying, please send a one-page
application to entropiaecovillage@gmail.com. Tell us who youare, why you want
to be involved, the skills you could bring, and anything else you feel we
should know. Applications close 10 November with interviews and decisions soon
thereafter. We're aiming to invite up to 6-8 people on the property for the
year to establish the small community for this project.
Like all documentaries, this one will require funding. For
the rest of the year, the Simplicity Institute will be donating all proceeds
from the sales of Entropia: Life Beyond Industrial Civilisation http://www.bookofentropia.com/ and Simple
Living in History: Pioneers of the Deep Future - https://www.createspace.com/4907640
Please support this important project by buying copies of
these books and sharing these links. We can't do this alone. Christmas is
coming up, so perhaps rather than buying junk we could all buy our families and
friends copies of these books to spread the important messages of simplicity
and permaculture while also supporting this documentary. Thanks for your
support.
If you are able to financially support this project in more
significant ways, please be in touch at: entropiaecovillage@gmail.com
Simon Ussher and
Samuel Alexander
Directors of the
Simplicity Institute
513 Dana Street,Ballarat Victoria 3350,
Australia.
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