Living in the future 23- Steward Wood low impact community

[ducksbumhole]

Well done this is brilliant! I wouldn't worry about your carbon footprint though, that's a commercial sales technique to charge people more money... I love the video and the lifestyle. peace

[stiglaa]

Fantastic. Its great to be able to connect with other like minded people on here!.

Love and peace to you all.

Stiglaa x

[528hertz]

Given Carbon is the primary food for biomass, you're 2 thirds less helpful to the environment than the rest of us by cutting your carbon "footprint" (btw, the people that brought you that term, are the billionaire financiers who are creating Carbon exchange markets to save their bankrupt stock market).

[quoidanslemondequoi]

"A woman's touch"? Sustainable but still sexist. Too bad.

[nd017]

Can support what Johnnygiv says - live down the road - most of the local community love them, those of them I know personally work locally, and are fully integrated (!?) - more so than many of the people who own their second homes and come for two weeks at Easter. Could do with more communities like this and less exclusive gated and/or empty homes.

[nd017]

@nd017 oops - not Johnnygiv - Restie76 - sorry - was at the bottom of my screen

[atpuck]

awsome, great way to live

[Restie76]

(continued..) Other children who are of school age are actively home educated in the woods and access a wealth of educational resources nearby including other Home Ed groups. Many of the kids are involved in external activities eg Beavers, Judo, Swimming etc The group isn't cut off from society at all, rather they welcome visitors, have open days and hold courses to inform people who are interested of why they live as they do.

[Restie76]

I have visited this community countless times over the years and so have found some of the latest comments laughable. Please bear in mind that the video is a snap shot only...if it was 2 hrs long or even 30mins, many of the negative comments would be found to be unfounded.

The group are well connected with the local community, working along side locals in paid and voluntary jobs. Some of the kids attend the local schools and have fitted in well.

[smudger909loop]

i see your point in living this way but i do feel for the kids . do they go to school and how do they mix with other kids . this is a good way to live but i fear for the kids i think u have watched the movie the beach to much and took things into your own hands .

[froglobster]

What happens when someone wants leave your cult compound? And is it fair to the children for they will pay a price by no school, disassociation of world, and they will be F***** up when eventually going into rural or suburban society. I would never do this to my children....And who will pay the price when some one gets cabin fever? cheap life has a price as well. Think serious not hermit life

[smokarette]

@froglobster

What is so great about living in a house built by contractors, who've just built your house to make themselves a profit, which you spend the rest of your life paying off.. What is the attraction to have all the mod cons? don't you realise that the shit you buy is just made to make profits by greedy businessmen who have no interest in you or the product.. you're known as a consumer my friend, not something i'd like to be, in my opinion anyway..

[djdib]

we will be living there soon, thanks to obama

[taolun88]

This won't be appealing for most of the world. People who grew up in less developed countries are struggling to get away with having to work so hard just to meet basic needs of survival every day. Can we make this model into something more useful and practical? I'm wondering how the people here earn their living, and how far this place is from a city or town? How about the kids' educations?

[taolun88]

This is cool for people who want to live in a community like this. But, to call it "the future" is not only unrealistic, it's a little preachy -- There are SO MANY POSSIBILITIES for "sustainable living" and it can look and be completely unlike what is shown here.

[ecraftsmen]

Great video. I would have thought your carbon footprint would be less than stated in the commentary - I wonder where you using carbon as you seem to be extremely low impact (compared to Mr Average in the western world).

[zorroplato]

You may be low impact, but you are low living and put yourselves all at high risk for disease. You live in dirty chaotic conditions. This is the future we can all look forward to under the new one world order. This is almost as primitive as living in a third world country.

[johnnygiv]

I love this song.. Do you know the name, and artist?

[undercurrentspaulo]

The band is Headmix collective

[robtherub]

555 plays i hit at... you guys are doing the right thing, expect the idiots to attack you and question your morals, etc.

[bardarians]

you guys a lucky to have such free land... I

[jurassicnev67]

This is not a negative question but a genuine enquiry so don;t reply unless you have an educated response.What about bushfires as you are living amidst the forest and here in Australia you would be toast?

[ecraftsmen]

I think the open fires used at Steward Wood are for cooking. The wood is also small compared to those in Aus and the climate is totally different. In a hot country, your need for fire (heat) is less and there are alternatives (solar cookers) etc. Fire is OK as long as it's done in a controlled way.

[magnusalexa]

@jurassicnev67 the UK is permanently wet, about 4 months of summer and thats wet for some of the time, not much chance of forest fires over here but they do occur, usually very small scale which fire brigades put out quickly

[chrissept21]

im going to live in a passive solar house when i build my house its gunna be great

[gusto68]

I love this!!! Just try to sort out a bit land here in NZ to start the same :o)

[def44]

excellent post.

its begun.

it is always begining = )

Shine On*

[maokeke]

wow ~ i love it~

[millersxtremedepot]

Awesome

[mazadan]

a fine example of Gandhi's 'be the change you want to see' good on ya and all the best for what ever the future holds

[TheGraniteFlaneur]

Do you know, it is ok to visit places like this?

[prayfortruejustice]

Great post - thanks.

[swlewis07]

i wish thay had one here in the usa,it look like a good way to live.

[sharky1207]

do they alow huntign in these little camps looks realy newat wish there was 1 here 2 and also fishing?

[ecraftsmen]

It's run on vegan principles - all life is reverend, so no hunting or fishing.

[love1to1fish]

i wish thay had a place like this in canada,i love your life brother cheers:))