Joining / Setting-up Eco Community

Hello,

Are there people out there who want to live in harmony with nature, practice permaculture, growing own organic fruit and vegetables, and enjoy life at a slower pace? I’ve got some experience of this in the last two years, and would like to do more, with an eclectic mix of folks from different backgrounds, with different skills and interests.

Either by joining an existing eco-community, run along sustainable lines, or to set one up with other like-minded, free-spirited individuals, couples, or a group.

The location of interest to me right now is the coastal part of Baixo Alentejo and northern Algarve, between Vila Nova de Milfontes and Aljezur, but I’m open to other areas and ideas too, if the land and people ‘click’.

The main criteria for land are predictably enough: a continuously flowing stream or river (or some other year-round water source), perhaps some ruins for reconstruction, or the possibility of getting permission to build, sufficient space to grow stuff on and to expand into in the future, and a peaceful location far from the madding crowds. I’m keen to build using taipa, adobe, palha and/or other styles and techniques of construction, having seen the benefits for myself.

So, is anyone else out there interested too? Please get in touch with me if you know of anything that might fit the bill, or if, like me, you’re looking to do something similar.

Alan Walton
email: delta_free (AT) yahoo.co.uk
or you can find me on http://permaculturaportugal.ning.com/