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!