Broadening the Ecovillage Movement

After reading Robert Gilman's interview I have realized that building a sustainable ecovillage comes down to a few different ways of communicating and spreading the understanding of why the ecovillage movement is important. As the eco community gets larger, growing from neighborhoods, to towns and villages, various networks of leaders and communicators must emerge. Leaders should form a easy to follow guide of how to communicate with others in your community. This is the first step in maintaining a healthy ecovillage.

The second major step I have learned is that instead of building ecovillages from the ground up we can retrofit an existing community. This 'menu' they have made provide different levels of commitment and personal needs to change. When people make the decision to change on there own, it is much more powerful and probable that they will be more prone to continue and teach others.

Lastly, as I read the interview I really enjoyed the basic wisdom from Jeff Bercuvitz. His advice was to create a simple 5 step plan. The steps make sense and can be easily followed. From thinking big, stating small, take stock of assets, have fun, ripple out and what i thought most important was "just doing it."