Mission: Sustainability, Nature
From www.ic.org/directory/wolf-den-hollow-2/:
Wolf Den Hollow is a four and a half acre property located 7 miles outside Duvall, Washington and 40 minutes east of Seattle. We are located near the Wilderness Awareness School in Stossel Creek. We intent to create a long-term small-nature conscious community here. We currently have two cabins, one duplex cabin, a yurt and bedroom as dwelling units. With visions of new alternative dwellings in the works.. This last year we started building a Cedar-hot-tub structure by one of our Cedar groves bordering a marsh. As well as a Earth Temple for gatherings, ceremony and spiritual practices. We envision bringing people together who share a passion for becoming Self-Sustainable through Gardening and Stewarding the Earth. Survival Skills, and crafts. We are inspired by Earth based Spirituality and welcome kindred folk of all faiths that desire to live in harmony and live closer to nature.. We need people who want to contribute resources for the benefit of the whole.. Such as building a Greenhouse which is next on our project list as well as some financial support for basic land expenses. We have a main house with communal Kitchen, Shower/Bathroom and small study lounge. There are also two outhouses on the property. We border Mackworth State Forest which has endless trails that stretch into the Cascade mountain range. Some Old Growth Cedar groves, and waterfalls within a hour hike. We feel a urgency to start preparing to become self-reliant for we feel that we cannot depend on mainstream society for much longer.. No better way to do this than in a intentional community. Please email us if you are interested. primary_location_id: 22093 physical_zip: "98019" - website: physical_state: New Hampshire physical_city: Gilsum mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Hollow's End Cooperative House mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -72.26286 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 43.04841 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 8030c8dd-8dd4-41fc-b0ea-11074c3c2f76 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21664 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We aim to make home life more fun, efficient and economic while enjoying each others camaraderie.
From www.ic.org/directory/hollows-end-neighborhood-cooperative/:
Hollow's End is a cooperatively minded group house share in the Monadnock region of SW New Hampshire. We enjoy a balance of female/male people and are currently looking for men to join us. A couple might be possible too. Someone who already knows and loves the area, as well as who is open to the right long term (3+ years) situation is preferred but we are most interested in the right fit for all of us. If you are interested and experienced in farming and/or permaculture, that would be a plus as there are dreams and space to create..land with decent soils for a committed knowledgeable person and a fair bit of water. Life is busy so we try to live by our dreams and goals but be realistic and flexible too. We do put a major emphasis on health- both in body and spirit- and love the country rural life and place we live. We are a mix of ages, the youngest being 30, the oldest 65. Currently 3F, 1M. Teaching science, property management, artistry, retired and volunteering are some of the things that describe us. Also biking, hiking, flowers, crafts, making yogurt, helping our elders and friends, mushrooming, traveling, dancing... We strive to live an ecologically regenerative lifestyle. Join current AM stretching and meditation practice or not... Shared activities are likely to arise here and there as we get to know each other, have time and interest. We do share a weekly meal together - our food preferences are all over the map but healthy for each of us. We also meet monthly to review what's working well for everyone and what might need to be discussed. We live in a lovely peaceful hollow where the skies are dark at night and coyotes & owls abound. We share an old but updated house with 6 bedrooms, one being for guests. We are fairly quiet and enjoy the serenity here. Our closest large town is Keene and the whole Monadnock region is lovely with woods, rolling hills, lakes, streams and of course the mountain itself. We aim to make home life more fun, efficient and economic while enjoying each others camaraderie. We have a warm interactive habitat here- a Home as opposed to a place to live. For the best fit, you should be fairly neat and clean, positive and open minded, a good communicator, and willing to compromise. Perhaps you are also a bit wise but still growing & learning :). We drink very little if any and do not use recreations drugs. We value a positive outlook on life, little drama and open communication. Rooms range from $450-$550 and include gas and electricity. We pitch in for firewood, telephone, wifi and chores. Well behaved pets are negotiable. We'd love to hear from you.... please share a little about yourself and what appeals most to you about this situation and what group living experience you have. primary_location_id: 22094 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Washington physical_city: Forks mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Rainforest Lab mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -124.38549 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 47.95036 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 81b7a2f2-5c54-413d-a677-f08427bf5d92 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21665 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We are a hub on the West End that is co-creating an egalitarian, peacemaking, and sustainable nonviolent way of life. We seek to explore and practice this way of life through restorative justice, Nonviolent Communication, permaculture, trauma work, gift-economy, and the common holding of income, land, and resources. Besides engaging in community, we want to act for global systemic change. We seek to accomplish this by stewarding a larger culture of nonviolence around us to empower this possibility. We acknowledge this work will not be accomplished until every system on this planet is designed to fulfill and respond to the needs of All.
From www.ic.org/directory/milktopia/:
Vision Statement: We strive to create a culture which acknowledges our interdependence, and that empowers all to live their deepest truth and stand up for our collective well-being. We long to hold one another accountable in embracing the challenge of living with integrity and nonviolence in the world. Our hope is to deepen our courage to transform patriarchy, capitalism, racism, and imperialism. We recognize the immensity of this work and seek to sustain one another in nourishing community and empower a worldview which honors the sacredness of all life. Description: We are an intentional community with five permanent residents at the moment. As a hub for inner and outer transformation we are focused on community-oriented projects both on the land and off-site. Our community members have a range of focus and passions from music, gardening, Nonviolent Communication facilitation, community building, animal care, group leadership and teal organizational development, mushroom cultivation, and Restorative Justice. When you come out here you can expect to be treated with respect and compassion. This space is cultivated for self-expression, creativity, and play! We offer an opportunity to explore your fullest self with others on the land. For guests: Please answer via an initial e-mail to our community the below questions so there might be some clarity for us about what you are fired up about in life: -What draws you to be apart of this community space? -How do you embody your values in the world? -What is your focus in life? What do you hope to bring into your life by joining our community? Also, this is a link to a document called "Rainforest Lab for Cultural Transformation TLC Constitution": https://docs.google.com/document/d/19NDaS2hWJSwWQHixr_oN6-vIeKqOH_xiTetQ1uw_ah8/edit?usp=sharing Please also read through the Purpose and Principles and the Membership and On-boarding System to reflect on our community before reaching out to us. primary_location_id: 22095 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: North Carolina physical_city: Asheville mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Echo Hills Cottages mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -82.620047 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.56362 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 12 Wellspring Lane oid: c63c0a0a-3494-4c50-9d16-237b1106955e mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21666 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: Conscious relationships.
From www.ic.org/directory/echo-hills-cottages/:
Our intentional neighborhood is located in Asheville, NC on 3.25 acres of park like setting with rolling hills and fifty year old trees. There are eleven home sites with two completed and occupied. Two homes are under construction with one of these to be completed and occupied in January 2017, and the second early summer of 2017. Design is completed on the fifth with groundbreaking December 2016. We will have a total of twelve houses, including one existing house with community space. Homes range from 800-1500 sq. ft. with plans that offer room for your own creative design. Our primary vision includes conscious relationships, awareness practice, compassionate communication and Sociocratic decision making. We have a small community garden with plans for new growth as the community grows. We place a strong emphasis on sustainability and encourage urban ecovillage practices. Email for more information. primary_location_id: 22096 physical_zip: "28806" - website: physical_state: Idaho physical_city: Sagle mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Eureka Institute mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -116.3989968 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 48.2302598 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 6162 Eureka Rd oid: f1b16fdb-a86c-463e-96a4-c75ec4440b64 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21669 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Retreat Center
From www.ic.org/directory/eureka-institute/:
Mission: Becoming part of a community
From www.ic.org/directory/dreamland-intentional-community-3-0/:
Mission: Harmonious, sustainable, inclusive, joyful.
From www.ic.org/directory/vancouver-cohousing/:
Mission: This place is a beautiful postcard where you can hear the rain fall...before it hits the ground, and the sound of the wind under the birds wings as they pass. Here it is a crystal palace in the Winter, a cool refuge in the Summer, where Nature provides your needs if you coax her. To keep that unchanged, while becoming a part of the balance....to love the land that loves us...that is the mission.
From www.ic.org/directory/taking-liberties-camp/:
This is a beautiful 20-acre piece of timberland in northern Washington, about 20 miles from the Canadian border, bordering the National Park. There is a cabin, a huge barn, septic hookup for two trailers, and a well. We are seeking members to form a communal-type, off-grid living arrangement. A visit is just a phone call away. Becoming a member requires loving breathtaking sunsets, wildlife, clean air, loving Nature, being willing to work to carve out your spot, paying a portion of the land payment, being open-minded and real. And loving chihuahuas. Any sharing other than work will be done by heart only. primary_location_id: 22105 physical_zip: "98855" - website: physical_state: Colorado physical_city: Carbondale mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Adesa Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -107.212017 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.3994071 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 553 Garfield Ave oid: 95848ab4-59cb-41ae-b118-6c360eaf5859 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21680 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Multi-Generational Farm Living
From www.ic.org/directory/adesa-community-2/:
Mission: Our goal is to create a space where we as individuals, and we as families, can flourish, where physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual growth is fostered and encouraged. We do not follow any one path, any one school of thought, but rather, try to maintain an open space where each individual can express him or herself in his or her own unique way, and grow in his or her unique direction
From www.ic.org/directory/aldeia-coletivo-de-familias/:
We are a group of friends and families attempting to live together, and in harmony with nature. We believe in having a relationship with the land we live on. We believe in community, in the sharing of resources, skills and ideas. Each member of our community has a skill to teach and a perspective to share, but we more than anything else, seek to be students; students of nature, of our common history, and of community living. primary_location_id: 22111 physical_zip: 45530-000 - website: physical_state: New South Wales physical_city: Gloucester mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Honeyeaters mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 151.853887 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -31.975021 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: PO Box 418 oid: 581d6245-fb54-4083-bcad-c5b3b9b51d5a mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21685 created_at: physical_country: Australia phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Respect for the land.
From www.ic.org/directory/honeyeaters/:
Mission: Green Eco Families with Kids that would like to work together to create the lives we can only dream of on our own.
From www.ic.org/directory/safe-haven-ranch/:
We are a small family (man, wife, & 7yo son) looking to get out of the rat race and live a more natural, green, healthy, peaceful, stress free, and sustainable life in a small community of similar likeminded families. We were hit very hard by the outsourcing of IT jobs overseas and then after rebuilding our lives and only 8 months after our only child was born we got hit hard again by the onslaught of the corruption induced recession we all know as the Great Recession.\n\n\ I rebuilt again, but this time the 18 hour days 7 days a week was at the expense of quality time with my child, my wife, my aging mother, my dying dad, and my friends, not to speak of the toll it took on my body and emotional wellbeing. And after missing much of my child\xE2\x80\x99s young life and most impressionable years, and all the other sacrifices my hard earned successes were all taken away again when a major corporate client went over budget on a major project and couldn\xE2\x80\x99t or didn\xE2\x80\x99t want to pay their bills in a timely manner causing us to become homeless because we couldn\xE2\x80\x99t pay our bills.\n\n\ So during this rollercoaster ride of life we realized that fighting the ways of the new and corrupt global economy to keep ourselves in the middleclass or even just surviving was a futile battle that was just keeping us enslaved in life that wasn\xE2\x80\x99t healthy for us anyway.\n\n\ So through this we realized that a good quality life is about family, healthy kids, friends, non-poisonous food, good nutrition, love, and a stress-free existence. Additionally, having a young child on board we want to protect (not shelter) him from everything rotten in the world while preparing him for the worst and letting him decide for himself if he wants to fight for a happy successful future in the world we chose to leave.\n\n\ During our battles to survive we have become very enlightened to what is really going on in this country and the world, and we see very clearly what is/has happened to the middleclass, the poor, our futures and the futures of our children.\n\n\ We are not happy with the corporate and religious takeover of the United States of America, but there is so much more going on that most people don\xE2\x80\x99t know about or realize, because if they did there would be massive rioting in the streets. Unfortunately, those that are willing to get their voices heard (even in a nonviolent manner) are scorned by those that are still hanging on and don\xE2\x80\x99t realize the extent of the damage being done to us in this country. Our politicians have completely sold us out and down the river, and the mass media is all part of it, and has done a great job of shutting out the voices of those of us in need of assistance and change.\n\n\ Our Children have to live in this world, and they will have to suffer for a long time to come if we don\xE2\x80\x99t do something about immediately. But for those of us who have already been beaten up and silenced the best thing that we can do is to create the best life possible for ourselves and our children, which is what this community is all about.\n\n\ We are tired of eating bland, poisonous, genetically altered food and we are tired of having to decide whether to pay rent or buy fresh healthy food for ourselves and our child, and we want to grow our own.\n\n\ Our dream and goal is to find some acreage in Southern California where our likeminded families can live in peace, health, and harmony and be self-sufficient, self-sustaining. \n\n\ We do have a strong sense of spirituality through a connection to Mother Nature and a strong belief in common decency, kindness with Karma being our guiding light, but we do not participate in any commercialized religion.\n\n\ We feel that the Native American\xE2\x80\x99s had it right in their lifestyle and connection to the earth but see no proof of a creator and we believe in the science of evolution.\n\n\ I\xE2\x80\x99m an X hired gun software developer/consultant to the Fortune 500, the US Government and many other businesses, and I used to make around 100k per year, but now my family and I live in an RV bouncing around Southern California trying to give our son the best life possible.\n\n\ If you feel that you and your family (couples or single mom\xE2\x80\x99s with children) are compatible with ours please contact us via FIC.\n\n\ I look forward to hearing from.\n\n\ Sincerely,\n\ Jerry" primary_location_id: 22117 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Goias physical_city: Alto Paraiso, Goias mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Serenity House mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -47.5216825 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -14.1389098 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Alto Paraiso 108 oid: ef93fe32-1c57-41b0-8d76-397edafc9049 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21688 created_at: physical_country: Brazil phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Serenity House aspires to create a healing community that is based on compassion and service to humanity using Non-Violent Communication, ancient yogic teachings and local indigenous healing practises.\n\ We strive to be as self sufficient as possible and live in harmony with the earth and our neighbors, we grow our own food and share our healing wisdom with our local community so that they may thrive as well and distribute moringa as a way to sustain the health of all peoples and our own economic well being.
From www.ic.org/directory/in-la-kesh/:
Serenity House is located 12 km outside of Alto Paraiso, Goias, Brazil, near the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park.\n\ The town (population: 7,000) is in the world\xE2\x80\x99s most biologically rich savannah ecosystem, with scenery that simultaneously conjures the vast plains of Africa and the rippling mountains of Kauai. Scattered about are hundreds of waterfalls, many flowing into river pools that are warm enough to swim in and clean enough to drink from. The region\xE2\x80\x99s geology also comes with the requisite mystical component: Just beneath the soil is the world\xE2\x80\x99s largest crystal bed, allegedly so luminous that it\xE2\x80\x99s visible from outer space. \n\n\ We have come together to manifest from the heart, creating abundance and ease by living together in connection and harmony with the earth, building sustainable adobe or bamboo homes and practicing permaculture and biodynamic gardening.\n\ We use natural ancient medicinal healing practises and eat pranic alive whole foods. We have an amazing abundance of GMO free and organic food in the area we live in.\n\ We come from different cultures and backgrounds and are sharing and growing in the healing arts and using the wisdom of indigenous & yogic cultures-see more information on our website www.yogaofbeauty.net\n\ We have a vision of acquiring the land we are currently residing on, with the intention of it being held in community trust that is set up legally to protect all share holders, yet the land will not be owned by any one person, acknowledging that the land belongs to us all as a gift.\n\ We have enough space to accommodate 4 families comfortably as well as host volunteers and there is room to expand the community if we desire. The land can be purchased for a collective buy in fee of $12,000 per family (please contact us directly for further details) we have very rich soil for growing food and trees and building structures with adobe or bamboo. \n\ All the water we drink and use is coming from a live spring in the mountain, we live steps away from two rivers that intersect that have very clean water. The community we live in is very small, friendly and safe, the weather is sub-tropical and the climate is pleasant all year long.\n\ By practicing Consensus and Non-Violent Communication we aspire to grow in the challenges that arise from coming together out of domination based societies and finding new ways to live in harmony with one another through this shared living experience.\n\ One of our collective projects is growing moringa, and we consistently are moving towards self sufficiency, barter, and other forms of exchange besides paper.\n\ We have a process of becoming a guest first, getting to know one another for a period of 4 months and then deciding if a longer stay or integration into community is of benefit for all through consensus, we know that all people have valuable gifts to offer and we welcome you to come and share in this beautiful vision.\n\n\ \"When you look into the eyes of another person, you are looking into your own eyes\"\n\ In Lak\xC2\xB4ech-Ancient Mayan gree" primary_location_id: 22118 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Tennessee physical_city: Nashville mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Germantown Commons mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -86.790287 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 36.178049 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1325 5th Avenue North oid: 48061f1f-b8fd-4951-9d04-d8f59e1f4df1 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21689 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Community and diversity
From www.ic.org/directory/germantown-commons/:
Mission: Peaceful high desert living that embodies Quaker principles of simplicity equality nonviolence and service.
From www.ic.org/directory/friends-southwest-center/:
Mission: cooperation, sustainability, justice
From www.ic.org/directory/currents/:
Mission: Our goal is three-fold: 1) to support the local community through the funding of and participation in local community programs and initiatives, household improvement projects, and the occasional employment of local residents; 2) to create a sense of community within our household and beyond, and welcome all others who are interested in working toward making our neighborhood (and world!) a better place to live; 3) to be ecologically-minded and continually work toward a more sustainable way of living.
From www.ic.org/directory/little-flower-community/:
The Little Flower Community is a cooperative-style home(x4) occupied by a small group of super awesome cool people with a shared interest in community, social justice, sustainability, cooperative living, potlucks, and the like. The LFC was founded in April of 2010 and is located in the Beechwood neighborhood of Rochester, NY." primary_location_id: 22125 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Maine physical_city: Franklin County mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Western ME Homestead/Prepper Group mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -70.4055725 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 45.166105 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: "00001" oid: de2ea393-89b7-4327-a098-921cf8785f3f mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21697 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: create sustainable group - location given on here intentionally incorrect
From www.ic.org/directory/me-homesteadprepper-group-2/:
Have 100+ acres of hardwood & rocks, supremely defensible - need partners to develop. Beautiful rural area, some farms/tiny villages surrounded by thousands and thousands of acres of public access forest. Near resortish village for odds & ends of employment - ski areas for one thing. 15 mi. from a very greeny/hippy small college town that is the county seat, has all sorts of Ag. Stores & a farmer's market as well as a decent hospital. I have an excavator, and a farm tractor w/a loader, will be buying a dumptruck soon to begin developing the land into a defensible farm retreat. Also have bandsaw mill, woodsplitter, all construction tools & equipment, generators, etc., etc... 30 yrs. as a carpenter/builder/developer before becoming a realtor . Meanwhile continuing to develop present 6 acre mini-farm 1/2 hr. away for gardening & animals until big project is more under way. At this point there are others who are interested, and I have placed 2 big travel trailers on the land . One to be enclosed in a solar double garage for temporary housing for myself . Your temporary housing would be welcome if you are in sync w/me. primary_location_id: 22127 physical_zip: 04982 - website: physical_state: Idaho physical_city: Sandpoint mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Gold Light Ranch mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -116.5300267 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 48.4193918 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1022 Colburn Culver Rd. oid: c0fe4155-8374-4913-9d9c-ab461023a7e0 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21701 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Alternative living, growing,
From www.ic.org/directory/gold-light-ranch/:
Mission: The Belterra Mission Statement: To create and sustain an evolving community that embraces respect for a diverse group of ecologically accountable and socially responsible people.
From www.ic.org/directory/belterra-cohousing/:
Belterra Cohousing is a multi-generational community with 30 condominium-styled homes in 5 residential buildings on a forested hillside overlooking beautiful Howe Sound and the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. We are located on Bowen Island, just 40 minutes from downtown Vancouver. \n\n\ As of July 2015, we reached our goal of 30 households and had all moved in. Our vision of sustainable island living has captured the imagination of a diverse group of people, from 10-year-old Josie to retired UBC professor Paul. From the U.S. and across Canada, we have found this lovely island with a thriving arts community, small scale agriculture, active outdoor lifestyle and a variety of spiritual practices. \n\n\ Belterra is a community within a community. Bowen Island has a small-town feel, an interesting history as a vacation spot popular in the early 1900s, and a continues to attract summer visitors to its two primary commercial centres with cafes, grocery stores, restaurants, fine crafts shops, galleries, and retreat centres.\n\n\ If you visit the Belterra Cohousing Website, you can learn more about the talents and interests of many of our members under \xE2\x80\x9CWho We Are\xE2\x80\x9D and find out if we have listed any rentals or homes for sale. The website includes renderings of the buildings that grace our 10 acres with 30 energy-efficient homes http://www.belterracohousing.ca\n\n\ At meetings, we find ourselves laughing a lot and enjoying the process of designing a community that includes community gardens, a 3,300 sf common house, greenhouse, workshop and children's play areas. We also have fantastic potluck meals, with a range of diets represented. We enjoy cooking and meal sharing and grow lots of vegetables in the summer months.\n\n\ The homes and other facilities are certified BUILT GREEN\xC2\xAE Gold and have in-floor radiant heat and water catchment. Each household may have up to \"eight legs\" for pets - that is two dogs, two cats, or one of each. We have adopted policies that govern smoking, fencing, and parking that were developed to respect both individuals and the group.\n\n\ We are free to rent out our homes, but are a stable residential community and nearly all \"owners\" live at Belterra year-round and participate in the process of creating community.\n\n\ Among us you will find: nurses, wood workers, teachers, musicians, techies, fine artists, therapists, social workers, body workers, doctors, seekers, gardeners, students, environmental consultants, editors, small business owners, builders, a yoga instructor, a financial analyst, a certified ecologist, an RCMP officer, a researcher, a graphic artist, a pharmacist and a librarian. We have young children and retirees, and several ethnic groups are represented. \n\n\ You can find us on Facebook." primary_location_id: 22137 physical_zip: V0N 1G2 - website: physical_state: New Mexico physical_city: Albuquerque mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Acequia Jardin mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -106.6747318 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.1157415 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 2330 Rio Grande Blvd oid: c4bc9bd8-3f6a-45ef-a00f-3671287794c9 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21708 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Inspired by traditional New Mexican villages and \xE2\x80\x9Cpocket neighborhoods\xE2\x80\x9D that encourage simplicity, living in harmony with nature, interacting with and looking after our neighbors.
From www.ic.org/directory/acequia-jardin/:
Mission: The Community will create and maintain a residential community that both respects individual needs and expects member participation in managing the social and physical requirements of the community.
From www.ic.org/directory/white-pine-cohousing-community/:
Mission: Living well, sustainably, together
From www.ic.org/directory/atamai-village/:
Atamai Village is designed to provide an enduring community for at least 200 people. Villagers will live in privately owned homes, and enjoy the benefits of a large common area jointly managed to enhance physical and social resilience. Atamai is specifically designed to deal with the impacts of climate change, energy descent and the economic and social challenges that are likely to follow. The development of our ecovillage is well underway. We have a dozen families on site, living in interesting eco-homes. Our common land has been developed into orchards, grazing, market gardening and forestry. We will eventually be quite large, about 50 homes, and so we are still actively developing these titles. We currently have lots of various prices and sizes for sale. We are located within biking distance of Motueka, on the top of NZ's South Island, and less and an hour's drive from Nelson and Richmond. primary_location_id: 22142 physical_zip: "07176" - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Riverside mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Riverside Raincross Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -117.396156 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 33.953349 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 10960a75-0906-44a0-a289-8b4fe8d938fb mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21713 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: A community of neighbors committed to sustainably sharing life toward the common good.
From www.ic.org/directory/ascending-spiritmagnolia-cohousing/:
Riverside Raincross Cohousing consists of several households currently living in the city of Riverside, California. We are meeting on a regular basis to develop a plan for a cohousing site, which may include a combination of new construction and retrofitting. primary_location_id: 22143 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Virginia physical_city: Richmond mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Richmond Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -77.4644607 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.5044419 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 901 Porter St oid: a1514b0c-eff5-4984-a80f-b52f269ee34b mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21716 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: The mission of Richmond Cohousing is to create an intentional multi-generational community of households who are good neighbors and conscientious environmental stewards.\n\n\ Living in close proximity and sharing resources, we increase quality of life by caring for one another, celebrating together, reducing consumption, decreasing our impact on the environment, and offering Richmond a new model of vibrant neighborhood design.
From www.ic.org/directory/richmond-cohousing/:
Richmond Cohousing is working with a developer to build a multi-generational, urban cohousing community in Richmond, Virginia. The developer owns the land and plans are with the city for approval with anticipated groundbreaking this spring and move-in late 2019. All you need to bring is a deposit, mortgage, and a covered dish!\n\n\ Our condo-style building will have 19 single-level one-, two- and three-bedroom units on four floors with anticipated prices ranging from $185k to $365k. Common spaces include a large first floor area featuring a kitchen, dining/meeting area, and kids\xE2\x80\x99 play room, a storage area, and a 2000 square foot rooftop deck with views of downtown. We plan to have multiple weekly shared meals and a collaborative rooftop garden. Site and unit designs are still being fine-tuned but some unit-types are going fast. Commitments from prospective buyers are encouraged by November 2018 with construction slated to begin Spring 2019. \n\n\ Our site is in the Manchester neighborhood of Richmond. This historic area is just over the James River from downtown and walkable or bikable to many attractive features including a library, restaurants (and two breweries!), shops, playgrounds and pocket parks, a large farmer\xE2\x80\x99s market, and outdoor activities at the river. Public transit and bike lines are expanding throughout the area.\n\n\ Richmond is located in the heart of Virginia and is one of America\xE2\x80\x99s oldest cities. Our site in the state\xE2\x80\x99s capital, just east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is a two-hour drive from both Washington DC and the Tidewater region. Richmond has the benefits of both a major metropolitan area and small historic city with amenities, charm, and convenience. The city provides residents with a diverse employment, social, and community opportunities.\n\n\ Richmond Cohousing has been active for a number of years. We\xE2\x80\x99ve sung, biked, played games, and volunteered together. We\xE2\x80\x99ve eaten delicious community dinners in each other\xE2\x80\x99s homes. We\xE2\x80\x99ve drafted agreements that assert the way we want to live together as a community. We\xE2\x80\x99ve honed our meeting format to a fast-paced, no-nonsense structure. And we\xE2\x80\x99ve laughed - a lot. Through it all, we\xE2\x80\x99ve become a genuine community and are excited for others to join us with their own perspectives and personalities. Richmond Cohousing is looking to attract a diverse membership and welcomes singles, couples, families, and those wanting to age in place. There's still time to make your mark on the community by helping us affirm our values, finalize our designs, and create new community traditions.\n\n\n\ Connect with us:\n\ Website: http://richmondcohousing.com/\n\ Facebook: www.facebook.com/RichmondCohousing\n\ Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Richmond-Cohousing/" primary_location_id: 22146 physical_zip: "23224" - website: physical_state: Andhra Pradesh physical_city: "E.G.Dt, state: A.P" mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Congregation of Yeshua Ha Mashiach-India mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 79.74608 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 15.156974 updated_at: physical_address2: M.D.O.off.RD physical_address1: 2-6, Malikipuram(po&vil) oid: 37f7cca5-b04b-43d6-a3dc-13c116f93628 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21722 created_at: physical_country: India phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Bro. Chandra sekhar.ch
From www.ic.org/directory/congregation-of-yeshua-ha-mashiach-india/:
Mission: Our goal is to strike a balance between individual and community living, promote organic gardening, adhere to the principles of permaculture, recycle, reuse and live light on the land.
From www.ic.org/directory/pleasant-glade/:
Mission: We strive to be an enduring, multi-generational, land-owning community of people whose life together manifests the shared values of mutual aid and support, shared problem solving, sustainability, collective land maintenance and educational outreach.
From www.ic.org/directory/rock-ridge-community-inc/:
We are an enduring, land-owning community of people whose life together manifests the shared values of mutual aid and support, shared problem solving, sustainability, collective land maintenance and educational outreach. Our community includes over 170 acres of land to tend, gather from, and be with, along with several gardening spaces and a housing cooperative that owns four dwellings. We are currently seeking new members, and would welcome individuals, couples, families, and bands of friends. primary_location_id: 22154 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Delaware physical_city: The Ardens mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: The Ardens mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -75.5101999 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.817642 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 2119 The Highway oid: 1ffa3515-e549-44c7-85d0-4922531af933 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21727 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Historic Village
From www.ic.org/directory/the-ardens/:
Mission: Suburban cohousing community
From www.ic.org/directory/bundschu-creek-cohousing/:
Mission: sustainable community focused on Permaculture, Wild Edibles, Alternative energy production, Natural building techniques, etc.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-primal-village/:
This year we hope to be building several small Cob homes. If you are interested in helping and are OK with primitive camping with facilities on-site, do get in contact with us because we would love the help.
