The Village is an ongoing project to create an eco-village community with commitments to ecological, social

Social

The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms...

 and economic sustainability. This community

Community

The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...

 is being developed on 67 acres (271,139.6 m²) of farm

Farm

A farm is an area of land, or, for aquaculture, lake, river or sea, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food , fibres and, increasingly, fuel. It is the basic production facility in food production. Farms may be owned and operated by a single...

land purchased in 2005 and merges with the existing village of Cloughjordan

Cloughjordan

Cloughjordan, officially Cloghjordan , is a town in North Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the barony of Ormond Lower, and it is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe....

, North Tipperary

North Tipperary

North Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-West Region and is also located in the province of Munster. It is named after the town of Tipperary and consists of 48% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. The county was established in 1898 and has had a county...

 in the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. The first residents moved into their homes in the eco-village in Dec 2009.

A 500m2 array of solar water heating

Solar water heating

Solar water heating or solar hot water systems comprise several innovations and many mature renewable energy technologies that have been well established for many years...

 panels, was launched in May 2011. This will provide additional hot water for the district heating system which is presently powered by a wood chip boiler.

A community supported farm

Community-supported agriculture

Community-supported agriculture, a form of an alternative food network, is a socio-economic model of agriculture and food distribution. A CSA consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farming operation where the growers and consumers share the risks and benefits of food...

 was established in 2008 with members drawn from the eco-village and surrounding area. The farm aims to supply member's families with much of their food using biodynamic

Biodynamic agriculture

Biodynamic agriculture is a method of organic farming that emphasizes the holistic development and interrelationships of the soil, plants and animals as a self-sustaining system. Biodynamic farming has much in common with other organic approaches, such as emphasizing the use of manures and composts...

 principles.. The farm cultivates 12 acres within the Ecovillage as well as land between Cloughjordan and Shinrone

Shinrone

Shinrone is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It lies at the junction of the R491 regional road between Cloughjordan and Roscrea where it is joined by the R492...

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