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Invitation
August 8th, 2011 | 
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The Eco Valley Foundation is organizing a workshop in the field of sustainability, which is supported by the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme: Grundtvig for Adult Education Project.
The workshop entitled The Pillars of Sustainability – Developing Small Communities Aiming at Self-sustainability in Europe registered under number GR-WOR-2011-21 will take place between 9th and 16th October, 2011 in Somogyvámos, Hungary.
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It does not disintegrate, it solely moulders: the “biologically degradable” bag is a deceit
The concept of all biologically degradable bags put into circulation in Hungary is based on trickery. These bags besides the regular plastic material contain catalysts due to which plastic chains fall apart a lot more rapidly, but there is not any organic degradation caused by microorganisms, states Sylvia Graczka, the communication manager of Humusz organization (Humusz Szövetség).
Preserving without Conservatives
Elderflower syrup, green bean, sour cherry preserve.
Simple and healthy ways of preserving from Krishna Valley.
Participating in a Conference on Farming and Cow-protection in England
The conference was originally initiated by Krishna Valley, Hungary and from then on every year a different ISKCON farming community hosts this event.
The aim of this programme is to share experience and practical knowledge as well as ideas of beneficial projects. This year the Bhaktivedanta Manor, a place about 30 kilometres from London gave home to the program. It is a very special estate as George Harrison, the famous Beatles guitarist donated it to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in 1973, almost 40 years ago. Read the rest of this entry »
Eco-Valley Project at the Copenhagen Climate Summit
There was reported that about nine devotees were arrested while chanting Hare Krishna outside the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. However, it should also be remembered that ISKCON had another type of presence at the Conference—with a much more fortunate outcome. Read the rest of this entry »
Eco-valley in The Times
Even The Times journal noticed our sustainable community. With the headline “Self sufficiency” an article with a huge picture was realised in the issue of 9. February 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
VIII. Winter Assembly of Hungarian Ecovillages (23-25 January)
There was the greatest interest ever shown on the Hungarian Ecovillage winter assembly this year. More than 140 attendants participated in Máriahalom. Perhaps global crisis, high unemployment, the gas scarcity on the coldest days of winter together made many people to think over how to continue in Hungary. Read the rest of this entry »
Maintenance of physical and mental health
The environmentally conscious mindset of the Eco-valley Programme’s three foundation pillars is the creation of sustainability for the unity of the individual, society and the environment. An important element of this is the maintenance of physical and mental health. Read the rest of this entry »
Social development
The eco-village can be viewed as a model experiment, where all age groups are represented, people with the most varying abilities working together everyday for their community, in their tasks, spending their free time, and in their recreation. Read the rest of this entry »
Waste management
Within the current waste collection it is common, that the majority of the waste created in our eco-economy is compostable. The compost created by various technologies is used in gardening and in the crop fields. All other waste is first sorted before being collected.
