21 Apr – 23 Apr 2023
Enjoy a unique residential immersive experience of resilient living at Narara Ecovillage.
Fri 21st April – Sun 23rd April
Narara Ecovillage 33 Gugandi Rd, Narara NSW 2250
Stay in the village from Friday to Sunday.
For two days, live, eat, work, play and learn alongside Ecovillage members while you really get the vibe of this open, welcoming community.
Enjoy a full program of activities for adults and kids, including talks, workshops, socialising & getting your hands dirty.
Discover & learn about foraging, sustainable houses, food production, conservation, crafts and ceramics for kids skills, handicrafts, cheese and bread making the evolution of the village and more.
Your fee includes meals & accommodation, as well as all scheduled activities & opportunities to participate. Some practical workshops will involve a small fee for materials/ingredients.
Accommodation options include Bed & Breakfast or camping.
To accommodate everyone and keep prices down, singles may be required to share a twin room. If so, we will match you with a person of the same gender.
Sorry no pets allowed.
Early bird prices available until 28 February 2023
| Program | |||
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| Day/Time | Activity | Location | |
| Friday 21 April | |||
| 3-5pm | Registration & train station pick ups | ||
| 4pm-5.30pm | Sustainable Homes Tour – Experience the inside of several village homes. Meet and talk to owners of the Earthship, hobbit house or passive energy efficient solar powered home. Visit a sustainable home built with thermally efficient hemp or other natural materials. While there are no design restrictions, many village members design and build their home using recycled and locally sourced materials. The aim is to build a home with a significantly reduced impact on the environment compared to the “average” Australian house. |
Meet at the Village Hall Tours will also be held on Sat / Sun afternoon Leader: Geoff Cameron |
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| 5-6.30pm | Check in to bnb, campground | ||
| 6.30-7.30pm | Dinner with Candy & team | ||
| 7.30-8pm | Announcements with Annie & Lynita | ||
| Saturday 22 April | |||
| 7-8pm | Forest Walk – A village member will escort guests on a refreshing forest walk for 1-hour in nearby Strickland Forest. The terrain is relatively flat but may involve walking up a gentle slope, crossing a river via a rope bridge or stepping stones. The walk will be cancelled if it is raining or the ground is muddy. Guests are encouraged to bring boots to protect against leeches and muddy paths, and a warm jacket/hat if the weather is cool. | Meet at Village Hall | |
| 7-8pm | Morning Yoga – Gentle yoga combining techniques for waking up and activating the mind, body and spirit. Suitable for beginners or intermediate students. Mark’s class is engaging and will leave you feeling alive and ready for whatever is next. BYO yoga mat or towel. Extra mats will be available. | Village Hall Leader: Mark O’Brien |
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| 8-9pm | Breakfast with hosts | ||
| 9.30-12pm | Deep Ecology – Deep ecology is a philosophy of nature which proposes that the ongoing environmental crisis is due in part to psychological disease arising from the separation between humans and the natural world. The late Arne Naess, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy from Oslo University, Norway coined the term “deep ecology” and noted that our “ecological ideas are not enough to protect the Earth, we need ecological identity, ecological self”. Using music and poetry, John Seed will show you and other group members how to nourish your ecological identity and align yourself with the Earth. |
Forest venue Lower Grafting Shed if wet weather Presenter: John Seed |
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| 9.30-11.30 | Loose parts (pop-up) play session with Dan, Emma & Lorinda | ||
| 12.30-2pm | Soup lunch with Hanna & team | ||
| 2.30-4.30pm | Community Garden Working Bee with Suzie | ||
| 2.30-4.30pm | kids activity | ||
| 3.30-4pm | afternoon tea | ||
| 4-5.30pm | Sustainable Homes Walking Tour with Geoff | ||
| 4-5.30pm | Forest Bathing with Carly | ||
| 6.15-7.30pm | Dinner | ||
| 7.45-9pm | Campfire music session meet the members | ||
| Sunday 23 April | |||
| 7-8am | Qi-Gong with Meng or Forest Walk | ||
| 8-9am | Breakfast with hosts | ||
| 9.30-12pm | Cheesemaking with Candy | ||
| 9.30-12pm | Breadmaking with Karl | ||
| 9.30-12pm | Foraging field & forest with Benjamin, Donna & Trish | ||
| 9.30-12pm | Mushroom growing at home with Lincoln | ||
| 9.30-12pm | Children’s activity / Ceramic class with Aiyana | ||
| 12.30-2pm | Lunch | ||
| 2-2.30pm | Closing Circle | ||
| 2.30-4pm | Sustainable Homes Walking Tour with Geoff | ||
Meals included
Fri and Sat dinner
Sat and Sun lunch
Sat and Sun breakfast for bnb guests.
Campers need to BYO breakfast (or buy at Coffee Cart available Saturday only).
Bios
Geoff Cameron is the head of NEV Water and one of the designers of village technology and infrastructure since the early days of the Ecovillage. He built his own 8.8 star passive solar hempcrete home as owner-builder. His passion is doing outreach and presentations to the public. His raison d’etre is not just living sustainably ourselves, but making a difference by demonstrating to others how this can be done. He loves cooking, gardening, sustainable building and educating others about these processes. He regularly leads village tours on Open Day. He has been involved for some years in the group Beyond Zero Emissions and has given numerous presentations to schools and other groups about our potential energy futures.
We are speaking with potential sponsors to help make this event possible.
We look forward to welcoming you to the village!
Enquiries: [email protected]
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