Mission: Intentional multigenerational
From www.ic.org/directory/bloomington-cohousing/:
A new intentional community is forming in Bloomington, Indiana. A 2.2-acre plot of land has been purchased which is north of the YMCA. It's eastern border is a nature preserve. We are building a group of like-minded, innovative dreamers who want to live in CoHousing. We meet at the Monroe County Public Library every other Thursday evening to discuss our vision for Bloomington CoHousing and would love you to join our multigenerational welcoming community! Find out about upcoming meetings, stay informed, and join the discussions on the Bloomington Cohousing Meetup accessed thru a link on our website or www.meetup.com. primary_location_id: 22162 physical_zip: "47401" - website: physical_state: Maine physical_city: Joy mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Joy Town Farm mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -70.178437 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.502649 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 84add7b5-9c5e-41c6-adbd-3fef60927976 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21738 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: COOPERATIVE FARMING
From www.ic.org/directory/joy-town-farm/:
Mission: Local sustainable community
From www.ic.org/directory/bird-river-oasis/:
Mission: We are creating an international cohousing community in a village where we are connected to our neighbours; where we are using renewable resources to the fullest extent while enjoying life, and having an adventure while taking care of ourselves. We are living together in harmony, being healthy, exercising and constantly learning from ourselves and others. We are committed to the cultivation of body, mind and spirit in self, culture and nature.
From www.ic.org/directory/rancho-la-salud-village/:
Mission: Permaculture in all aspects, self-transformation, arts, harmonic and microtonal music, helix zomes, creative autonomy, transmission
From www.ic.org/directory/oasis-de-lentiourel/:
Mission: Student centered education Sustainable living
From www.ic.org/directory/greenbriar/:
Mission: To build a friendly and safe community that meets the social and private needs of all ages with a small ecological footprint and options for sustainability.
From www.ic.org/directory/valterra-village-ecohousing/:
At Valterra Village, we are creating a cohousing community on a semi-rural property in the town of Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island. The development intends to incorporate green building technologies within the typical pedestrian-friendly community of clustered homes and extensive common facilities.\n\n\ From the Valterra site, a pleasant 35 minute walk, mostly along an existing trail system through Town-owned land, brings one into the town core. It is also a mere 10 minute walk down Laburnum Road to the new Qualicum Beach Elementary School. The serene location is set amidst beautiful Crown land forests, Town-owned parkland, and a buffer of privately-owned land adjacent to Laburnum Road.\n\n\ To make the project more affordable and customizable, a proposal for two cohousing communities may be put forward. A multi-generational community of +/- 30 units would have spaces for all ages such as a tot lot and playroom, sound-proofed music room/teen space, craft room, mini gym, adult retreat, etc. This could be complimented by a community focused on empty nesters / seniors consisting of +/- 20 units with features geared towards \"aging in place\" including universal accessibility and a suite for a caregiver in the common house. \n\n\ The site affords plenty of room for the two communities, shared orchards and gardens. Combined with 13 acres of adjacent farmland, the result would be much like the two communities that make up Yarrow Ecovillage in the Fraser Valley. There, several families in Groundswell Cohousing have a live/work situation as they lease the 20 acre certified organic commercial farm alongside other residents of Yarrow http://www.yarrowecovillage.ca/.\n\n\ How involved individuals would be in the extensive lands outside of their actual community would be their choice. Some people are happy to participate in what cohousing offers in terms of social interaction at the heart of the community \xE2\x80\x93 the common house - while others are excited to extend that experience to include producing their own organic food in the community gardens.\n\n\ For a wealth of information about cohousing, including a video and slide show, visit the Canadian Cohousing Network at http://www.cohousing.ca/. Of special note is this video produced for the Belterra Cohousing Community on Bowen Island entitled \"What is a Home\" http://www.cohousing.org/node/1738. \n\n\ Please reply via email if you are interested in finding out more about this amazing opportunity to enter the housing market in Qualicum Beach with the lifestyle of cohousing at the helm." primary_location_id: 22190 physical_zip: V9K 2J8 - website: physical_state: New York physical_city: GaiaVille mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: HeartTribe Village & Chrysalis mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -77.408951 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.976985 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: de023bf5-1cdd-4304-9c4e-aa287af238fd mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21766 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: eco-spiritual living, loving and healing through deep listening and heart-connection with all beings
From www.ic.org/directory/hearttribe-village/:
Mission: Senior Cohousing Community
From www.ic.org/directory/wolf-willow-cohousing-2/:
Mission: Multigenerational community,
From www.ic.org/directory/oakleigh-meadow-cohousing/:
SEEKING NEW MEMBERS! WE HAVE LAND, PLANS FOR 28 UNITS, AIMING TO BREAK GROUND SPRING 2019. \n\ Oakleigh Meadow Cohousing (OMC) is an intergenerational community of independent households committed to finding purpose and a sense of belonging through working, learning and playing together in a neighborhood designed to make a small, beautiful footprint on the land.\n\n\ OMC, Eugene, Oregon's first cohousing community will consist of 28 units; units are still available. We are couples with children, single parents, working singles, and retired folks who believe that life is richer when people of all ages come together to support and share their lives. We value each person for their unique contribution to the community. We want to be nurtured by the companionship offered to one another and to be enjoyed for being ourselves. Our values include finding a balance of simplicity, economy, and quality in developing and maintaining our neighborhood. \n\n\ Oakleigh Meadow Cohousing will be built on 2.2 acres of land situated on the beautiful Willamette River which runs through the heart of Eugene. More than 25 miles of pedestrian-bike path running along both sides of the river connects us to nearby parks, a thriving downtown, and the University of Oregon.\n\n\ Eugene is a city of 156,000 located in the Willamette Valley, which sits east of the Pacific Ocean and west of the Cascade Mountains. It is a city known for its natural beauty, recreational activities (cycling, running, rafting, fly fishing), focus on the arts, and activist political leanings. Temperatures are mild year round, with warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Winter snowfall is sporadic and rarely accumulates more than an inch or two. With an hour's drive west from Eugene you can be scouting for whales and enjoying the sound of the surf while walking along sandy ocean beaches. Or head east for an hour to explore the endless wilderness hiking trails and spectacular glaciated mountains of the Oregon Cascade mountains; continue a bit further to reach the fascinating high desert eastern Oregon with its intriguing lava caves and abundant wildlife. \n\n\ We know that the decision to join a cohousing community is a major life consideration. We have a mentoring process to help you decide whether Oakleigh Meadow is a good fit for you and your family. \n\n Oakleigh Meadow's site design, which includes five unit types of 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms and our large central common house has been completed and can be viewed upon request. In the meantime, check out our community's 3D virtual \xE2\x80\x9Cfly-by\xE2\x80\x9C at oakleighmeadow.org.\n\n\ Have questions or want to know more? Call 541/357-8303 or email us at info@oakleighmeadow.org \n\n\ I\n\n\Mission: Spirit, land, growing together
From www.ic.org/directory/quaker-intentional-village-canaan/:
Mission: Earth Built * Sun Powered Eco Neighborhood in Sayulita, Mexico. We are committed to living closer to the natural world\xE2\x80\xA6in harmony with nature and more lightly on the earth using sustainable technologies.
From www.ic.org/directory/tierraluz/:
In these times....It's time to do it differently...\n\ Stewarding a Refuge from the pace and patterns of business as usual... \n\ Practicing and Inspiring lighter footprints on the earth\n\n\ Earth Built * Sun Powered\n\n\ We are committed to living closer to the natural world\xE2\x80\xA6\n\ in harmony with nature and more lightly on the earth using sustainable technologies.\n\n SUN: solar power, solar hot water, solar clothes dryers(!)\n WIND: wind power, enhanced natural ventilation\n EARTH: Natural building techniques, organic gardening, permaculture\n WATER: Natural well water, gray water recycling, harvesting rainwater\n\ AND\xE2\x80\xA6more to enjoy:\n Ocean Views, Jungle Views, Pastoral Views\n Regularized Titled lots and,Titled community land\n Solar powered off grid well and 20,000 Liters community water storage\n Common Land: shared open space (almost 9,000 m2!) including organic farmland, food forest, jungle trails, meditation vistas\n Beautiful wooden 15m2 yoga deck on the highest ground and best view for all to enjoy.\n Superadobe Community Storage/Bodega 12m2\n\n\ We are an Eco-focused off-grid neighborhood set up co-housing style with private ownership of lots and common land co-owned via a Mexican Civil Association of which we are all members. We have beautiful land in Sayulita, Mexico, a fun, lively, small town north of Puerto Vallarta. We have a good well, solar system for pumping the water, water distributed to the lots, community water storage, roads ,trails, food forests, great sun for solar and already have 14 adults and 5 kids involved\xE2\x80\xA6It\xE2\x80\x99s happening! We have 6 lots left out of a total of 17. Seven houses have been built, 5 half of them with earthen building techniques such as Cob or Superadobe/Earthbag and local wood fired brick. The weather is fabulous, the skies are clear and blue most all year and there is great surf and swimming at the beach in Sayulita, a 20 minute walk or 5 min drive away.\n\n\ VISION: A community of neighbors where there is a shared interest and commitment to using less \n\ resources, producing less waste, producing our own renewable energy, and enjoying a more tranquil and \n\ sustainable life that enhances health and well being. We share land/open space that holds possibilities for \n\ growing food, gathering with friends, walking, sitting or practicing yoga in nature at a beautiful meditation \n\ vista. Our homes are modest sized, ideally built with natural materials such as compressed earth blocks, \n\ cobb, adobe, bamboo, etc, that are easier on the environment than more processed materials such as cement. \n\ We each have incorporated sustainable technologies such as photovoltaics, wind power, solar \n\ hot water heating, low impact development, grey water recycling, rainwater harvesting, composting toilets, \n\ etc. Living this way, perhaps we may be closer to the suggestion by Mahatma Gandhi to, \xE2\x80\x9CBe the change you \n\ wish to see in the world\xE2\x80\x9D. \n\n\ TONE: Smile!...It\xE2\x80\x99s Mexico! Let it go...Relax! Tranquilo! Find your gratitude and let it be known. Ask periodically, \xE2\x80\x9CHow can I do this with a lighter footprint?\xE2\x80\x9D Also, take the time to pause, breathe, sit in nature listen and let the sacred land speak to us.\n\n\ *The more shades of green the better!\n\ **Inspired by some of the Mexican culture of tolerance, we invite this quality to be central to giving respectful space to one's neighbors differences.\n\ *We have a community sacred space on the top of the land...a place for reverence of nature and meditation, yoga, etc.\n\ *Private International Green School and Public school nearby" primary_location_id: 22214 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Washington physical_city: Rural mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: GreenLife Ecovillage and Learning Center mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -123.4049492 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 48.1089323 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 7dfaff04-ea81-41ff-a8c7-61b1ca5bf8f5 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21786 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: To create a learning center for all and build an ecovillage to support and care for the earth, each other and all her creatures.
From www.ic.org/directory/greenlife-ecoretreat/:
Do you want to live in community with others? Do you want to get out of the rat race and the city? This project needs funding from individuals to make it happen. This is a forming community. Do you have skills, time, $ to contribute to make this dream a reality. Lets build communication, community, build homes, an ecovillage, and share the experience. I am looking for 5-20 acres to have a community with natural homes that are off the grid. I want to create sustainability and revenue while providing a home with land to thrive. Let's create a Green Sustainable Educational Learning Center that incorporates an eco retreat offering massage & other healing modalities ie acupuncture, reiki, Yoga classes, Green Education, with the added aspects of a wood fired sauna and wood fired hot tub to host retreats. website at: www.greenretreat.com Let's envision the land that has multi-funcional uses to be a learning educational center and a rustic retreat for guests in nature and a home for us. The way to create revenue from living on the land: A Green Learning Center for teaching guests about Permaculture, sustainable farming, living off the land, cooking, canning, drying and cultivating plants and herbs. A rustic retreat for guests to relax in a wood fired sauna and snorkel hot tub with a solar shower. A natual spa with therapeutic massage, body wraps and salt scrubs offered daily. Daily well being classes of Yoga and Nia dance instruction offered twice daily. 3 gourmet vegetarian meals served daily. Overnight accommodations for guests in Earth cabins made from Cob, Straw bale, tree house, glamping tent, each with a nature theme. Workshops how to: Teaching green building i.e. cob, straw bale, tree house, tiny houses, etc. Permaculture Canning/Preserving/Drying Tinctures Mycology Herbal Salves Massage workshops for couples, pregnancy, infants Animals Solar Hydro-electric kayaking A Conference center for Workshops to rent for their students we offer the lodging, meals and spa services. Call if seriously looking to help formulate this community while building a life together and learning how to be sustainable and live off the grid! Audra 206-200-2888 We are open to ideas for creative funding. You could contribute, donate, invest or have a lifetime membership. We currently have monthly meetings that include creative fundraising, participating in fairs, learning how to communicate and co-create together. We have a website, business cards and a brochure for sharing our vision with others. primary_location_id: 22216 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Santa Cruz mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Walnut Commons mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.028275 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 36.973397 updated_at: physical_address2: 190 Walnut Avenue physical_address1: Walnut Commons oid: e684f2b4-e005-4a83-b0ca-120dc44afaab mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21787 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Walnut Commons is an urban community that fosters mutual support and cooperation while respecting privacy. We encourage ecologically responsible living, nonviolence, a healthy living environment, and we value active participation in the local and larger world.
From www.ic.org/directory/walnut-commons/:
Mission: Our vision is a thriving, caring community which celebrates our connection with the earth and with each other.
From www.ic.org/directory/tasman-ecovillage/:
Overlooking Parsons Bay in Nubeena, on the stunningly beautiful Tasman Peninsula, our 23 acre property is being transformed into a modern, sustainable and affordable community. We are re-purposing a 70s motel and are fortunate to have inherited several lovely community spaces - a large kitchen, common room, spa and sauna, tennis courts and bbq area. The land is undulating with diverse natural features. \n\ Just an hour and a quarter from Tasmania's capital city, Hobart, we are surrounded by beaches, forest and magnificent scenery. We are five minutes walk from the centre of Nubeena, where there are many services: district school to year 10, police and emergency services, doctor, chemist, post office, two supermarkets and a tavern. \n\ We have a vision of a way of life that - \n\ \xE2\x97\x8F\t affirms our understanding that we are an integral part of nature, respects all beings, and treads more lightly on the Earth,\n\ \xE2\x97\x8F \tacknowledges the traditional custodians of the land and the rich diversity of our own ancestral histories,\n\ \xE2\x97\x8F\tis resilient and able to adapt to a changing world,\n\ \xE2\x97\x8F\tis sustainable ecologically, socially and economically, \n\ \xE2\x97\x8F\tis developing efficient, sustainable and locally-based systems for food, water and energy,\n\ \xE2\x97\x8F\tis cooperative and mutually supportive,\n\ \xE2\x97\x8F\thas decision-making and group processes which promote harmony,\n\ \xE2\x97\x8F\tencourages a focus on relationship and inner peace, \n\ \xE2\x97\x8F\tprovides a safe, loving environment where everyone flourishes and is nurtured, \n\ \xE2\x97\x8F\tis a vibrant hub of community arts and crafts, \n\ \xE2\x97\x8F\tis fully engaged with the larger community of which it is a part, and\n\ \xE2\x97\x8F\tis a place of healing, training and education" primary_location_id: 22225 physical_zip: 07184 - website: physical_state: Amazonas physical_city: La Culebra mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Ekobius Ecovillage (Ecology Crossroads) mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -66.58973 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 6.42375 updated_at: physical_address2: Fundo Ekobius physical_address1: Via Gavilan Kilometro 24 oid: 5aead23a-7bbe-473a-8936-356fd7d0b4fe mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21801 created_at: physical_country: Venezuela phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Through cooperation, peace and the natural world we can realize our genuine purpose as the caretakers of the planet. Our community is dedicated to the using appropriate ecological technology, natural materials, harnessing the energy of nature, and benefiting from its gifts. Our focus as a group is on ecosystem services, their protection, development and sharing for ourselves and future generations to come.
From www.ic.org/directory/ekobius-ecology-crossroads/:
Come live in the Upper Amazon and Orinoco Mountains, on the Guiana Shield where it all began! \n\n\ It took us several years to find the right property and have overcome the invisible socio political factions that mysteriously exist trying to prevent our Indie-pendent Ideals. \"Now our property is finally paid off and we can begin moving in\" David Wright, Project Coordinator.\n\n\ In May 2013 we entered into a contract to purchase property at the frontier edge where the Amazon Rainforest meets the Guiana Highlands, locally they call it Guayana, we call it the Amazon Highlands. We started using Ekobius (Ecology-By-Us) to describe the special niche ecosystem and area where we live and are building a prototype model ecological village based on open-source ideals. This is deep ecology and nature at its best!\n\n\ As of October 2018 we are beginning a reformation ecovillage, installing our own idealist eco-permaculture and sustainable intentional community! For the first time since we began planning and purchase in 2013, the property can now be occupied and has finally been prepared well-enough to accommodate visitors and begin the development of our modern example eco-community.\n\n\ Located in Venezuela's Northern Amazon; literally, at the 'End of the Road.' our property is the absolute last property that can be inhabited permanently by other than traditional indigenous peoples before entering a protected land area of 650,000 square kilometers full of indigenous reservations, natural monuments, national parks and biosphere reserves. Cross the river behind our property and the next contact with civilization you will find is a 100 day hike due south to the Amazon River or due east to Mt. Roraima and the Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil border. \n\n\ We are 33 kilometers (20 miles) from the capital of the state of Amazonas, Puerto Ayacucho, which is in the Atures municipal district. Our ecovillage is located on an asphalt connector road with the capital, we are located between the local community of La Culebra and the indigenous community called Gavilan at Kilometer 24 on Via Gavilan. Public bus transit is available within 10 kilometers of our property. The front of our property has 800 m of road frontage and nearly 2 km of frontage on the Cata\xC3\xB1iapo River.\n\n\ Our project is owned and operated by the Ekobius International (an International Cooperative) who are the member residents of our eco-village (ecovillage) development. The property, its infrastructure, and its buildings are wholly owned and controlled by the cooperative under express indefinite permission with the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands. \n\n\ Anyone can become a member of Ekobius by investing in the socio-productive cooperative, anyone can further become a resident of our intentional community (ecovillage) and work in the cooperative by joining the cooperative and visiting us with a backpack or a suitcase.\n\n\ We are seeking open minded people that consider themselves free and liberated of capitalism and the mainstream society. We are unifying ourselves differently than most communities because our common bond is not religious or political, spiritualist or governmental; our ideals are based on indigenous knowledge, enhancing nature and fostering the earth's ecology, instead of exploiting it. We are developing as a small ecological community dedicated to sustainable development and the enhancement of our natural environments. Taking care of the planet that takes care of us. \n\n\ Resident members can work in agroforestry, permaculture, teaching ecology, growing medicinal plants, making artisan products, developing handicrafts and through the social production of ecosystem services and non-wood forest resources through specialized educational development projects sponsored by international patrons in the Guiana Highlands and Northern Amazon regions. \n\n\ We embrace barter and the Pachamama (Mother Earth or Gaia) if that is considered a religious faith.\n\n\ Resident cooperators are paid for their individual work production and cooperatively through the net production of the coop as well. The cooperative ownership assures fair trade practices. \n\n\ Our project is beginning with a property that has a common kitchen building, a four room lodge, a 5 stall bath house, several concrete foundations and 2 chicken coups." primary_location_id: 22231 physical_zip: "07101" - website: physical_state: Tennessee physical_city: Nashville mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Nashville West Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -86.969565 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 36.077264 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: "3200 West End Ave, #500" oid: e4a2854e-25bf-4016-8221-8ea720abe9ba mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21804 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: cohousing forming
From www.ic.org/directory/nashville-cohousing/:
Mission: ecological democratic freedom solidaity
From www.ic.org/directory/sakogsnas/:
Mission: A community of neighbors committed to sustainably sharing life toward the common good.
From www.ic.org/directory/ascending-spiritshadow-mountain-cohousing/:
Mission: Personal Self-Improvement
From www.ic.org/directory/kondoria-community/:
Mission: Environmentally Friendly
From www.ic.org/directory/upper-ridge-cottages/:
Mission: Sustainable permaculture. Independent people working together in an alternative family that will grow to community.
From www.ic.org/directory/you-name-it-sustainable/:
Mission: OUR VISION STATEMENT:\n\n\ We are a loving community that lives from the heart in order to create a more beautiful world.
From www.ic.org/directory/anahata-bio-community/:
Anahata is . . . \n\n a place of learning \n self-discovery \n renewal & healing \n harmony & cooperation \n authentic connection \n creative expression \n celebration \n nature immersion \n inclusive spirituality \n service to all \n\n\ Anahata is a loving community and gathering place situated on 35 pristine acres along the Little River in Floyd County, Virginia. We are incorporated as an education center, and consider ourselves to be a nature sanctuary as well. \n\n\ Since 1995, we have explored the sacred interrelation of people, nature and the cosmos. We have striven to create a sustainable and mutually thrivant connection with nature and each other. \n\n\n\ CORE VALUES:\n\n\ CO-ENLIGHTENING KINDNESS ~ We practice being fully present to one another, deep listening, truthful sharing, and mutual encouragement. We commit to loving communication and skillful conflict resolution, supporting and one another to do and be our best.\n\ SELF-DISCOVERY ~ We explore the inner dimension of self, cultivating a humble heart, \xE2\x80\x98beginner\xE2\x80\x99s mind\xE2\x80\x99, self-reflection, self-responsibility, self-empowerment, self-healing, and self-actualization.\n\ CO-EMPOWERMENT ~ We share responsibility and leadership, each person making a significant contribution to the overall vision and activities of the community, with consensus decision-making wherever practical.\n\ SACREDNESS ~ We deepen in our chosen spiritual paths, find our place within nature/the cosmos, commune together in spiritual brother-sisterhood, serve the greater good, and celebrate the deeper meanings, rhythms and passages of life.\n\ CREATIVITY & CELEBRATION ~ We flourish through the arts in our playful \xE2\x80\x98renaissance community\xE2\x80\x99, which cultivates merrymaking and creative expression through song, music, dance, visual arts, games, crafts, and the practice of living fully in each moment. Co-enlivening!\n\ LEARNING & EVOLUTION ~ We strive beyond our current parameters of understanding to embody the dynamic flow of new ideas, skills and attitudes that will enable collective evolution, while appreciating our individual dreams and perspectives, styles of expression, and unique contributions to the common good.\n\ HOLISTIC WELL-BEING ~ We strive for a mostly organic, whole food, locally sourced diet, active lifestyles, connection to nature, and use a variety of holistic healing modalities to cultivate full-spectrum well-being.\n\ ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY ~ We work toward ecological sustainability through permaculture landscaping, organic gardening, food preserving, wildcrafting, green construction methods, alternative energy production, supporting the local economy, and more.\n\ ECONOMIC THRIVANCE ~ We seek individual and collective economic well-being, through stewardship of various enterprises, including our educational and guest programs and member-initiated cottage industries. We encourage economic self-responsibility and autonomy while celebrating expressions of interdependence as we share resources and simplify our lives, in gratitude for present moment abundance.\n\ CONNECTION & SHARING ~ We reach out to others, sharing our many gifts, network within the local and global new-paradigm community, and create space for the larger community to gather to celebrate, learn and share.\n\ GOALS & OBJECTIVES:\n\n\ In 2017-2018, we are pursuing the following collective initiatives:\n\n\ Generating more of our own food through expansion of our organic gardens and edible landscapes.\n\ Beautifying our landscape for greater ease and enjoyment of the land.\n\ Increasing the flow of visitors to Anahata by enhancing our guest spaces and programs.\n\ Increasing the number of living spaces on the land \xE2\x80\x94 finishing a cabin, yurt and a tiny house \xE2\x80\x93 for increased guest or member capacity.\n\ Planning for additional solar and gassifier renewable energy sources to be installed on the land in the next one-four years.\n\ Developing a long-term legal/financial strategy that includes member land-home ownership and collective stewardship of shared land. \n\ Calling in members who are aligned with our vision and ready to become land and home owners.\n\ Building community by holding twice-weekly community business-connection meetings, and sharing three or more community meals per week.\n\ Contributing 5+ hours of community service per member per week, with frequent work parties/teams.\n\ Hosting frequent circles and classes/events, quarterly retreats, and seasonal rituals and celebrations.\n\ Gathering with other communities in the area to share our collective stories, wisdom and strategies for successful community living.\n\ Learning how to more deeply support one another\xE2\x80\x99s growth by exploring different modalities of connection and communication." primary_location_id: 22256 physical_zip: "24091" - website: physical_state: Washington physical_city: Seattle mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Capitol Hill Urban CoHousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.316871 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 47.616699 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: "1722 12th Avenue #101" oid: 4397961b-cb22-44a6-a5ea-afb1a79fedb9 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21831 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: We are an urban community bridging generations, aiming to be good neighbors on Capitol Hill. We value sharing and seek health, both for ourselves and our planet. Our Values include:\n\ * Sharing\n\ * Environmental Awareness\n\ * Intergenerational\n\ * Neighborhood Partnership\n\ * Healthy Individuals\n\ * Healthy Community
From www.ic.org/directory/capitol-hill-urban-cohousing/:
We are a very diverse community in an incredibly dense neighborhood in Seattle \xE2\x80\x93 Capitol Hill. We have all of our 9 households with children between ages newborn and 13 years old and our adults range from early 30\xE2\x80\x99s to mid-60\xE2\x80\x99s. \n\n\ We have 9 units on 4500sf lot (smaller than the typical Seattle single family lot). Our property is located 3 blocks from light rail and has great bus access. We built with high Built-Green and LEED guidelines achieving as many high-performance sustainability metrics for energy and water usage as much as was financially feasible both now and planning for future upgrades. \n\n\ We broke ground in late October, 2014 and took occupancy in March, 2016. Please note we are a unique hybrid model. All members pay $30,000 to join our LLC. The members built the apartment building and we are self-managed. We will pay market rate rents which will be kept artificially as stable as possible, rather than increasing with the market. This is intended to entice longevity. We are currently developing a vesting system." primary_location_id: 22261 physical_zip: "98122" - website: physical_state: Texas physical_city: Dallas mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Dallas Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -96.78932 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 32.768832 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: P. O. Box 797503 oid: 130e585d-fff0-4cd6-a0e7-737059e712ba mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21836 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: To create a welcoming community based on cooperation and fun.
From www.ic.org/directory/dallas-cohousing/:
We're growing a community of like-minded folks who'd like to live cooperatively in urban Dallas, close to DART rail. \n\n\ Our goals: to be priced at market level or less, sustainable, and diverse.\n\n\ Our models for living together include cohousing--homes for individual households, plenty of shared space & meals, decisions by consensus--and the ecovillage concepts of living in a socially, economically and ecologically sustainable manner.\n\n\ We're interested in possibly sharing:\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 work space (for those of us working from home)\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 dinners\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 a garden to grow some of our own food\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 child care\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 space for yoga, other kinds of movement\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 home schooling\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 cars\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 a food buying club\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 community-supported agriculture (CSA membership) \n\n\ Our vision of retrofitting includes affordable energy efficiency and sustainability. E.g., solar-assisted hot water, rainwater reclamation, foam insulation under the roof." primary_location_id: 22266 physical_zip: "75379" - website: physical_state: British Columbia physical_city: Kelowna mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Vibe Village mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -119.4129033 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 49.8970309 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 97 S oid: b833ff7e-f660-4112-95c9-0ec1834e5991 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21838 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Positive vibes reggae influenced village with the goal to be 100% off grid sustainable
From www.ic.org/directory/vibe-village/:
Mission: Loving tribe, personal growth, and MCS-safe
From www.ic.org/directory/whole-heart-lodge/:
Mission: Chicago Neighborhood Coop in the Logan Square / Avondale neighborhood.
From www.ic.org/directory/logan-square-cooperative/:
Mission: To live an example of compassionate care for the land, our community, and ourselves; where people from various cultures can come together, cooperatively manage land, resources, & enterprise, and make contributions toward a solution-based way of life.
From www.ic.org/directory/finca-fruicion-permaculture-land-cooperative/:
Mission: Establish an indigenous modern way of life that is in accordance with nature using appropriate technology and all that we exemplify as humans in our natural state on earth as good people.
