Living in the Future- Eco-villages

About this original series

How people have come together to build their own homes, grow their own food, and create lively and sustainable EcoVillages and communities. During this series you will meet unique communities in Australia, Spain, Ireland, Wales,England and Scotland.More info on http://www.livinginthefuture.org

Category
Learning News & Politics
# Episodes
51 episodes
Rating
TV-G

Episodes of Living in the Future- Eco-villages

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  Living in the Future 43: Reciprocal Frame
  
  Tony Wrench is a master of the reciprocal frame roof for round houses. This one might be his 15th- he's lost count, really. He gets so many requests, he wants you to have a clear "how-to". This is our latest attempt.
  - Release date
    
    May 3, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    14:53
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  2012 La Palabra Maya
  
  Todo el mundo habla de las Profecías Mayas sobre el 2012 ¿Pero quién está escuchando a los mayas? Este innovador documental nos acerca a las voces de las personas mayas , que nos comparten su visión de las profecías de sus ancestros y su lucha por defender a la Madre Tierra y a su cultura de la destrucción. 2012 La Palabra Maya es un mensaje de esperanza y una llamada a la acción. A través de los testimonios de mayas contemporáneos de todo Mesoamérica, desde guías espirituales a activistas, lí...
  - Release date
    
    Mar 24, 2012
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    01:04:29
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  Living in the Future 42: A New Life
  
  Kit, Saara and Henry are settling down to life at Lammas after an exciting year of getting married and having a baby. The house has foundations, the polytunnel has a roof and the rabbits have arrived.
  - Release date
    
    Mar 22, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    05:10
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  2012 The Mayan Word
  
  Everyone is talking about the Mayan Prophecies of 2012. But who is listening to the Maya? This film brings us the voices of the Mayan people as they share their perspectives on the prophecies of their ancestors and their fight to defend Mother Earth and their culture from destruction. 2012 The Mayan Word is both a message of hope and a call to action. Featuring testimonies from contemporary Mayans throughout Mesoamerica, from spiritual guides to activists, community leaders, farmers, artists, ...
  - Release date
    
    Mar 14, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    01:04:12
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  Living in the Future 40 : Hobbit House
  
  Simon Dale and Jasmine Saville have inspired worlwide media interest in their self-built homes. People like to call them Hobbit Houses.
  - Release date
    
    Dec 24, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    04:40
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  Living in the Future 39: Life Goes On
  
  The residents at Lammas ecovillage in West Wales have a commitment as part of their planning permission to get 75% of their basic needs from the land. All the residents are collecting wood for fuel, growing vegetables and raising some animals for eggs or meat. For this, they have greenhouses and barns to build, as well as their own homes.
  - Release date
    
    Oct 7, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    06:39
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  Living in the Future 38: Hutters
  
  In Wales, land is one of the biggest obstacles to natural living. In Scotland, it's even more difficult, as patterns of land ownership put the land in the hands of the wealthy few. However, land buy-outs are helping to give ordinary people access to land.
  - Release date
    
    Jul 19, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    07:29
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  Living in the Future 37: Community Hub
  
  Timber frame, strawbale insulation, turf roof, renewable power...the Community Hub building at Lammas is a meeting place for residents and an education space for visitors.
  - Release date
    
    Jul 6, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    05:43
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  Living in the Future 36: An Inspector Came to Call
  
  Low impact building meets building regulation- what are the issues? Having thought they did not need to comply with building regulations whilst they live in their barns temporarily, the Lammas residents have run into some problems...
  - Release date
    
    Apr 27, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    07:44
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  Living in the Future 35: Park Guell
  
  At Lammas Ecovillage in Wales, residents are experimenting with natural building techniques like straw bale, cob and roundhouses. At Park Guell in Barcelona, Gaudi was exploring similar ideas over a hundred years ago.
  - Release date
    
    Mar 14, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    03:29