Building on a dream
Under the belief that global problems require personal action, an ever-increasing number of people are embracing low impact lifestyles and joining forces in different ecologically-oriented social groupings. This cultural, human and environmental breakthrough is deeply connected to a new consciousness of world citizenship that looks at daily life in a broader perspective and questions the current patterns of development that are destroying the Earth's ecosystem for the comfort of the few.
"Both nature and patience have a limit". Tired of criticizing the existing system while feeling in a state of complicity for being part of it, they decided to take a step in a different direction and start living more accordingly to their values. The infinite list of rural communes, ecovillages and co-housing developments spread throughout the globe constitutes a concrete alternative that encourages us to rethink our own lifestyle choices and reminds us that there are many different ways of contributing to a more environmentally responsible society.
Europe has some of the oldest and most acclaimed eco-communities in the world. Born from similar dreams and built on similar grounds, what mainly distinguishes one group from the other is the importance given to each of their common basic elements: ecology, community, culture and spirituality.
This project will take you on a journey around Europe to see what shapes the dream of living in an alternative way can take when turned into reality.
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