The AEV Vision
Abundance EcoVillage is a place where village design, energy, shelter, water, gardening, farming, waste recycling, and landscaping are done in way that is in tune with natural law. In tune with natural law means, at a minimum, that the systems we use to obtain the services listed above do not destroy or damage the larger systems of the earth that maintain a hospitable environment for life on our planet.
Beyond Sustainability - "Abundance" is designed to provide these services in a way that not only sustains but enhances the ability of the earth to clean our air and water, maintain the balance of gasses in the atmosphere, and in general provide a beautiful and safe place to live.
Maharishi Sthapatya Veda - We attempt to be in harmony with the more subtle influences on the land through the use of Sthapatya Veda. Maharishi Sthapatya Veda is the recent revival and restoration of this ancient Vedic architectural design by renown Vedic scholar and sage, His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It prescribes the proper dimension, proportion and placement of buildings in relation to the rest of the cosmos, so that the structures, by their dimensions, proportion and placement, give a feeling of "at home in the universe", maximizing the positive influences from the cosmos and minimizing the negative ones.
Community Life - By design, the ecovillage seeks to foster opportunities for informal, positive, interesting, and regular interactions between a diversity of residents. The ecovillage aims to foster, support, and provide a voice for diverse lifestyles and points of view. We host films, lectures, and workshops on sustainability, and concerts at our outdoor stage.
In Summary, living in the ecovillage allows an individual to live in an environment that is in harmony with both the more gross aspects of natural law and the more subtle. Living in the ecovillage allows one to gain the blessings of natural law through Sthapatya Veda and to give blessings back to nature through permaculture design.