From www.ic.org/directory/1st-intl-model-life-change-ecovillage-and-pioneer-settlement-project/:
We learned see the world differently by living in the Amazon's Highlands, now you can too! Want to become an ecologically sustainable person? Can you live in harmony with our natural world? Can you live like an indigenous Amerindian? Perhaps a bit better if you apply some technology, practical application and utilize your theoretical ideals. We began our journey down the road to life (our new way) in 2007 to establish a better way (a new natural ecoculture), because we discovered that the life course we had been taking was not the right path to lead us where we need to be in order to establish a harmonious existence as co-inhabitants of the planet. Everyone should want to consider themselves good, peaceful, compassionate and knowledgeable human beings. We realized our purpose as co-inhabitants of the planet is a socially responsible one. We are finally as of August 2013 we began to realize that dream with two base properties here in South America. The two properties are approximately 700 kilometers (435 miles) apart that's if you were a bird. If you walk (hike or backpack) the two locations are nearly 1000 km apart (600 miles) the hike can take from 50 days to 3 months, if you take time to appreciate the beauty it could also take 6 months or even a year if you make friends along the way or decide to take time to study, do conservation work, contemplate your world, or just stop along the way to live for a while. Our initial project was developed to become independent of property ownership however we discovered that people (government, authorities, indigenous neighbors) would not permit our peaceful coexistence as nomads or settlers in their territories without being one of them or allied with in their consciousness and world view. So now we have two base locations and the entire Guiana Shield and Amazon as our backyard. Imagine an indigenous native American (Amerindian) village hybridized with a modern campground facility built using selected appropriate technologies incorporating alternative energy sources to produce abundant organic foods, enjoy modern showers, a clear cold water swimming pond, individual and group cabins, that all comes together at a grand central complex where residents and visitors can gather in a central garden lodge, eat meals in a communal kitchen and involve themselves in community group projects while taking advantage of a modern research station and ecological study center with WiFi Internet access beside a public school facility for residents which doubles as a movie theater, workshop and meeting forum for residents and visitors in the evenings. Our dream project is just beginning and is constantly changing, its likely we will be in construction stages. They started on March 03, 2014 at Ekobius and will be working on the development in practice now before the cooperative charter on December 31, 2016. People with ideas that can support and tolerate (enjoy) this lifestyle should come and share them and implement them here with us! primary_location_id: 22275 physical_zip: "07101" - website: physical_state: British Columbia physical_city: Victoria mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Retiringearlyfromratrace Co housing Initiative mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -123.3656444 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 48.4284207 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 25f34e45-37ea-49f6-94e8-1ea968e9f535 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21846 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Retiring Early
From www.ic.org/directory/retiringearlyfromratrace-co-housing-initiative/:
Update March 20, 2015, I seek people that share a vision similar to mine,set out below. I believe 4 to 10 people contributing $50000 to $100000 each would provide enough capital to enable construction of a new residence to accomodate all. I would be able to contribute $100000 or more if the right property and people were available. Perhaps those with less but exceptional skills could become members too but initially I would not want to have any debt so cash contributions from founding members would be essential to get started. Over the past 5 years many wonderful people have responded to my initial posting. I have had many enlightening conversations with people that share a fairly similar vision. Please continue to share with me your great ideas and visions as it all adds to the discussion, thank you.) What follows is my original post with edits done as of March 2015. Im 59, straight, my children are all grown and I am now single, still in good health and want to retire near the ocean on Van Island within an hour of medical facilities. Victoria to Campbell River, maybe even Cowichan Valley or Sooke. I wonder if there are other like minded people that would like to pool finances and labor to build a small, eco aware community of young at heart (and younger ones if they wished) I dont know the details but I am a former builder and carpenter and I still have a few (fewer now as I did build one more in 2011/2012 and it was not any easier lol) houses left in me before the physical work of building is no longer enjoyable. I envision perhaps a 2 to 10 acre parcel, maybe an existing home, but the plan would be to build a larger home, or second home for all members, a large garden for fresh veggies,(land must be arable)maybe some chickens, cows, goats, pigs, rabbits,a couple of shared vehichles, maybe a shared boat for fishing?. Living a simpler slower life. I Still want plumbing, potable water, electricity and internet service etc are essential. (Plumbers, electricians, carpenters all welcome). Although I know little about solar and alternative energy they are also interesting. I have no religious affiliations other than Im Christian and share ideals like no tobaco, occasional alchohol, follow the golden rule, treat others as you would like to be treated and be fair about everything you do. I also believe that humor and laughter are essential to healthy day to day living. There is much more to discuss and write and nothing is cast in stone, but I just thought Id see if there are others that might have a similar vision for their retirement years. No drugs, no criminal types, I have no criminal record, I'm not a crusader trying to change the world. All I want is to know that I have a home where I can share my retirement with others in a mutually beneficial way. Living a comfortable but simple lifestyle by the ocean. People with morals, and a good sense of humor. Intelligent, enthusiastic, life long learners. If that sounds like you then please share your vision. Another update is that I have taken an interest in the benefits of Yoga and although I know very little about it I would like to learn and I can see it as being a part of my future. Another update is that after a long absence from music I have taken up finger style picking again on the guitar and music has become a daily activity again. So musicians and Yoges are most welcome. I still love my pasta with meat sauce but am also graduating to a more green diet. I am a very open minded sort and would still like to hear from folks, young or old that think along the same lines. I just read about Bryn Gweled through the link. It sounds very similar to what I envision. It is a very interesting website. I hope to hear from you.Mission: sustainibility, heritage skills preservation
From www.ic.org/directory/stone-garden-farm-village/:
Mission: Like trees in a forest - each stands on its own but together they form a greater whole
From www.ic.org/directory/kasteel-nieuwenhoven/:
Mission: Diverse ecovillage in NJ
From www.ic.org/directory/mount-eden-ecovillage/:
Mission: simple living, community
From www.ic.org/directory/oquinn-mountain-village-nomadic-community/:
March 2016 We are ready to buy land (or invest in an interview sta lusher intentional community), and have decided to do it in the Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA area. We are currently "camping" until we find our spot. The O'Quinn family has sold and given away all of their possessions to move their farming activities from California to the Portland/Vancouver area. We have spent the past 10 years helping farms and teaching by example about food, community service, and varying degrees of sustainable lifestyle practices. We are ready now to buy some land and continue our legacy as urban farmers. We are now successfully living in our camper truck while establishing employment in preparation for a real estate loan (which could take 6 months or longer!) We like to move our camp every week as to keep the energy fresh and our hosts happy. We are expert at leaving a small footprint and allowing our hosts their privacy. We are also open to socializing with our hosts and sharing more of our story ;-) Plus! We have skills to share if that suits our hosts (handyman, chef, crafter, healer, dance instructor, house/pet/livestock care-takers, permaculture, master gardener). Our rig is fully self contained (but we do appreciate electricity, water, and wifi whenever it is offered). Our camp consists of the camper truck and two cars. Papaw Cornelius Mamaw Ann Mommy Blu Baby Jude AKA... Mountain Village World Community ---------------------------- Jul 14, 2010 Description of Mountain Village Community WHO ARE WE? We are O'Quinn Mountain Village Homestead & World Community Gardens. Our core group consists of, Ann O'Quinn (age 42 - Earth Mamma), Cornelius O'Quinn (age 52 - Celtic Druid Building Contractor Mountain Man), Blu O'Quinn (age 18 - Sparkly Swing Dancin River Guide Chic), Derek Suhar (age 20 - Groovy Grounded Community Dude). See our pics and blogs on website. We are a semi-nomadic sustainable community with permaculture tendancies who like to cross-pollinate. WHAT DO WE DO? We offer ourselves to land-owners for a contracted period of time to do good work with Mother Earth and within the surrounding community. Our community ranges from 4-10 interns. We have a core group of 4 members, and we cycle other traveling interns in and out of the mix for special projects throughout the year. Sometimes we have chickens, cats, and dogs. We garden, clear/burn brush, care for animals, compost, barter, build, make music, reach out to youth, and participate in community events and farmer's markets (we are known for our raw, organic nut/seed butters, carrot juice, and kombucha teas). While permaculture is mostly known for its application in gardens or land development, its broader definition is the study of living systems. While Mountain Village is quite involved with organic gardening, we are known and appreciated for the space that we create for the organic unfoldment within group dynamics, personal relationships, and the greater community. primary_location_id: 22286 physical_zip: "97211" - website: physical_state: North Carolina physical_city: Durham mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Durham Central Park Cohousing Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -78.8989003 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 36.0003316 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 130 Hunt St oid: e9f0dba6-0572-4c0c-bf5b-f4130dfa383a mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21857 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Sustainable urban cohousing
From www.ic.org/directory/durham-central-park-cohousing-community/:
Mission: We are an established community, still pioneering -- back to basics (not *roughing it*). Ours is an eco approach to intentional communal / family living eventually retiring as an active, valued elder. Stewards of the land, inviting like minded people who share a similar vision...
From www.ic.org/directory/dos-tortugas-ecuador/:
Mission: Currently being developed by the Umbrella Group.
From www.ic.org/directory/papillion-cohousing-urban-farm/:
Mission: Spiritual sustainability
From www.ic.org/directory/new-kurukshetra/:
Mission: Christian life and ministry
From www.ic.org/directory/elm-creek-trails/:
Mission: Our mission is to grow a community that values and cultivates a supportive network of friends, who would like to engage in farm-based sustainable lifestyle practices, and who strive to reduce their carbon footprint as much as possible.
From www.ic.org/directory/wyomanock/:
Hello! Our vision is to establish an intentional community on 74 acres of land that we own in the upper Taconic Valley of New York, just west of the the Berkshire/Taconic range. The land has a mix of fertile fields, ponds, streams, meadows, wetlands and forest. We are not far from cultural centers and small cities including Pittsfield and the Berkshire region. Our space is home to Wyomanock Farm and Wyomanock Center for Sustainable Living. Wyomanock Farm cultivates three quarters of an acre of organically grown vegetables, raises a flock of about 100 free range laying hens (on pasture and fed organic, local grain), and has a small herd of Scottish Highland Cattle for beef production. We enjoy producing as much of our own food as possible. In 2014, we established a small on-site farm stand which is open year-round. With additional help on the farm, we'd like to attend local farmers markets and develop local or regional wholesale markets. Wyomanock Center for Sustainable Living was founded in 2010. It is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of sustainable living through experiential learning opportunities. We work with individuals, groups, and the community to encourage sustainability by fostering an appreciation of the natural environment; by demonstrating organic agriculture, renewable energy, and natural building; and by encouraging a locally-based economy and healthy, culturally rich community. Since its inception, Wyomanock Center has offered events, farm and nature based educational workshops, regular monthly potlucks, a solstice celebration, film viewings on our focus topics, assisting with the development of a community garden in a nearby urban area, and solar shower community construction project. We are looking for others with similar values and ambitions, including a desire to live simply, people who continuously work to incorporate sustainable practices into their lifestyle, and who have a desire to be a part of the Farm and Center in some capacity. We welcome people of any age, ethnic and religious background, sexual orientation, gender identity, and dietary philosophies/needs. A little background: Thom purchased the land in 2002, started living here full time in 2003 with his two young sons, and began developing the Farm and Center in 2010. Julie met Thom in 2012 at a local farming conference and moved to the land in late 2013. Since that time, we have been working to further develop the Farm, Center, and Intentional Community. Over the past few years we have had several individuals live here for varying lengths of time and with varied levels of involvement in the work we are doing. At this moment, it's just us two! primary_location_id: 22295 physical_zip: "12168" - website: physical_state: Oklahoma physical_city: Stillwater mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Oakcreek Community--Stillwater Oklahoma mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -97.061668 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 36.140598 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1806 N. Husband oid: 9bf325b0-5fd9-47a7-b77e-4773a55aff3a mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21867 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: cohousing for seniors
From www.ic.org/directory/stillwater-senior-cohousing-oakcreek-community/:
Mission: Valverde Commons is an adult cohousing community in a stunning rural setting in the town of Taos, NM. We each built our own houses to suit us and are living harmoniously, sharing resources and friendship. Our community is diverse and we have many artists who have joined us to live and work in community.
From www.ic.org/directory/valverde-commons/:
Valverde Commons was conceived as an active adult CoHousing community in 2006 and developed from pastureland starting in 2011. Currently there are 22 energy efficient houses with 6 additional ones expected by 2023. Thirty four people live in the community as of 2018. The community is located in the heart of Taos, New Mexico and a short walk from the historic Taos Plaza. \n\n\ The individual homes are clustered on 10 acres surrounding an almost 4 acre common green space, plus an adjacent 10 acre park with walking paths and gardens. \n\n\ Our beautiful common house has a full kitchen, large meeting room, library, and laundry facilities. It is frequently used for group dining, parties, meetings, classes, and entertainment. The common house has rooftop solar energy to promote sustainability. We also have a barn building for communal garden tools, tractor, and garden carts. The barn also includes a complete professional wood working shop and other studio facilities. \n\n\ Valverde Commons provides the feel of an old-time neighborhood where everyone knows everyone else and frequently get together for group meals, educational and recreational activities. The network of paths around the commons area provides neighbors easy opportunity to meet and commune with each other.\n\n\ Adjacent to Taos\xE2\x80\x99s historical district, Valverde Commons is within easy walking distance of Taos Plaza, the Taos library, stores, art galleries and restaurants. Valverde Commons includes a diversity of people of different backgrounds, incomes and viewpoints who want to live harmoniously. We have a number of resident artists and feature art shows in our Common House.\n\n\ Valverde Commons has considerable neighbor participation in group activities such as potluck dinners, garden work days, astronomy sky parties, hikes, movies, horseshoes, educational discussions and decision making management but we also have a policy of voluntary participation in all these events. As a community, we get along well. \n\n\ We are committed to aging in place as much as possible. We are not health-care professionals, but we expect to be helpful neighbors, supporting each other physically, emotionally, and spiritually as we age.\n\n\ As of summer 2018, we have two houses for sale. One of those houses may be rented for short times to experience CoHousing. Email us for more information and visit our website (www.valverdecommons.com)." primary_location_id: 22299 physical_zip: "87571" - website: physical_state: Arizona physical_city: Phoenix mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Gay Men's Rural Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -112.0740373 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 33.4483771 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: af002b4c-8770-4354-8b95-81b9cbd706cc mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21873 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We are a group of Gay Men interested in forming a Community of like minded individuals. We will not discriminate and welcome anyone who is open minded and accepting. We envision a diverse open minded community that any open minded individual would be welcomed and made to feel at home.
From www.ic.org/directory/gay-mens-rural-community/:
NOTE: This community is in the beginning planning stages. It will be several years before breaking ground. Also, the name will be determined by the founding group and will be a diverse open-minded group of Men, Women and Children. We will welcome anyone who is also open-minded. This community is in the planning phase. We do not currently have a community and do not anticipate breaking ground until 2020-2025. We realize this is a long way off but we are working behind the scenes while we wait for the land to be released from a tax benefiting partnership. We are a group of Gay Men interested in forming a Community of like minded individuals. We will not discriminate and welcome anyone who is open minded and accepting. The community is a Rural one that will be located in the deep South on several rural acres. We welcome anyone with serious interests to join us in the planning. Subject to changes in the planning phase this community will be made up of 32 owner occupied houses/condos with a starting price of around $99k to $129k. The project will include a common house for shared meals (though individual units will all have kitchens) and other social opportunities. There will also be other common buildings such as an outdoor terrace, pool, hot tub, fitness center, library, gardens, bike paths, storage and office space will be available for rent. We are also considering the addition of a few studio apartments that could be rented out. To contact this community via mail please send correspondence to Boxholder, PO Box 34315 Phoenix, AZ 85067-4315 primary_location_id: 22303 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: California physical_city: San Geronimo Valley mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Coho Canyon mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.653763 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.011652 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 18e7b2aa-8f93-46d5-8867-5cb86e548c77 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21878 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Bay Area home for a small, eco-conscious group whose passion is to use the land for service work.
From www.ic.org/directory/coho-canyon/:
Mission: Nonviolent Communication
From www.ic.org/directory/peace-factory-montolieu-france/:
Mission: We inspire and connect people globally to live in sustainable harmony with nature and each other
From www.ic.org/directory/mannawood-community-land-trust/:
Mannawood is a sustainable community that subscribes to the Earth Charter and adheres to the principles and standards set up by The Global Foundation of Sustainable Communities. It is located 90min outside of Melbourne's CBD north between the Goulbourn and the Yarra Valley, where the community is curently acquiring a large and beautiful piece of farm land. 50% of the land is dedicated to nature and 40% to build Victorias largest permaculture/organic farm. The remaining 10% are dedicated to the village and its employment & leisure infrastructure. The community is created with the intention of balancing all 4 pillars of sustainability - environmental, social, economic and spiritual - equally. It values indigenous wisdom, heritage, tradition, cultural & religious diversity and invites people from all walks of life to participate. The goverance model is of sociocratic nature & is value-based to foster respect and tolerance. All assets of the community, its land, farm and business cooperatives are held by the community through a Community Land Trust, which ensures affordable living (incl. housing, food, water, power and education) for ever. The village is created, designed and developed in cooperation with the wider community, building strong links between both. The community is resource-independent by providing its own energy, water, food & workforce. In addition, its community features, healthy environment, organic farm, arts, crafts & innovation precinct, local enterprise & business cooperatives will provide each family with employment. Various regular farm market days, community events, celebrations & exhibitions will also attract the wider community and others to visit regularly. Other features: Zero Emmission Community Carbon negative locally sourced, recyclable, renewable, natural building materials resource efficiency (passive solar) construction & material simplicity waste-free community, choosing indefinite resources-cycles/loops avoids energy, soil, air, noise and light pollution Green Globe 21 Certification for all aspects own IT & Telecom service supplier walkable, car-free village host of community features eg community kitchen, laundry, theatre, etc community services for all ages primary_location_id: 22324 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: South Australia physical_city: Pennington mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Co-West mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 138.529 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -34.856 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 52cfd019-d48b-4d11-9e13-a4908da99d19 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21898 created_at: physical_country: Australia phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Cohousing Adelaide
From www.ic.org/directory/co-west-a-cohousing-adelaide-pre-retirement-village/:
We are a couple who have bought a unit which is in a group of 6. There is considerable common land which is currently lawn. Our concept is for like minded people to purchase the remaining units over time to move to a cohousing shared facilities, shared use cooperative living model. At least one of the current owners is sympathetic. There is a unit currently for sale. The group operates under a strata title. There is potential for an orchard, play area, shared rainwater tanks, shared workshop, shared battery storage etc. If one of the properties next door comes on the market there is the potential to incorporate it into the group with a much larger common area and the use of the existing building for 2/3 additional residences (with the addition of a second story). As ever one needs patience for the pieces of the puzzle to fall into place. This is a medium to long term project. primary_location_id: 22328 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Ontario physical_city: Toronto mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Canopy Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -79.3831843 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 43.653226 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 1e765334-7aa3-40a7-86ac-f4f071114b59 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21899 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Our vision is to build and live in a multi\xC2\xADgenerational community that:\n - Fosters meaningful connections through supportive relationships\n - Creates and maintains a healthy and ecologically sustainable urban development\n - Demonstrates innovative, attractive cohousing\n - Inspires communities to build the housing they need.
From www.ic.org/directory/toronto-ecohousing-community/:
Mission: A caring, egalitarian, environmentally sustainable, health-promoting, and fun-filled community built on trust and mutual respect, we are committed to nurturing our growth as individuals, as a community, and as participants in our neighborhood and beyond.
From www.ic.org/directory/mountain-view-cohousing-community/:
We are in a residential neighborhood 6 blocks from Castro Street (the main street of Mountain View) and downtown amenities (restaurants and sidewalk cafes, bookstores and other shops, the performing arts center and library); near CalTrain, the Light Rail, bus depot, and the weekly farmers' market; adjacent to Landels Elementary School; and close to the Stevens Creek Trail (biking and walking). Our 19 condominiums are quite large, ranging in size from 1360 to 2090 sq ft. In addition, we have 6,000 sq ft of shared indoor space. The common house (4000+ sq ft) has facilities for entertainment, exercise, group dining, and crafts. Parking is underground, with some charging stations for electric cars. We also have a workshop, bicycle and other storage spaces, a large outdoor patio, and shared green space. A historic farmhouse on the property has been restored, and has space for meetings and guests. Our buildings are "green" and energy efficient, with universal design and elevator access to all floors. The units are very well insulated to minimize sound transmission and to minimize the need for heating or cooling, regardless of outside temperature. Our community has an organic garden, 20-tree fruit orchard, and flowers. The project was designed by members of our cohousing community via design workshops led by architect Chuck Durrett. It has been endorsed by the Greenbelt Alliance for its sustainable features. primary_location_id: 22330 physical_zip: "94041" - website: physical_state: Queensland physical_city: Kin KIn mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Noosa Forest Retreat Holisitc Permaculture Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 152.868 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -26.265 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 483292b0-2ace-416d-a408-d52511f160c8 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21904 created_at: physical_country: Australia phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Holistic permaculture community exploring, teaching and offering various natural living services including shared and private budget healthy accommodation, for short to long term, work exchange, permaculture education and consultation. Practicing natural artisian gardening or farming and natural health.
From www.ic.org/directory/noosa-forest-retreat/:
Mission: Sustainability and permaculture
From www.ic.org/directory/circle-of-one/:
Mission: Pagan, Art, Living intune with the natural world and following the Kemetic Path.
From www.ic.org/directory/circle-of-ancient-sisters/:
Mission: sustainability, spirituality
From www.ic.org/directory/sunflower-river/:
Mission: Sustainability, Community, Arts.
From www.ic.org/directory/laytonville-ecovillage/:
FOR SALE: Three Bedroom Home With Barn, Three Solar Systems, Permaculture Landscape, Greywater, Rocket Stove, Cob Oven, Outdoor Kitchen, And Lots Of Improvements. http://mendocounty-greenneighborhoodhomeforsale-laytonville.com/ A semi-rural ecovillage-in-the-making on ten acres of beautiful Northern California land, one mile out of the town of Laytonville. Ten acres have been subdivided into four parcels which allows for the development of new green homes and community space. We partner with the Solar Living Institute (solarliving.org) to host workshops in sustainability. The vision is to create an "intentional neighborhood" where people live in private homes, next to neighbors they want to live with, and with whom they share community gardens and community structures. One of the goals is to create a "net zero energy" community. Unlike a lot of rural homesteads, we're walking distance from town, which lowers our carbon footprint and allows us to be more self-sufficient. Ten acres offers abundant space for agriculture, housing, and workshop space. Cultural diversity and the arts are priorities. Work trade and Internship opportunities start in the Spring. See website for details. primary_location_id: 22340 physical_zip: "95454" - website: physical_state: Queensland physical_city: Maryvale mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Mandala mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 152.27784 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -28.021682 updated_at: physical_address2: North Branch physical_address1: 839 North Branch Rd oid: 627e6b20-d28e-4f6e-8add-11a989b77148 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21912 created_at: physical_country: Australia phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Land sharing
From www.ic.org/directory/mandala/:
Mission: To provide a comfortable and affordable home in the country for adults, where we can make independent life choices, pursue activities of interest, follow our spiritual paths, enjoy the benefits of a rural lifestyle (organic gardens, food production, animals) form close and caring relationships, contribute to others, and enjoy life as we age and help one another.
From www.ic.org/directory/elderberry/:
Elderberry is situated on a 10 acre farmstead in scenic, rural Rougemont, North Carolina, approximately 30 minutes north of downtown Durham. Durham, the home of Duke University, provides many cultural and learning experiences. Durham is also known for its many outstanding restaurants, arts and festivals. Elderberry provides a unique model for adults living simply and supporting one another as we grow older, continuing to enjoy the activities we love, with the help and support of close neighbors and friends. A cozy community of 18 individually-owned, energy-efficient, universally-designed homes (duplexes and quadraplexes) where members may interact, work on projects, eat and play together, as we choose, and pursue our unique interests and spiritual paths. A large common house for cooking, group meals, crafts, music, dance, special events, guests and other activities is situated in the center of the community surrounded by a courtyard with paths connecting homes. As a rural community would imply, we have created community vegetable gardens and areas for farm animals with the intention of being mindful of protecting the ecological integrity of the land, with the goal of becoming an ecovillage, and as self reliant as possible. Elderberry is a self-managed, consensus-based community where all members have equal voice in decisions. The community was founded by three members of a nearby intentional community and is self developed. primary_location_id: 22346 physical_zip: "27572" - website: physical_state: Maine physical_city: Portland mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Portland Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -70.2568775 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 43.6629964 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 795 Congress Street oid: 7c3acfa1-7b74-4f16-be16-bd0d1e0371f2 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21920 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We are forming.
From www.ic.org/directory/portland-cohousing/:
Mission: Sustainability, Permaculture, Farm, Herbalism
From www.ic.org/directory/songcroft/:
Mission: We come together so that we may better live in accordance with our beliefs, and for the joy of community. We believe that all people have high and equal value, and that respect for all living things has priority over material wealth.\n\n\ We are committed to living our values personally, in the community and in the outside world. We respect and welcome people of all races, ethnicities, creeds, ages, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and experiences.\n\n\ We undertake to create a community in which adults and children can share their lives through work, learning and play and grow with nurturing and support, as a diverse rural community that values ecological sustainability, respect and support for children, integrity, nonviolence, mindfulness, beauty, harmony, healthfulness, simplicity, creativity, joy, honesty, trust and fun. We want to work to grow strong, long-term connections among members and with the outside community, continually seeking to work together, learn together and teach together as much as possible.
From www.ic.org/directory/neruda/:
Mission: To form a new culture of encounter, consciousness and personal growth.\n\ Authenticity. Connection. Creational Power. Transformation.
From www.ic.org/directory/schloss-glarisegg/:
Glarisegg Castle \xE2\x80\x93 \xE2\x80\x9CA place for encounter and consciousness\xE2\x80\x9D \xE2\x80\x93 lies between forests, a wild river, fields and Lake Constance. The community lives on a gorgeous property with large natural areas and a private beach. We are connected by a shared interest in personal responsibility and the questions of our time, and we would like to contribute to the research on new ways of living. We value synergy between personal needs and input towards a shared vision. So we set ourselves the daily challenge of finding a balance between work on communal projects and the celebration of our shared life: via communal singing and music making, regular meetings in mandatory groups and intensive periods that last several days. Our tools are, amongst others, Community Building (Scott Peck style), forums (ZEGG style), transparent communication and possibility management. In 2010 we invited new people, particularly families, for a \xE2\x80\x9Cjoining period\xE2\x80\x9D, so we are now in the middle of a \xE2\x80\x9Csecond set-up phase\xE2\x80\x9D. There is more scope for new members, too. A permaculture project with a central vegetable garden has been developing since 2012. There is a forest group for younger children. Part of the communal project is the seminar business, a small shop, as well as the creativity and instrument workshop. We are open-minded people, who see communal life as a possibility to grow together and bring a new culture into existence." primary_location_id: 22363 physical_zip: 08266 - website: physical_state: Oregon physical_city: Eugene mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: East Blair Housing Co-op mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -123.10696 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.055369 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 940 West 4th Ave oid: ed7b989f-f71f-4e65-8cc4-71fffd17c3c5 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21935 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Community and Family
From www.ic.org/directory/east-blair-housing-co-op/:
Mission: sustainable community
From www.ic.org/directory/creekside-commons-cohousing/:
Mission: Willow Springs provides an essential creative hub for the San Juan Ridge community and the greater Yuba watershed. We provide nourishing spaces for living, creating, and learning.
From www.ic.org/directory/willow-springs/:
We\xE2\x80\x99ve been called many things from being a \xE2\x80\x9Ccommune\xE2\x80\x9D (we\xE2\x80\x99re not) to a \xE2\x80\x9Cmystery ranch\xE2\x80\x9D (we like that one). In simplest terms, Willow Springs is a community hub supporting free expression and cultivating the creative seed lying within.\n\n\ On any given day, you may witness the following: cabinets being made from sustainably harvested bamboo; hand-sculpted pottery and blown glass being created; yoga classes taught out of a re-purposed auto garage; vegetables, berries, and flowers being organically farmed; and designers developing their next visions to be manifested for the community.\n\n\ However, it is not really the \xE2\x80\x9Cwhat\xE2\x80\x9D that makes Willow Springs. Rather, it\xE2\x80\x99s the common belief in what\xE2\x80\x99s possible when we honor each other\xE2\x80\x99s passion and the earth that supports all of us. We invite you to inquire about how you can participate in this ongoing, ever-evolving community project.\n\n\ Evolving since 2001, we have just begun to scratch the surface of this land\xE2\x80\x99s potential to be a place for people to collaborate and manifest their dreams, visions, and intentions. We\xE2\x80\x99re currently experiencing a process to reform the community into one that is owner-based instead of rental-based.\n\n\ *The Place*\n\ On an old 3-1/2 acre homestead that once sustained a roadhouse bar and auto garage, we have found a modest place to test our audacious vision. Fronting State Highway 49 (linking together the gold strike towns of 1849) as you enter North San Juan (population 250), the land follows what is thought to be an old filled in creek bed that now saturates the gently sloping meadows during the winter rainy season. Scattered throughout the grassland are houses, barns, shops, and various outbuildings.\n\n\ With this fabric of old buildings and fertile land as a starting point, we have methodically and intuitively begun to weave in our vision. At the moment, we are sustaining affordable housing, a half-acre organic farm with a community supported agriculture program, woodworking and metal shops, a yoga studio, architecture and sculpture studios, and community dining and event space.\n\n\ As we restore and regenerate this place, we strive as much as possible to use locally sourced and reused building materials, renewable energy, water pumped and cycled on site, and permaculture gardening practices. We see our desire to heal and strengthen the mind, body, and spirit as necessarily intertwined with these practices and a consciousness of place.\n\n\ *The People*\n\ There is a saying that the essence of farming is first and foremost to grow the soil. At Willow Springs, we aspire to cultivate a place where people are nourished and inspired to unlock the potential of their dreams. We believe that within every person lies a unique combination of passion and innate ability capable of sustaining his or her life energy. In providing an environment full of love and evolving natural beauty, we seek to be catalysts in each other\xE2\x80\x99s growth.\n\n\ We are collectively pursuing many passions from design to farming to artisanal crafts. We are an evolving group consciously creating a place that diverges from the norm, yet stays connected. We believe in salvaging and tinkering; gardening and sharing meals; seeking inspiration for innovation from nature while cherishing its perfection; quietly meditating and raucously jamming.\n\n\ We are interested in practicing our principles and learning by doing. We embrace the adventure as we experiment with sustainable living. Along the way, we hope to share some of what we learn." primary_location_id: 22375 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Arcata mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Trillium Creek mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -124.076668 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.88472 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: East end of Ridge Road oid: 3df3f7d3-9cee-4609-be09-442b7c2eb518 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21947 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We desire to live in a friendly and connected multi-generational neighborhood, sharing resources, protecting the natural environment around us, and inspiring each other to make contributions to our community and world.
