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- Lost Valley Educational Center is an intentional community and ecovillage located on 87 acres (350,000 m) of forested land in Dexter, Oregon, United States, 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Eugene. The center was founded in 1989 and is located on the grounds of the old headquarters of the Shiloh Youth Revival Centers. The nonprofit educational center is focused on personal growth, permaculture, sustainability, and simple living. Its mission is to create and foster mutually beneficial relations between humans and all parts of the web of existence. Some of the features on the land are gardens, meadows, forests, ponds, and a creek. It hosts many workshops throughout the year, such as the Ecovillage and Permaculture Certificate Program, the Permaculture Design Certificate course, and Sustainable Homes: An Introduction to Eco-Building and Appropriate Technology. The Ecovillage and Permaculture Certificate Program immerses participants in the theoretical, physical, and social aspects of ecovillages, community living, and permaculture . The site of Lost Valley was originally the Shiloh Christian Youth Camp, a part of the Shiloh Youth Revival Centers. Over twenty years ago the Shiloh organization sold the property to a group of people intent on starting their own eco-village. The intent was for the Lost Valley Educational Center to be both a community and an educational center. For years the main educational focus of Lost Valley was a program called Naka Ima which evolved into Heart of Now, dedicated to introspection and interpersonal growth. Within the last ten years the 'culture' (the focus and goal of the community) of Lost Valley underwent many transformations. Community decision making was done in a consensus group called the 'Purpose Circle', where all residents had a say in all matters concerning the community, the site and the programs. The consensus based decision making process proved difficult to manage the affairs of the community and the business. In 2006 community member Marc Tobin organized a Permaculture Design Certificate program called the EPCP, the Ecovillage and Permcaculture Certificate Program. With the success of this new program the educational focus of Lost Valley moved away from the traditional "Naka Ima" programs to a more traditional Permaculture Design program, with an emphasis on community building. The EPCP program recently has evolved into the Camassia Institute, named after the indigenous Camas plant, a subsidiary body of the Lost Valley organization. The organizational structure of Lost Valley was changed as well, replacing the consensus process with a more traditional 'managerial' structure to handle the 'business' aspects of Lost Valley, and the consensus process focusing on the more community based issues. Lost Valley now refers to itself as an 'aspiring ecovillage', to reflect the changes and growth that the community is now undergoing. In June 2009 the Camassia Institute hired William Ozier, a former member of the Arcosanti Project and the Ecosa Institute to further develop the permaculture and green building programs being held by the Camassia Institute at Lost Valley. Lost Valley is one of several intentional 'eco-vllage' communities in Oregon, including Approvecho, Cougar Mountain Farms and Maitreya Ecovillage located in Eugene, Oregon.
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- Lost Valley Educational Center is an intentional community and ecovillage located on 87 acres (350,000 m) of forested land in Dexter, Oregon, United States, 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Eugene. The center was founded in 1989 and is located on the grounds of the old headquarters of the Shiloh Youth Revival Centers. The nonprofit educational center is focused on personal growth, permaculture, sustainability, and simple living.
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