How to Build Your Own Eco Village | Creating a Green Utopia 🌍✨

Welcome to Ter Apel in the Netherlands, where an amazing journey of transformation and sustainability is unfolding. 🌍✨ This is the story of a visionary group who saw potential in an abandoned factory and turned it into a vibrant eco-village. 🌱🏡 Once a forgotten industrial site, this place was bought from the municipality and reimagined as a harmonious community. Today, 30 adults and 17 children call this eco-village home, living together in innovative, eco-friendly houses. 🏠👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 As we walk through the village, you'll see the first completed eco-homes . 🏡🔜 But their vision doesn't stop at housing. The community is working towards becoming self-sufficient, with dreams of expanding to 150 residents, complete with shops and commercial spaces to support their economy. 🛒💡 Imagine strolling through lush gardens and a vibrant food forest, where vegetables, fruit bushes, and herbs thrive, all contributing to their sustainable lifestyle. 🍅🌳 Meet the people who bring this village to life. From the youngest children playing in nature 🌿👧🧒 to an 80-year-old resident who finds joy in the social connections and support of the community. 👴❤️ The village’s unique education system teaches children skills beyond traditional schooling, such as gardening and woodworking, fostering a deep connection to the earth and practical know-how. 🌱🛠️ Volunteers are a big part of this story too. They come to help build and experience the magic of the village. Some even become permanent residents, starting in temporary yurts, caravans, or other homes before settling in as part of the community. 🛖🚐 As we dive into their current and future projects, including water purification and striving for complete self-sufficiency, you’ll witness the dedication and innovation driving this remarkable endeavor. 💧🔧 Join us to explore the inspiring transformation of Ter Apel’s eco-village and discover how a shared vision for sustainability is creating a vibrant, self-sustaining community. 🌿✨ Special thanks to: 💚 Fenna Janssen and all the eco village residents Facebook:   / ecodorplandvanaine   Website: https://ecodorplandvanaine.nl/cms/ E-mail: [email protected] Address: Ruiten A Kanaal Zuid 13, 9561 TG Ter Apel The Netherlands --------- 💚Support my sustainable project. How? Become a Patreon: patreon.com/SimpleFrames ⭐More stuff you should check out: 🌱30 Years Off the Grid: Kate's Self-Sufficient Life in the Spanish    • 30 Years Off the Grid: Kate's Self-Suffici...   🌱Journey at Sol Si Suflet: Embracing Organic Farming with Andrei🌿    • 🌱 Journey at Sol Si Suflet: Embracing Orga...   🌱Soul and Soil: Exploring Sustainable Living at Sol Si Suflet Organic Farm    • 🌿Soul and Soil: Exploring Sustainable Livi...   Face behind this channel: ✨I left everything behind to follow my dream | Follow my filmproject: telling inspiring stories🌏    • ✨I left everything behind to follow my dre...   Check out my website! www.simpleframes.nl