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==Name and History== | ==Name and History== | ||
− | The name FREE & REAL, which is an acronym for ''Freedom of Resources for Everyone, Everywhere, and Respect, Equality, Awareness, and Learning'', was coined in January of 2009, and the organisation was officially founded later that year in Athens, Greece, where the founding members lived at the time. The initial actions of Free and Real involved research, attending seminars and workshops throughout Greece and the rest of Europe on sustainability, self-sufficiency, natural farming and building, | + | The name FREE & REAL, which is an acronym for ''Freedom of Resources for Everyone, Everywhere, and Respect, Equality, Awareness, and Learning'', was coined in January of 2009, and the organisation was officially founded later that year in Athens, Greece, where the founding members lived at the time. The initial actions of Free and Real involved research, attending seminars and workshops throughout Greece and the rest of Europe on sustainability, self-sufficiency, natural farming and building, including visiting existing eco-communities and gaining first-hand experience. In 2010 it began organising its own workshops in Athens on the same subjects, and in May 2010, it relocated to northern Euboea. The property was donated to Free and Real and it is still in use as a test site for natural farming and eco-building projects. |
==The Telaithrion Project== | ==The Telaithrion Project== | ||
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The Telaithrion Project is the main development project of Free and Real, and has attracted the attention of national and international media, including Alpha TV, Ant1, and Star in Greece; Deusche Welle in Germany, Reuters, Swedish National Television, TV Arte in France, and others. | The Telaithrion Project is the main development project of Free and Real, and has attracted the attention of national and international media, including Alpha TV, Ant1, and Star in Greece; Deusche Welle in Germany, Reuters, Swedish National Television, TV Arte in France, and others. | ||
− | == | + | == Workshops and Festivals == |
− | One of Free and Real's community's founding aims was the sharing of knowledge. | + | One of Free and Real's community's founding aims was the sharing of knowledge. It organises seminars and workshops on a fortnightly basis, focusing on various topics including self-sufficiency, environmental building, natural farming, nutrition & health, traditional herbal soaps and remedies, and others. Free and Real has organised several seminars/workshops about Natural Farming in conjunction with the Center for Natural Farming in [[Edessa]], Greece, in which Fukuoka's philosophy was taught to more than 100 students. |
== Community Life == | == Community Life == | ||
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== Decisions and Organisation == | == Decisions and Organisation == | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
− | *[http://en.freeandreal.org | + | *[http://en.freeandreal.org] Free and Real official website in English |
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