From www.ic.org/directory/trillium-creek/:
Mission: Residents, board members and volunteers who work and/or live on the land trust desire to create a community that is dedicated to: -Maintaining the diversified integrity of the ecosystem -Promoting and implementing the production of local foods -Providing a safe, healthy, balanced, respectful environment -Honoring the needs and aspirations of residents in our actions and decisions -Serving as an inspiration and resource for residents, visitors and the greater community -Governing that is democratic and based on equality, clarity and fairness -Being active community members in Acworth and the greater community -Being financially viable -Promoting access to farm, forestland and housing that is affordable -Preserving the quality and affordability of land/housing for future residents of CPCLT -Serving as an educational model on sustainable living To implement these principals, CPCLT members are committed to forging respectful communication systems where the input of all individuals is encouraged and received; implementing effective planning procedures that allow issues and projects to be addressed in a pro-active, democratic fashion and followed through to their successful completion; generating financial resources to meet the needs of the land trust and the families who work and reside there, respecting the natural environment and reaching out to the surrounding communities to educate people about sustainable agriculture and the benefits of locally produced foods.
From www.ic.org/directory/cold-pond-community-land-trust/:
Mission: Each community member participates, individually and in community, in the creation of a sustainable society and a heartfelt way of being together.
From www.ic.org/directory/boulder-creek-community/:
Boulder Creek Cohousing (BCC) is an intentional community made up of approximately twenty residential and non-residential members functioning within a 12-acre 363-unit condominium complex called Gold Run. The complex is situated in the heart of Boulder and is bordered by the beautiful Boulder Creek multi-use path, Scott Carpenter Park, the campuses of the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) and Naropa University, and the 29th Street Mall. Our lofts, flats and townhouses are surrounded by mature trees and plenty of green space. Our community consists of members with a diversity of backgrounds, careers, ages and views. We all share a desire to live in a conscious community that honors a heart-felt way of being together. We are a service-focused community that values creativity, having fun together, personal growth, conscious communication, participation, contributing to the broader community and the environment, and sharing resources with one another primary_location_id: 22381 physical_zip: "80303" - website: physical_state: Oregon physical_city: Portland mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Columbia Ecovillage mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.6033377 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 45.5775116 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 4647 NE Killingsworth ST oid: 4d22c678-dbcc-45ae-be59-0888c8090ed2 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21952 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Community Sustainability
From www.ic.org/directory/columbia-ecovillage/:
Mission: To discover and share health for oneself and the planet by addressing whichever area of health\xE2\x80\x94body, mind, spirit, or emotions\xE2\x80\x94that you need to strengthen.
From www.ic.org/directory/adawehi/:
The 125-acre Adawehi campus is the home of around 50 people. It is a community of individuals who are raising their consciousness by releasing patterns that keep them from acting, thinking, and/or feeling the vibrancy of health. While each individual will have their particular focus, support of health is always the theme in all ten community houses. New homes are under construction to give more people an opportunity to join. \n\n\ The population of the community is a multi-racial mix of old and young, singles, couples, and families. While everyone is expected to contribute in maintaining the Adawehi buildings, grounds, and activities, jobs must be secured away from the land. The diversity of our community family has brought together a beautiful cornucopia of heart-gifts and talents. To check if we are a good fit, our Adawehi Bed & Breakfast offers two gorgeous rooms available for nightly/weekly rent. \n\n\ Adawehi has a multitude of offerings to support you in gaining your personal goals of health such as: personal growth classes, yoga, community events, Beneficial Foods organic grocery, workout equipment, walking trails, ten wellness practitioners, plus a vast collection of supportive CD\xE2\x80\x99s by the founder, Jackie Woods. \n\n\ We believe that everyone is entitled to live life in a passionate and creative way. However, to reach this state, you need to be healthy in body, mind, spirit, and emotions. It is this principle on which the Adawehi community was founded. And by living it, that the community has stayed healthy for seventeen years. The vibrancy of health should be a carrier of your spirit\xE2\x80\x99s love into all areas of your expression. We welcome you to join us on our journey. For when people have the support to heal on all levels of their being, their hearts touch other hearts and the world is changed.\n\n\ For more information about the Adawehi Community, its mission, and its offerings, please visit http://adawehi.com" primary_location_id: 22383 physical_zip: "28722" - website: physical_state: Maine physical_city: Belfast mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -69.0408646 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.4092155 updated_at: physical_address2: 25 Village Rd physical_address1: Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage oid: 8e6b312a-10e0-4840-9cc8-0ca1b62f7b4c mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21956 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: The mission of Belfast Cohousing & Ecovillage is to be a model environmentally sustainable, affordable, multi-generational cohousing community that is easily accessible to Belfast, includes land reserved for agricultural use and open space, and is an innovative housing option for rural Maine.
From www.ic.org/directory/belfast-cohousing-ecovillage/:
Mission: To create a sustainable environment for multi-generational individuals and families who desire to live in harmony with nature. Where diversity, acceptance of others* and dedication to good earth stewardship is priority**. \n\n\ *Conflict resolution through consensus is key to fostering leadership skills in all individuals. \n\ **Continuing education in ways to practice sustainable living brings the past to the present and nurtures a life of fulfillment for the future.
From www.ic.org/directory/dream-river-ranch/:
Mission: Songaia's new Neighboring Coho
From www.ic.org/directory/new-earth-song-cohousing-llc/:
Mission: Young Adults and Families
From www.ic.org/directory/three-trails-cohousing/:
Mission: Cohousing, Ecological
From www.ic.org/directory/forgebank/:
Mission: We don't currently have a written mission, but informally we are a close group of families who enjoy sharing our lives, meals, and gardens with each other, and supporting each others' families.
From www.ic.org/directory/hidden-creek-cohousing/:
Mission: Spirituality-Light Anchors
From www.ic.org/directory/family-of-light-center/:
Mission: Socially and health minded loving spirits in some kind of co-housing. To create a kind of RBE hybrid, transition place, as an example for other people to learn from.
From www.ic.org/directory/vaia-vilda-apostlar-i-action/:
Mission: Washington Village members are committed to building healthy, supportive relationships within the community.
From www.ic.org/directory/washington-village/:
Mission: Please visit our website at www.finneyfarm.org for more details.
From www.ic.org/directory/finney-farm/:
Finney Farm consists of 105 wooded acres located in upper Skagit County, Washington. The land is wet, fertile, lovely, and green. Our community exists for many reasons:\n\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTo steward the land in an ecologically sound manner free from traditional development. \n\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTo create and maintain affordable housing, eliminating much of the need for forced wage-slavery.\n\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTo encourage the sharing of resources.\n\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTo work toward common goals of self-sufficiency, autonomy, and community.\n\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTo allow members to pursue personal interests such as creative endeavors, activism, and education on a daily basis.\n\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTo create an environment in which people are living each day with an expectation of open communication, empowerment, and consensus-based decision making. \n\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTo encourage a strong community work ethic, which is beneficial to the community as well as the individual. \n\n\ We hope to create an environment in which compassion, respect, consideration, independence, integrity, communication, and living the good life are not qualities to be granted or denied but are instead the expectation. We seek to hold this land from traditional destructive development, instead using ecologically sound methods for any growth. The permaculture model isn\xE2\x80\x99t a good fad, it\xE2\x80\x99s a timeless commonsense approach to rural living. \n\n\ We envision around 10 families living in hand-built houses living on this land. We have a shared garden and orchards, community meals, some child-care sharing, and a community house which includes kitchen, laundry, bath, and office facilities. We also get together for homeschooling, farm work projects, art or craft projects, and performance or volunteer opportunities. \n\n\ We would like to create a village feel to our community. We hope to have many skilled members who are able to share resources and would encourage trading for goods within the community before seeking goods outside of Finney Farm.\n\n\ We currently have seven adults and four children living on the farm. We have many skills\xE2\x80\x94journeyman carpenter, seamstress, teacher, mother, wild-edibles enthusiast, homebrewer, knitter, musician, flamenco dancer, spinner, vaudeville and burlesque performer, gardener, tree planter, historian, technical drafter, father, counselor, dancer, laborer, fisherman, bellydance instructor, cook, writer, and much more. We are anarchists/socialists/discordians who are into both DIY living AND community. And a good life.\n\n\ 2016 Update: We currently have 8 adult residents, a few children, and other short term residents (interns, WWOOFers, short term renters etc). We occasionally have space available (private rooms in the common house or cabins/tiny houses) please see our website or visit our Facebook page for current availability. We get a huge number of inquiries each year and we are growing at an intentionally slow rate because finding a good fit is more important to us than numbers. If what you have to offer are \"leadership skills,\" we probably aren't a good fit. We are also more interested in farming, building, rural living, communication/community, alternative energy skills than drumming, yoga, and empath readings. We attempt to bridge lifestyle activism with direct action by building a social and educational outreach program in our area which includes our seed distro. In 2015 alone, we grew/harvested/processed/packaged/distributed 8000 packages of organic heirloom seed to schools, food banks, and families at no charge. We have other outreach programs including events, classes, an intern program, etc." primary_location_id: 22405 physical_zip: "98237" - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Grass Valley mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Wolf Creek Lodge mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -121.1252135 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.1105188 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 800 Freeman Lane oid: 97a4587a-962e-4bc9-8331-8e08adfcccd4 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21976 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Pro-active adults aging in community together.
From www.ic.org/directory/wolf-creek-lodge/:
Mission: Self reliant community, low carbon, living lightly on the land.
From www.ic.org/directory/kohatu-toa-eco-village/:
Kohatu Toa Eco- Kohatu Toa Eco-village is situated approximately one and a half hours\xE2\x80\x99 drive from Auckland, just north of Kaiwaka off State Highway 1. \n\n\ Kohatu Toa, the hill which gives the Eco-Village its name, overlooks the valley and has spiritual significance for some members of the community.\n\n\ The community here is dedicated to:\n\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tLiving simply, peacefully, and co-operatively.\n\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tProtecting and enhancing our environment.\n\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tDeveloping a resilient, sustainable economy.\n\n\ The Eco-Village consists of seven house sites varying in size from 0.26ha to 1.31ha, within community land of approximately 100 acres. The title to each allotment includes an undivided one-seventh share of the common land. \n\n\ The community currently consists of about 15 people, including 2 teenaged children. \n\n\ As a community we are committed to living lightly on the land, to nurture the valley and ourselves in a way that honours our individuality and supports community development. Social opportunities include weekly community meals and celebrations. Groups of us work together on common land and projects as required. As well as our own gardens, orchards and livestock (mostly chickens) we have a community orchard block and space for community gardens. \n\n\ We have a beautiful earthbrick building, owned by the community, which provides shared space for the community as well as meeting and kitchen facilities for workshops and events." primary_location_id: 22407 physical_zip: 00587 - website: physical_state: New Mexico physical_city: Cerrillos mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Wits End Cooperative mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -106.12252 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.43782 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 059b3c92-8305-4823-8ea1-25ac1a012d67 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21981 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: This is an Intentional living/co-housing community. We are all of us interested in the arts, some of us are teachers, others performers. We enjoy cooking together and try to have dinner each night when possible.
From www.ic.org/directory/wits-end-cooperative/:
Mission: Co-housing
From www.ic.org/directory/majbacken/:
Four persons started our community in 2004. We rent apartments in an eight stories house in central Gothenburg, Sweden. We are 35 persons living here, age 48-80. We share an active social life while growing old together. We have common dinner two days a week. We take car of the house by working together. We have celebration parties whenever we come up with a good reason. Film, literature, cards, traveling, and such is on the agenda. Why this? Because we think that living together keeps us younger, healthier, with less dementia, and above all, there will not be enough people to take care of us when the day comes when we cannot care for ourselves. So we will have to do it ourselves. Website www.majbacken.org primary_location_id: 22414 physical_zip: 414 56 - website: physical_state: North Carolina physical_city: Blowing Rock/Lenior and Charlotte mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Citizens of Planet Earth Academy mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -80.897803 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.169108 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 23402845-6360-4d2a-94e0-43a5fb30bd25 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21985 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Humane Citizens of Earth
From www.ic.org/directory/citizens-of-planet-earth-academy/:
The Original Citizens of Planet Earth Academy was formed in Athens Greece by world travelers who realized the Earth is our Nation, and we are Citizens first to the planet.Now as a community we are in two places, our home base of Charlotte NC and now our small acreage near Blowing Rock NC where things will really take shape in the coming year. Earth Oriented (Pagan) and all inclusive, we are looking for a few individuals who want to be close to things but have a National Forest as your backyard, which we now have accomplished (Pisgah National Forest). Our goal was for more land, and when this land is paid in full within the next two years the idea is to purchase more land that backs up to our property. Friends have helped to build a small structure I call the Jed Clampett Cabin in the Woods. It has enough space now for 1 person and the dogs- i.e. Me. So building extra tiny is the key right now. Would like to build common kitchen and meeting structures, which I envision small, tiny structures. Would like to build a number of 12X12 size buildings to do what needs to be done, (sleep, eat, and go to bathroom) and spend as much time as possible outside. Permaculture techniques will be learned and used. Organic gardening and composting a must. Self Reliant living OFF GRID and intentional living. This will require work and is not a free ride arrangement to bang your drums, even though we do that once in a while ourselves, meaning all carry the weight of work, not just some. Welcome thoughts and for more details contact us. primary_location_id: 22415 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Ontario physical_city: Kitchener mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Waterloo Region Cohousing Project mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -80.4786458 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 43.4463568 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 309 Duke Street East oid: 8150d82b-a0e1-466e-bc97-9b04d8c5bb2a mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21988 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Vision: We envision courageous, innovative communities in which people actively care for each other and the enviornoment. Mission: We are building a sustainable, intergenerational neighbourhood that is socially and economically inclusive. We positively engage with each other and the wider community. Guiding Principals: - Sustainability - Inclusive - Affordability - Participatory/Engaged - Innovative/Dynamic
From www.ic.org/directory/waterloo-region-cohousing/:
Waterloo Region Cohousing Project (WRCP) is a group of people creating a sustainable cohousing community in the Waterloo Region in Ontario, Canada. Our plan is to build 20-24 tightly clustered homes and a Common House, combining the advantages of privacy with shared common facilities. It will include parking on the periphery and shared outdoor spaces, resources, and activities, including meals and celebrations. primary_location_id: 22418 physical_zip: N2H1B6 - website: physical_state: Massachusetts physical_city: Colrain mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Katywil (Stowe) Farm Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -72.7767082 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.7042745 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1 Stetson Brothers Rd oid: b43fe620-a7a3-47c1-86ba-c4e9fe15a6ff mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21989 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Stowe Farm Community is a group of individuals who strive to form a whole greater than the sum of our parts. We care for each other, our surrounding communities, and nature.
From www.ic.org/directory/katywil-farm-community/:
Mission: sustainable living in Appalachia
From www.ic.org/directory/hickory-ridge/:
Hickory Ridge Land Trust comprises 72 acres of ridge-top land and the wooded coves below, and a separate parcel of 70 acres of bottom-land several miles away. Both are in central West Virginia near Spencer, a town of 2400. The ridge-top land is divided into four leaseholds and a common area. All four of the leaseholds are already taken by families. The remaining leasehold has no cleared land currently but a large old garden spot could be readily cleared, and there is a small building left behind. The bottom-land parcel has an existing house in poor condition, and a creek running through it. It's overgrown with autumn olive. A small community has signe3d a lease for this land, so it looks like we have no available leaseholds at present.\n\n\ While we on the ridge exist as separate households, it\xE2\x80\x99s our intention to share some resources and trade produce. Reducing the use of fossil fuels, living in harmony with the Earth, and working for peace and social justice are values we share. \n\n\ Our land has great views and nice woods, but (on the ridge-top) we don\xE2\x80\x99t have a year-round stream. We do have wells, and average annual rainfall here is about 40 inches. We have four seasons, with a few small snowfalls in a typical winter, a long hot, humid summer, a colorful fall, and as for the Appalachian Spring, it inspired a symphony. The local area could never be described as progressive, unfortunately, and jobs are scarce. However, taxes and the cost of living are low, and building codes don't apply here.\n\n\ One of our members was part of the original commune of 40 years ago. The second couple joined eight years ago, and a single man a couple of years ago. The fourth couple joined in spring of 2016. Our ages range from 36 to 75, plus the new 35-year-old, on the ridge; the people at the bottomland place, which we call the Sako land, are younger. Two households are grid-tied solar powered, two are off-grid. Moving toward collective self-sufficiency is a goal, so we seek people interested in projects like bee-keeping, mushroom growing, keeping dairy goats or other animals, alternative-energy production, etc. Seeking like-minded people prepared to build their own houses and develop agricultural projects. There is a one-time $1000 join fee; after that you pay your share of the property tax and cost of gravel for the road, around $400/year." primary_location_id: 22428 physical_zip: "25276" - website: physical_state: New Hampshire physical_city: Lyme mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Pinnacle Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -72.1447701 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 43.8254979 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 70 Orford Road oid: d225daae-33ab-4a46-a601-00dd32adc271 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 21999 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: link to our Vision Statement http://pinnacleproject.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=55
From www.ic.org/directory/pinnacle-project/:
Mission: land conservation community
From www.ic.org/directory/the-north-hill-at-staurolite/:
Mission: We are creating a small, cooperative neighborhood of diverse individuals, sharing friendship and support while living independently in an ecologically responsible community, making decisions through consensus.
From www.ic.org/directory/putney-commons/:
Mission: 55+ cohousing community with emphasis on conscious aging, sustainability, and decision-making by consensus
From www.ic.org/directory/sand-river-cohousing/:
WHO WE ARE\n\n\ (Formerly called ElderGrace, we changed our name to Sand River in 2012.)\n\n\ In dedicating ourselves to lifelong personal growth, friendship, respect for the environment, and service to others, we aspire to embody the following values:\n\n\ WISDOM. We respect the diversity of paths to personal growth. Deepening our connections to the natural world and others in the place that we live is a significant part of conscious aging.\n\n\ COMMUNITY. We live in a respectful, egalitarian community which uses a modified consensus process to guide our decision making. We are creating a peaceful, aesthetically pleasing environment that nurtures a sense of community and individual contentment.\n\n\ FRIENDSHIP. We value one another and the expression of mutual caring. We cherish and celebrate our diverse origins, joys, talents, beliefs, and life experiences.\n\n\ ENVIRONMENT. We affirm a sustainable future by conserving resources and living ever more lightly on the Earth.\n\n\ SERVICE. We offer service to the larger community both as individuals and as representatives of Sand River.\n\n\n\ LIFE AT SAND RIVER\n\n\ WE WORK AND WE PLAY. We are actively engaged in community\xE2\x80\x94with one another as well as with the hands-on business of establishing and operating a healthy, viable cohousing village. In our monthly community meetings we address current issues and the day-to-day business at hand while various teams plan and execute the necessary tasks under their care, sometimes with the assistance of the rest of the community.\n\n\ THE COMMON HOUSE is the heart of our community where we prepare and share dinner together once a week, study tai chi or take a poetry class, watch films, and engage in fireside chats on conscious aging.\n\n\ WE ARE NEW and building from the ground up\xE2\x80\x94in some ways quite literally. In this creative and demanding stage of development, we welcome new members, as homes become available, who would like to join us in realizing our values and goals for a more caring and sustainable community and world.\n\n\ SAND RIVER IS A LEED* community with the following sustainable design features: universal design, permeable paths and trails, accessible public transportation, community open space, water-saving features, rainwater harvesting, native plants and trees, passive solar orientation, in-floor radiant heat, healthy indoor air quality, Energy-Star qualified, 30% more energy efficient, low e windows, blown-in cellulose insulation, photovoltaic-ready hookups\n\n\ *LEED-certified buildings save money and resources, and have a positive impact on the health of occupants, while promoting renewable, clean energy." primary_location_id: 22440 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Alaska physical_city: Fairbanks mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Tamarack Knoll Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -149.336012 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 67.094545 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 918e48eb-730f-4e7a-b9d9-bb2d8f943d5f mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22012 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Cohousing community
From www.ic.org/directory/tamarack-knoll-community/:
Mission: green neighborhood and farm
From www.ic.org/directory/nubanusit-neighborhood-farm/:
Mission: organic vegan landscaped
From www.ic.org/directory/the-garden-of-eden-project/:
Mission: Our mission is to create a sustainability activism community focusing on finance, food, and energy. A large component of our efforts is promoting the universal basic income movement, and alternative currencies that demonstrate the tangible economic value that basic income provides.
From www.ic.org/directory/ames-cohousing/:
Ames Cohousing is a retrofit cohousing community within walking distance of Iowa State University. It is both easy to get to by car, less than 15 minutes from interstate 35, and a completely walkable and bikeable community, with the University 5 blocks away, and a employee-owned grocery store chain 4 blocks away. We use the phrase eco-village, but we are really in an eco-state. When it's windy, Iowa produces more energy that it uses, and the City of Ames municipal utility listens when citizen activists ask for more renewables. With your help, we could make the entire city of Ames and Iowa State University be net carbon-negative in 5 years. This starts with conversion of the two houses to use entirely electric/hydronic heat so we can heat water when the wind blows, and store that energy for when it does not. One of our members has a 350 farm in northern Iowa growing human food soybeans, and would like to see you join us and help develop food finance and distribution models that let us feed people, not capital. primary_location_id: 22448 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Connecticut physical_city: New Haven mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Rocky Corner Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -72.9637728 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 41.3266814 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: PO Box 3172 oid: 7226aea1-2372-46bb-98d1-8f1d33073017 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22020 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Rocky Corner is a vibrant cohousing neighborhood. We nourish respectful relationships among our members, as well as with the natural environment and the wider community.\n\n\ Rocky Corner cohousing is committed to creating a balance between independence and interdependence.\n\n The community consists of privately owned, self-sufficient homes and a common house, which includes facilities for shared meals and a variety of other community resources.\n Our neighborhood is pedestrian centered.\n We maintain a balance of private and community life with respect for individual and family needs for quiet, autonomy and privacy.\n\n\ We are dedicated to fostering a friendly, open, vibrant, mutually supportive atmosphere.\n\n Our communications, relationships, actions and behavior are honest, direct, respectful, nonviolent and caring.\n We are committed to equal access to power in decision-making. Our primary way of attaining this goal is by using sociocracy.\n We strive to create a neighborhood that is supportive and inspiring for individuals and families.\n Our community promotes the physical and emotional health, safety and security of our members and guests.\n We make space in our lives for play and artistic expression. We encourage continual learning, skill sharing and teaching.\n We seek out and are open to new ideas and to all interested people who share our vision and values and are able to share fully and fairly in community responsibilities.\n\n\ Rocky Corner is multigenerational.\n\n We support people of all ages to enter, stay and participate in the community throughout their lives.\n We value children as members of the community and encourage their participation and leadership.\n\n\ We actively sustain our community and maintain our property by sharing work and responsibilities.\n\n Our community is planned, designed and managed by the members with attention to aesthetics and in a manner that supports our vision.\n We work cooperatively for mutual benefit.\n We make ownership as affordable as possible.\n\n\ We serve as an active member of the wider community.\n\n We engage our neighbors in the greater community by inviting participation in our play, in our art and in our work, and as formal advisors to our community\xE2\x80\x99s self-governance.\n Rocky Corner members are involved in a broad variety of activities and organizations in the wider community.\n\n\ We are devoted to preserving, protecting, nurturing and regenerating the natural environment.\n\n We are committed to learning about and adopting practices that minimize consumption of energy, water, and other natural resources.\n We strive to balance farming and community life with the preservation of wildlife habitats.\n We consider the Rocky Corner community, the wider human community and the health of the Earth when making decisions and choices.
From www.ic.org/directory/green-haven-cohousing/:
Rocky Corner is the first cohousing neighborhood in Connecticut. We are presently building on our 33-acre former dairy farm in the town of Bethany. With a beautiful New England setting, yet only about five miles north of New Haven, this is an inclusive, multi-generational community, valuing diversity of culture and background. Many homes are spoken for, but we have all sizes available (1,2 and 3 bedrooms). Move in is planned for spring 2019.\n\n\ Caring deeply about the health of the planet we are committed to green building and living sustainably. With Centerbrook Architects we have cooperatively designed 30 passive solar, single family homes. These are clustered near the 4,500 square foot common house for shared meals, leisure, and work space. We were chosen to receive a large grant from the state of Connecticut to help make some of our homes \xE2\x80\x9Caffordable\xE2\x80\x9D (below market rate). \n\n\ Working with Appleseed Permaculture to make the best use of the farmland and watershed, we are creating a landscape of flowers, berries, orchards, annual vegetables, pasture, wild flowers, paths and ponds. We will have enough space for those who are interested to grow a substantial amount of our food, including a greenhouse for an extended growing season.\n\n\ The site plan is people-centered, with cars on the perimeter yet conveniently accessible to each unit. \n\n\ Valuing participation, we have adopted sociocracy as our organizational and decision-making model, and have trained with John Buck, Jerry Koch-Gonzalez and Diana Leafe Christian.\n\n\ At this time we have applicants to fill our affordable homes, and there is a waiting list for eligible applicants.There are still a few market-rate homes available. Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing a home, getting on the waiting list, or for more information about Rocky Corner Cohousing. \n\n\ Rocky Corner -- a great place for families, for singles, for aging in place; a safe, cooperative, supportive community." primary_location_id: 22450 physical_zip: "06515" - website: physical_state: "Qu\xC3\xA9bec" physical_city: "Qu\xC3\xA9bec" mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: "Cohabitat Qu\xC3\xA9bec" mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -71.267058 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 46.794179 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: "1650 rue Louis-Jett\xC3\xA9" oid: 91ddf057-b54c-46e0-8c99-df390748da9a mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22021 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: - Continuer \xC3\xA0 d\xC3\xA9velopper un milieu de vie \xC3\xA9cologique et coop\xC3\xA9ratif gr\xC3\xA2ce au partage et \xC3\xA0 l'intelligence collective des membres copropri\xC3\xA9taires occupants. \n\n\ - Animer une communaut\xC3\xA9 d'adultes, de jeunes et d'enfants et soutenir leur engagement dans le vivre ensemble.
From www.ic.org/directory/cohabitat-quebec/:
COHABITAT QU\xC3\x89BEC : Un Syndicat de copropri\xC3\xA9t\xC3\xA9 divise g\xC3\xA9r\xC3\xA9 par une coop\xC3\xA9rative de solidarit\xC3\xA9.\n\n\ Cohabitat Qu\xC3\xA9bec, coop\xC3\xA9rative de solidarit\xC3\xA9, a con\xC3\xA7u le projet et fait construire le premier cohabitat au Qu\xC3\xA9bec. Les quarante-deux (42) unit\xC3\xA9s d\xE2\x80\x99habitation en copropri\xC3\xA9t\xC3\xA9 divise forment le Syndicat de la copropri\xC3\xA9t\xC3\xA9 Cohabitat Qu\xC3\xA9bec, enregistr\xC3\xA9 le 3 juin 2013.\n\n\ Cohabitat Qu\xC3\xA9bec est situ\xC3\xA9 dans le quartier Saint-Sacrement de l\xE2\x80\x99arrondissement La Cit\xC3\xA9-Limoilou, au 1650 rue Louis-Jett\xC3\xA9. Les membres du cohabitat partagent des valeurs d\xE2\x80\x99entraide et de bon voisinage et participent \xC3\xA0 toutes les \xC3\xA9tapes de gestion de leurs habitations.\n\n\ Propri\xC3\xA9taires-occupants, ils ont \xC3\xA0 c\xC5\x93ur leur insertion harmonieuse dans le quartier et souhaitent contribuer \xC3\xA0 la vitalit\xC3\xA9 de Saint- Sacrement. Ils partagent une \xC2\xAB Maison commune \xC2\xBB, pourvue de nombreux services (grande cuisine et salle \xC3\xA0 manger, salle de jeux pour les enfants, chambres d\xE2\x80\x99invit\xC3\xA9s, buanderie, atelier, etc.)." primary_location_id: 22451 physical_zip: G1S 2W3 - website: physical_state: British Columbia physical_city: Salt Spring Island mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: EcoReality Co-op mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -123.5077198 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 48.7746379 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 2152 Fulford-Ganges Rd oid: d3feb8a8-1bdf-4b7a-9c2a-7f00f179f877 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22023 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Our focus is permaculture, sustainable living, food and energy production, and education.\n\n\ Because humans have tipped the planet out of energetic balance, leading to increasing overpopulation, conflict, famine, and extinction, possibly of humans themselves, we, the members and advisors of the Ecoreality community agree to honor our individual roles as part of a collective that is committed to sustainability in all its forms. \n\n\ Here is our mission (an action plan that guides us):\n\n\ We choose to build a loving community together in the South Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. \n\ As a community, we pledge to learn by practice and exploration how to apply principles of ecology, non-violence, awareness, diversity, and education toward the achievement of a lifestyle that is a result of intentional sustainable actions and alternatives to the state of the world (see first line). To do this, we agree to use clear, compassionate communication and written process, and to empower people through ongoing group awareness and processes that promote personal responsibility and accountability. We agree to share knowledge and materials in ways that promote our community values. Finally, we will support our mission actions by appropriate tools that we all agree to use, such as consensus decision-making. \n \n\ Furthermore, we endorse a common set of values in priority order, from which we derive our common vision and purpose statements, the latter of which we periodically review and ratify by unanimous consent.
