Safe Haven Village

Mission: Our focus is sustainability, educational outreach, natural healing, individual responsibility, emergency preparedness, and renewable energy, earth-friendly, family-friendly environment.

From www.ic.org/directory/safe-haven/:

Safe Haven is a part time intentional community nestled in a valley in Central Utah near Spring City. We spend weekends in the spring, summer and fall developing our village until we have structures built that are comfortable during the winter. Although if someone wanted to live there in a camp trailer they could. We are experimenting with small 200 sqft structures made of cob and earth bags while preparing to get permits and funding for larger structures such as a community center and homes. We are setting up and education system so people can receive a sustainable living certificate.

Community members enjoy the following benefits:

Residence- Those who would like to live full time at Safe Haven Village may either build homes, stay in a camp trailer, hurt, etc. and/or be stewards of the future community center.

Retreat/Vacation Home- Those who want a place in the country to visit and relax on the weekends may enjoy living at Safe Haven part time.

Emergency - One of our purposes is to ensure a safe place to go in times of upheaval. Members can stock emergency supplies, food and water.

Healing Center- Currently we have retreats where people camp and allow the land to heal them, go on vision quests and enjoy a sweat lodge. Eventually, the community center will host healing seminars and ongoing workshops to teach and facilitate physical, emotional and spiritual healing.

Food- We will primarily focus on perma culture and create a food forest. There will be an outdoor community garden during the growing season and green house during the winter.

OUR VALUES:

Family Friendly – Our community is conducive to raising children who are responsible, nurtured, mentally curious, and creative. The adults strive to model healthy behavior.

Personal Sovereignty - We support the principles of freedom. We take personal responsibility for our actions and our needs.

Work Ethic - We all work minimal community hours while valuing free time and the pursuit of personal empowerment.

Spirituality -We have no set religion or spiritual belief. Most have a Judeo-Christian background and a lot of us enjoy Native American or Eastern spiritual practices.

Sustainability - Our building practices, water usage, food production, and energy production aspire to a seven generation model. Our goal is a zero impact lifestyle.

Alternative Buildings – Buildings are various debt-free and earth friendly types that minimize the use of manufactured products: earthships, domes, rammed earth, cob, etc.

Leadership - We strive for consensus, but accept decisions with an 80% majority if consensus cannot be reached.

Relationships – Our community consists of families, couples and singles in a wholesome atmosphere. We value exclusive committed relationships.

Limitations - Our community is free of all illegal activities including drugs. We have no public drunkenness, public nudity, freeloaders, vulgarity, visible junk, and abusive behavior. Smoking is allowed only in designated areas or personal homes so that the smoke does not impact others in the community.

Conflict Resolution - We commit to constructively and peacefully working out our differences.

Structures- Off the grid and naturally built. The Earthbag, cob, straw bale, etc.

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