Update by AM:
Over the past few meetings it has become clear that there is some interest in the idea of building the first Resource Based Economy research centre/test city. To pursue this initiative, the Barrie, Toronto and Ontario Zeitgeist Movement chapters are planning to take a tour of Whole Village Eco-Community at 1 pm on Sunday August the 2nd. This is a great opportunity to see an Ecovillage in action and to learn what would be involved in starting a research centre/test city of our own.
I have heard great things about Whole Village, they have a successful farm operation and have built impressive accommodations using green building techniques. The tour starts at 1 pm and should go to 3 or 4 pm, then we can sit and meet as a group for another hour or so if we like. The tour costs $10 per person and includes snacks and refreshments.
Check them out at www.wholevillage.org and directions here, google map at here.
It is close to Orangeville, they say it’s about a 1-hour drive from downtown Toronto and about the same from Barrie. There are car-pooling options from Downtown and Barrie – let us know if you have a car you can take a few people in.
We will have Tiffany Crawford, a reporter from Canwest Global in Ottawa, and an avid Zeitgeist Movement supporter, joining us to document our efforts and write an article on our pursuit of setting up a Resource Based Economy research centre. She wrote a fantastic article about Z-day 09 that was up on Canada.com and she has been following and supporting the movement from the beginning.
Let us know if you will attend by commenting below!!