From www.ic.org/directory/ecoreality/:
Mission: cohousing in Indiana
From www.ic.org/directory/indiana-cohousing/:
Mission: Our community is based on sustainable tourism, eco-feminism and community oriented activist enterprise. In addition to our eco-friendly lodgings, our volunteer and intern programs allow you to work with your Heart, doing creative work, with your Body doing physical work and with your Brain doing tech, writing and/or research! In other words, you can enjoy a community oriented working and educational vacation in Hawaii at a much lower cost than a traditional tourist staying in a hotel. As one of the few feminist oriented communities in the world we have a number of programs both on the property and with our EcoFeminist Entrepreneur websites, which work towards gender equality through a philosophy of female empowerment rather than victimization. As a result, our community is increasingly popular with women and progressive men around the world!
From www.ic.org/directory/hedonisia-hawaii-sustainable-community/:
Hedonisia Hawaii is a sustainable community of volunteers, interns and eco-tourists from around the world. We are located in the rainforest region of the 'Big Island' of Hawaii. We define ourselves as an eco-feminist 'community of individuals'. So even though we are active on a number of feminist, social and environmental causes, visitors can enjoy a vacation at our community without even know about some of our community projects! For travelers who wish to enjoy a socially progressive working vacation, Hedonisia Hawaii offers a Fair-Trade Volunteer Program as well as a Sustainable Community Manager Internship where you can learn by actually living in and helping to manage an ecotourist community in Hawaii! primary_location_id: 22456 physical_zip: "96778" - website: physical_state: Washington physical_city: Olympia mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Woodard Lane Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.869079 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 46.984767 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: ffa7c3d8-2323-415b-ae5f-ebb556e5fcbf mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22028 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Living Our Values in Community
From www.ic.org/directory/woodard-lane-cohousing/:
*As of 8/16, we have a unit for sale, available in September. It\xE2\x80\x99s ~ 1000 sq feet, two bedrooms (one large and the other small) a large bathroom with laundry space and a great room with the kitchen partially separated. It\xE2\x80\x99s on the ground floor and one of the smallest units in our community. If interested, call or email us. The price will be $280 to $290,000.\n\n\ Our loving and vibrant community has been living together for six years. We share meals, conversations, helping hands, babysitting, song circles and the joy of connection. We are tucked into the edge of a ravine, within walking distance of downtown Olympia, but in a lovely older neighborhood. \n\n\ We are actively seeking new members. We recently completed our Phase II construction project, which expanded us from 11to 18 units. The approximately 50 members will range in age from 1 to 81. Many of the new units are sold, but several beautiful, energy efficient units are still available for sale. Rentals are available periodically.\n\n\ Our site is on Olympia's West Side, just 1.6 miles from downtown, and 6 blocks from the beloved Westside Olympia food coop. Part of our land is a green belt provided by a deep ravine sculpted by a year-round stream that enters Puget Sound several blocks away. We currently have a large vegetable garden and play areas for the kids. All of our homes surround a center Green where we gather to talk, walk our dogs, ride bikes and scooters, and enjoy the sunshine.\n\n\ Our legal structure is a condominium with a Steering Board made up of two members from each of the working committees \xE2\x80\x93 Building and Grounds, Administration, and Community Life." primary_location_id: 22458 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Oregon physical_city: Portland mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Daybreak Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.692973 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 45.562668 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 2525 N Killingsworth Street oid: 8758db8c-c4c2-422b-85d3-2d3ad5c65960 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22030 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Multigenerational, Sustainable
From www.ic.org/directory/daybreak-cohousing/:
We are a cohousing community in urban Portland, Oregon. Our primary wish is to live in a place where our multigenerational neighbors know each other like an extended family. We wish to live among neighbors who want community support through the cycles of life, have a desire to simplify and live sustainably, and keep an active connection to larger community. We wish to live with neighbors who help us nurture our spiritual values and practices, whatever they may be. We wish to create a community accessible to those with a diversity of personal abilities. We have been living in our new homes since October 2009! primary_location_id: 22460 physical_zip: "97217" - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Los Altos Hills mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Struggle Mountain mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.1405413 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.3694009 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 31570 Page Mill Road oid: 0fbf9962-ea8f-47d7-939c-5c4775da49a1 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22035 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: To provide an opportunity for peaceful and harmonious social commingling
From www.ic.org/directory/struggle-mountain/:
Mission: Multigenerational, Diverse, Sustainable Systems, Healthy Living Practices, Farming, Art, & More...
From www.ic.org/directory/bohn-farm-community-cohousing/:
Mission: Cohousing, consensus
From www.ic.org/directory/coflats-stroud/:
There are now 2 CoFlats Communities in Stroud Coflats Lansdown and Coflats Sladbrook. They were both developed by the Cohousing Company, which devdeloped Springhill Cohousing in 2003. The first, Coflats Lansdown is an established retrofit cohousing community. All the units are within the main building of what was once a Unitarian Church, built in 1835. The common house, on two floors, is in the apse of the church. The project was completed in 2007. Stroud is in the west of England and is the location of Springhill Cohousing, the first new-build cohousing in Britain. Stroud has four organic cafes, great shops, art venues, community assisted agriculture, and the only "green" town council and mayor. Coflats Lansdown consists of 14 self-contained units. The common house has a kitchen, dining area, and a laundry with two washing machines and a dryer. All residents are members of the car share club. It has two automatic Peugeot 107's for the exclusive use of Coflats. The car is very efficient and does about 60 mpg (imperial gallons, not US gallons!) Coflats is a three-minute walk from the town centre, where there is 90-minute train service to London and local bus and train connections. There is a sunny courtyard and garden with secure parking for 20 bicycles; each flat has a locker by the bicycle space. Members make decisions by consensus. As at November 2008, there are two flats for sale--check the website for details. Nearly all the residents happen to be over 50; this was not designed, that's just the age group that were attracted to Coflats. We are open to those of any age. CoFlats Sladbrook was established in 2015 and was quickly fully occupied. The residents are mostly in their 20's and 30's, a different demographic to Coflats Lansdown and Springhill. There are 7 flats, each around 600- 800 sq ft. A large common house of 2,000 sq ft containing dining room, kitchen, sauna, guest room, laundry, gym and store rooms. CoFlats Badbrook is the first retrofit of a Victorian building to achieve an Energy Performance Certification of 'A' for each flat. primary_location_id: 22469 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Noord-Brabant physical_city: Eindhoven mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: CW Lismortel mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 5.444835 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 51.487481 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Tourslaan 22 oid: 3e16bf9a-761e-4580-aacc-7e508af6fdbc mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22045 created_at: physical_country: Netherlands phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: cohousing
From www.ic.org/directory/cw-lismortel/:
Mission: \xC2\xABLa motivation pour la cr\xC3\xA9ation de l\xE2\x80\x99\xC3\xA9cohameau des Bernaches vient de la n\xC3\xA9cessit\xC3\xA9 d\xE2\x80\x99installer des structures de support social r\xC3\xA9pondant aux besoins fondamentaux de l\xE2\x80\x99\xC3\xAAtre humain et de la n\xC3\xA9cessit\xC3\xA9 de r\xC3\xA9instaurer des pratiques environnementales saines sur notre plan\xC3\xA8te.\xC2\xBB
From www.ic.org/directory/reseau-des-ecohameaux-et-ecovillages-du-quebec/:
Mission: Neighborhood Cooperation
From www.ic.org/directory/village-terraces-cohousing-neighborhood/:
Mission: Cohousing Model
From www.ic.org/directory/lyons-valley-village/:
Mission: sustainability and learning are essential for a fulfilling life.
From www.ic.org/directory/beaver-creek-homestead/:
Mission: The path is found in work.
From www.ic.org/directory/city-of-the-sun-foundation-inc/:
Mission: Meditation,
From www.ic.org/directory/gondwana-sanctuary/:
We are a residential community near Byron Bay. The community and most, though not all, of the people living here are inspired by Osho. If you are inspired by permaculture, Papaji, meditation, bush regeneration, Amma, 5 Rhythms, NVC, Watsu, gardening, John de Ruiter, vipassana, contact dance, yoga, or just long walks on the beach, then you are likely to find people here who share your enthusiasm. primary_location_id: 22489 physical_zip: 02481 - website: physical_state: British Columbia physical_city: McBride mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Kakwa Ecovillage Cooperative mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -120.1684609 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 53.301347 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: PO Box 640 oid: f7b196e5-492a-4865-867c-0f3ddde488a9 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22060 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Multicultural Ecovillage
From www.ic.org/directory/kakwa-ecovillage-cooperative/:
Mission: We believe that stopping the destruction, working to build soil, restore ecosystems, heal our addictions, change organizational structures of the global economy & learn to live in community starting locally ... are the most important & urgent jobs to do now. If you are clear for yourself that supporting the transition of our destructive society to a sustainable world is your first priority, you will love this & we are looking for you.
From www.ic.org/directory/8th-life-ecovillage/:
8thLife is an EcoVillage project starting in the Canary Islands & a unique opportunity to invest in a healthy future: for you, for your family, for future generations & for all species. We are repopulating a rural farmstead and establishing a community to do more effective work in facilitating the global and local Transition, and also researching in action, from the basis of Integral Permaculture, what is needed for EcoVillage projects to be truly successful and thrive, and how civilized western humans can create community and the seeds of a new culture. You can see much more about the project, us and what has been going on here since the beginnings in our website: www.8thlife.org primary_location_id: 22492 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Colorado physical_city: Boulder mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Silver Sage Village mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -105.2838511 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.0454736 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1650 Yellow Pine Avenue oid: 59998634-885c-4048-b7c3-1881e4265b8c mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22063 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: \xE2\x80\x9COur Silver Sage Village vision is to be a strong community, one that nourishes the body and soul, and celebrates and harvests our diversities and life experience. We embrace living sustainably on the earth, creating a beautiful place to live, continuing to grow, aging in community, and responsibly honoring our commitment to one another. We are committed to establishing a workable balance between having our own private lives, doing our share for Silver Sage Village, and reaching out to the wider community.\xE2\x80\x9D\n\n\ In support of our vision, we embrace the following core values:\n\n\ Compassion \xE2\x80\x93 we strive to more deeply understand and be open-hearted with each other, accepting ourselves and each other without judgment.\n\ Generosity \xE2\x80\x93 we freely ask for what we need and strive to give freely what we can.\n\ Respect \xE2\x80\x93 we honor and support the dignity and worth of each member of our community.
From www.ic.org/directory/silver-sage-village-cohousing/:
Built on one acre adjacent to North Boulder's Holiday Neighborhood, Silver Sage is between 28th and Broadway, north of Yarmouth on 16th and Yellow Pine. Silver Sage has sixteen duplexes and attached homes, a community center, and a common green with internal sidewalks and landscaping.\n\n\ We are especially proud of our community center, the physical hub of Silver Sage. As residents, we have contributed to the design of this center. The community house includes a gourmet kitchen, a large dining area, two guest rooms, crafts, media, exercise and meditation rooms. Our spacious deck has exceptional views of the Flatirons.\n\n\ The private homes of Silver Sage are thoughtfully designed, upscale, and built with the latest sustainable features. Each includes a well-equipped kitchen, living area, bedrooms and baths, as well as outside decks, porches or sitting areas. Legally, Silver Sage is governed as a condominium association." primary_location_id: 22493 physical_zip: "80304" - website: physical_state: Quebec physical_city: Montcalm mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: TerraVie mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -74.5487326 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 45.9597304 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 200, chemin Duncan Sud oid: 81d6ab5f-30e6-41bd-a0b5-10583fd09bd7 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22065 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Ecologically viable community
From www.ic.org/directory/terravie/:
TerraVie is a nonprofit charitable organization that acquires, preserves, and manages land for future generations, of which 25 percent is made available for the development of viable communities. TerraVie is a qualified recipient for an ecological gift, certified by the Minister of the Environment of Quebec.\n \n\ TerraVie is devoted to scrupulously managing the land at their disposition in conformity with its charter and principles. TerraVie is committed to preserve its objectives, irrespective of the socioeconomic or political context. \n\n\ This initiative is based on the principle that land is not a commodity, but a fundamental resource to be maintained for the community as a whole.\n\n\ Although land trusts are established for similar reasons, TerraVie is different in that its purpose also includes the development of viable ecological communities.\n\n\ It acts as a local, sustainable, environmentally conscious stimulator while educating the public about the various aspects of lifestyles in harmony with nature. It emphasizes the development of communities that minimize the exploitation of resources and financial speculation on land.\n\n\ In Laurentides at Montcalm, TerraVie purchased on September 5, 2006, 250 acres of land with a lake (40 acres) and two downstream rapids.\n\n\ On September 5, 2006, TerraVie purchased 288 acres of land near the hamlet of Moncalm in the Laurentian Mountains north of Montreal. The mainly forested land has access to a lake and two rapid flowing streams.\n\n\ TerraVie rents part of the land (25 %) to two nonprofit cooperatives (housing and employment) that manage the activities of the ecovillage. The cooperatives are responsible for the buildings, but cannot own the land or the natural resources. They are obliged to ensure the ecological integrity of all activities and construction within their territory. The cooperatives must respect the ecological charter and fundamental principles of TerraVie as described on our website.\n\n\ The board and members of TerraVie are working towards the creation of a legal structure to facilitate the establishment of community land trusts (CLTs) and ecovillages throughout Quebec. The research studies that stem from this project will be made available to the general public.\n\n\ TerraVie received the \xC2\xA8Phoenix of the Environment 2007\" award in the categorie \xE2\x80\x9Csustainable development\xE2\x80\x9D for its pilot project at Montcalm. This prize is the highest distinction from the minister of environment of Quebec." primary_location_id: 22495 physical_zip: J0T 2V0 - website: physical_state: Victoria physical_city: Healesville mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Moora Moora Co-operative Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 145.570479 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -37.72114 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: PO Box 214 oid: e88e7b34-bf69-4bd4-9b89-0abe5131bedb mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22067 created_at: physical_country: Australia phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: To live as a community whose members actively participate in its decision-making and organisation, its work and social life; a community which is socially, environmentally and economically responsible, and which has a broader educational aim.
From www.ic.org/directory/moora-moora-co-operative-community/:
Moora Moora is a co-operative residential community made up of a diverse group of about 50 adults and 30 children. We deliberately choose to live together in six small hamlets located on a beautiful co-operatively owned 245 hectare property situated at an altitude of 700 metres on Mt Toolebewong.\n\n\ The community is situated near the township of Healesville, approximately 67 km, about 90 minutes by car, to the east of the city of Melbourne.\n\n\ VISITORS\n\n\ Moora Moora is private property. It is open to visitors only on our open days which are held on the first Sunday of every month at 1.30pm, except on days of Total Fire Ban. On these days you can join a tour of the property, meet some of the members and residents of the community and discuss Moora Moora and how we work together to manage our community and property. \n\n\ Please meet at the Octagon (visible from the front gate) at 1.30pm sharp, or tours may have already left. Wear warm country clothes and please don't bring your pets - our property is a haven for wild life. \n\n\ If you have never been to Moora Moora before, the monthly visitors day is a good way to start learning about us and our lifestyles. Bookings are not necessary, but if you have questions about our visitors day, please e-mail Sandra Cock at sandra@mooramoora.org.au. \n\n\ After attending a visitors day, it is possible to join us at our community work day, also held on the first Sunday of every month. We work together on the maintenance and development of our shared land and facilities. Because this is a planned day of community work activities, if you would like to come, it is essential that you contact our Works Coordinator Jeremy (jeremy@shub.info) in advance.\n\n\ It is sometimes possible for international and interstate visitors to stay at Moora Moora to make their visit more relaxed. To enquire about this, please send an e-mail to info@mooramoora.org.au.\n\n\ BECOMING A MEMBER\n\n\ The process of becoming a member of Moora Moora involves a number of steps and takes between six months and two years. We encourage potential members to visit regularly to allow a deeper understanding of the various aspects of the community. \n\n\ Those interested in pursing membership become a Friend of Moora Moora, with a payment of a $200 interest-free refundable loan which supports the community. They are encouraged to attend our Co-op Workdays, Directors\xE2\x80\x99 and Community Meetings, our weekly caf\xC3\xA9 and social events and to participate in cluster workdays. Such participation is essential in getting to know Moora Moora and our people and to become known in turn. \n\n\ After this, a Friend may apply to become a non-member resident, if accommodation is available. Living in a cluster as a non-member resident provides a trial in experiencing life as a member of our intentional community, with all the advantages, obligations and at times difficulties that ensue. \n\n\ Ultimately, the non-member resident may nominate for membership, a process which takes some months and ensures the Friend is a good fit for Moora Moora.\n\n\ FINANCIAL COMMITMENT\n\n\ Each member of Moora Moora holds a separate shareholding in the co-operative and has a separate financial/economic obligation to the community. \n\n\ Members sharing houses are required to have one basic shareholding. Individual members living in a house to themselves are required to have one and a half basic shareholdings. \n\n\ The cost of a basic shareholding is around $17,500 (as at Dec 2015), an amount which is indexed and increases each quarter. Quarterly payments of around $400 are required to cover maintenance and other costs of running the community. \n\n\ In addition to this, members will need to buy a home. (See http://mooramoora.org.au/membership-97236/houses-for-sale). \n\n\ Members are required to contribute a minimum of 60 hours of labour a year, but members can expect to have to spend four or more hours a week in various community activities.\n\n\ RUNNING THE CO-OP\n\n\ Moora Moora is a registered co-operative and operates under the Co-operatives National Law. Business meetings of the community are held monthly and are open to members, non-member residents, Friends and sometimes visitors. \n\n\ Decisions are made by consensus of those members present. The co-op is administered on a day-to-day basis by seven directors, together with a number of committees (eg Works, Land, Finance, Membership). \n\n\ The co-op appoints members to roles as co-ordinators or managers, who implement committee decisions. Positions include works co-ordinator, land manager and treasurer." primary_location_id: 22497 physical_zip: "03777" - website: physical_state: California physical_city: San Francisco mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Daniel Brady mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -85.14533 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 43.593157 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: "\xE2\x84\x85 1515 30th Ave" oid: 08c9780c-1b10-4517-959e-80fcf17b2a00 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22071 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Spirit and Right livlihood
From www.ic.org/directory/community-of-light-2/:
Mission: Genesee Garden Cohousing is a diverse group of neighbors and friends growing a retrofit cohousing community rooted in working together, sharing resources, living with compassion and mutual respect, actively caring for our natural and social environments, embracing peace and tolerance, and promoting the health of ourselves and our wider community.
From www.ic.org/directory/genesee-gardens-cohousing/:
Our current membership consists of five families (couples or individuals with children) and ten single adults with no kids or grown kids (total seventeen adults and seven children). We also have eight associate members who live outside of GGC, some of whom participate very regularly in our activities. We meet Fridays for a meal together and monthly for business. In addition to meals and meetings, we also gather together to share happy and sad events in our lives, celebrate holidays, and hold movie nights and game nights. We have work-parties to accomplish larger community tasks, and garden together. We are a retrofit or infill type of cohousing project, using existing houses in the neighborhood to create our intentional community. We have friendly relations with most of our immediate neighbors, some of whom participate in some activities with us. Currently fourteen houses within our boundary are owned by members of Genesee Garden Cohousing. Some of these houses are still in the process of major renovation. We are looking for new members! There are houses for sale nearby that, once purchased, could be included as part of Genesee Garden Cohousing. There are also options for renting, both within Genesee Gardens Cohousing and in the immediate neighborhood. primary_location_id: 22505 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Washington physical_city: Port Townsend mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Port Townsend EcoVillage mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.7820998 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 48.1256911 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 420 35th St oid: 05082563-86dd-40bf-8db7-d76f3ff56a9e mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22076 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Vision Statement: Port Townsend EcoVillage is a community of people dedicated to living in harmony with each other and with the earth, exploring together ways to live more sustainably and joyfully.\n\n\ Areas of focus: permaculture, ecovillage, Non-Violent Communication, consensus, growing food, sustainability, harmony, diversity and social justice
From www.ic.org/directory/port-townsend-ecovillage/:
Mission: urban cohousing neighborhood
From www.ic.org/directory/newberry-place-cohousing-community/:
Newberry Place is an urban cohousing community. The site is in a residential urban neighborhood overlooking downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, with 20 units on one acre. primary_location_id: 22507 physical_zip: "49503" - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Nevada City mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Nevada City Co-housing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -121.027063 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.266454 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 200 Redbud Way oid: 5f38a59e-b71c-4936-9a35-4e82f0cc13f5 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22078 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We share meals and much more with our neighbors. We value collective wisdom, individual uniqueness, balance, and an environmentally sustainable community life.
From www.ic.org/directory/nevada-city-cohousing/:
We are a 34-unit cohousing community located within walking distance of a lovely Sierra Nevada Foothill town. Over six of our 10 acres are dedicated to open space. The community was initiated by architects Katie McCamant and Chuck Durrett in 2002; the first residents moved in in 2005. We are 85 people altogether: 59 adult members, 26 kid/young adult members. This includes many elder members (55+), 10 single adult households, and 16 households with kids. Our community has many sustainable features, including photovoltaic solar for every home and the common house, sustainably forested lumber in the construction of buildings, passive cooling (air conditioning only in the common house), and hydronic heating systems for very energy-efficient, healthy homes. primary_location_id: 22508 physical_zip: "95959" - website: physical_state: Southern Leyte physical_city: Maasin City mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: 700th Millennium Community (formerly 7th Millennium Community) mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 124.8403408 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 10.1653546 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 18759f18-f845-42c8-9d0b-1ada06269032 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22079 created_at: physical_country: Philippines phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: To establish the self-reliant, self-sufficient, self-sustainable communes, cooperatives & ecological villages in the logistic, safe & strategic environments.
From www.ic.org/directory/7th-millennium-community/:
Mission: Meadow Wood: \"Where neighbors become friends\"
From www.ic.org/directory/meadow-wood-cohousing-community/:
Mission: We partner as ecovillage neighbors to: --enrich our lives and refresh our spirits through connection and cooperation --meet economic and environmental challenges with creativity and resilience --share the power of community to cultivate social and ecological sustainability within CoHo, the broader community, and the world
From www.ic.org/directory/coho-ecovillage/:
Mission: Cohousing
From www.ic.org/directory/eastern-village-cohousing/:
Eastern Village is a 56-unit cohousing community in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, just a few blocks from the Silver Spring metro. The first organizing meetings were held in late 2002, with 40 members on board within five months. Move-in started in October 2004. Our building is a gut rehab of an abandoned 1950s-era office building in a formerly scruffy part of downtown Silver Spring. The building incorporates a number of green building features (ground-source heat-pump system, high-efficiency central hot water, etc.), and is LEED Silver certified. EVC is legally structured as condominiums. Units range from one-bedroom flats to three-bedroom lofts. primary_location_id: 22519 physical_zip: "20910" - website: physical_state: Brussels-Capital Region physical_city: Clabecq - Tubize mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: La Grande Cense Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 4.2026 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 50.69054 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 3aa7236a-f9a0-400c-9a0e-2360ffb124c5 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22087 created_at: physical_country: Belgium phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: cohousing, ecology,
From www.ic.org/directory/la-grande-cense-cohousing/:
Mission: We are interested in living sustainably as a community with committees to manage the organization and affinity groups to maintain the property. Although we are in a business partnership together, we also have strong social connections.
From www.ic.org/directory/new-brighton-cohousing/:
New Brighton Cohousing is an owner-occupied townhouse community, located at 6010-6034 Soquel Drive in Aptos, California, less than one mile from the beach. It was formed out of the umbrella organization Santa Cruz Cohousing and was established in the fall of 2007. Currently we are a community of 19 adult members, three children, four cats and three dogs. About half the community works or has worked in social services and the other half in education, the sciences, medicine, and planning. Our ages range from 2 to 81. We enjoy each other's company and share a common interest in living more sustainably. The property consists of 11 individually owned 2-story townhomes in 3 buildings, and one 1600-square-foot two-bedroom, two-bathroom house, all situated around a central courtyard. We use the house as our common house, with kitchen, indoor and outdoor dining areas, a children's room, and guest room. Community amenities include two group meals per week, a guest room, dining and meeting space, indoor and outdoor children's play areas, common garden and orchard. Our community is designed, owned, and managed by the residents. Membership requires participation in meal preparation once a month, active participation on a committee and an affinity group as well as participation in quarterly community-wide work parties. As much as possible, we do the maintenance and upkeep of the property ourselves. primary_location_id: 22524 physical_zip: "95003" - website: physical_state: Massachusetts physical_city: Northhampton mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Rocky Hill Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -72.678944 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.329988 updated_at: physical_address2: Florence physical_address1: 106 Black Birch Trail oid: be29a01c-585a-4501-8696-1afcd0eb5cf3 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22089 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: r r r Mission and Values r r r The Mission of Rocky Hill Co-Housing is to be a thriving community of neighbors, whose life together fosters connectedness, learning from each other and living lightly on the earth. We value and strive toward: 1. Supporting and nurturing each community member, from infant to elder, and treating each other with kindness, compassion and respect. 2. Welcoming people of diverse identities, including race, ethnicity, spirituality, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, family composition and socio-economic status. 3. Building relationships and connections through daily interactions, community meals, activities, celebrations, rituals, work and helping one another. 4. Raising children together in community. 5. A decision-making process that builds consensus by soliciting and valuing input from all, ensuring that everyone is heard and resulting in decisions that everyone can agree to live by. 6. Resolving conflicts through honest, direct and respectful communication. 7. Giving our care, time and work to ourselves, our families and homes, our community at Rocky Hill, the wider community and the world. 8. Improving our collective and individual stewardship of the earth and minimizing our impact on the planet. 9. Creating and maintaining an emotional and physical environment that encourages and supports mutual concern and well-being. approved january 9, 2010
We have created a neighborhood that recaptures the essence of community, a human environment that fosters interconnectedness, safety, growth, and meaningful live. The physical environment serves the needs and enhances the well-being of the individuals and the community. We wish to live in harmonious relationship to our place on the earth. Our cohousing neighborhood includes 28 homes (mostly duplexes) clustered around a common house. There are also five "associate member" (privately owned) houses built along the road leading into Rocky Hill Cohousing. We own 28 acres and occupy nine; the remainder is forested.Mission: Environmental sustainability
From www.ic.org/directory/wild-sage-cohousing/:
Mission: urban cohousing
From www.ic.org/directory/yulupa-cohousing/:
Mission: We choose to live in cohousing so that we may nurture ourselves, each other, our relationships with neighbors and the wider community. \n\ We create and sustain our village with a sense of practicality and aesthetics\xE2\x80\x94in ways that express a sense of place and an intention to live in harmony with the environment. \n\ We strive to live in ways that nourish the spirit of community, yet respect the individual needs for privacy. \n\ We seek to: reflect diversity; to honor our connections to the land and locale; to make decisions in general by consensus; to negotiate differences in a principled fashion; and to share the daily and weekly work of keeping things going. \n\ We believe that the creation of this community is a process that is evolving and will continually evolve as we grow and learn from one another.
From www.ic.org/directory/village-cohousing-community/:
Village Cohousing Community is an urban infill community, built on a half city block in Madison, Wisconsin. We are located within easy walking, biking, and bussing distance of the University of Wisconsin, downtown Madison, two hospitals, and several areas of small shops, eateries, studios and parks.\n\n\ About 1/3 of our 38 members are original residents who moved in in 1999. Our ages span several generations running from 5 to 84 years old." primary_location_id: 22528 physical_zip: "53715" - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Oakland mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Temescal Creek Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.2711137 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.8043637 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Temescal Creek Cohousing oid: 7ee3cdc3-fd4c-4614-978f-19b72fa8e15c mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22093 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: retrofit cohousing
From www.ic.org/directory/temescal-creek-cohousing/:
Mission: Cohousing and Consensus
From www.ic.org/directory/springhill-cohousing-community/:
Springhill Cohousing Community is the first new-built cohousing community in Britain. There are 20 houses and 15 apartments, and of course a large common house (2500 square feet). The two-acre site is very close to the centre of Stroud, a town of 25,000 with a Green mayor and four organic cafes. The train station is a short walk away; it is a 90-minute trip by train to London.\n\n\ The project was 80% pre-sold even before legal completion (ownership) of the site and before building permission had been granted.\n\n\ Building work was done in phases, starting in 2003, and was 98% complete by February 2005. The last residents have now moved in and the first house is for re-sale.\n\n\ We used a \xC2\xA34M facility from the Coop Bank to pay for the building phase.\n\n\ The Common House is on three stories. \n\n\ There are five regular shared meals in the common house. All meals are vegetarian organic.\n\n\ We are committed to consensus decision-making and have undertaken DIY (do it yourself) training. We have an under-used Disputes Committee as well as a buddy system for resolving conflicts. Most residents have been working together on the project for at least three years.\n\n\ We have the largest Solar PV generator on private housing in Britain (49 kWp), newspaper insulation, triple glazing, car share, composting, recycling, etc.\n\ " primary_location_id: 22530 physical_zip: GL5 1TN - website: physical_state: Arizona physical_city: Tucson mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Stone Curves Cohousing Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -110.9709062 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 32.2817112 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 4133 N. Stone Avenue oid: 315ca7ac-3e50-4634-9571-2f52b01cdf68 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22095 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Environmentally responsible, cooperative living in the Sonoran desert.
