Site+Sieben+Linden

Ökodorf Sieben Linden SL m 38486 Poppau (Bandau) T+49-(0)39000-51235 verein@oekodorf7linden.de www.oekodorf7linden.de Budget : -51232 Foundation : 1993 Land : 44 ha (near Salzwedel, S.-Anh.) F:28 M:27 A:15 70 Health : all but 5 12 everyone in common (differentiated consensus model) P limited common financing/shared for subgroups 6 co-operative = common property G holistic, social-ecological b self-administration and self-sufficiency, communal culture, ecological building, seminars, care of guests, public relations S ecological, self-managed, anarchistic, left-wing political understanding, non-violent, spiritual, inner growth, meditation, yoga, deep ecology, organic diet, vegetarian diet, vegan diet, adult education, free school, seminar-house, peace-work, therapies (ShinTai, homeopathy, Chi Gong...), self-sufficiency, permaculture, organic agriculture, organic gardening, work horses, forestry, alternative energy, new technologies, ecological construction, straw bale building, various handicrafts, music, choire,

In 1997 we founded a socially and ecologically oriented settlement, an “ecovillage”, where eventually 300 people could live. The village represents a holistic habitat which closely integrates and harmonises different areas of life so that a positive human and ecological net balance and mutual resonance can develop. We want to be an open and hospitable village, inspired by a communal culture where, within an ecological and self-organisational framework, a variety of lifestyles and convictions can become possible. We are striving for overall self-sufficiency in all areas of life: from nutrition, building and energy all the way to our own social, medical, educational and cultural activities. We are organising ourselves as a village community made up of smaller living communities, which exist alongside one another in a co-operative fashion in the form of a number of “neighbourhoods” with a variety of life concepts (see also the l“Club99” community). We seek social and cultural exchanges with our surroundings. Together with other projects and movements we are working on the development of a societal alternative: through our own example we are demonstrating that a (more) sustainable life is possible. We criticise social deformations, point to alternatives and participate in practical acts of resistance (against Castor transports, turkey farming, the Iraq War).

Until 1999 we were mainly concerned with building up communal facilities and infrastructure. We bought a large house for some 15 residents in the village of Poppau, located 1 km away. In 2000 the first two residential houses for 20 occupants were completed, followed by the first approved straw bale residential house in Germany and a wood workshop. We have just finished constructing a 3-storey strawbale-house for 18 inhabitants.

Q see also description of networks “GEN“ and “Come Together” n Holon, Attac, Aufbruch „Anders besser leben“ A acceptance of our “vision of a holistic village”, admittance to the co-operative and financial participation