Part 5 - A Primer For Paradigm Shift - Kailash & Annapurna Eco Villages W/ Ole Ersson & Jan Spencer

This video by Ole Ersson describing Kailash Eco Village and its new emerging next door neighbor eco village, Annapurna, is a part of the Primer For Paradigm Shift Series. Further below are links to the 4 existing presentations in the series.

In this video, Ole describes the history of Kailash. This is a story of how a run down, derelict apartment complex became a thriving eco village, 4 miles southeast of downtown Portland, Oregon.
Kailash is not co housing. Its below market rate rental so the eco village experience is accessible to people of ordinary means.

Kailash has many amenities for its residents and also reaches out to the wider neighborhood. There are committees to be involved with. There are gardens, both personal and cooperative, bike storage and repair, big composting and humanure projects, shared laundry, two community electric vehicles, guest room for visitors, new sizable tree house, community room and a lot more.

A primary goal is to reduce eco footprints and build community culture. Ole describes it as an incubator of sustainable culture.

But that's not all. Ole and wife Maitri went way out on a limb and bought the larger, also run down apartment complex next door a year ago. With the name Annapurna, repairs are being made, existing residents are now members of a new eco village. The plan is similar to Kailash - create a community culture/eco village, edible landscaping, depave, reduce eco footprints and more. This is a multi year process and is now underway.

We can only imagine how many apartment complexes all over the country could use a new life as an eco village. Especially considering the trends. The Kailash website, kailashecovillage.org answers basic questions about this transformation process and offers help for those pioneers with interest to take on their own apartment transformation project.

Here are the previous 4 presentations in the Primer Series.

Part 1 - Critique of Capitalism
   • Part 1 - A Primer For Paradigm Shift ...  
Part 2 - Aspects and Foundations of Paradigm Shift
   • Part 2 - A Primer For Paradigm Shift  
Part 3 - Real Life Examples of Paradigm Shift
   • Part 3 - A Primer For Paradigm Shift ...  
Part 4 - Taking Paradigm Shift to a Wider Audience
   • Part 4 - A Primer For Paradigm Shift ...