Ecovillages in the real estate section

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Molly
  • December 11, 2007

I always love seeing communities in the real estate section. Not when they are for sale, but when it seems they can’t figure out where else to put them.

This article is from an online source calling itself “The People’s Media” which allows users to post news for distribution. It’s not the most accurate article on ecovillages, but there’s not bad publicity, I suppose.

Most people have never heard of ecovillages. These tiny rural communities are usually found in the countryside, not too far from town. There are many different types of ecovillage, but all of them are based on two things: community and earth preservation.

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