From www.ic.org/directory/stone-curves-cohousing/:
Stone Curves Cohousing is an intergenerational community of 48 townhomes and condos located in sunny Tucson, Arizona. Our location, active community, affordable homes and beautiful native landscaping make Stone Curves a highly desirable cohousing community. Our homes are connected by a lovely circuitous tree-lined path where children scooter, and neighbors walk and talk. For the physically active, we are a quick 10-15 minutes drive to the Catalina Mountains, where hikers can access 100+ miles of trails for day hikes or backpacking trips. The Rillito River Path is 1/2 mile away where bicyclists, joggers and walkers enjoy accessing 130 miles of a non-motorized shared-use path. Within walking distance we have several grocery stores, shops and restaurants. We are also located on a transit/bus line that takes you the four miles to Downtown Tucson. Tucson, with its progressive politics, boasts three cohousing communities. One-half mile to our East is Sonora Cohousing and 4 miles to our West is Milagro Cohousing. Our community amenities include a large lawn for playing, a flock of chickens, a large community garden with 23 beds, a citrus grove, a treehouse, and playground. Our large 3,850 square foot common house has 16 rooms for all activities. The three guest bedrooms, teen room, exercise room, library, office, living room, laundry room, kitchen, dining room, and tot room surround a outdoor courtyard. Off to the side of our dining room is our outdoor gas grill and picnic tables. Accessible next to the common house is the children's playground, pool and spa. Behind the common house is our compost area, citrus grove (fed by grey water system) and 800 square foot workshop. Explore our website and learn about our wait list. Demand exceeds supply for our homes, so getting on our wait list is the way most families join our community. Most homes sell within a week of being posted to our wait list. primary_location_id: 22531 physical_zip: "85705" - website: physical_state: British Columbia physical_city: Roberts Creek mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Roberts Creek Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -123.6418027 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 49.4226057 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1131 Emery Road oid: f0460ca6-f45c-4fbe-9b12-d36eb8a57423 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22096 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: OUR VALUES: \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tDecisions will be made by consensus. \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tDiversity will be encouraged with respect for and celebration of differences. \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tPets will be permitted as long as there is a limited number and owners are considerate to the community and the impact on the property. \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tThe community will be environmentally friendly by not using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, chemical cleaning products, wood stoves or dirt bikes. \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tPriorities include diversity, respect, safety, health, aesthetics, friendship, quiet and peace.\n \n\ OUR VISION: \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTo work together to create a multi-generational community of varying race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability and financial status where residents as well as the natural environment will thrive.\n \n\ OUR INTENTION:\n\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTo support each other, share resources and strive to be stewards of the land and live in harmony with the larger community.
From www.ic.org/directory/roberts-creek-cohousing/:
Mission: We are an inclusive community focused on social action and a connection to nature.
From www.ic.org/directory/pacific-gardens-cohousing-community/:
Mission: Urban cohousing near train
From www.ic.org/directory/jamaica-plain-cohousing/:
Mission: Sociality, friendship. We try to be quite flexible, allowing people to have individual preferences, and only have a minimum of compulsory activities and obligations.
From www.ic.org/directory/ibsgarden/:
We are a community just outside Roskilde, 30 km west of Copenhagen, Denmark, with 20 apartments, a common house, and a lovely garden. We are a mix of singles and families, with and without children. Most of us have jobs and lots of other activities outside the community. We share common evening meals around 4 to 5 days a week. primary_location_id: 22535 physical_zip: DK-4000 - website: physical_state: Michigan physical_city: Ann Arbor mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Touchstone Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -83.816992 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.278591 updated_at: physical_address2: Unit 27 physical_address1: 560 Little lake Drive oid: e3c9e45d-416a-4116-a9c7-4a31cb25aa95 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22100 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Cohousing - intergenerational
From www.ic.org/directory/touchstone-cohousing/:
Mission: Strong Core Group
From www.ic.org/directory/higher-ground-cohousing/:
Mission: Cohousing
From www.ic.org/directory/great-oak-cohousing/:
Mission: Community Ecology Preservation
From www.ic.org/directory/hopewell-community/:
We have 16.5 acres, 50 percent wooded, 18 miles from downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Private building sites are available that are wooded on three sides. Our purpose is to develop a sustainable, ecological, and social community that preserves habitat and fosters democratic principles of participation, respect, and responsibility. We envision clustered housing with partially wooded green space. primary_location_id: 22539 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Vermont physical_city: Hartland mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Cobb Hill Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -72.4258125 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 43.5490225 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Linden Rd oid: 9ac2840e-4616-4cd5-a97d-b70830d58344 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22104 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: sustainability, environment, agriculture
From www.ic.org/directory/cobb-hill/:
Mission: Vision: We are a self-managed, participatory cohousing community living in a cluster of energy-efficient, privately-owned homes, collectively enjoying, learning from, and stewarding 115 acres of conserved farmland and wildlife habitat (forests and fields). We share in creating and caring for a resourceful, productive, and resilient community to support environmentally sustainable living, and we govern ourselves through use of sociocracy.
From www.ic.org/directory/champlain-valley-cohousing/:
Mission: Pacifica Cohousing is a community of 46 homes working and living together in homes and common areas that offer both privacy and community along with the values of old-fashioned neighborhoods: independence, safely, mutual concern and responsibility. We are located on 8 acres (3 are undeveloped) a mile from downtown Carrboro, NC. Our consensus decision making is guided by four core principles: Community, Diversity, Sustainability, and Affordability.
From www.ic.org/directory/pacifica/:
Please visit our website www.pacificaonline.org for a full description. primary_location_id: 22542 physical_zip: "27510" - website: physical_state: Pennsylvania physical_city: Kimberton mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Altair EcoVillage mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -75.5778849 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.1336266 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: P.O. Box 353 oid: e99c9472-7926-4582-846a-9620ec81ba5f mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22107 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We at Altair are forming a cohousing community built around the following objectives: -A diverse community providing the opportunity for all generations, economic levels, and religious, ethnic, and racial backgrounds to live together in supportive relationships. -Where the architectural design promotes a comfortable balance between community interaction and privacy. -Where attractive homes and common facilities will be designed on a model that is ecologically sound, emphasizing moderate consumption, resource sustainability, and horticulture.
From www.ic.org/directory/altair-ecovillage/:
Altair is going into its 18th year, and currently consists of four families who have invested in the project. We follow the traditional Cohousing model, but are more of an EcoVillage. We are looking to build 35 units for multi-family, ranging in size from studios to four-bedroom units. We have purchased an 8 acre site in Kimberton village and have purchased homes adjacent to the open land to assure we have access. Currently, we are working with the Planning Commission of the Township to update the Zoning to include an EcoVillage. We hold two meetings a month - a Discussion Group and a Site Development business meeting. We are soliciting new members and friends to help with the pre-approval costs. Our goal is to build homes that are close to LEEDS platinum, with net-zero energy heating and cooling. We would like to be able to help provide housing for the Waldorf School and the Camphill Village close by. We anticipate having a Getting-it-Built workshop and design retreats for the site, Common House, and housing designs in the coming year. We have contacted banks and foundations to help with the funding. We seek people of all ages and income levels. We have a competent developer, a zoning consultant, a land planner, and an architect. We have formed a non-profit to create a funding stream to support local members. At the moment, we need a solid group of investors! You can visit our website or contact us by email or phone. primary_location_id: 22543 physical_zip: "19442" - website: physical_state: Georgia physical_city: Atlanta mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Amata Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -84.33154 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 33.76277 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 317 Nelms Ave NE oid: ab6e4211-6d8c-4a4f-bc61-333840c145b2 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22113 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: To provide an educational model for holistic living in an urban environment.
From www.ic.org/directory/amata-community/:
We are in one of Atlanta's most vibrant areas. Four miles away is downtown; one mile away is Atlanta's biggest alternative business district with a large natural-foods co-op. Within one-half mile are a fifty-acre city park, a sixteen-mile-long off-road bike trail, a subway station, and numerous bus stops. Two blocks away are shops and restaurants. Sidewalks, trees, and greenery are very abundant throughout the area. Our property intertwines with the Lake Claire Community Land Trust. And next to that is the Lake Claire Cohousing Community. Amata and the Land Trust are on a gorgeous, hilly, 2.5-acre plot with organic gardens, fruit orchards, solar well, farm animals, ponds, sauna, fire circle, playgrounds, picnic tables, and a playfield. We have one large permanent house and several cottages. People who visit here remark how it has a country in the city feeling. They are amazed at how much greenspace and gardens we have for an urban location. We have 4 core decision makers/owners and 24 residents who rent rooms and have input on some issues. We are moving toward allowing the residents to run the houses and handle the finances and hope to create a cooperative at some point, though most people seem to prefer to rent and have the freedom from handling daily management and finances. Amata's residents are varied in age, sex, religion, diet, race, career, education, etc. We have few rules except toc lean up after yourself and respect each other and the property/land/neighborhood. Absolutely no hard drugs, no tobacco smoking indoors, or regular drunken behavior. No animals allowed in building commons. Our maintenance man cleans all common areas and does the yardwork, he keeps the place clean and tidy, and repairs are done quickly. For fun there are various neighborhood festivals that as well as drum circles and other musical events. There are a few festivals a year on the neighboring Lake Claire Land Trust. Nearby are plenty of coffee shops, art galleries, playhouses, music venues and other places to relax, plus restaurants and a good small grocery store. Rents at Amata are reasonable for the neighborhood. As of 2015, these average about $650 for a medium bedroom with nice views of nature, utilities and wifi included, plus large tv with good cable. We provide common food basics plus fresh fruit and fair trade coffee. Kitchen and bathrooms are shared, no particular group meals but they happen spontaneously depending on who wants to cook, we don't have rules about that. As of October 2015 we may have homes for sale. Please email or call us if you are interested in buying a home. If this sound interesting to you, email to arrange a visit; rooms open up about every 1.5-2 months on average. So come on by and visit, see if you like what we offer and it seems like a good fit. Please try emailing us before calling or texting. Click "send message" button on the right. If you need to contact us on short notice feel free to call or text. primary_location_id: 22549 physical_zip: 30307-2105 - website: physical_state: Alberta physical_city: Calgary mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Prairie Sky Cohousing Cooperative mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -114.054304 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 51.079937 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 100 - 403 31 Ave NE oid: 1597667a-b3ea-4719-a279-9be0e32317b2 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22114 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: close urban community
From www.ic.org/directory/prairie-sky-cohousing-cooperative/:
Mission: Intergenerational cohousing
From www.ic.org/directory/pleasant-hill-cohousing/:
Mission: balance privacy and community
From www.ic.org/directory/cranberry-commons/:
Cranberry Commons Cohousing is in an "urban village" setting. We wanted housing that would support greater social interconnectedness while making efficient use of resources. With the support and services of our selected professional team, we managed the challenges of the development process: securing a site, negotiating with the regulatory authorities for development approvals, securing the financing, building membership, and creating an organizational structure that allowed for an effective and timely consensus decision-making process. We formed a development corporation and acted as the developer to complete a 22-home multi-family residential building with 3400 sq ft of common amenity area. Construction was completed in October of 2001. Each household at Cranberry Commons privately owns a complete, self-contained home. Community connection is supported by the physical layout of our site and by the involvement of all members in the development and operation of the community using consensus decision making. In addition to its social focus, Cranberry Commons holds respect for the environment as one of its highest values. We have attempted to incorporate sustainability into every aspect of the community design, starting with the selection of the site right up to the solar hot water panels that were installed on the roof. primary_location_id: 22556 physical_zip: V5C 2E8 - website: physical_state: British Columbia physical_city: Nelson mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Middle Road Community, The mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -117.22143 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 49.583485 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 3180 The Middle Rd oid: 241d3681-6f2f-49d9-9fe9-ad2b709ec604 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22121 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: a safe and conscious environment for families, learning how to make community decisions together, beautiful setting
From www.ic.org/directory/middle-road-community-the/:
Mission: We seek to be a community minded, sustainabilily concerned group of neighbours sharing meals, activities and a small urban plot of land where we garden and enjoy our lives.
From www.ic.org/directory/quayside-village/:
A cohousing community of about 36 people of all ages in an urban 4 storey building of 19 residential and 1 commercial unit. We love loving here! primary_location_id: 22558 physical_zip: V7M 2L9 - website: physical_state: Western Australia physical_city: Hamilton Hill mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Pinakarri Community Inc mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 115.77215 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -32.079302 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Com/4 Bottrill St oid: d1115b22-e219-42fe-ae48-d7357243997a mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22123 created_at: physical_country: Australia phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Listen deeply, learn to love
From www.ic.org/directory/pinakarri-community/:
Pinakarri means \xE2\x80\x9Clisten deeply\xE2\x80\x9D or \xE2\x80\x9Cundivided attention to the other\xE2\x80\x9D (literally, \xE2\x80\x9Cear stand,\xE2\x80\x9D in the Nyangamarta Aboriginal language). Our statement of intention: \"Through Pinakarri \xE2\x80\x94 listening deeply \xE2\x80\x94 we learn to love\". This is an aspiration and is explored, practiced and realised in many ways, personally and as a community. However no dogma associated.\n\n\ We are a suburban intentional community of about 35 women, men and children in 14 houses (eight low-moderate income rentals, plus private ownership and private rentals).\n\n\ The houses are climate-sensible with rain-water tanks and extensive use of grey water; we are also planning for photovoltaic systems and other renewables. In 2006 we won the inaugural Sustainability Award by our local government council. \n\n\ We share meals two times a week, a monthly open house community dinner, and a changing feast of planned and spontaneous social activities such as house concerts, nonviolent communication skills, satsang, and BBQs (we're Australian).\n\n\ We cooperatively manage 8 rental properties and the commons. Decision-making is a workable combination of absolute consensus and delegated authority. We discuss things that matter at focused or casual fireside chats, community email list, business meetings, one on one, and listening/sharing heart circles.\n\n\ Community training includes Nonviolent Communication.\n\n\ We have a guestroom for personal and community guests, fellow communards, AirBnB, WWOOFers and other travelers who contribute work." primary_location_id: 22559 physical_zip: "06163" - website: physical_state: Virginia physical_city: Blacksburg mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Shadowlake Village mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -80.4326521 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.2724841 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1741 Ginger Lane oid: ddc82ede-e0cd-4f10-b732-08a92a329d00 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22124 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: to live together in community
From www.ic.org/directory/shadowlake-village/:
Mission: Takoma Village Cohousing is an urban community that fosters mutual support and cooperation while respecting privacy. We welcome diversity, encourage ecologically responsible living, and value active participation in the larger world.
From www.ic.org/directory/takoma-village-cohousing/:
Mission: land sharing
From www.ic.org/directory/mulvey-creek-land-co-operative/:
Mission: Being good nabours - give our children a good place to grove up.
From www.ic.org/directory/valsolillegard/:
Mission: We live together as a group, focus on personal growth, organic gardening, local and simple living, sustainability.
From www.ic.org/directory/hobbitstee-de/:
Mission: helping others finding God
From www.ic.org/directory/dolphin-community/:
Mission: Cohousing Community
From www.ic.org/directory/frog-song/:
Mission: meaningful life for all
From www.ic.org/directory/jackson-place-cohousing/:
Mission: Life in Paradise Restored! Raw fruitarian diet is a goal, getting off of the 'grid' in every way (financially, power-wise, idea-wise) is all part of the plan.
From www.ic.org/directory/paradise-gardens/:
Mission: residential
From www.ic.org/directory/maxwelton-creek-cohousing/:
Mission: CARING- Reducing our ecological footprint \xE2\x80\x93 this value underlies decisions about incorporating active and passive solar power into the homes, a system which recycles our waste water for reuse as flush water, growing our own food, vigorous recycling. We are continually seeking ways to live more lightly on the land.\n\ PARING-We are committed to keeping the interests of the land foremost in all our decisions. This is why we are clustering the homes on six acres, siting the community on the steeper portions of the property that is less suitable for gardening, are working with the natural contours of the land in laying out the community, and giving much thought to where to site gardens and activities.\n\ SHARING-An ethic of finding ways to community as it naturally arises from living lives that consciously intersect with the lives of others.
From www.ic.org/directory/hundredfold-farm/:
Hundredfold Farm is a 14-household rural cohousing community in the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, area. The members of this multi-generational community are learning together as they explore the art of living in a sustainable way. The cohousing model is characterized by private dwellings, clustered housing, pedestrian-friendly design, and extensive common facilities. We promote sustainability with organic community gardens, active and passive solar components in our energy efficient homes and an innovative wastewater treatment facility that recycles water to our homes. \n\ .\n\ Some goals of Hundredfold Farm:\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTo function together in a rich, supportive manner so that everyone will flourish.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTo provide an alternative to the loneliness that pervades our individualistic society.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTo own and manage the common land jointly, while owning our own private homes.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTo cluster the homes in order to reduce the impact on open space and agricultural land.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTo produce a significant amount of our own wholesome and healthy food using sustainable practices.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTo be a community of tolerance, open to everyone regardless of age, income, ethnicity, sexuality, or family situation.\n\n\ Site features:\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tAn interlacing of native woodland, fields, pond, walking paths, and hills.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tThe upper plateau of our 80-acre property offers a 180-degree view of the surrounding area.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tMember-owned working Christmas-tree farm onsite.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tOrganic garden plot onsite since 2001.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tExisting eight-room, two-bath historic house with a second-story wrap-around veranda overlooking the pond.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tOur vision for the site includes gazebo, sauna, meditation spots, tree house, and other communal gathering spaces.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tOne hour from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tOne and a half hours from Baltimore and Washington, DC, metro areas.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWithin a one hour drive of 10 college and university campuses.\n\ .\n\ Single family homes and eco-site plan:\n\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tHigh quality, energy-efficient single-family homes.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tA village concept of the 14 homes balancing the need for privacy with opportunities for spontaneous social interaction.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tA pedestrian greenway between the homes that can be used by emergency vehicles if need be.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTwo convenient parking areas located at the perimeter of the housing cluster.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tAll homes are of passive solar design.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tInnovative community waste-water treatment and recycling system." primary_location_id: 22582 physical_zip: "17353" - website: physical_state: Colorado physical_city: Colorado Springs mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Casa Verde Commons mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -104.868269 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.65773 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1355 Lindenwood Grove oid: dad9c787-4318-413e-86ea-f6c29ead5bde mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22147 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Cohousing community
From www.ic.org/directory/casa-verde-commons/:
Mission: Practical ecological living, with a realistic apprehension of sustainability issues. Beyond that we do not define ourselves by what we eat, believe or do; though individual members do have various strains of activism, spirituality, dietary ethics and personal codes central to their lives. Tolerance and understanding are way more important than signing up to any particular code. Be yourself, but be enough of a grown up to have thought about that.
From www.ic.org/directory/earthworm-housing-co-op/:
Once a commune, now a co-housing project with a shared house in the middle, Earthworm Housing Co-operative owns three residential buildings and seven acres of land on the border of Shropshire, Hereford and Powys. We make decisions through regular meetings and on a day-to-day basis always by consensus. The group's membership and direction have undergone several changes since the co-operative was formed in 1989, but the same original principles and ideals remain, including an ecological focus, managing land for resilience, productivity and health, limiting use of products that poison and pollute, and trying to be more ethical consumers. We farm our land by organic methods, using techniques from fields as diverse as bio-dynamics, permaculture and old-boy allotment-style! We use composting toilets and have recently built a wetland system to process sewage, greywater and wastewater from the house. We grow seasonal vegetables, herbs, and fruit in the gardens, polytunnels and greenhouse. Vegans, meat-eaters and people in between all share space, collaborating and communicating clearly and well. We host some gatherings, courses, and camps, but mostly members are just getting on quite conventionally, making their livlihoods in our border region. Some members are parents, some are growers, some are brewers and some are teachers. Our origins include Germany as well as Ireland, England and Scotland. The co-op has had literally hundreds of members since it was legally constituted in 1989, but has been quite stable since 2011, focusing on the renovation of all the buildings. It began as a 'commune' in 1975, and many waves of people have contributed to the abundance and challenges we now enjoy as a productive, outward-looking housing co-operative. primary_location_id: 22584 physical_zip: SH70LH - website: physical_state: Washington physical_city: Bellingham mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Bellingham Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.4755221 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 48.7606139 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 2614 Donovan Ave oid: 86e6d75c-ea5b-4a81-ba34-88e85d8f32b9 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22149 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We trust, respect and accept one another. We bring joy to our work and play. We resolve conflict responsibly. We live interdependently and acknowledge our individuality. We contribute to our community. We care for each other. We live lightly on the earth.
From www.ic.org/directory/bellingham-cohousing/:
Mission: Cohousing
From www.ic.org/directory/arcadia-cohousing/:
Mission: To provide housing for our members, and to manage the land productively and ecologically.
From www.ic.org/directory/keveral-farm/:
Mission: Our vision is to sustain and promote a thriving cohousing community in Prescott, Arizona, whose members develop and participate in an intergenerational intentional community which nurtures creativity, neighborliness, collaboration, consensus governance, environmental stewardship and global awareness.
From www.ic.org/directory/manzanita-village/:
Mission: community oriented living
From www.ic.org/directory/two-acre-wood/:
Mission: Sharing Neighbors
From www.ic.org/directory/duwamish-cohousing/:
Mission: Urban community living
From www.ic.org/directory/puget-ridge-cohousing/:
Mission: Sharing, caring community; Living in community can be a little like living in a rock tumbler. We all have rough edges that could use smoothing. It helps to be able to experience misunderstandings and disagreements as opportunities to grow. Cohousing to us means community: child-friendly, elder-friendly, sociable living; cooperative interaction; a chance to make long-term personal connections with neighbors who share many of your values. In many ways we\xE2\x80\x99re like an extended family more than a neighborhood.
From www.ic.org/directory/cascadia-commons/:
Cascadia Commons Cohousing is a community of 26 homes and a common house located in a pleasant suburb six miles southwest of the center of Portland, Oregon. We were self-developed over the period beginning with our incorporation as an LLC in 1995 (after a couple of years as a talking group). Construction was completed in 2001. We continue to develop as an \"second-generation\" community.\n\ We occupy 2.9 acres of land, of which approximately half is legally designated wetlands and wetlands buffer that is required to be maintained in a natural state. Our homes are a mix of renovated townhouses, and newly constructed flats and townhouses. We are a quarter of a mile from good bus service to the center of Portland, a 35-minute ride. It takes about 10-15 minutes by car.\n\ Our current residents range in age from one to 82. We are a mix of singles, single moms, couples, and families. We are ecumenical as to religion, or lack thereof, philosophy, sexual orientation, dietary preferences, and, at least in principle, politics. We share green values of caring for the earth and its creatures.\n\ We are egalitarian in our governance, using consensus decision making, with provision for breaking impasses, as required by Oregon's condominium law.\n\ " primary_location_id: 22598 physical_zip: "97225" - website: physical_state: California physical_city: San Mateo mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: San Mateo Ecovillage mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.3050823 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.5349925 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 3329 Los Prados St oid: 11c4408a-193a-4214-aa93-2d60aa9d5d66 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22163 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: sustainability / social change
From www.ic.org/directory/san-mateo-ecovillage/:
Mission: Cohousing to develop sense of community
From www.ic.org/directory/cascade-cohousing/:
Mission: Retreats/gatherings/community building
From www.ic.org/directory/starland/:
Mission: A family of pioneering souls whose vision is to cultivate a joyful, vibrant, co-creative culture in service to the evolution of consciousness.
From www.ic.org/directory/hummingbird-community/:
Mission: Wasatch Commons is a cohousing community committed to sustainability, conservation, and connection.
From www.ic.org/directory/wasatch-commons/:
Mission: Tenant Controlled Housing
From www.ic.org/directory/two-piers/:
Mission: Cohousing community
From www.ic.org/directory/two-echo-cohousing/:
Mission: earth-friendly passive solar homes, with a variety of styles.
From www.ic.org/directory/solterra/:
Solterra is a cohousing community nestled in a semirural area close to Duke University and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. We enjoy Durham city services and excellent nearby public and private schools. Our 20 acres are open and wooded, and adjoin 100 wooded acres recently made into a park, so our community is immune from adjacent development. Homes are single-family and privately owned. Each home is car-accessible. Members share common lands, paths, play spaces, a common house, roads, a large dog park, and a large common garden. Our members come from every part of the country and range in age from small children to senior citizens. Our interests are broad, and our consensus form of management includes committees to oversee all phases of development and Solterra social life. We share meals most Sunday and Tuesday evenings. Eating choices vary from meat-eating to vegan, and our common meals reflect this. There are 38 resident families currently. primary_location_id: 22610 physical_zip: "27705" - website: physical_state: Massachusetts physical_city: Florence mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Pathways CoHousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -72.6978931 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.3239585 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Mountain Laurel Path oid: 35ef6319-83a1-41bc-8d31-5d9e34867125 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22176 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: co-housing community see above
From www.ic.org/directory/pathways-cohousing/:
Pathways Co-Housing community, located on a 40-acre wooded site, is a short bike ride away from Northampton, MA. It is a place where members' lives are enriched through the regular sharing of time, celebrations, meals and designated facilities. Semi-private back yards have easy access to walking trails and to Rocky Hill Cohousing, a 5-minute walk through the woods. Solar panels are sprinkled on some of the roofs and all homes carry the ENERGY STAR label. Our common house offers a place to gather for dining, sharing common interests, ping pong and game night, dancing and parties, and community meetings. The two guestrooms are often used by extended family and visitors. Kindness, simplicity, and respect for the values and needs of others are our guidelines. We seek to create and maintain a nurturing environment for children that fosters independence and respect for others. We wholeheartedly embrace the diversity of our immediate community and extended community; we endeavor to include and fully support a diverse range of cultures, religions, ages, genders, sexual preferences, classes, and family constellations. We maintain our land and facilities in an environmentally sound fashion, have a community garden, and use consensus as the primary mode of decision-making. primary_location_id: 22612 physical_zip: "01062" - website: physical_state: Colorado physical_city: Boulder mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Nomad Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -105.279841 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.047885 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1460 Quince Ave oid: 2ab3195b-f473-4c39-952f-aeb52bf6b2a5 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22177 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: cohousing urban energy-efficient
From www.ic.org/directory/nomad-cohousing/:
Mission: Neighborliness - mutual support
From www.ic.org/directory/new-view-cohousing/:
Mission: A Cohousing Community
From www.ic.org/directory/monterey-cohousing/:
Mission: neighborliness/sustainable
From www.ic.org/directory/marsh-commons/:
Mission: We are committed to the creation and maintenance of a supportive, enriching, and purposeful community that fosters connection amongst ourselves, others, and the Earth through simplicity, cooperation, and community service.
From www.ic.org/directory/liberty-village-cohousing/:
Mission Statement: We are committed to the creation and maintenance of a supportive, enriching, and purposeful community that fosters connection amongst ourselves, others, and the Earth through simplicity, cooperation, and community service. About Us: Liberty Village is just outside of Frederick, Maryland amongst sprawling open landscape and farmland. We are located in Libertytown, Maryland which is a peacefully small town with less than 1000 residents and we love being so close to suburbia yet so nicely tucked into a little corner of idyllic cohousing life here. Our village was founded upon the vision of creating a multigenerational living environment that promotes a strong sense of community and a deep-founded respect for our Mother Earth. Residents are committed to interacting with and knowing their neighbors in a meaningful way. Here, different traditions and values are respected, and all can feel that they belong as our residents have diverse backgrounds, occupations, politics, family situations, spiritual/secular paths, and sexual orientations/identities. We are compromised of growing families (currently 20+ children), retirees, singles, and young couples. In the 20 years Liberty Village has been in existence, residents have come and gone, and we have seen many births, deaths, weddings, and so many more life changes. Still, LV continues to be a work in progress so that as our lives evolve and circumstances change, so does the patchwork quilt of the community. We remain a community dedicated to creating a place where resources are shared, the Earth is respected, and our children play together in safety. Homes are clustered on 8 of our total 23 acres around a green, pedestrian-only footpath. Yes, that means your kiddos are safe their bike, scooter, wagon anywhere they please (and trust me, they do!) Our remaining 15 acres of land contain a mix of community gardens, an abundant fruit orchard with pear, apple, and cherry trees alongside blueberry bushes, meadows, woodlands, and wetlands. We have a quiet meditation area in the "way back" for anyone wanting a break or the perfect place to camp and make a small fire for the evening. We forage on wild blackberries, along with red and black raspberries several months through the year. Often we enjoy impromptu dance parties, game nights, s'mores nights, guitar jam sessions, movie nights, and lots of camaraderie with our neighbors and friends. There are free-range, organic pastured chickens which supply us with endless fresh eggs daily, milking goats that supply us with endless entertainment along with fresh milk and cheese, and we hope to add an apiary in the Spring of 2019! We have 10 lots which READY TO BUILD your custom home with new, smaller floor plans for those wanting to downsize and simplify. We would love to meet you and show you what makes us amazing! You can find us on Facebook for the most up to date photographs (We welcome your comments, likes and shares so keep them coming!) and on our website (www.libertyvillage.com) for upcoming calendar events! primary_location_id: 22617 physical_zip: "21762" - website: physical_state: North Carolina physical_city: Durham mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Eno Commons mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -79.023205 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.850295 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 270029fe-a19f-488a-a9b6-6f35d2e84b37 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22182 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Being a good neighbor
From www.ic.org/directory/eno-commons/:
Mission: We are committed to creating a neighborly and cooperative community in which we know and care about one another.
