In the Moment

By: Kyle Braun-Shirley

These photos were taken during a tour of Maitreya Ecovillage, a local sustainable living community.

Robert Bolman giving a tour of Maitreya EcoVillage to a group of University of Oregon students. Maitreya EcoVillage is a sustainable living community located on Almaden street in Eugene.
Robert Bolman, 60, is a Green Builder who has lived in Eugene for 26 years.

Bolman demonstrating the strength of the beams used to support one of the buildings in Maitreya Ecovillage.

One example of sustainability at Maitreya Ecovillage. The walls of this building are lined on the inside with mud and straw.

A final moment between Bulman and the students who came to take a tour of Maitreya Ecovillage.