Sustainability basis

AGROECOLOGIA

Quem se interessa por agroecologia
aí vai uma pagina com ótimos livros para baixar,
http://www.agroeco.org/brasil/books_port.html

Pra quem quer saber mais e até baixar uma boa cartilha,
www.agroecologia.inf.br

Brazil >> Santa Catarina

Hi Folks....

In Florianópolis, I went quickly at the Organic Market (Wednesdays at the Federal University of Santa Catarina -UFSC) and Saturdays at the Lagoa da Conceição and met Mauro Schorr from the Instituto Anima which produce herbs, artcrafts and it did sounds a good place for me to return and experience. They offer permaculture courses, massage and you can choose to wwoof or pay for your accomodation (R$40/ Dec 2008).
More info: http://www.institutoanima.org/


In Garopaba, there is Gaia Village.
Gaia Village is a private project focusing in sustainability.
The aim is to create an example of ecosystem where the human interact friendly with the environment from the perspective where Earth is Gaia; a living system.
Since 1998, they are active in the local /regional sustainable developemnt with several programs and partnerships. Monthly, they have a get together at sunset to exhange ideas.
Go further and see the reports of what is happening: http://www.gaia.org.au/

I am sure there is plenty more happening at Santa Catarina, if you know a community or project, anything that is making the world better; please send it as I will happily spread the word........

Links in Brazil - this is just the start!

Hi Folks,

Stay in tune ... this is just the start of some links of what is happening in Brazil/ South America regards of people keen to make a better world to be.
These are links ent by a friend and some research at net - soon I will be around visiting some of them!
Giev me a couple of days and i will translate it....

Morada da Floresta - (Forest´s Home)
Rua Diogo do Couto 47 - Jardim Bonfiglioli, SP, SP - 11 – 3735 4085www.moradadafloresta.orgemail para contato: moradadafloresta@gmail.com

IPEMA - INSTITUTO DE PERMACULTURA E ECOVILAS DA MATA ATLÂNTICA
http://www.ipemabrasil.org.br/institutoweb4.htm

http://estudodecasa.blogspot.com/

UMAPazO propósito da UMAPAZ - Universidade Aberta do Meio Ambiente e da Cultura de Paz - é fomentar e facilitar a formação de pessoas, em todas as regiões da Cidade de São Paulo e ao longo de suas vidas, para a convivência sócio ambiental sustentável e pacífica.
http://ww2.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/secretarias/meio_ambiente/umapaz/

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http://www.monteazul.org.br/Comunidade - Permacultura MG
Comunidade criada com o intuito de criar uma rede permacultural no estado de Minas Gerais, com o objetivo de gerar discussões, promover ações, disseminar conhecimento e integrar pessoas...

BRAZIL / Sao Paulo - MYO Solar Water Heater

Now, in Brazil and today I went to the Ecobusiness Show - nowadays everything is ECO!

I have to say that makes me sad to see that most of people are just getting in touch with the ecological side because of the financial return and sucks me to see that huge multinational were the main presenters of the event!

I loved when Paulo Itacarambi from Ethos Foundation question all of us if we are changing everything, but nothing!
It seems to me that lots of us feel the need of going further and deeper...
A change in our values, the way we live adn principally the way we consume to create a community through sustainable culture which involves a inner sense of ethics, love and cooperation.

Anyway, I got in touch with a NGO called Sociedade do Sol (Sun's Society) and it is amazing their willingness to share their research in partnership with several groups.

They have a low cost solar water heater available in their website - MYO!

Visit: www.sociedadedosol.org.br

ARGENTINA

Do you have any hint on this beautiful place of the world?

I have been just informed that is a lot happening, but WHERE????

We know that research by internet is not the same is the word by mouth and heart to heart!

A friend of mine sent to me some contacts:

ECOVILLAGES

*GAIA ECOVILA
http://www.gaia.org.ar/
Tel: (+54-2272) 492072 Celular: (+54-2227) 15 552 554

*COMODORO RIDAVIA
http://www.elchenque.com.ar/geo/temrelgeo/03/ecoaldea.htm

*OVERVIEW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ARGENTINA (their view)
http://www.mutantia21.com.ar/ecoaldeas.html

* PERSONAS EN ACTION
http://personasenaccion.com/ecoaldeas/

*TWELVE TRIBES
http://www.twelvetribes.com/whereweare/global/argentina/



COMMUNITY GARDENS

I met Daniela today at the " Feira de San Telmo" with her wonderful artcraft in leather...She told me the explosion of Community Gardens what they call here as: Huertas Comunitarias...

http://www.reddehuertas.com.ar/huertas/listacapi.htm

http://orgazmika.blogspot.com

http://www.diasdehuerta.com.ar/DHComunitarias.htm

http://www.agroalternativo.com.ar/noticiasorganicasalta.htm

http://www.fotolog.com/huertalaloma

http://www.plan21.org/hc.php

http://www.colonbuenosaires.com.ar/semanariocolondoce/cgi-bin/hoy/archivos/00000674.html

http://www.inta.gov.ar/info/intainfo/ant/2003/boletin215.htm

I hope this was a good start for you get interested to get involved in Argentina movements or who know if you would like to come along to learn Spanish?
The country seems warm in the heart and really active in the culture!
May be in my next post I'll mess around the blog and just should some hints of what I think is important to know if you are planning to come to Argentina - as I wish know it before hand! and I want to have by next time here! Yep! I will be back, here is GREAT!

PLEASE SEND ME ANY HINTS OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD!!
I am on my way to Brazil!

Volunteer

GREEN VOLUNTEER
Volunteer is one of the greatest way to get to know people, experience and the best: you are there because you really want to.
Life is a joy!

www.ecolvolunteer.org
www.earthwatch.org
www.conservationvolunteers.org
www.voc.org
www.darwinfoundation.org
www.kreisels.com
www.btvc.org
www.monkeysanctuary.org
Oceania Research Byron 02 6685 8128
www.una.ac.cr
www.australianvolunteers.org.au

a bit of chaos and a lot of transformation

It seem almost impossible to find time to organize the information that I want to put here...
And (THANKS GOD!) the world is really awakenig for the need to change the pardigma that our society live.

Below will be a list of links and 'things' related to sustainable style of life and beyond.



www.permaculture.org.au
www.rainforestrescue.org.au
www.internationalist.org
www.reviewing.co.uk
www.ecosustainable.com.au

Busy Crazy but...I didn't forget the blog!

In some how I am a kind of person that can be very busy with no kids, no family to take care and just a part time job......but incredible busy!!!

I still have heaps to add to this blog...I just got back from India visiting Auroville. AMAZING!
Coming soon......

In this meanwhile; I'd like to share a community that I found at you tube: Rabbit Dancing. Funk, funny and for the first time made me feel like to visit USA.

Next time, I will give you a proper link.

Please, if you have any hints, any experience to share...this blog is not mine it is OURS!

In this meanwhile, I am a bit crazy about green business, sustainable organizations, fair trade, to be....

See you soon!