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The book marries well the visionary with the practical and contains sensible advice about setting up communities in the South or North from seasoned ecovillagers from all over the world Review by Maddy Harland, editor Permaculture magazine

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Ecovillages demonstrate the true potential of humanity; the capacity to restore the earth, build ecologically, farm sustainably, and creat genuinely democratic, socially integrated, healthy communities. This book looks at the practical aspects of ecovillage living: planning, building and its allied disciplines, food production, economics and business - all presented in article format and with many well prepared interviews. The book marries well the visionary with the practical and contains sensible advice about setting up communities in the South or North from seasoned ecovillagers from all over the world. This is such a brave piece of work, an attempt to capture the ideas of some of the world's most innovative people, detailing their projects and communicating their messages of hope. The intention of this book is to inspire and present a palette of possibilities, not a definitive handbook, and it does this most successfully. (Posted on 12/07/2010)