The idea of an ecovillage emerged over Christmas dinner at Rosewind Co-housing (our next door neighbors) in 2003, driven by a vision of living more lightly on the earth. Kees and Helen Kolff already owned the 7 acres that is now the Port Townsend EcoVillage (PTEV) and had some experience as members of RoseWind. However, they had no idea of what it would take to build an intentional community from scratch – especially a community that tried to minimize its ecological footprint, provide for economic diversity, adhere to compassionate communication, stick with consensus, use permaculture principles, and grow much of its own food.
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