Ecosystem Restoration Camps: Living for free while "saving" the planet?
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 12:35 pm
I want to present you the "Ecosystem Restoration Camps", a project created by the filmmaker John D Liu. If you are interested in Permaculture, you might have heard of his movie "Green Gold".
I have been to his meeting in the Netherlands two weeks ago for the official launch of the project, so I know more about it from what's on the internet.
The idea behind it is to green a desert in Spain with Permaculture. The land is 4 hectares, so he needs people, that's how the idea of creating a camp came to his mind. The people who will work there need to join the Ecosystem Restoration Cooperative and pledge 120 euros per year for 4 years. When you go to the camp, you will have to work 5 hours a day, 5 days a week. The rest of the time is spent relaxing, playing music, watching movies, eating food...
One of the goal is to make it very attractive. It shouldn't be too hard on the people. If it works, they will have a model which can be replicated in this region of spain. Then, we have a model to green the whole planet by making a lot of camps everywhere, where young people, adults, elders, refugees, poor people, can work, have fun, and save the planet.
Sound nice, right? I wanted to share this here because it seems like a very frugal and meaningful way to live. If it works, and that the camps are replicated everywhere, you could go in a camp and then go in another one, and another one,...
It is financed by the people, some more rich than others. John said he wanted people to be able to go there without paying anything if they didn't had any means. The food is grown by Permaculturist on the land.
http://www.ecosystemrestorationcamps.org/
Tell me what you think. (and sorry for my bad writing, I speak french, but I'm trying to improve )
I have been to his meeting in the Netherlands two weeks ago for the official launch of the project, so I know more about it from what's on the internet.
The idea behind it is to green a desert in Spain with Permaculture. The land is 4 hectares, so he needs people, that's how the idea of creating a camp came to his mind. The people who will work there need to join the Ecosystem Restoration Cooperative and pledge 120 euros per year for 4 years. When you go to the camp, you will have to work 5 hours a day, 5 days a week. The rest of the time is spent relaxing, playing music, watching movies, eating food...
One of the goal is to make it very attractive. It shouldn't be too hard on the people. If it works, they will have a model which can be replicated in this region of spain. Then, we have a model to green the whole planet by making a lot of camps everywhere, where young people, adults, elders, refugees, poor people, can work, have fun, and save the planet.
Sound nice, right? I wanted to share this here because it seems like a very frugal and meaningful way to live. If it works, and that the camps are replicated everywhere, you could go in a camp and then go in another one, and another one,...
It is financed by the people, some more rich than others. John said he wanted people to be able to go there without paying anything if they didn't had any means. The food is grown by Permaculturist on the land.
http://www.ecosystemrestorationcamps.org/
Tell me what you think. (and sorry for my bad writing, I speak french, but I'm trying to improve )