Still hot though.

3B Braemar Place, Nelson South, Nelson

A one-off opportunity to buy a section in our established eco-village in sunny Nelson. This is your chance to join a close-knit, intentional community with a focus on sustainability, shared resources, and a welcoming atmosphere.

Lyndsay did a fascinating presentation on the first ten years of Braemar Eco Village, and Alan did a presentation on this website.

Most of the village and a few guests came, as well as Jane, Dan and Georgie remotely.

After the leveling work and new seeding earlier in the year. Photo by Kerin.

Breaking up the top 200mm. Here’s what just that shallow excavation is turning up.

Signalling a start on the redevelopment of our communal space. It was pivotal in Mike and Ali's move from Christchurch to Nelson.

Rainy night movie 🍿 

The native Australian trees were getting out of control, they are now going to be replaced with native trees.

Projector and screen is now setup in the barn. Just needs a popcorn machine now.

The first movie was Billy and Molly (2024).

The kids have pushing for a new play spot, so Anna and Simon started with this rope climbing wall.

We are excited to announce that the Progressive Dinner 2024 is scheduled for two Saturdays away, and we are looking forward to an evening filled with great food, fun, and community spirit.

A very productive working bee

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/516583/solar-storm-aurora-dazzles-over-new-zealand-skies

Photos by Trevor, Andrew and Simon.

The Littlego Stream includes an urban portion that runs close to Braemar Place & Braemar Ecovillage in Nelson South, Nelson. A significant section of the stream is culverted underground, while we have undertaken planting on the open-channel length of the stream.
 

Thanks to a kind donation from one of our members we have a shiney new red tractor.

Yesterday three new lambs were born to one tired looking mama sheep. Unfortunately, the runt of the litter couldn't get up on her feet to feed and was eventually left alone by the ewe. The community stepped in and wrapped up the little lamb in a jumper to keep her warm. "Marshmallow" is already a beloved member of the village and gets regular milk feeds 6 times a day.

Today 16 chickens moved into their delux accommodation in the top orchard.

It's funny watching them explore the orchard. They emerge very tentatively and at the slightest disturbance they barrel back into the ark. A,wise move when karearea are on the prowl.

We now have 20 traps around the Village and they are very productive. More birdlife on the Grampians and around our Village I hope.

560 trees into our Adopt a Spot area in the Motueka Street reserve. All done in less than 3 hours thanks to great site prep by Mike and a good turnout by Villagers and Nelson South locals.

Frank Film: Stories from the South (New Zealand Herald)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSBqpcpIqWA

Mike Moss and Alison Locke have returned to Christchurch’s Avon Loop Red Zone, soaking up memories of their former home.

After much debate the roof of the heritage roundhouse was lifted and temporarily relocated today to the Village Green for revamping. A flossy-up is needed after 100 years. 

A big THANK YOU to the 23 volunteers who helped get 600 native plants in the ground over the weekend in the Grampians Reserve.

The planting day was part of a larger ongoing project being delivered in partnership with Braemar Eco Village residents through Nelson City Council's Adopt a Spot programme.

Great action in the Village Green today. Cranes, men in hard hats hanging from ropes with chainsaws, chippers, diggers and noise. But most importantly the leaning poplar has gone ... a much bigger tree and a much bigger hazard than we realized. Thanks to Nick and the team from Atom." - Trevor

Lindsay Wood’s home at Nelson’s Braemar Eco Village is an experiment that’s never been finished.

The former eco-architect designed it himself, wrapping the home in recycled cladding and insulation, powering it with photovoltaic panels on his roof. He’s still honing the passive heating system, but the composting toilet works fine.

From: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/99945111/nelson-couple-rebuild-home-with-materials-salvaged-from-redzoned-cottage
Written by Samantha Gee.

From https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/smart-living/75168655/its-like-lego-christchurch-redzoned-home-gets-new-life-at-nelson-ecovillage. Written by Adele Redmond

I hopped along in 2015 and enjoyed a lot of attention, and numerous fashion changes and hand-me-downs over the next year.

Jacquetta Bell

A group of Nelson people is taking a positive move that they say is bringing them great lifestyle benefits, as the opportunity to make a positive contribution to the future of the planet.

Naomi Arnold talks to the residents of Braemar Eco Village, who are building a country life in the city:

Nelson Mail - 13 Jan 2012

Nelson Mail - 24 Sep 2010

The new Nelson Environment Centre is looking for some furniture for their flash new pad at the old Braemar site. They’re after quality secondhand desks, about 800-900mm in width and 1800mm in length. Drawers down one side would be great.

Kim Merry – Performer, Mask Maker, Yoga Teacher, Environmentalist,  Creative Director of Community Events for Nelson Arts Festival and Events Co-ordinator of Summer Festival Events – Nelson.

Nelson College has received $750,000 for a 4.7ha block of land at the foot of the Grampians, but a man involved with the group that bought the land is keeping quiet on what it might now be used for. Nelson College Trust Foundation chairman John Towns said settlement was due in September. The money from the sale would be put into an endowment fund and invested by the college trust.

Eco village proposal for 1 Braemar Place 

We live beside each other but our lives are our own. Community does not mean we must inhabit each other's pockets. Community means we are there to create pockets of humanity that journey alongside aside each other. 

The plan 

Form a company. 

This picture records an early ideas session that laid the foundation for our community.