http://net22.com/dreamtime/ -- Lawrence F. London, Jr. - Venaura Farm - Chapel Hill, NC, USA mailto:london@sunSITE.unc.edu http://sunSITE.unc.edu/InterGarden mailto:london@mercury.interpath.net http://www.interpath.net/~london Piedmont Online http://sunSITE.unc.edu/piedmont piedmont@sunSITE.unc.eduTitle: Dreamtime Village
Dreamtime
Village is emerging as an experiment in ecovillage
design whose mission is to create new planetary culture. By consciously drawing
from the more bio-diverse & imaginative resources of present-day & ancient
cultures, we endlessly garden the complex interface between plant, animal & human
worlds. We understand that each realm works under the same universal co-creative
principles. Our challenge is to design a landscape where we can create art that
is functional, alive, & fantasmagorical while simultaneously serving as an
eco-village demonstration and a hands-on learning environment for people of all
ages ( DREAMLAB). As cultural
anarchists we delight in discovery, innovation & experimentation. We lean
towards open-systems & self-organization, preferring to let the life of the
eco-village incubate & grow as an organism in itself.
Dreamtime Village facilities
consist of 80 acres of woods, wetlands, gardens & orchards within an 8-mile
radius of the tiny town of West Lima, Wisconsin. Six older buildings include a
2-story former school on 3 acres with attached full-size gymnasium & quonset hut.
This building houses a library, woodworking, drummaking & craft shop & large
multi-purpose meeting room. Also in the works are a certified kitchen, ceramics
studio & multi-media lab. These existing facilities & land serve as a hub for
radiating circles of Dreamtime residents, kindred homesteaders & offshoot
projects. Long-range plans include establishing a community land trust for
stewardship of Dreamtime acreage & a food/shelter coop for village residents, interns and Dreamtime friends & visitors.
Dreamtime Village & DREAMLAB are projects of Xexoxial Endarchy, Ltd., a non-profit intermedia arts &
education organization. You can help support these projects through
tax-deductible sponsorship
or subscription to our newsletter, Dreamtime Talkingmail. If you are interested in
village-made, sustainably produced items such as seed jewelry, music instruments,
& wands keep an eye on Driftless
Planetware online mailorder catalogue.
DREAMLAB stands for Driftless
Re-learning Environment for Alternative Media, Living Arts & Biodiversity. A
school-without-walls for students of all ages and backgrounds, DREAMLAB is
dedicated to learning experiences not usually found in institutional settings,
including information access,
workshops, internships & a Summer
Practicum in Sustainable Living.
Rt 1 Box 131
LaFarge, WI 54639
office: 608-528-4619
e-mail: dreamtimeV@aol.com
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