The Ashevillage Institute

• The Ashevillage Institute

The Ashevillage Institute (AVI) is an eco-urban education center and living laboratory for sustainable solutions in action. We are a 5-minute walk from downtown Asheville. AVI hosts hands-on educational programs for sustainable living. This season, we will be dialing in the permaculture systems at our demonstration site. We're also working with a 5-Year Ashevillage Transition Town Plan...

IMAGINE.......Five years from now, every neighborhood is truly sustainable. A tour of Asheville boasts abundant networks of healthy localized food sources, urban CSA's & edible parks; neighborhood-scale rainwater & greywater recycling & aquaculture; micro-animal husbandry; localized energy sources, cooperative ethanol production & cleaner transportation; regular neighborhood gatherings & barter networks; educational eco-mentorships, classes, facilities & more