Saving money, labor, time and stress by implementing wellness projects

The course proposes solutions at the social, economic, labor and organizational levels for the construction of individual and collective projectsaimed at prosperity, self-sufficiency, well-being, cost reduction, improved quality of life andenvironmental protection. To realize these goals, Italy has great potential and wealth. We have the skills, the abilities, the technology, we lack nothing to have a fulfilling life and make our country a flower garden.

D

omenica January 21

Hours

9

.

0

0
Presentation of the program and participants

9:30 a. m. Environmental, labor and social motivations for building cost-saving and welfare projects. Recovering the importance of community and reconnecting with nature

10 a. m. Economics, organization, time and relationships: how to plan for your own change, the difficulties and fears to be faced and possible solutions

11:00 a.m. Break

11:30 a.m. Great job opportunities in agriculture, environment and waste reduction. Planning for food and energy self-sufficiency.

12 noon Rebranding Italy. Alternatives that already exist: concrete examples in Italy and Europe of Renewable Energy and Alternative Technology Centers, ecovicinato, cohousing, ecovillages, intentional communities, abandoned hamlets recovery, informal projects.

1:00 p.m.Lunch

2:30 p.m.Work in groups to simulate a collective or individual project

5:00 p.m. Presentation and in-depth discussion of the projects presented

6 p.m . End of the course

Course cost:

70 € for the whole day including lunch

For information: scrivi@per.umbria.it

What will be acquired through the course

Useful practical information on organizational, economic, food and energy self-sufficiency aspects, through also the examples of those who have been implementing concrete change projects for a long time (30, 40 or 50 years). Solutions to be applied to implement individual and collective projects in rural and urban settings that can decrease costs, increase independence, strengthen community, foster relationships, knowledge, exchange, and mutual aid, all in a context of personal and environmental protection.

Paul Ermani

He is a trainer, farmer, writer, facilitator, consultant for energy, environmental and labor planning projects, and president of the nonprofit social promotion association PAEA. He has trained and worked in major European centers of appropriate technologies. He is among the founders of the web newspaper The Change and the Outplacement Office project. He contributes to The Renewable Energy Park, The Self-Sufficiency Farm and Live Consciously magazine. For more than 30 years, he has been professionally concerned with the environment, energy, green building, lifestyles, alternative economies, and proposes social, economic and labor solutions for building societies that strive for prosperity, well-being, cost and waste reduction, improved quality of life and environmental protection. He has written hundreds of articles for the journal Il Cambiamento and the books The Artificial Enemy, Thinking Like Mountains with Valerio Pignatta, Office of Outplacement with Simone Perotti, Only the Crisis Can Save Us with Andrea Strozzi, Italy Toward Zero Emissions, and The Self-irrigating Garden with Alessandro Ronca.