Ecovillage
A community of like-minded people who decided to move from cities to the countryside and have a sustainable way of life
Zeleni Kruchi means Grin Hills in Ukrainian.
Zeleni Kruchi ecovillage is an association of eco-homestead owners established on the territory of several neighboring villages in the south of Kyiv region. The basic specialization of the ecovillage is housekeeping and growing food using eco-technologies, as well as organizing and conducting educational and cultural events. Our goal is to be successful, happy and self-realized while living in a community.
An eco-homestead is a residential house and outbuildings with an adjacent orchard and vegetable garden owned by a family that manages it using ecological technologies.
An ecovillage is a community formed in a rural area, the main idea of which is to create a harmonious relationship between people and the environment, to ensure an environmentally sustainable, healthy and cost-effective lifestyle for residents.
The mission of Zeleni Kruchi ecovillage: To manage the land, live in abundance and prosperity through harmonious interaction with each other and with nature, and to share this experience with others.
Land management is a set of actions related to the use of land and natural resources to meet people's needs for food, shelter, economic activity, and other needs when living in rural areas.
The vision of Zeleni Kruchi: A large, prosperous, eco-conscious community that is developing sustainably, where life is vibrant, where events take place, where good relations between people and effective ways of horizontal interaction are built.
Eco-consciousness is a person's awareness of his or her responsibility to preserve the environment and natural resources for future generations.
The key values of Zeleni Kruchi ecovillage:
- Respect for nature
- Self-sufficiency and sustainability
- Mutual respect, trust, support and responsibility
- Effective communication, empathy, communication and exchange of experience
- Mutual assistance, active life position and positive thinking
- Strong family relationships and harmonious upbringing of children
- Physical, psychological, social and spiritual health
- Community leisure to increase joy in life
The ecovillage was founded in 2012. It is located in a picturesque area, among the hills covered with medicinal herbs and forests full of mushrooms and wild garlic, where wild animals live. There are also several large ponds where swans come and turtles can be found. The type of diet of community members is individual. Vegetarian food is welcome.
Water supply consists of personal wells, boreholes and natural sources. Alternative energy sources such as solar panels are used. The villages are electrified and gasified. There is a shop and a Nova Poshta post office. Fiber-optic Internet is laid. There is a bus service to Kyiv and the closest town of Bohuslav, which is 18 km away.
The ecovillage has infrastructure for events for up to 30 people: a dome, a gazebo, and a guest house with 10 beds. There is a common land with a garden and crops.
The participants' sources of income are both individual work (remote, local, and in the city) and events organized by the community. They also sell products.
Spirituality: individual.
The community has its own part-time kindergarten.
Since 2018 Zeleni Kruchi is a member of GEN Ukraine.
Since 2018 Zeleni Kruchi is a member of GEN Europe, since 2021 we have a full member status
Film about Zeleni Kruchi 2023 from Tolokar project
Film about Zeleni Kruchi from 2022
