We are a non-profit organization, registered in Canada

Objectives: The GF has four related objectives

1. Provide EV education and promotion to the interested public.


2. Gather Ecotechnology to assist in the development of ecovillages.


3. Research GLOBALLY and HISTORICALLY best examples of sustainable Community Development.


4. Eco-village Development through Design, Project Coordination & Construction

Mission: The Green Foundation mission is to promote and assist in the creation of ecovillages and ecotechnology.

Objectives: The GF has four related objectives

1. Education and Promotion: Improve the awareness and importance of sustainable communities. Share successful examples through literature, networking, public presentations, workshops, tours, training and conferences.

2. Ecotechnology: Gather and develop database of sustainable technology best practices. Source experts in the field. Find and Demonstrate technologies required to achieve a sustainable civilization (beginning at the local level). The technology gathered by the Green Foundation are described as follows:

• a) Water, energy and resource conservation. All to be guided by application of "Ecological Footprint" analysis for realistic assessment.



• b) Micropower and applications of renewable energy, such as: wind power, wood fuel and solar energy for electricity, hot water, water purification and desalination



• c) Appropriate building systems for healthy houses and structures, which use primarily natural local materials.



• d) Sustainable and healthy methods for community waste reduction and management.



• e) . Ecological and local food production. Applying a land use policy with the direction of Permaculture design.



• f) Restoration Ecology; Pollution clean up and prevention at the community level.

3. Research : Maintain a research effort to determine the best possible technological options and social models available for the creation of sustainable communities. This research effort includes:

• a) Taking from the best living examples within the global ecovillage movement.
  
  
• b) Learning from the best living and ancient examples from sustainable indigenous cultures.
  
  
• c) find, catalogue and share knowledge of ecotechnologies from around the world, from history and from ancient times. ( one example of this is the study and testing of ancient shelter technologies for modern applications)
  
  
• d) Initiate an ecotechnology interpretive center for public use. This Centre will be an integrated demonstration of sustainable technologies and will also house some research activities.
  
  

4. Eco-community Development: The Green foundation has recently chose to offer full ecovillage development services from conception to construction. These services include:

• 1. Assessment: feasibility of an eco- community for a particular location. Adaptation of an existing development.
  
  
• 2. Coordinate and manage a local design development team of professionals, builders and future residents.
  
  
• 3. Complete design including area-structure-plan, landscape design, building and street design, etc
  
  
• 4. Ecological infrastructure design for renewable energy power and water systems
  
  
• 5. Community based food production and storage plan; short-term and long-term.
  
  
• 6. Legal and community organizational "template" based on local cultural needs. Community bylaws and guide-lines are taken from best practice examples.
  
  
• 7. Planning for an ongoing educational and maintenance strategy for the life of the community.