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Introduction ............ ..........................................1 CHAPTER ONE: How IT ALL STARTED...........................................7 The Global W alk ..............................................................7 The Envisioning Retreat...........................................................12 Buying the Land ......................................................................15 CHAPTER Two: PEOPLE AND THE LAND .......................................21 Ithaca...................................................... 21 The Land Use Planning Process ..........................................23 Paying Off the Land................................. .............29 CHAPTER THREE: WEST HAVEN FARM ...............................................39 Jen and John .................... ............... ........................... 41 Farming and Finances .............................................................42 Working on the Farm...............................................................45 CSA Pickup ............... .. ........................................ 46 CHAPTER FOUR: LIVING IN COMMUNITY ..........................................53 The Cohousing Model.................................... ........55 Growing Pains................. ...... .......................................56 Famous Fried Tofu............. ..................................61 ... and the Beach Party............................................... ...........65 Invented Celebrations ................................................. .........66 CHAPTER FIVE: IT'S NOT UTOPIA: CONFLICT AND COMMUNICATION ...77 Communication .....................................77 C onflict............................. ............................................. 83 CHAPTER SIX: THE CYCLE OF LIFE ........................103 Birth and Death at EcoVillage .................................. 103 Life Passages ...................................... ........ 112 Personal Transformations ...............................................118 "Deepening Relationships" Groups......................................121 CHAPTER SEVEN: THE "Eco" IN ECOVILLAGE..................................125 The Big Picture...................................................................125 Green Building........................... .........................................134 FROG and SONG: Choices and Consequences....................138 Recycling.......... ........................................141 Influencing Friends and Neighbors................................... 143 CHAPTER EIGHT: CREATING THE "VILLAGE" IN ECOVILLAGE ..........147 Getting Us Together.........................................................149 The "Crux of the Matter" Party.................................. ...150 Sharing the Load, Sharing the Glory: ...................................152 The Benefits of Shared Leadership Revisiting the Vision ................. .........159 CHAPTER NINE: LEARNING AND TEACHING ...................................161 Community Education: Learning from the Inside Out...........162 Sharing Our Learning....................................167 Partnership Education: Creating the.....................................179 Basis for Institutional Change International Ecovillage Education............................. 185 CHAPTER TEN: SPREADING THE WORD ..........................................189 The People Connection..........................................................190 Sister Village .................................... 192 The Allure of Village Life...................................................200 Working with the Media....................................................202 CHAPTER ELEVEN: ASSESSING THE PRESENT, PLANNING THE FUTURE ...207 How Are We Doing?.........................................209 Dream Projects.......................................215 Ecovillages and the World: What We Have to Offer .............220 GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS..........................................221 ECOVILLAGE AT ITHACA TIMELINE ............................225 INDEX .............................................. 231 ABOUT THE AUTHOR.................................. 237