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Sieben LindenSieben Linden EcovillageEcovillage, Germany, Germany
Sieben LindenSieben Linden EcovillageEcovillage, Germany, Germany Becoming a member…..ecoming a member…..
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Hello everybody!ello everybody!
Hello everybody!Hello everybody!
the moment the situation is is he moment the situation is is
the moment the situation t the moment the situation
I I am a young woman from a country quite far away am a young woman from a country quite far away -- Germany. At the moment I Germany. At the moment I such that as we have to such that as we have to build build
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am living in Ecovillage Sieben Linden in the former eastern part of Germany, in a am living in Ecovillage Sieben Linden in the former eastern part of Germany, in a
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all houses anew, we have ll houses anew, we have
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why that name, one is that it was founded on September the 9th, 1999).hy that name, one is that it was founded on September the 9th, 1999).
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At the moment we are 11 adults and 2 children in Club99, most of us working in t the moment we are 11 adults and 2 children in Club99, most of us working in
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different areas (building; gardening; horses; office work: publicity, guests, book different areas (building; gardening; horses; office work: publicity, guests, book
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On our piece of land inside the Ecovillage we have a set of resolutions concerning n our piece of land inside the Ecovillage we have a set of resolutions concerning
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our life on this land: Club99 is an experiment which wants to discover whether a ur life on this land: Club99 is an experiment which wants to discover whether a
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land land if more com if more come, we do e, we do
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citizen in Germany uses, can still be a good life itizen in Germany uses, can still be a good life -- which we expect to be the case! which we expect to be the case!
citizen in Germany uses, can still be a good life citizen in Germany uses, can still be a good life -- which we expect to be the case! which we expect to be the case!
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These resolutions mean that we do not use electricity on our site, apart from that hese resolutions mean that we do not use electricity on our site, apart from that
These resolutions mean that we do not use electricity on our site, apart from that These resolutions mean that we do not use electricity on our site, apart from that
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So this year we have new So this year we have new
which we produce ourselves (e.g. by a selfmade windmill). We do not use hich we produce ourselves (e.g. by a selfmade windmill). We do not use any any
which we produce ourselves (e.g. by a selfmade windmill). We do not use which we produce ourselves (e.g. by a selfmade windmill). We do not use any any
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machinery here and so we build our houses completely by hand, using only machinery here and so we build our houses completely by hand, using only
machinery here and so we build our houses completely by hand, using only achinery here and so we build our houses completely by hand, using only
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and materials from floors. We only eat vegan (we do eat honey...) and and materials from floors. We only eat vegan (we do eat honey...) and
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absorption process, there a absorption process, there
absorption process, there is is bsorption process, there is is
which were given to us several years ago. We do not buy anything which w which were given to us several years ago. We do not buy anything which
which were given to us several years ago. We do not buy anything which is is hich were given to us several years ago. We do not buy anything which is is
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packed in nonpacked in non--recyclable or plastic material and we have a sharedrecyclable or plastic material and we have a shared economy. We economy. We
packed in nonacked in non--recyclable or plastic material and we have a sharedrecyclable or plastic material and we have a shared economy. We economy. We
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are attempting to live a very holistic way of life, aiming for selfre attempting to live a very holistic way of life, aiming for self--sufficiency and sufficiency and
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( (www.eurotopia.de). It is similar to the Communities Directory of FIC and can www.eurotopia.de). It is similar to the Communities Directory of FIC and can three weeks) and should have three weeks) and should have
(www.eurotopia.de). It is similar to the Communities Directory of FIC and can (www.eurotopia.de). It is similar to the Communities Directory of FIC and can
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The "rest" of our ecovillageThe "rest" of our ecovillage--community consists of about 60 more adults and 25 community consists of about 60 more adults and 25
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The "rest" of our ecovillagehe "rest" of our ecovillage--community consists of about 60 more adults and 25 community consists of about 60 more adults and 25 people. That means that
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you want to know more about Sieben Linden in general, or send me an email!ou want to know more about Sieben Linden in general, or send me an email!
you want to know more about Sieben Linden in general, or send me an email!you want to know more about Sieben Linden in general, or send me an email!
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