[Orange_County_Permaculture] Crystal Waters Ecovillage in Australia /Permaculture Designed YOU TUBE

[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

Crystal Waters Ecovillage in Australia
An introduction to Crystal Waters covering permaculture design, 
innovative housing design, intentional community living and land 
restoration. Crystal Waters ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CghCX3kd_98#!

I visited Crystal Waters in 2001
http://crystalwaters.org.au/
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Crystal Waters Ecovillage in Queensland, Australia is one of the best 
models of a permaculture community. I believe Crystal Waters is 800 
acres and 56 landowners own their own housesites (2 acres?) and the rest 
is common land and various members lease parts of it for orchards, 
grazing, farming, etc. Much of it kept wild of course. Crystal Waters 
was conceived, planned and built with permaculture design as the driving 
force. There is a village center with various enterprises, community 
buildings and common space. Housing areas are clustered, Many of the 
most beautiful areas were reserved for common space. Roads and access 
ways were laid out carefully with an eye to contours, least digging, 
etc. Parts of the land were keylined and a system of ponds installed. 
Some of the first things done on the land were to build a bathhouse with 
shower and laundry facility and a campground with RV hookups. This 
allowed members and potential members to visit while the first parts of 
the commonworks were being done and the houses constructed.

Crystal Waters Ecovillage in Australia
An introduction to Crystal Waters covering permaculture design, 
innovative housing design, intentional community living and land 
restoration. Crystal Waters ...