Farm Love
Justin and I really enjoyed our stay at OUR Ecovillage. We spent some time hanging out with the great posse that lives there, and spent some time in the garden transplanting sege.
Great things about OUR Ecovillage:
- We vibed with the residents. Its rare that you find people who speak the same language as you. People who get God in the same way you do, and feel the same passion in the same way for the earth and people who desire the same level of communication and co-operation. This is what we found at OUR, people who were just like us.
- The ecovillage is old enough to have gone through a lot of the zoning issues. Sure, the farm is still an infant, but they have moved through a good portion of the zoning challenges, have applied for grants and have dealt with some of the major money issues. (The most stressful parts I think)
- The ecovillage is small enough for a new family to influence the process. One of the major things that drew us to OUR was their openness and changeability. There are no homes built on site, except the house that was originally there. They are just establishing their program, their specialities and are still looking for experienced people to teach courses (and not so experienced people to grow into the roles available). Justin and I both felt that our energy could make a difference there.