Today, with Janna from Changemakers, we went to visit the Kurki eco-village. It’s close to Vesilahti, 45min drive from Tampere (we got slighlty lost) or direct bus n°55.
During all Summer, each Saturday between 11am and 14pm they have a Summer Café where you can sip a nice coffee with organic home made pulla’s. Satu is welcoming every one to answer questions and we had... a lot. It was actually even too much so we’ll go back very soon!!
The eco-village started about 6 years ago. It’s now 8 houses, families living and working, surrounded by beautiful fields cultivated with biodynamic approach. Biodynamic products are organic and more, the label is Demeter. I’ll explain more later but check here if you want to find organic food in Tampere. They also produce meat and wool. Students are also coming there for super exciting projects funded by EU.
Not everybody is ready or willing to live in an eco-village, of course. But still, here the members overcame many sustainable challenges and I believe there is a lot to learn from them.
Until the end of September, the farmer is selling his amazing veggies in front of the Café. The place has a very nice garden with apple trees and playground where kids can explore while you chat with Satu.
Read more about Kurki ecovillage here.