From www.ic.org/directory/cambridge-cohousing/:
Mission: neighborly living
From www.ic.org/directory/blueberry-hill/:
Mission: Urban Cohousing
From www.ic.org/directory/swans-market-cohousing/:
Swan's Market Cohousing is an urban co-housing community with 20 units, located in the preserved and retrofitted 1917 Swan's Market building in the historic Old Oakland neighborhood. It is North America's 50th Cohousing community, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is an award-winning innovative mixed-used historic-preservation project, restoring an abandoned old market building. \n\n\ In addition to our Cohousing community, Swan's Market includes affordable rental apartments, retail stores, restaurants, professional offices, public courtyard and is the former home of the Museum of Children\xE2\x80\x99s Art.\n\n\ All the traditional components of Cohousing are active here, including common meals 3x/week, monthly work parties, and neighbors helping neighbors. Participation and engagement in the community is high, with residents sharing food from our community garden, tools, time, friendship, resources, and skills. Located in the heart of thriving Old Oakland, Swan's Market Cohousing is 2 blocks from BART, 15 minutes from downtown San Francisco or downtown Berkeley by BART, has a Walkability Score of 98/100 and just about every service you can imagine within a few blocks, including the Farmers Market on Washington & 9th Streets each Friday. Though urban, our outdoor space \xE2\x80\x93 \xE2\x80\x9CSwan's Way\xE2\x80\x9D \xE2\x80\x93 is generously planted with fruit trees, vegetables, and artful patio gardens. Our outdoor table is a community gathering spot.\n\n\ Community amenities include a 3,500 square foot common house with large kitchen and dining area, kids\xE2\x80\x99 play room, exercise room, laundry, workshop, community garden, guest room, large patio for dining/entertaining. \xC2\xA0We value our three community meals a week and residents commit to participating in cooking rotations, as well as additional tasks necessary to support the maintenance and self-management of our community." primary_location_id: 22621 physical_zip: "94607" - website: physical_state: Hawaii physical_city: Pahoa mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Kalani Oceanside Retreat mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -154.9534009 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 19.4841428 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 12-6860 Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road oid: b2d63ec5-03fd-4674-a039-2a21bbf38a9f mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22190 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Kalani was founded by two professional artists, Earnest Morgan and Richard Koob, MFA, former Hawai'i State Arts Coordinators, and University of Hawai'i instructors versed in dance, drama, painting, drawing, music, Hawaiian, African, Asian and European cultural arts, and yoga. Since Kalani's beginning in 1975, many culture and arts forms have been and continue to be celebrated in the annual and weekly ongoing events.\n\n\ Kalani's property was at one time a traditional ahupua'a, or land portion, that was cared for by an `ohana, or extended family, who benefited from its stewardship. A halau, or Hawaiian cultural school, graced the ocean frontage of Kalani until 1900. This site, with its paths, lava walls and smooth stone floor, is preserved along with a heiau (temple) site and burial grounds.\n\n\ In the 1870's, Hawaii's beloved monarch, Kal\xC4\x81kaua, reinstated the practice of hula after years of suppression from the missionaries. A renaissance of Hawaiian culture has continued ever since, celebrated annually in Hilo's Merrie Monarch Festival, during which Kalani holds the Puna Music Festival.
From www.ic.org/directory/kalani-oceanside-retreat/:
Mission: deepeing connections, stewardship of land, creating a beautiful legacy for future generations
From www.ic.org/directory/sunward-cohousing/:
We are a community of people dedicated to creating a place where resources are shared, the Earth is respected, diversity is welcomed, children play together in safety, growth is nurtured, and living in community enriches our lives. Our core values and vision help to provide a common foundation for our decisions and our relationships with each other. Around 95 people live at Sunward Cohousing, from wee ones to octogenarians. We have singles and couples, families and empty-nesters, and at least one household that functions as a cooperative. We have a diversity of backgrounds, occupations, spiritual and secular paths, and sexual orientations. In our years together on the land since 1998, we have experienced births, deaths, weddings, partings, members joining and departing, and much more. Many of us were drawn to Sunward for the sense of community and for the opportunity to live more lightly on the land. We steward 20 beautiful acres of woods, prairie, ponds, one quarter of which contains our clustered private homes and common house. primary_location_id: 22631 physical_zip: "48103" - website: physical_state: New Mexico physical_city: Santa Fe mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: The Commons on the Alameda mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -105.986288 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.674876 updated_at: physical_address2: Unit B1 physical_address1: 2300 West Alameda oid: ded1c859-e324-40f6-9233-791e1751621c mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22196 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Enjoying and building multigenerational sustainable community together. The vision of the Commons on the Alameda is to enrich our lives through a shared intention to cultivate positive interactions within a mutigenerational co-housing community; to encourage social and ecological responsibility; to draw upon our talents, resources and ideas; to strengthen our connections; to share in meals, service and celebration; to build and sustain our community and to design the buildings and grounds to reflect our commitment to work together harmoniously as neighbors, balancing needs for privacy with those for relationship.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-commons-on-the-alameda/:
Mission: cohousing community
From www.ic.org/directory/greyrock-commons/:
Mission: see website
From www.ic.org/directory/hearthstone/:
Hearthstone Cohousing is an urban, multi-generational cohousing community located in northwest Denver, Colorado. We have 33 townhomes, a common house and shared green areas. We are within walking distance of many locally owned businesses including a grocery store, restaurants, coffee houses, and bookstores, as well as public transportation. We are a 10-minute drive or 30 minute bike ride from downtown Denver. Please visit our website (http://hearthstonecohousing.com) for more information. primary_location_id: 22634 physical_zip: "80212" - website: physical_state: Virginia physical_city: Floyd mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Abundant Dawn Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -80.3213106 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 36.9446308 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 439 Valley Ln oid: ac22ff87-d19f-45e1-af38-cae7366ab864 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22199 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Loving and sustainable culture
From www.ic.org/directory/abundant-dawn-community/:
Mission: Food, woods work, and laughter.
From www.ic.org/directory/blue-moon-cooperative/:
Mission: The Westwood Cohousing Community is dedicated to building a vibrant, caring, sustainable community where diversity, cooperation, trust and respect are valued and encouraged.
From www.ic.org/directory/westwood-cohousing/:
Mission: Building a rural community and nurturing the land.
From www.ic.org/directory/zephyr-valley-community-co-op/:
Mission: Learning to live cooperatively
From www.ic.org/directory/highline-crossing-cohousing-community/:
Mission: sharing resources. meals, etc
From www.ic.org/directory/n-street-cohousing/:
Mission: Cohousing community
From www.ic.org/directory/vashon-cohousing/:
Mission: rural cohousing, large greenbe
From www.ic.org/directory/sharingwood-cohousing/:
Mission: Cohousing
From www.ic.org/directory/rosewind-cohousing/:
Mission: We demonstrate higher quality living patterns at lower environmental impacts by maximizing the beneficial connections both within and between the social, the economic and the ecological systems of the neighborhood.
From www.ic.org/directory/los-angeles-eco-village/:
Mission: We work together to develop a more ecological, personally fulfilling, and just way of life.
From www.ic.org/directory/edges/:
Mission: Balancing Privacy & Community, sharing resources, being good stewards of our land, living harmoniously with each other. Family friendly.
From www.ic.org/directory/cantines-island-cohousing/:
Mission: support cohousing and other intentional communities
From www.ic.org/directory/landelijke-vereniging-centraal-wonen/:
Mission: Building caring relationships
From www.ic.org/directory/ten-stones-community/:
Mission: Learning sustainable culture
From www.ic.org/directory/earthaven-ecovillage/:
Mission: Sustainable Living
From www.ic.org/directory/dragon-belly-farm/:
Mission: The mission of Burlington Cohousing East Village is to sustain our community strengths and to create and share better ways to live as neighbors \xE2\x80\x93 towards a way of living that welcomes diversity and fosters social connection, affordable living, environmental stewardship, and a smaller ecological footprint.
From www.ic.org/directory/burlington-cohousing-east-village/:
Burlington Cohousing East Village is a lovely community in the heart of the city. We are an example of one path to a sustainable future that includes affordable living, decreased automobile dependence, and harmonious sharing of resources along with ample opportunities for privacy. We nurture people and the natural environment. \n Our location is within walking distance from downtown Burlington, the University of Vermont, Fletcher Allen Health Care, and the City of Winooski. It is convenient to live here without a car, although it is OK to have one or share one with a neighbor. \n We are a relatively new community; construction was complete in November 2007. \n There are 32 private homes in a variety of building types. We have \"flats\" in a large building with indoor access to our common house, townhouses, a duplex, and two detached single-family homes. All facilities are wheelchair accessible. We are a mixed-income community. Nine of our living units have down payment grants for income-eligible folks; the remaining units are for market rate buyers. \n It's important that you go to our own website: www.bcoho.org\n We have a community building for optional group meals (every other day)and many other activities. A large outdoor area is used for outdoor play, socializing, and gardening. The land borders on a conserved natural area with hiking trails through a mature forest.\n The residents manage community governance and tasks. Everyone is expected to participate actively. Please contact us to learn more. You should also check our \"real\" website at www.bcoho.org.\n\ \n\n\Mission: Community, ecology, humor
From www.ic.org/directory/common-ground-community/:
Mission: We do not have a mission statement
From www.ic.org/directory/pioneer-valley/:
Mission: Cohousing village
From www.ic.org/directory/winslow-cohousing-group/:
Mission: Muir Commons co-housing is an inclusive, multi-generational, self-managed, participatory, consensus-based community, intentionally sharing time, space and resources. We are a caring, safe place for children and adults. We share skills, knowledge, tools, help, rides, meals, stories, celebrations, traditions, and concern for each other, our community and the planet.
From www.ic.org/directory/muir-commons/:
Muir Commons was the first cohousing community newly constructed in the United States and was modeled after communities in Denmark. After several years of planning, ground breaking took place on November 1990 with the residents moving in during the summer of 1991. Most of the homes were constructed as affordable housing. primary_location_id: 22673 physical_zip: "95616" - website: physical_state: New York physical_city: Ithaca mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: EcoVillage Ithaca mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -76.5257007 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.435511 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 115 Rachel Carson Way oid: 3e66e3a1-0597-41c9-bcb4-080d87f70fef mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22238 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Our mission is to promote experiential learning about ways of meeting human needs for shelter, food, energy, livelihood and social connectedness that are aligned with the long-term health and viability of Earth and all its inhabitants.
From www.ic.org/directory/ecovillage-at-ithaca/:
Located in the beautiful region of New York's Finger Lakes, EcoVillage at Ithaca has three thriving cohousing neighborhoods. The village features cooperative dining in the common houses, a swimming pond, neighborhood community gardens, hiking trails, play spaces, eighty-five energy efficient homes, a common house with 15 apartments, all in a multigenerational village-scale community. The pedestrian village is surrounded by woods and open meadows. We have a 10-acre organic fruit and vegetable farm on site that provides produce for residents as well as the wider Ithaca area, and a 5-acre CSA berry farm that has delicious organic u-pick berries. We also host a 10 acre teaching farm, the Groundswell Incubator Farm, which offers support for beginning, low-income farmers. Our goal is to build a replicable model of a cooperative, environmentally sensitive village that can also serve as a demonstration site for teaching principles of sustainability and permaculture. Our nonprofit educational organization, Learn@EcoVillage, is affiliated with the Center for Transformative Action at Cornell University. In addition to giving tours to over 500 visitors a year, our developing educational program provides hands-on training in community life, building sustainable communities, and green building techniques for building and planning professionals. We have helped to initiate and contribute to a sustainability movement in our locality that is bringing about profound changes in the region. EcoVillage is located on 175 acres, two miles from downtown Ithaca, and three miles from Cornell University and Ithaca College. Ninety percent of the land is preserved as green space for organic agriculture and wildlife habitat. For more information about EVI, read Liz Walker's book, "EcoVillage at Ithaca: Pioneering a Sustainable Culture," New Society Publishers, 2005. It is available from our website. primary_location_id: 22674 physical_zip: "14850" - website: physical_state: Colorado physical_city: Paonia mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: INACTIVE!! White Buffalo Farm, a Farm-Based Ecovillage mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -107.565422 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.897713 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 16877 Grange Rd oid: d96c1790-5929-4a47-bb69-69b9f237e1e1 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22241 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Restoring our food, our earth, ourselves.
From www.ic.org/directory/white-buffalo-farm-ecovillage/:
Mission: Consensus, sustainability, vegan, spiritual
From www.ic.org/directory/earth-re-leaf/:
Mission: Cohousing in urban Tucson AZ
From www.ic.org/directory/sonora-cohousing/:
Mission: The Songaia Neighborhood strives to collaboratively create a vibrant, rewarding, and sustainable community.
From www.ic.org/directory/songaia-cohousing-community/:
The Songaia Neighborhood is located about 20 miles north of Seattle, where our 17 homes are surrounded by a small forest, organic gardens, orchards, and a meadow. Our multi-generational community was established in 1993 and is still expanding; we currently have about 40 residents and are recruiting for the purchase and development of additional land. Songaia is well-known for our activism within the communities movement, and we welcome others who aspire to have a connected and sustainable lifestyle. Our community life is active; we gather for five shared meals per week and celebrate, work, and pursue learning together. As a result of these many connections, we have grown to be a strong web of friends and neighbors. We have an ethical commitment to hearing all voices in our community and therefore use a consensus decision-making process and rotational leadership. In community processes, we aim to create a space that is a supportive environment for people of all ages, backgrounds, and interests. The Songaia Neighborhood is actually composed of multiple intentional communities. Our original property is the Songaia Cohousing Association, but over the last few years we have expanded to include two additional communities; Life Song Commons and New Earth Song. That being said, for most practical purposes we function as a single unit. The Songaia Cohousing Association has 13 member-owned 1-to-3-bedroom duplex units (including several studio apartments) which are clustered around a common green space. New Earth Song is in the process of developing their half-acre with a single-family house into seven residential units. Life Song Commons is located on 1.3 acres with a large house and small cottage, and functions as a shared household. We are planning to grow our neighborhood, so if you might be interested in joining us please visit our website for more information. Our desire for sustainability inspires us to share resources and skills whenever possible. Members and Associates (including non-residents) have access to our extensive facilities and land. The common house includes eating and meeting spaces, two guest rooms, laundry facilities, a playroom for our children and much more. Our barn has a greenhouse, food pantries, tool shop (woodworking, electrical, auto), ceramics room, and storage. The land includes a small forest, wetlands, several organic gardens, two orchards, a central lawn, and a meadow. We also aim to connect with local, regional, and national communities. Because of our work to create self-sustaining food sources on our property, we have become involved in the local permaculture and organic agriculture movements. Our community is also devoted to education; we host a vibrant internship program that attracts volunteers through WWOOF, Bastyr University, and University of Washington Bothell. Songaia has provided land and support for the Rites of Passage Journeys, which runs programs that connect people to the wilderness and assist them in life transitions. Additionally, we are active participants in the regional and national intentional communities movement. To learn more, please review our website where you can contact us to arrange a visit or ask questions about our plans for growth. primary_location_id: 22684 physical_zip: "98021" - website: physical_state: Dorset physical_city: Bridport mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Monkton Wyld Court mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -2.93926529529 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 50.7623807551 updated_at: physical_address2: nr Charmouth Dorset physical_address1: Monkton Wyld Court oid: 2d80c603-885c-47ee-9675-e85e106a915f mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22253 created_at: physical_country: United Kingdom phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Education centre for sustainable living.
From www.ic.org/directory/monkton-wyld-court/:
Mission: Earth Based -- Economical Living
From www.ic.org/directory/woodburn-hill-farm/:
Mission: We value good communication, the consensus process, creativity, organic land management, renewable energy, and fun.
From www.ic.org/directory/wiscoy-valley-community-land-cooperative/:
Mission: Learning to live in community.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-vale/:
Mission: Live simply, respect all Life. Morninglory is a community where: 1) we have the freedom and opportunity to grow and flourish though living our individual and collective dreams, and 2) where we share a commitment to cooperating with, understanding, respecting and caring for one another, the land, its inhabitants and the natural rhythm of life.
From www.ic.org/directory/morninglory/:
We are a village of separate households of single people and families scattered over 100 hilly wooded acres. We homestead in varying degrees, living off-grid using some solar electricity and heating with wood. We grow organically much of our fruits and vegetables; some eggs and meat. We've spent 46 years learning how to be good neighbors, which has been a worthwhile process. Most of our children were home birthed and are homeschooled; ages two years to nineteen. Swimming in our pond, trampolining, tobogganing, snowshoeing, new-moon women's circles, music jams, and potlucks are some of the things we do for fun. We all share a love of nature and the arts. A multi-generational community, we are all involved with the surrounding and supportive rural community in varying degrees. Guests are welcome if they arrange in advance and help out while they're here. Please write us describing who you are and why and when you would like to visit us. Also please let us know what skills and experience you would like to contribute to the community, and what you would like to learn here. Permission is required before taking photos, videos or audio recording. Organic growing practices, composting, Humanure composting, sustainable forestry, carpooling, cooperative food buying, non-violent comunication, light footprint on the land. May all people find harmony with Earth and each other! primary_location_id: 22715 physical_zip: K0J 2A0 - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Santa Rosa mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Monan's Rill mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.783159 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.450412 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: d56031f5-8f22-48ca-a567-544d53d1e2bf mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22280 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: shared land and values
From www.ic.org/directory/monans-rill/:
Mission: Conscious Friendship Joy Fun. Making a contribution to life while having fun at the same time. Deep satisfaction with our lives as lived.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-mariposa-group/:
Mission: Valuescience for common good
From www.ic.org/directory/magic/:
Mission: collectivity
From www.ic.org/directory/laurieston-hall/:
Mission: Respect and sustain our selves and our living environment
From www.ic.org/directory/julian-woods-community/:
Julian Woods (established 1975) is a diverse group of 17 adult members and several residents/potential members on ~250 acres, mostly hilly forest. The common land is in School of Living Community Land Trust, and there are 68 acres of adjacent land also in the trust. We are located 15 miles from Pennsylvania State University. Members may own or lease home lots after a capital investment in the larger land and infrastructure. Families are autonomous, are financially independent, and own their own homes. Community decisions are made by consensus of a 5 member Board. We own and operate a living machine in two greenhouses that constitutes our wastewater-treatment system with almost year-round growing space. We have many gardens (and many deer), a recreational pond, and an interest in finding others to continue to build our community, especially young adults. Although there are currently no open building lots, that may change, or already existing homes could become available. We are artists, teachers, carpenters and builders, an accountant, a forester, and a mechanic/designer. Tom's Community Woodworks repairs and refinishes furniture. Barbara has created a beautiful space for meditation and yoga in O-AN Zendo. Debbie grows flowers in and outside the greenhouses for the local farmers' markets. primary_location_id: 22725 physical_zip: 16844-8617 - website: physical_state: Pennsylvania physical_city: Shermans Dale mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Greening Life Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -77.1830243 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.3348171 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 33 Greening Life Lane oid: 5b0b0d95-2fbd-47bc-9f34-902b4499af55 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22295 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Growth in spirit; balance in life, emphasis on simplicity and cooperation with one another. We govern by consensus.
From www.ic.org/directory/greening-life-community/:
Mission: Our intention is to curb housing speculation, reserve the environment and live and work cooperatively with our neighbors to provide a vibrant lifestyle within Bryn Gweled and in the larger community.
From www.ic.org/directory/bryn-gweled-homesteads/:
Mission: To provide a safe and potent environment where people can renew and evolve in ways they never imagined.
From www.ic.org/directory/breitenbush-hot-springs/:
Mission: Learn/Grow, good food and friends
From www.ic.org/directory/birdsfoot-farm/:
Mission: Live by the Golden Rule
From www.ic.org/directory/future-egalitarian-community/:
Do you want to live in an intergenerational, farm-based Community?\n\n\ Seeking people to form an agricultural, resource sharing, crowd-funded intentional community in New England\n\n\ What\xE2\x80\x99s your 5 year plan? What\xE2\x80\x99s your 20 year plan? Whats your \xE2\x80\x9Cretirement\xE2\x80\x9D plan? What are you going to do when your parents or the elders in your life can no longer take care of themselves? Do you want to enjoy the honest and healthy work of farm life while not having to stress about the financial burden of owning your own farm? Do you want to be able to spend quality time with your friends and family but have doubts about doing so in the dominant socio-economic paradigm? Do you want to collaborate with other farmers, permaculture practitioners, eco-entrepreneurs, justice seekers, land healers \xE2\x80\xA6 and share a community with them too? If these questions excite you, then keep on reading!\n\n\ We can\xE2\x80\x99t keep waiting for the community of our dreams to just appear. WE need to build it ourselves. There is no template for how this will work. There is no cookie cutter community startup process. This is something new. Lets think big. We have epic farm-topian dreams of living together, taking care of our young and old, growing the best food possible, and creating sustainable, economically viable, mutually beneficial micro-businesses that have positive impacts outside the community as well as inside.\n\n\ So, what\xE2\x80\x99s different about this proposed community startup? Here\xE2\x80\x99s three major factors that make it unique: 1) Transparency, 2) Crowdfunding, 3) Income Generation 4) Long-Term Vision\n\n\ Transparency: We will go to great lengths to hash out any/all important details of the future community. We will make it as transparent as humanly possible. It begins with a core group of people who truly trust each other and are committed to cooperation and open communication (this could be from 5-15 people\xE2\x80\xA6 we\xE2\x80\x99ll know when it feels right). Through due diligence, we will create bullet-proof, transparent founding documents/by-laws based on our shared mission. These by-laws will of course be flexible and fluid, but they will also form the processes for how we will make decisions moving forward. In this phase we aim to address such topics as: location (where? zoning laws can greatly influence this consideration), acreage, choice of property (wooded forest, degraded farmland, existing infrastructure?) housing, common/shared land, shared facilities, decision making processes (consensus? majority rule? 90% majority?, councils? subgroups? mandatory or non-mandatory meetings?), conflict resolution processes, membership processes, finances (partial income sharing? a hybrid of income sharing and financial autonomy?), suggested and/or mandatory labor contribution to community (20 hrs a week? 30 hrs a week?), how do we deal with oppressive behavior?, How do we incorporate our elders into the community? (especially when they might have different values than us young, idealistic, radical folks), visitor processes, how do we allocate money for community infrastructure? (common agriculture space, grazing land, commercial kitchen, dining hall, hospice infrastructure for when elders need extra care, educational programs, etc), whats our policy on tiny/mobile homes? (this would largely have to do with zoning), population capacity (would depend on size of property we acquire), what type of labor counts towards community labor-hours (cleaning your room vs. working the field), what about when people are too old or sick to work? These questions and many more will be addressed in the initial phases with the core group to the best of our ability so that we will have a clear process for addressing future issues as they arise in real life. We may also choose to form a non-profit in this phase as well. Having non-profit status is a great advantage for a community. \n\n\ Crowdfunding. Many people are now familiar with Crowfunding platforms such as Kickstarter, Go Fund Me, Indiegogo, We The Trees (a cool new permaculture-based platform), Barnraiser, etc\xE2\x80\xA6 What not many people know is that through these different Crowdfunding platforms, in the year 2014 alone, an estimated $65 BILLION dollars was raised for various projects around the world. Yes, you heard that right: $65 BILLION dollars. Folks, this is a significant game changer. Let\xE2\x80\x99s dream big. Lets dream bigger than big. Lets envision the world we know is possible, and lets not stop till we get there. The key with successful crowdfunding campaigns is: a good idea that solves a problem, a clear and powerful mission, a solid team of enthusiastic and trust-worthy solicitors, well-produced media and videos, and ample lead-up time before the launch date so that the project can be sufficiently hyped and go viral. This is really where the transparency piece comes in huge. Also, this is our chance to show the world why this is needed; what problems it solves, how it benefits the world outside of the community itself, and how this could be a replicable model for other groups to employ. If we really work hard on all the fine details (some of them mentioned in the transparency phase, above), and create a bullet-proof, nay-sayer-proof, crowdfunding campaign, there is absolutely no doubt that this is not only possible, but it HAS TO HAPPEN!\n\n\ Income Generation. If we be economically viable as a community, we aren\xE2\x80\x99t going to last very long. As briefly mentioned above, filing the community as a non-profit will be important. This can help for tax reasons, accepting donations, limiting our liability, and adding to the resiliency of our transparent structure. In other words, it will help prevent power-grab dynamics. The idea that the executive director could be fired by the board of directors keeps things in check and keeps hierarchies of power at a minimum. But just because its called a non-profit doesn\xE2\x80\x99t mean that we aren\xE2\x80\x99t going to make money! Its just that all the profits go back into the community. It is very exciting to think of all the possible income generating opportunities we will have when we pool our resources and work together. For instance, we could really scale-up our farming operations so that they are not only profitable, but feed more mouths than just the ones in our community. Farming is hard work. But as anybody who\xE2\x80\x99s worked in the fields will tell you, it can make all the difference to work alongside other like-minded individuals. This turns chore work into fun work! Nowadays we can look to many great examples from books and farmers demonstrating that farming can actually be profitable\xE2\x80\xA6 and ecologically beneficial! We don\xE2\x80\x99t have to re-invent the wheel here. Here are just some examples of income generating agricultural enterprises that we can employ: Pick your own, Farmstand, Farm Store, CSA (or a twist on the CSA model that doesn't restrict lower-income people), value added products! (since we will have a commercial kitchen, we won\xE2\x80\x99t have to fear the board of health!\xE2\x80\xA6 jams, jellies, skincare products, herbal products, tinctures, fermented foods, ready to cook semi-prepared foods, snacks, cider, beer, wine, the list goes on and on), Edible Landscaping services, Farm Camp (educational farm stays for all ages), other forms of Agritoursim like Air B&B, Educational programs (permaculture design courses, farming workshops, etc.), Nursery business, online store (selling books, seeds, tools, etc), this list could go on and on as well. One other thing worth mentioning in the area of income generation is that we want people to feel encouraged to be entrepreneurial. As long as people meet their quota of community-labor-hours (whatever the community decides that is), what you do with the rest of your time is up to you. So if you want to have an outside job, thats fine. Or if you want to start your own business here at the community, all the power to you, so long as you aren\xE2\x80\x99t hindering or getting in the way of the community. One great example to look to in terms of labor is the Federation of Egalitarian Communities (FEC). Each community in the FEC has their own policies regarding labor, income, etc. But in general, at each community, each member is expected to do X amount of labor hours for the community each week. And all hours of labor are valued equally (an hour cooking is the same as an hour doing carpentry, etc) Once you meet your quota, then whatever you do with the rest of your time is up to you. So if you have an outside job, thats fine. Lets say our community decides that each member will do 30 hours a week of community labor. Lets say theres a person who wants to work 20 hours a week in the community and then 30 hours a week at a cushy outside job where they make $30/hr. They could then pay the community the difference in amount of hours times the minimum wage. So in this case, they would only owe the community 10 labor hours of minimum wage (roughly $80-$90), and then they'd be able to keep the rest of what they made at their outside job. This way, people\xE2\x80\x99s autonomy is not compromised and they are also free to be entrepreneurial if they so desire, as long as they meet the minimum community-labor hours. \n\n\ Long Term Vision. This seems like a no-brainer. But when we really think about it, many communities haven\xE2\x80\x99t figured this part out yet. What carries a community through the long term? We would say that its the ability to be intergenerational. This means having entire families involved: kids, parents, grandparents, etc. This is extremely important. We need to have the infrastructure and the capability of taking our elders in when their time comes. Otherwise, what else will happen? Either they will go to a nursing home (the average cost of a nursing home is $80,000 a year), or you will be forced to leave the community to take care of them, thus compromising the community and your own sanity. We know there is another way. Twin Oaks Community (in Virginia, also a member of the FEC, mentioned above), has done a fantastic job at addressing this issue. As their average age is increasing, so is the need for a handicap-accessible hospice facility. So, they have built just that: an entire wing off a building that\xE2\x80\x99s looks and acts like a nursing home. Its so important to not overlook this aspect. We all will get old some day. What\xE2\x80\x99s your retirement plan? Do you want to be old and alone while your kids are too busy to care for you? Or do you want to live out your last days with family, friends and a sense of purpose? Long Term Vision also includes how we lay out our community. No need to re-invent the wheel here either. Its been demonstrated that through permaculture/key line/regenerative design principles, we can design our farms and communities to be productive, long lasting and aesthetically beautiful. Lets plant thousands and thousands of trees! If not for us then for the generations to come! This is what the long term vision is about." primary_location_id: 22752 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Granada near the Alpujarras physical_city: near Granada mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Intentional Community Spain mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -3.5985571 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.1773363 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: none as yet oid: dd84bead-9710-4192-b29f-01fc9d1562fd mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22317 created_at: physical_country: Spain phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: An intentional, secular, co-housing, inter-generational community settlement for people who would like to live mortgage free, growing some produce, swimming outdoors, enjoying nature, working hard, living in a mutually supportive neighbourly environment, sharing skills, knowledge and experience.
