Getting started

Welcome to our blog. I'd like to tell you a little bit about myself and then why we are pursuing an Ecovillage. My wife and I are moving back to the Rochester area and will be in need of housing. Our children are grown and we have made a commitment to ourselves that we want to build a sustainable house because of our concern for national and global events and the world that we will leave for our children and grandchildren. We can't change the world, but we can control our own decisions and perhaps help others who share similar interests achieve theirs.

I am an Electronic Technician/ Biomedical Technician by trade and I have been following alternative energies for the last 20 years. The technologies for sustainable housing are here now, but the cost is too high for most people and in some cases the zoning and ordinances in place creates roadblocks. To make affordable sustainable housing, we need to develop a village concept and share the expense of alternative energies. There are already some pioneers in the Rochester area who have paved the way for showing that it is possible to accomplish sustainable living in our area.

I believe there are other people out there who would like to live a more sustainable life, but the cost and lack of available developers who practice these building principles is lacking. If we are able to accomplish this then my hope is that these practices will become more widespread.

We are just getting started and there is a lot of work to achieve this. As a starting point, we want to get the concept of an Ecovillage out and see what level of interest there is in the community. So please, let me know your thoughts.