Casita Verde Ecology Centre Ibiza
Situated in a beautiful valley near the village of San José in Ibiza, La Casita Verde (the Little Green House) is a model ecological and education centre that is operated by volunteers and open every Sunday. At the centre you can find out that a more sustainable way of life is within reach of every one of us.
For the latest happenings at the centre, see our NEWS in the Blog section, or for an overview about us, have a look at a short movie about Greenheart and Casita Verde on the GH history page.
Featured Ecological Living tip: Reutilisation of water at Casita Verde, per below cycle. 
English version coming soon. For more information, please feel free to get in touch.
What is Casita Verde?
The centre is a rented property, with sea views and many traditional features of Ibicenco landscape. The original farm has been gradually transformed by volunteers, over the last twelve years, from a small country dwelling with 5.5 hectares of land into a fully functional and modern ecological education facility, with a growing number of supporters from all over the world. See our Photo Gallery for a selection of photos of the centre.
The place continues to be filmed, photographed and documented by an ever-increasing variety of local, national and international news and media representatives. However, in order to receive permission to film or photograph the centre, please get in touch before arriving.
Throughout its years of development, the centre has been more or less self-funded with revenue from the weekly open-day event, the organised school visits and some private donations from our closest friends and supporters, plus invaluable financial help from a Madrid-based NGO, 'Foundation for the Future', with whom we work on various fronts.
Visiting the Centre - changes for 2009
Please see our new regulations for visiting the centre in 2009. We are open to the public every Sunday of the year, 2pm-6pm. For help in arriving, see our map and location info.
Some unique features of La Casita Verde are:
- Resource conservation in action
- Buildings made from recycled materials like bottles, aluminium cans and wood
- Alternative living spaces like a tree house, a bottle house and a cal oven house
- The everyday use of alternative energy like solar and wind power
- Recycling and compost making
- Cultivation of medicinal plants and herbs
- Studies on healthy food production and consumption
- Student education program
Casita Verde exists as an educational tool for demonstrating alternative lifestyle techniques.
La Casita Verde operates with the hard work of its coordinator Chris Dews together with a growing team of professionals and volunteers. It is supported by the Madrid based 'Foundation for the Future', as well by donations received during weekly activities and events held there.
Volunteers have come to La Casita Verde from all over the world. Since its foundation in 1993, La Casita Verde has hosted over one hundred and fifty volunteers from more than twenty different countries. Presently the centre offers year round Eco-ability courses to interested students via the Centre for Cultural Interchange.
Our ongoing projects include:
- Maintaining and improving the facilities
- Building a larger rain-water collecting system
- Improving alternative energy systems
- Compiling and presenting information on healthy cooking, organic gardening, recycling, self-healing, natural medicines and ecological awareness
- Developing a variety of natural products from locally available materials, like musical instruments, jewellery, art, crafts, skin care and health food
- Upgrading and improving internet and media presence including the production of an interactive guide to the centre, and further music projects
Please feel free to get in touch for more information.
