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by igniting a global passion for sustainability, self-reliance, and collaborative action.

A Mechanical Washer/Dryer

GiraDora is a patent-pending human-powered washer and spin dryer to increase the efficiency and improve the experience of hand-washing clothes. The user sits on top of the drum-like appliance and pumps a pedal with her foot, which agitates, cleans, rinses, then spins-dries clothes.

12 Sustainable Design Ideas From Nature

http://www.ted.com In this inspiring talk about recent developments in biomimicry, Janine Benyus provides heartening examples of ways in which nature is already influencing the products and systems we build. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes.

Action || Ushuaia Earthship Build

http://www.valhallamovement.com Action is the most sought after and crucial step in making things come together for positive change. We all want to see action manifest and the only way that will happen is we all personally take the responsibility to make it happen. Conclusion video coming up :)

Community || Ushuaia Earthship Build

http://www.valhallamovement.com Ingredient number 3 for changing the world – happens to be the one that is often toughest to create and maintain – Community. Community is what glues together the ideals and knowledge previously acquired. It’s what validates our ideas – allows them to come to life and creates the network of support that any idea needs to flourish.

UNIFY #LoveWater

Water Unifies us All. On March 22nd, Join the world in the Synchronized Global Water Ceremony. At 3:00pm in your local time and 3:00pm pacific. UNIFYing with the world to restore our relationship with this sacred medium of life. No Water, No Life. Know Water, Know Life.

8 Lessons to Help You Prepare for Your Earthship Build

Last fall we spent three months building our Earthship-inspired greenhouse. It was messy, unnecessarily long, cold, and fraught with unpredictable challenges. We thought that the integrity of our mission plus the enthusiasm of our team and our supporters would be enough to get the local municipality on our side. We thought that our plans would …

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Twin Oaks- Inside Perspective

This video is about how members of Twin Oaks Intentional Community feel about living there, why they like it and what they appreciate about the way their community works. Music: Love and Mathematics by Broken Social Scene

Twin Oaks- Labour and Governance

This video is about an intentional community in Virginia called Twin Oaks. It is one of the oldest intentional communities in the United States of America. This video discusses how they function as a unit with their shared labour for the community’s businesses and how their governance is set up.

Knowledge || Ushuaia Earthship Build

http://www.valhallamovement.com The next ingredient in the recipe for change is knowledge. After you have decided to adopt a sustainable mindset and lifestyle the next step is to acquire the knowledge needed to transition certain aspects of our lives into being more in line with our collective beliefs.

Sustainability | Ushuaia Earthship Build

http://www.valhallamovement.com After witnessing the Ushuaia Earthship going up it was clear to Marc that the 4 simple ingredients for change are really the main aspects of the solution towards positive change in our world today. Earthships themselves are a sustainable idea in all senses of the word and although perhaps not perfect are a leap in the right direction.

Inside Twin Oaks Intentional Community

Twin Oaks is a 40 + year old intentional community in Virginia, United States, with around 100 residents. They have managed to figure out a system in which everyone lives there without money, and where everyone and no one is in charge. They would define themselves as a confederation of anarchists and an egalitarian village. …

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