{"id":7036,"key":"Ecovillage_Training_Center","title":"Ecovillage Training Center","latest":{"id":1224059,"timestamp":"2026-01-09T00:00:01Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"{{Organization data}}\n\nThe '''Ecovillage Training Center''' is part of the [https://www.gvix.org/ '''''Global Village Institute for Appropriate Technology'''''], which has been pushing the frontiers of alternative energy, housing, farming, and tools for [[sustainability]] for the past 20 years. Global Village Institute works with the United Nations and several national governments and international agencies on a regular basis, performing trainings on 6 continents. The ETC was created to train people how to build ecovillages, and also to pioneer the pedagogy and action learning curricula for similar and related sustainability training programs worldwide. We have trained people from more than 50 countries and are able to offer credit towards university degrees.\n\n== Courses presented in 2007 ==\n\nIn 2007, the Ecovillage Training Center presents a series of intensive courses on subjects such as [[permaculture]]:\n\n=== Ecovillage Apprenticeships ===\n\nApril 1-28, May 20 – June 15,July 22 – Aug 12, Oct 14 – Nov 9\n\n=== Permaculture & Ecovillage Design ===\n\n* Permaculture Introductory Weekends\n\nApr 20-22, July 13-15, Aug 10-12, Nov 2-4\n\n* After Peak Oil: Fundamentals of Permaculture\n\nJune 15-24, Aug 31-Sept 9\n\n* After Peak Oil: Ecovillage Design Practicum\n\nJuly 13-22, Sept 9-18\n\n=== Natural Building ===\n\n* Introduction to Natural Building\n\nApr 6-8, June 8-10, July 27-29, Oct 26-28\n\n* Natural Building Experience Days\n\nJune 10-12, July 29-31, Oct 28-30\n\n* Natural Building Volunteer days\n\nApril 8-11, July 31-Aug 2\n\n=== Alternative Energy ===\n\n* Solar Installation\n\nOct 4-7 / extension fieldtrip October 7-10\n\n* Biofuels conversion\n\nApril 20-22, May 18-20, Aug 10-12\n\n* Alternative Energy\n\nOctober 9-12\n\nThe ETC also offers courses about Bamboo cultivation & construction, Shitake Mushroom Growing and Herbology.\n\n== Contact ==\n\n* http://www.thefarm.org/etc\n* {{Email|ecovillage@thefarm.org}}\n* https://www.gvix.org/\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| keywords = sustainability organizations, programs, ecovillages, permaculture\n| description = The Ecovillage Training Center appears on Appropedia with course stories in permaculture, natural building, and group skills that prepare people for low-carbon lives.\n}}\n\n[[Category:Sustainability organizations]]\n[[Category:Programs]]\n[[Category:Ecovillages]]\n[[Category:Permaculture]]"}