Ideaplants

Project Status: Intermediate – active for five years
Number of Members: approx. 15 full time members, many frequent visitors and international volunteers
Current activities:
*Maintenance of organic, permaculture garden
*Development of wind and solar energy, and conversion of diesel cars to run on vegetable oil.
*Renovation of nearby houses using sustainable building practices
*Education, courses and workshops: permaculture, herbal medicine, [...]

Sustainable agriculture is also possible in cities.The website of the ‘Urban Permaculture Guild’ in Arizona, US gives you some nice images and impressions on this concept.
To mix with some of the experts, visit:
http://www.urbanpermaculture.info/

Resources on Permaculture:
> Introduction to Permaculture (National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service)
> Permaculture – A Beginner’s guide (South East Essex Permaculture)

Visit the website of The Urban Farmer
Ron Berezan and The Urban Farmer are helping people in Edmonton develop sustainable veggie gardens in urban areas.
 

Project name: Ixuxu

Location: Soto de Rey, Oviedo, Spain
Profile: Ixuxu is a cultural and ecological association that was initially founded out of a growing concern for the erosion of traditional ways of life, the loss of native animal and plant species and the destruction of the environment in general.

“Ixuxu” is derived from an [...]

Have you every heard about Permaculture design for self sustained communities?
Intro to the basic concepts: www.gburnett.unisonplus.net/Perma/

Great in depth resources: www.permaculture.info/
www.permaculture.org.au/ active Forum with lots of info.. Not only for Australians
Here two sites on Permaculture in Wiki-Style:
www.appropedia.org, permaculture.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page