Hi
I am building a small house a few minutes outside of Whitehorse. Off grid and no mortgage. Recently i read a book regarding looming energy shortages and it resonated with me. Its just a fact that I am absolutely dependent on oil to function, including feeding myself, and this worries me to a degree. I want to investigate what it takes to be prepared for the day when walmart closes its doors, so to speak. I think it may be logical to live in a location where there are like minded folks and a longer growing season.
In general just looking at a better way to live, sustainability, ect.
Good to know there is already a movement in the right direction.
cheers
Murray
Hello Russ - Thanks for letting me know about this site, and for adding me! Hopefully I'll be seeing you at the Harvest festival :) I'm really looking forward to being back in the beauty and bounty of Robson Valley, and looking forward to learning more about Kakwa.
thank you for having me as a member and you welcome for the site, I am sure you will find some great readings there :).
So, you already know my wife, Eniko, she signed up quite a while ago and we keep planning to visit you. We are still living in a Camphill community but decided that this will be the last year. The next step in life should cross somehow an eco-village so here I am, browsing through my favorite eco-village links :).
peace,
J.
Hey there Ross - How's Edmonton? huh huh ... I hear a rock&roll lyric in my head (Talking Heads?) "Same as it ever was". ;-)
That's a loaded question for me; came home after 20yrs in NS (raised 5 kidz in a big old house on Barra Glen Road in Cape Breton) and *sigh* kinda like I figured in the 70s: this place is addled by petro-dollars.
But more of that lately.
Soooo glad to have found this group! Now I'm gonna spider the site see if I can figure out where you are.
That seems like a very long way from Vancouver. In that case we might be able to come out in July. We have a two week holiday and we planned already a tour in the Rockies (Banff, Jaspers), so we can have Kawka in our way.
I am sorry we miss the May 1st event, would have liked to socialize with people with similar ideals. But we have only two days off, thats not enough time for the trip.
I am already very excited to come out and visit you in July. Lets keep in touch meanwhile and I will check the website for the news!
Best
Eniko
Dear Russ,
Thank you for the invitation! Its a bit short notice for May 1 though, so I cannot promise anything. However we got really excited from the idea to visit Kakwa. We have a holiday on May 18th, which is a Monday, that is a promising long weekend as a possibility. However, we don't even know if we are available that time, as we have two young individuals with disabilities living with us. Anyways, how far is your place from Vancouver (by car)? Or is there any other possibility we can come (bus or train)?
If we cannot come out in May, I am sure we can still pay you a visit during the summer. We will try our best.
Its very exciting that you have such a nice supporting circle around you, it probably doesn't really feel so lonely. We liked a lot your pictures on the website, it seems that your place attracts a lot of very good people.
Yes, Steiner came out with some amazing stuff. We are members of the Antroposophical Society and try to learn what he wrote. I was really happy when I realized that Eco-villages were initiated by Waldorf circles. Do you have a bio-dynamic agriculture at your place?
Thats all for now, have a wonderful evening,
Best wishes:
Eniko
Hi there Russ,
thank you for accepting me! My husband and I are living in Camphill Communities since 3 years now and are heading for another year but meanwhile dreaming about something like your place is. We are 29 and 31, vegetarians, organic, Hungarians, adventurous. Kakwa Ecovillage looks like a wonderful place. We are hoping to get to know you and visit you in the near future. How many of you are permanent residents of the village, what activities are you doing, what are the basic skills you require from a villager?
Wishing you the best:
Hi Russ,
man, you guys dont waste any time, Instant response - I like it!
still loads of snow here, kind of a drag in mid april but we had a great family ski today with the sprout in a ski-boggin. My first (and hopefully last) winter this far north so I'm not sure when to expect the thaw to arrive.
Hi Russ! I noticed your group on ning. I do not know anything about Ecovillages but I am in interested in finding out about alternative living and eco issues. I wasn't aware that ur site was actually Canadian (-;
Yes, I will do that this week. I've recently moved to temporary digs, and am a bit disorganized. Haven't been able to get you all (ya'll) off of my mind since coming across your site!
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I am building a small house a few minutes outside of Whitehorse. Off grid and no mortgage. Recently i read a book regarding looming energy shortages and it resonated with me. Its just a fact that I am absolutely dependent on oil to function, including feeding myself, and this worries me to a degree. I want to investigate what it takes to be prepared for the day when walmart closes its doors, so to speak. I think it may be logical to live in a location where there are like minded folks and a longer growing season.
In general just looking at a better way to live, sustainability, ect.
Good to know there is already a movement in the right direction.
cheers
Murray
Peace,
D
thank you for having me as a member and you welcome for the site, I am sure you will find some great readings there :).
So, you already know my wife, Eniko, she signed up quite a while ago and we keep planning to visit you. We are still living in a Camphill community but decided that this will be the last year. The next step in life should cross somehow an eco-village so here I am, browsing through my favorite eco-village links :).
peace,
J.
That's a loaded question for me; came home after 20yrs in NS (raised 5 kidz in a big old house on Barra Glen Road in Cape Breton) and *sigh* kinda like I figured in the 70s: this place is addled by petro-dollars.
But more of that lately.
Soooo glad to have found this group! Now I'm gonna spider the site see if I can figure out where you are.
cheers
Very nice site, looks like you got a really amazing thing going here.
I am sorry we miss the May 1st event, would have liked to socialize with people with similar ideals. But we have only two days off, thats not enough time for the trip.
I am already very excited to come out and visit you in July. Lets keep in touch meanwhile and I will check the website for the news!
Best
Eniko
Thank you for the invitation! Its a bit short notice for May 1 though, so I cannot promise anything. However we got really excited from the idea to visit Kakwa. We have a holiday on May 18th, which is a Monday, that is a promising long weekend as a possibility. However, we don't even know if we are available that time, as we have two young individuals with disabilities living with us. Anyways, how far is your place from Vancouver (by car)? Or is there any other possibility we can come (bus or train)?
If we cannot come out in May, I am sure we can still pay you a visit during the summer. We will try our best.
Its very exciting that you have such a nice supporting circle around you, it probably doesn't really feel so lonely. We liked a lot your pictures on the website, it seems that your place attracts a lot of very good people.
Yes, Steiner came out with some amazing stuff. We are members of the Antroposophical Society and try to learn what he wrote. I was really happy when I realized that Eco-villages were initiated by Waldorf circles. Do you have a bio-dynamic agriculture at your place?
Thats all for now, have a wonderful evening,
Best wishes:
Eniko
thank you for accepting me! My husband and I are living in Camphill Communities since 3 years now and are heading for another year but meanwhile dreaming about something like your place is. We are 29 and 31, vegetarians, organic, Hungarians, adventurous. Kakwa Ecovillage looks like a wonderful place. We are hoping to get to know you and visit you in the near future. How many of you are permanent residents of the village, what activities are you doing, what are the basic skills you require from a villager?
Wishing you the best:
Eniko
man, you guys dont waste any time, Instant response - I like it!
still loads of snow here, kind of a drag in mid april but we had a great family ski today with the sprout in a ski-boggin. My first (and hopefully last) winter this far north so I'm not sure when to expect the thaw to arrive.
:)
Willow
Amstetten is a small village in the south of Germany, 1 hour driving to Stuttgart, bit more to Munich.
Awesome blogtalkradio!
I'll listen again, as it was/is very informative for me.
Thank you for doing that !
southland's the south of New Zealand its a really great country.
I am not married yet!
But hope to be soon :)
Oli
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