Category Archives: Community

Holiday Convening of Eco-Communities Sunday Dec 10, 2017

Posted on Sunday, November 12, 2017 by Jonathan Cloud

Save the Date …and join us for some Collegial and Collective Holiday Cheer! Sunday, December 10, 2017 12:00 – 4:00 PM Zelin / Cloud Home8 Revere Drive, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 At our annual holiday gathering we’ll look forward to … Continue reading →

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NY Potluck Picnic & Speaker Event: Intentional Living Co-housing Development

Posted on Friday, September 29, 2017 by Jonathan Cloud

Date & Time: Saturday, September 30, 2017, 1:00 PM — 3:30 PM Location: NY Central Park RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/New-York-Back-to-the-Land-Ecovillage-Movement/events/243326861/? Martin Tomczyk visited and researched extensively about co-housing (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohousing) groups and eco-villages in the New England region. Coupled with his knowledge and experience in architecture … Continue reading →

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September 17 Meetup: “What is Cohousing?”

Posted on Thursday, August 24, 2017 by Jonathan Cloud

Sunday, September 17, 2017, 12:00 – 4:00 PM Zelin / Cloud Home (8 Revere Drive, Basking Ridge, NJ) Let’s get straight on all the buzzwords of the movement! We’re part of a worldwide movement. The movement is based on a recognition of how … Continue reading →

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Can We Develop a Farm Ecovillage Model?

Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2017 by Jonathan Cloud

We’ve recently been investigating the idea of working with an existing farmer to build an eco-community on their farm — both to help operate the farm and to consume some part of its production. This is likely contrary to most … Continue reading →

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Tamera Ecovillage Offers Unique Online Courses

Posted on Monday, May 8, 2017 by Jonathan Cloud

Several months ago we hosted New Jerseyan Joshua Gottdenker on a Skype call about Tamera Ecovillage in Portugal. Tamera is a School and Research Station for Realistic Utopia The project was founded in Germany in 1978. In 1995 it moved … Continue reading →

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Tobias Fox Special Guest at March 25 Meeting

Posted on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 by Jonathan Cloud

We have a special guest joining us at the March 25 Ecovillage New Jersey Meeting in Hillsborough. Tobias A. Fox is the Managing Director of  Science and Sustainability Newark, a grass roots organization implements various initiatives to increase awareness of … Continue reading →

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Ecovillage Meetup Saturday, March 25, 2017 — Creating a Functional Organization

Posted on Sunday, March 19, 2017 by Jonathan Cloud

Plug In to our New Organization Structure! We promised you that 2017 would be a year of action, and we’re delivering — through your commitment and involvement! This month we’ll flesh out our organization structure. We use “circles” as the … Continue reading →

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Local Action Circles to Meet Next Week (March 6-7-8)

Posted on Thursday, March 2, 2017 by Jonathan Cloud

Do you want to live in an Ecovillage? Then you must help us build one. Where do you want to live? In a city, town, suburb. or in a rural setting? Join us next week as we plan for our new … Continue reading →

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Action Packed Meetup this Sunday In Princeton

Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 by Jonathan Cloud

Have we got a Meetup for you! Sunday, February 19 — Noon to 4:00pm 794 Alexander Road, Princeton, NJ 08540 After our traditional noon to 1 pm pot luck lunch, we will have Jack Carman, President of Design for Generations … Continue reading →

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Join an Action Circle to Grow an Ecovillage Near You

Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 by Jonathan Cloud

Ecovillage NJ is forming Action Circles to actively plan and grow 1 to 4 cooperative communities in the Garden State in the next 2 years. We have 4 circles to choose from: urban, town, suburban, and rural. Our first meetings … Continue reading →

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