A natural village consists of buildings wholly constructed of natural and recycled materials. The villagers tend gardens and run businesses, with a goal of being over 50% -- and as close to 100% as possible -- self-sufficient in food production. The village should also look to the sun, wind and wate...
A natural village consists of buildings wholly constructed of natural and recycled materials. The villagers tend gardens and run businesses, with a goal of being over 50% -- and as close to 100% as possible -- self-sufficient in food production. The village should also look to the sun, wind and water to complement its grid-supplied energy consumption.
Living in such a village -- consisting of adults and children, animals, gardens and environmentally-friendly technology -- would be an improvement over the lives of almost all of us. The commonality of general goals will create an inherently stable homelife and supportive community atmosphere, which in turn will contribute to meeting people's basic needs for food, social life and shelter.
Natural Villages Cultural Recovery Systems has begun a project on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota. Its goal is to establish a natural village on land owned by the village itself, within the borders of the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Cheap, sustainable housing for those who need it most. I love how the focus is on being an independent community, producing their own food and energy. Forget just the poor- the world would be a better place if we all lived like this.
From the page: "Natural Villages believes it can do more to alleviate homelessness (among those who really do want to live in homes) -- for less money -- and consequentially reduce all the other symptoms of poverty -- for less money -- than any organization or program purporting to have similar goals. You can already touch the results of our work."
