Help Us Create Mount Eden Ecovillage!
The Mount Eden Ecovillage project
is part of a growing global movement
for a more sustainable human culture.
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The weather cleared for our land-walk on August 22 and we had a lively meeting afterward. There will be another opportunity to see the property and talk about the project when Mount Eden hosts a
Labor Day picnic and concert on Sept. 6 (starting at noon; bring a dish to share).
Ecovillages are communities that strive to integrate a supportive social environment with a
low-impact way of life. To achieve this, they incorporate various aspects of ecological design,
cohousing, permaculture, green building, alternative energy, and much more. By creating the context
for lifestyles which are "successfully continuable into the indefinite future," ecovillages are living
models of sustainability and examples of how action can be taken immediately toward resolving some of
the most pressing problems of our times. Since 1998 ecovillages have been included on the
United Nations' Top 100 Listing of Best Practices.
Laura Houck and Steve Welzer of our group visited the Hundredfold Farm cohousing community in Gettysburg, PA on August 6th and 7th. They saw how beautiful (and green!) modular construction can be. Read about it
here. The picture above is taken from the Hundredfold Farm website.
The Mount Eden property -- 180 acres in Warren County, NJ -- is located on the top of a
bucolic hill, but it is by no means remote or inaccessible. It has good proximity to nearby
Washington Township and is close to Interstate highways 78, 80, and 287 (so travel time
is only about an hour to Newark Airport, the NJ Turnpike, and the Holland Tunnel into New York City).
Directions to Mount Eden.
Initial plans are to build about
35 very green residences and an organic farm. In addition, there is room on the land for
recreational facilities, a retreat or educational center, and future expansion.
At Mount Eden, our goal will be to enrich life by building a community that prioritizes
supportive social structures and a healthy relationship with nature. We welcome you to join
our project, whether you're interested in future residence or simply helping to realize a
vision of a better way to live!
For more information, call (609) 443-6782 or email
Delane
or Steve.
To learn more about ecovillages and cohousing, visit:
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Here are some images of
our beautiful property.
