ECo-mmunity Bulletin #20 October 14th 2010

NutShell Niblets-
Ann's highly personal, mostly true, meant to inform and amuse , guide to the ecovillage ... in a nutshell.

Repair-ian Zone-Last week --- to our surprise and delight, an excavator arrives and in a twinkling, rips out and buries one hundred metres of blackberry canes on the north side of our creek. Wow! Then, if that's not enough, the Stream-Dream Team band wagon, looking a lot like a stagecoach at full gallop, pulls up. Joe', our enthusiatic conductor, springs out . . "Hey, you, Native Plant enthusiasts! Let's repair our riparian zone!" He yells. "I have ideas and drawings ... come and see! Jump on board, bring your ideas, too! We can do this together!" ( to get put onto our google doc discussion, email Matthew -Team lead mattredekop@gmail.com and Joe Tessier - joetessier_ca@yahoo.com)Waste waterNo news, but steady progress of the right kind.Carpentry ShopAt our last Community meeting, we decided together where to put the shared carpentry shop.... at the south end of our Groundswell parking. And then, with the generosity and resiliency of an ecovillage farmer, Soban moved his precious fruit trees, making room for the new building. Thank you, Soban. In the spring, his newly-placed plum trees will dance and blossom in a spritely row on his acre's westerly border. I can't wait to see them.Our Town - the LibraryI was going to write about the many virtues of our local library--- only three blocks away on the other side of the road, and part of the Fraser Valley library system, so one can order special books on-line and pick them up 5 minutes walk away.Join the Ad Hoc Team for South of creek acres useWe decided at the last Community Meeting, that we need to coordinate the many ideas for future uses and needs of the South pasture. There's buffers, zones, fields, lanes, paths, barns, fences, greenhouses, mountains and molehills ... all need planning. Email Tam to join in. tamara.bonnemaison@gmail.com

Wow!!! The energy! I like to stand beside Joe' so even a little of his life-force can rub off on me. Keeps me young!

But I had a hot-toasted chicken and brie panini from the Deli's new menu yesterday and it was so delicious I've determined that I'll spend less time reading and more time eating. I have the rest of Shauna's latest specialty delectables to work my way through. I'm going to borrow dvd's from the library instead, so I can watch and eat in style.

Inspirations... I'm making a list of useful, interesting books and websites to recommend to newbie Groundswellians....any contributions you'd like to add? Would you like to write a book report and we'll create a bibliography on our website?Diana Leafe ChristianMarshall Rosenberg’s vision has been to teach people of any age, gender, ethnicity or background a much more effective alternative. At present, hundreds of certified NVC trainers and suppporters are teaching NVC skills to people from all walks of life around the globe. 　One of the familes in Middle Road Community in Nelson is selling their home. If you know anyone looking for a Co-Housing Community in the Kootenays, here are the details.
http://www.bchomesforsale.com/view/nelson/lilli/Default.htmAnd... we have Groundswell homes for sale too, of course. Put your money down now and receive a dandy bous off the final purchase price. Buy two, and rent one out later!: www.dianaleafechristian.org/ 'Creating a Life Together' --- Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and intentional communities--- New Society Publishers ---

Charles Durrett - www.cohousingco.com 'Cohousing' A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves' We've employed Chuck and his wife Katie McCamant to great effect in 5 planning workshops thta have made our dreams real and achievable.

Marshall Rosenburg --- Non-Violent Communication -- www.cnvc.org/

Since developing the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) process in the 1960’s,

Christopher Alexander - 'A Pattern Language' http://www.patternlanguage.com/

presents a theory of architecture, building and planning with an archetypal language which allows lay people to design for themselves.

Tree Bressen- facilitition trainer for group process in intentional communities ... http://treegroup.info/

Owning your own Ecovillage home