Gabrielle Hamm : In February 2012, the fourteenth successful Ecovillage Training took place, hosting 25 participants from Denmark, UK, Brazil, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Canada, Portugal, Switzerland, USA, Iceland, Hong Kong and Finland. The ages of the participants ranged between 19 and 65 years old, 11 were men and 14 were women. It is a month-long intensive programme on how to live together in community, sustainably with the Earth and all expressions of life. Drawing from the experience and sharing the tools of this community, participants learn about permaculture and deep ecology, group dynamics and ecological building techniques, alternative currencies and wastewater systems, farming and community supported agriculture, social enterprise and ecological restoration.