From www.ic.org/directory/kindred-spirits-spain/:
Looking for like minded individuals, couples or families interested in co-housing in semi-rural, southern Spain. To join forces/ funds/ resources to purchase land / old farmhouse / out buildings to set up an intentional, self-sustaining intentional community, with people of mixed ages, backgrounds and interests. I'm a part Spanish, educator & maker interested in setting up a residential centre where paying guests can come and stay, access a range of arts & well-being courses within a rural tourism context. A couple of us have been exploring the Granada & Alpujarras region to discover a cortijo ( farmhouse with land) to purchase and use as a base from which each of us can go on to build our own dwellings on communal land. Pooling resources together means we can afford a larger site with arrable land to grow on. Currently based in Bristol, UK but intending to sell up to release finance. Seeking doers as opposed to mere dreamers to set up a viable project which could involve building our own homes using sustainable materials. If this is a lifestyle you would like to explore, do get in contact. primary_location_id: 22753 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Oregon physical_city: Portland mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Earth Harmony Habitats mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.612903 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 45.422337 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 4917 SE Aldercrest Rd. oid: f61dd5b3-834a-41ca-9d91-4373a73a8c21 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22318 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: To create a micro-community of affordable homes that are aesthetically pleasing, affordable, and uses only the electricity, water and vegetables than can be harvested from the land.
From www.ic.org/directory/earth-harmony-habitats/:
What if you lived in a house that captured all its own energy, harvested all its own water, and grew all its own vegetables?\n\n\ For starters, your electricity and water bills would be zero. Your produce cost for vegetables would be zero.\n\n\ Living in a home with zero net impacts means your pollution contribution from heating, cooling and operating your household is net zero over the course of a year.\n\n\ But probably most important, you would be one of the few folks in the Industrial world to flourish in a home that lives within its equitable share of earth\xE2\x80\x99s carrying capacity. Zero pollution, zero adverse impacts.\n\n\ The project consists of 4 octagon‐shaped structures \xE2\x80\x93 small in footprint, but whose design results in comfortably sized homes living as an intentional community.\n\n\ The homes are designed to be affordable for present and future generations for two reasons: 4 homes share a lot conventionally made for one home and two, the land is not owned by the homeowner but held by a local Land Trust.\n\n\ Designed for today\xE2\x80\x99s ecoconscious urban families, couples, or individuals seeking a way to live sustainably, the Earth Harmony Habitat harvests all its own electricity and rainwater, capture and compost all its own wastes and water, and grow all its own vegetables within an annual basis. The homes represent a way to flourish within an equitable amount of earth\xE2\x80\x99s carrying capacity without sacrificing the comforts of modern life." primary_location_id: 22754 physical_zip: "97222" - website: physical_state: Moldova, Republic of physical_city: Riscova, Criuleni mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Eco-village Moldova mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 28.854331 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 47.254767 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Stefan cel Mare str. oid: 7846b361-0be6-444e-b30e-3281e553821f mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22319 created_at: physical_country: Moldova phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Affordable, green co-housing
From www.ic.org/directory/eco-village-moldova/:
Mission: Living in peace and harmony
From www.ic.org/directory/freeriver-community/:
Mission: CHC's mission is to teach strategies for self-reliant living in order to reduce impacts on our environment. This is best expressed by the term Voluntary Simplicity or learning to live with less. As I mentioned the second goal is to help heal the earth and each other. Eventually this might include becoming a retreat center and offer programming for those interested. The organic garden here produces lots of greens and other produce which helps provide healthy local food for our community. The 1/5 acre garden can produce as much as 50 pounds of salad mixes, greens, onion, garlic and more weekly. The garden is also a resource for those interested in learning to care for the earth and heal oneself through organically grown foods and working intimately with the environment. More on what it means to come here: \n\ Coweeta is a place of healing. It pure spring waters, the sounds of water flowing, birds singing, clouds sailing by are music to your soul. Coweeta is a place to get lost and found; tucked away in an intimate valley with little human activity. It is the perfect place to rediscover who you are and your place in the natural world. It is a place where cell phones don\xE2\x80\x99t work and your watch may lose time. It is a place to park your car and walk. \n\n\ Coweeta\xE2\x80\x99s beyond organic gardens teach you to nurture yourself and the earth. Each year tons of leaves are incorporated into the soil to feed the hordes of micro and macro organisms that feed the plants that are grown. Nourish your body and spirit with food you help grow and harvest. \n\n\ Coweeta\xE2\x80\x99s gardens also help feed the local community and this is the perfect place to connect with folks and share the bounty of the earth and invite them to come to Coweeta to visit. Coweeta is a place of sharing.\n\n\ Coweeta is a place to gather your energies to do the work that nurtures your spirit and contributes to the good in the world whatever this may mean for you. \n\n\ Coweeta is a place of spirit, in the trees, rocks, animals, water and air. Drink in the beauty and spirit here to nourish your soul. Quiet your mind and be open to the spirit and energies of life around you.\n\n\ Coweeta is also a place to engage in meaningful work. With your hands you can help create a place of shelter, paths to walk on, beds to grow healthy food in, contributing to a welcoming community. Yes, this takes work and some sweat and tears at times.\n\n\ Coweeta is a place that will grow in you and you will grow in it. Caring for something means that you become part of it. This can be as simple as picking up branches that have fallen on roads or paths, building a rock wall that will last a century or more, gathering leaves for the garden each year to enrich the soil, or just sitting quietly in a spot you have chosen. \n\n\ Coweeta is a place to learn new things and apply what you learn to doing the \xE2\x80\x9Cgood work\xE2\x80\x9D of living simply so that others can simply live. It is a place to learn to feed yourself from the earth. \n\n\ Coweeta is also a place of cleansing. Of giving away habits that may keep you from living as free and healthy a life as you can. Let the peace and quiet and companionship of the world fill your heart. Give yourself entirely to the earth and it will fill your needs.
From www.ic.org/directory/coweeta-heritage-center/:
Mission: We are Christian senior persons of peace, rooted in love to live an ecumenical co-housing which enhances each individual\xE2\x80\x99s ability to help each other within the our community. \n\ \tOur neighborhood concept includes both private home ownership and rental properties, respecting personal privacy, sensitivity to environmental concerns, and is designed for seniors. In sum, we seek to live simple, independent lives of prayer and outreach where we are available for others in wisdom and grace.
From www.ic.org/directory/roanoke-prayer-and-service/:
This SpiritServ Senior Cohousing community is formed around prayer and service in the Roanoke VA valley area. This is being modeled after Elder Spirit in Abingdon VA. We will have about 20 individual patio homes 1 and 2 bedrooms and about 10 apartments." primary_location_id: 22758 physical_zip: "24019" - website: physical_state: Colorado physical_city: Louisville mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Bohn Farm Cohousing Community of Art and Farming mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -105.134743 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.975598 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 541 Jefferson Ave. oid: 532ba6cd-73da-4698-b55c-327614bf4429 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22326 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: This community is newly combined with Bohn Farm Cohousing Community: 40 homes and CSA farm and commercial kitchen on a site commercially zoned including art-making spaces. New mission and values not yet completed.\n\ Previous Artists Cohousing Mission:\n\ To live, work, and share art in a supportive sustainable artists cohousing environment. To share art resources and the art experiences with others.\n\ Draft Values:\n\ New VALUES 2nd draft July 2014:\n\ 1. Living, working, and creating art, including commerce supportive of artists\n\ 2. Valuing community, family, and individual comfort, autonomy, and privacy\n\ 3. Respecting different spaces: Private, Shared Art Spaces, Village Commons, Public\n\ 4. Community outreach to support artists and create art opportunities\n\ 5. Affordability -- Include low-income artists\n\ 6. Including visual arts, performing arts, music, fine crafts, film, literary arts\n\ 7. Economically sustainable co-housing community and living practices\n\ 8. Consciousness about our environmental impact\n\ 9. Sharing duplicative resources\n\ 10. Being an Art Destination.
From www.ic.org/directory/artists-cohousing-community-louisville-colorado/:
Mission: New Earth Living creates vibrant neighborhoods that connect people to one another and our\n\ shared earth, providing spaces for trust, purpose, play, and ease. The Amabel Pocket\n\ Neighborhood is one of those places. Amabel addresses the need for low-carbon living,\n\ healthy and delicious food, energy and resource renewal, and meaningful social connections.\n\ To this end, New Earth Living will build 30 fee-simple homes on individual parcels to create a\n\ neighborhood that fulfills a need for privacy and tranquility along with supportive, enlivening\n\ relationships; conserves natural resources; reduces greenhouse gases; and produces food.
From www.ic.org/directory/amabel/:
The Amabel Pocket Neighborhood project will provide 30 single-family homes on a gorgeous\n\ piece of land close to downtown Ithaca, the beautiful Cayuga Lake, Buttermilk Falls State park,\n\ the Ithaca Farmers\xE2\x80\x99 Market, Greenstar grocery, shopping, restaurants, and many other\n\ destinations reachable by walking, bike, canoe, or kayak. The houses are arranged to allow\n\ private enjoyment of the site\xE2\x80\x99s exquisite natural beauty while simultaneously creating\n\ opportunities for interactions among residents and visitors. Growing and enjoying food, solarenergy\n\ production, and community-building practices are also key components of this cuttingedge\n\ neighborhood.\n\ The Amabel project is a venture of New Earth Living (NEL) LLC, a real-estate development\n\ company founded by Susan Cosentini. New Earth Living previously built the highly\n\ successful Aurora Street Pocket Neighborhood in the City of Ithaca." primary_location_id: 22763 physical_zip: "14850" - website: physical_state: Oregon physical_city: Portland mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: PDX Commons mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.6180311 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 45.5163192 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 4262 SE Belmont Street, Office oid: 9ca265e1-8dc9-482c-8c37-42eaf6140112 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22333 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Proactive adults living in a collaborative, sharing, loving community where our goal is to generate a rich experience for everyone for the next third of our lives.
From www.ic.org/directory/pdx-commons/:
Mission: Shalom! - Hello and Welcome.\n\n\ Do you want to help start a, USA based \xE2\x80\x9COne New Man \xE2\x80\x93 Kingdom Of God\xE2\x80\x9D Christian Kibbutz and Tiny House Eco-Village? If Yes, you have come to the right place. Please read all the information that follows, then if you agree with our our unique end times vision and beliefs, come join us in this united effort today! \n\n\ \tImagine a group of Believers in Yeshua/Jesus that includes both Saved/Born Again Hebrews and Gentiles [Christians], who choose to be trained in and live out Bible based \xE2\x80\x9COne New Man \xE2\x80\x93 Kingdom Of God\xE2\x80\x9D Principles together [Ephesians 2:12-20, Acts 2:38-47] in preparation for His soon Second Coming and our 1000 year reign as Kings and Priests. This group has three major goals; First to build a US based Kibbutz/Eco-village and Tiny House/Co-housing style spiritual community/family. Second, to start a local Church Fellowship. And third, to establish a School that teaches Kingdom principles. Together, these goals will allow us to live, learn, work, play, worship, minister and serve together as one under Jehovah/God. If you too feel called to this \"One New Man - Kingdom Of God\" lifestyle, then we welcome you to join us in this effort. It is only by working together, in the name of Yeshua, that we can build something wonderful. We look forward to your participation and if you have any Prayer needs, Praise reports or are ready to Fellowship in person, please let us know. For lots more info see our Community Description on this page, then visit our Main Web Page by clicking the link provided on this page or copy and paste into your search bar the following URL: \n\ http://somacommunity.wix.com/kingdomofgod\n\n\ (Note: check your \xE2\x80\x9CSpam Folder\xE2\x80\x9D for our initial E-mail and mark as \xE2\x80\x9CNot Spam\xE2\x80\x9D)\n\ Thank You and God Bless!\n\ Elder - Kevin\n Pray for the Peace of Israel and America.\n ~ the One New Man \xE2\x80\x93 Kingdom Of God community ~\n \" Where Hebrew and Gentile are One\"
From www.ic.org/directory/kingdom-of-god/:
Founding Members Wanted - We are actively seeking other believers in Yeshua/Jesus from around the world who are interested in establishing the Kingdom of God/Jehovah, on earth in the here and now [Matthew 6:33] by living/working together [Acts 2:38-47] in an Intentional Community. Whether you are a Christian or Jew, Hebrew or Gentile, Messianic or Independent believer and/or go by some other Biblical name, as long as you follow the One True God/Jehovah and believe that the Bible Covenants, old and new, are the one inspired/written Word of God, that Yeshua/Jesus Christ, is the fulfillment of the promised Messiah/Savior and that we are living in the last of the last days \xE2\x80\x93 then you are the Chosen Bride \xE2\x80\x93 the \xE2\x80\x9COne New Man\xE2\x80\x9D [Ephesians 2:12-20] prophesied for the end times and are welcome to join us.\n\n\ This community will consist of a US based Kibbutz/Eco-village and Tiny House/Co-housing style spiritual community/family. It will have individual Tiny/Small Houses/Trailers, and Tents/Yurts plus a shared Dorm House all with moderate membership and living fees, required weekly work hours, sensible rules and regulations, and a regular membership process. In addition there will be several Business Enterprises, a Community Center, a Kingdom School and Temple/House of Worship. Other facilities will include: a kitchen, dinning hall, bathrooms, work sheds, bathing house, recreation facilities plus gardens, a small farm, animal husbandry, barn, groves, vineyards, classrooms, multi purpose hall and prayer/meditation gardens, gazebos and more. We will also offer opportunities for visitors to come for: special events/feasts, weekend market shopping, attending classes, volunteer work days, retreats, open houses, church services and conferences.\n\n\ Initially, we are looking for believers with special community skills like; green building, gardening, fitness training, nutrition, teaching \xE2\x80\x93 all aspects of the spiritual life and community living, medical, conflict resolution, security, cooking, landscaping, construction - all trades, animal husbandry, farming, mechanics, group consensus and __?__, you fill in the blank. \n\n\ If all this Resonates and you are a true Believer who has God inspired ideas, spiritual gifts, practical talents, special perma-culture skills and/or you have land, equipment or facilities that you would like to offer/donate (currently we have no land or facilities) or you have a home in which we can begin meeting and planning, then please get in touch. The Last Days are upon us and our Messiah is coming soon\xE2\x80\xA6 it is time for all of us to become the Kings and Priests we are meant to be\xE2\x80\xA6 so join the \xE2\x80\x9COne New Man \xE2\x80\x93 Kingdom of God\xE2\x80\x9C community today!\n\ For lots more info on our Church Fellowship and/or Bible and Eco-Village School, please visit our Main Web Page by clicking the link provided on this page or copy and paste into your search bar the following URL:\n\ http://somacommunity.wix.com/kingdomofgod\n\ (Note: our initial E-mail might appear in your \xE2\x80\x9CSpam Folder\xE2\x80\x9D, please check and mark as \xE2\x80\x9CNot Spam\xE2\x80\x9D)\n\n\ Thank You and God Bless!\n\ Elder - Kevin\n\ Pray for the Peace of Israel and America.\n\ ~ the One New Man \xE2\x80\x93 Kingdom Of God community ~\n\ Where Hebrew and Gentile are One\n\n\ To see our \"Intro Video\" copy and paste into your search bar the following URL: \n\ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3BvoeApBzU\n\n\ To be Saved/Born Again copy and paste into your search bar the following URL: \n\ http://youtu.be/-wrnUcrD05c" primary_location_id: 22773 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Serbia physical_city: Kostunici mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Ecovillage Kostunici mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 20.176801 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.080467 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Kostunici bb oid: bc9a6bcd-4c64-4e75-8278-806313be7c81 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22338 created_at: physical_country: Serbia and Montenegro phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Eco food, and village tourism
From www.ic.org/directory/ecovillage-kostunici/:
Mission: Urban Arts Mixed-use Cohousing
From www.ic.org/directory/kc-arts-ecovillage-project/:
Mission: Human Purpose & Spirituality
From www.ic.org/directory/template-homestead-2/:
Mission: We CHANGED our NAME! We are no longer "Creative Sanctuary and Freedom Farm" This idea of building a sustainable village in the forest began when I was a 10 years old. Since then I have been many places and done many things, and now I am finally ready to fullfill my childhood and lifelong dream. I never even knew why I had this dream, really, just did. Then six months ago I met someone I could clearly tell was a clairvoyant, and she told me that I am a fairy. She told me as if I should know this already. She was actually shocked when I told her I didn't know! So, I went home and learned as much as I could about REAL fairies. I read online articles, then I read Doreen Virtue's book about incarnated fairies and now everything about me makes sense! NOW I am SO READY to connect with my encarnated elemental brothers and sisters to demonstrate what living in harmony with nature looks like, and help to inspire the world with our other creative passions! This is why we are here. Come, and stay as long as you like.
From www.ic.org/directory/creative-sanctuary-and-freedom-farm/:
Step by step, this is to become a retreat from monetary economies and a sacred space to awaken and experience spiritual discovery in environment full of life, love, and inspiration built to inspire a new way of thinking, living, and creating. Its humanity's time to thrive on Earth. We are currently looking for creative individuals that are truly optimistic and ambitious about making a positive change in humanity as well as spiritual healers and aspiring healers to come and build a strong community of unconditional love for all. We want to share plant knowledge and earthen-house building as a form of meditation. We are attempting to free ourselves from a monetary economy, so others who are on the same path are welcome to come and share ideas on instigating a resource-based economy. We are very peaceful and open-minded people, and we believe that we must be the change that we see in the world. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions! Peace, love and naked squirrels! primary_location_id: 22784 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Nelson physical_city: Takaka mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Spirit of Nature Global-Natives at Mt. SoNNoS mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 172.6834453 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -40.7244143 updated_at: physical_address2: Milnthorpe, past Para Para Inlet physical_address1: 1891 Takaka-Collingwood Highway oid: 7b024378-7945-4009-8710-07190f802e31 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22356 created_at: physical_country: New Zealand phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Healing via Huna, Higher self connection . meditation, prayer Organic Community, Spirit of Nature
From www.ic.org/directory/global-natives-at-mt-sonnos-spirit-of-nature/:
Mission: Small rural residential homestead in the start up stages.
From www.ic.org/directory/golden-girls-on-the-hill/:
Mission: Traditional Cohousing
From www.ic.org/directory/bay-state-commons/:
Mission: Sustainable Eco-Community
From www.ic.org/directory/in-lakech-village/:
Mission:
From www.ic.org/directory/evo-the-emerald-village/:
Community Culture Statement and Application Process\n\n\ The Emerald Village is a multi-generational community whose focus is a practice of living from higher guidance to be of greatest service to ourselves, our families, our greater community and the planet. \n\n\ We practice the following as part of our personal and spiritual cultivation:\n\ Non-violent/ compassionate communication and radical responsibility \n\ Mindful meditation \n\ Qi gong, yoga, dance and flow arts\n\ Monthly men\xE2\x80\x99s and women\xE2\x80\x99s groups \n\ Regular sweat lodges\n\ Sharing community meals\n\ Regular group process meetings\n\ Land and Animal Care\n\n\ Those who intend to stay with us should be prepared to participate fully in the aforementioned activities as a part of integrating into the fabric of our lifestyle. \n\n\ Application Process\n\n\ For those who are serious about wanting to become a seasonal resident (due to the rigorous nature of living communally- physically, spiritually and emotionally), we have compiled a comprehensive list: \n\n\ Must be 21 or older (we currently do not have housing for families), no substance abuse or active recovery (min. of 5 years sobriety). \n\ No pets\n\ Complete the online application including $50 application fee (to cover background checks)\n\ 2 professional/academic references \n\ Willingness to undergo background check \n\ Interview either in person/Skype/Hangout\n\ Attendance at 2 community meals*\n\ Pre-payment of two week trial stay at $375 (includes room, food, laundry, utilities and administration) \n\ Attendance at one of our monthly work days*\n\ Proof of Driver\xE2\x80\x99s License & Car Insurance (if you have vehicle)\n\ Non-violent communication intro*\n\ Attendance at one of the following: sweat lodge, men/women\xE2\x80\x99s group, qi gong/ yoga/ movement class*\n\ *Can occur during trial stay\n\n\n\Mission: Our vision is to form a community of neighbors interested in knowing each other on a deeper level than typical American neighborhoods. We value our privacy, but recognize that our western culture and lifestyle isolate us from each other and make it challenging to build meaningful long-term relationships with those around us. In building this neighborhood, we want to recapture aspects of a traditional village: knowing each other's names, eating some meals together, sharing and celebrating life together with planned and spontaneous gatherings. In addition, our group strives to live more simply and more lightly on the earth.
From www.ic.org/directory/harrisonburg-cohousing/:
Thanks for looking into Harrisonburg Cohousing! We can't build a neighborhood without neighbors. We need you! If you'd enjoy living in a small neighborhood with connected neighbors who enjoy some meals and planned and spontaneous activities together, in a place where children can easily run to a friend's house or the neighborhood playground, please visit our website for more information. www.HarrisonburgCohousing.org. October 2017 we secured our site close to schools and shopping, and we are excited to continue growing our membership and moving forward with the site process. We have our site planning workshop coming up January 27-28, 2018, so this would be a great time to join and help design our neighborhood! primary_location_id: 22802 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Ohio physical_city: Elyria mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: The Tribe of Kelta mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -84.709404 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.206436 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: dcecea43-5bc4-41fd-b8a9-e982562a6df0 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22367 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We seek to build understanding between ancient and contemporary life ways by blending modern technologies and proven traditional skills with a natural tribal social structure. We are for any who wish to support or be a part of an autonomous association of like-minded, free-thinking individuals and families bonded by oath to each other and united voluntarily in body & spirit as the Tribe of Kelta. For the purpose of not only mutual support and protection but to belong to something greater than one's self and become family as sons and daughters of the Keltan tribe for the generations to come.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-tribe-of-kelta/:
Mission: A Place for Inspiration
From www.ic.org/directory/madrigal/:
Mission: Senior Cohousing
From www.ic.org/directory/harbourside-cohousing/:
Mission: For people who value relationships and quality of life.
From www.ic.org/directory/renaissance-village-homes/:
Washington Commons Cohousing A group of enthusiastic community members are working to advance a walkable urban multi-story project across the Sacramento River from Downtown Sacramento. Our goal is to create a strong community open to all ages with a blend of privacy and community for those working, recreating, and wishing to live in the Downtown core. Early participation in our community will give members an opportunity to help shape the character of the community and the design of our project. Our project site is in the historic Washington neighborhood two blocks from the river, its trails and parkways, just north of the Tower Bridge. The neighborhood is part of the exciting, emerging riverfront district on both sides of the river. Downtown Sacramento, Old Sacramento, the State Capitol, and numerous museums including the Crocker Art Museum, restaurants and event venues such as the new Golden 1 NBA arena are a short walk across the bridge from the site. On the West Sacramento side of the river, in addition to parks and trails, Triple A baseball Raley Field, event venue The Barn, West Sacramento Community Center, Yolo County Library branch as well as shops and restaurants, are within walking distance. We are growing and expect to begin the architectural design process soon. We are working with national cohousing expert, Kathryn McCamant, CoHousing Solutions. Come meet with us and explore becoming a member of our community. As a member you will help us shape our community and project. Check our website for upcoming events. primary_location_id: 22808 physical_zip: "95605" - website: physical_state: Missouri physical_city: DeWitt mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Foundational Living Colony of New Eden mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -106.192609 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.9428797 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 36145 Hwy 24 oid: a6228b0f-5918-4602-bf27-a5f3b40ff93f mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22375 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: TO HELP THE PUBLIC GAIN THE CLEAREST UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO COMMUNE WITH FELLOW MAN, WOMAN, AND GOD AS ONE KINGDOM UNDER HEAVEN The Foundational Living Colony stands for the "Foundational Truths" found in the Word of God, specifically the book of Genesis Chapter One, where it speaks about CREATION, the SIX DAYS OF CREATION and the DAY OF REST to recover. The Theme of CREATION will flow through the Community as each Day of Creation is emphasised; the "Living" we are promised as Children of God, as Yeshuah the Lord said, "I have come to give them life, and life in abundance!" with the attitude that we are "colonists" on this Earth, who have no permanent "Home", but seek a greater Homeland; the freedom of creativity, enjoyment, education, teaching, encouraging, entertainment, discipline, and especially SERVICE to God and one another through SHARING with one another what we have, and especially our excess with any in need; we stand for all the ancient practical vocations in life that make it self-sufficient and self-generating which will ALWAYS be in demand for the human body; Because we grow our own food, medicine, collect our own water, and produce our own children, teach our own children, we are thus able to be completely self-sufficient without the need to buy or sell anymore anything from the store with money, or associate with any dangerous influences or trouble or terror anymore. It is self generating and foundational from the ground up, and includes every establishment necessary for fullness of life, and the self-sustaining life for all of us in the pastoral environment.
From www.ic.org/directory/foundational-living-colony-of-new-eden/:
The Foundational Living Colony stands for Creation, fullness of life, enjoying life to it's fullest extent, the way it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Foundation stands for the foundational things that make life life, where we are "living" creatures, having many gifts, talents and abilities, working together as a "team" for the building of a habitation of Rest for all people, a self-sustaining, self-generating community, and "colony" is a gathering of people who are "pilgrims" on earth, and like an ant colony works together to build their ant hill, the Colony works together as a team, nobody greater or lesser than the other, but for the sake of equality we work, and are servants to each other. The greatest here will be the servant of all. Service and a life of service is what the Colony is all about. The Living Colony is to have eleven establishments encompassing the full nature of life in enjoyment that will be built. It is a University Campus in form with educational opportunities for all, with a classroom environment and "hands-on activities for each hour of the day, an hour each day set aside for each subject: music, gardening, livestock, carpentry, art, Physician Healing Arts, Bird and Fish environments, military training and discipline, teamwork practice, and Theater and Entertainment: 1. The Resting Deer Lodge- The Lodge is the central hub in the community, where all gather for rest, for a cup of tea, mate, or coffee, to relax and listen to calming music, where people can speak, read poetry, lecture, and be heard. It is a place of meditation, rest and healing for all. 2. The Morning Star Music Hall- The music hall is where all gather for hearing the choir, the musical instruments, and where all dance. 3. The Garden and Greenhouse- The Garden will consist of all 12 vegetable families, the Orchard with Apples and the Vineyard of Grapes; while the Greenhouse will grow the Meditteranean Trees like the Olive tree, Pomegranite, Date Palm, Coconut Palm, Fig tree and more; a medicinal garden of herbs also with Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Lavender, Valerian, and more 4. The Physician's Healing Center and Apothecary- This center is to have access to all the trees, herbs, and medicines, Gemstones, with Frankinsence and Myrrh, to have all necessary medicines to heal all diseases, give massages, footbaths to release toxins, and more. Vegetarian nutrition is encouraged, the most universal health care for all people. 5. The Architectural Construction Center_ The Construction Center is to have the necessary saw-mills, tools, and instruments for the construction of the Livestock Stables, chicken coops, dog houses, posts, beams, rafters, chairs, furniture, and other items. Universal construction method is the Joint and Tennon method, the most secure and stable method. 6. The Military Training Facility- The Training Facility will train people for military discipline, respect, fitness, teamwork, and good morale among all. There will be excercises, salutes, marching, and battle strategy and battle re-enactments, team sports like basketball, capture-the-flag, and flag football. 7. The Astrological Space Center- The Space Center will teach people the stars, constellations, signs, seasons, calendars, and the beauty of the Heavens. The twelve constellations of the zodiac will be taught and studied, and the other 88 constellations of the universe. 8. Livestock area and sheepfold- The livestock area will include all necessary livestock: sheep, goats, cattle, and all pets, horse stable with horses. There will be no slaughter of animals, but only the milk, wool, and horse-power will be used. No death of animals will take place but they will be used for what they are. 9. Fish Marina and Bird Sanctuary- The fish will be stocked in a central pond and a swale or trough dug around the campus, where fish will be. There is to be a continual flow of water sourced by fountain pumps and water wheels to collect water. The central water source is to have a fountain and enclosed by the Resting Deer Lodge in the center. Birds shall have relative confinement but the freedom to fly as the please. Tame birds like parakeets and parrots are encouraged, yardbirds like cardinals and finches also encouraged and fed daily. 10. Entertainment, play and skit Amphitheater- The entertainment center will be for the entertainment of the people; where plays are enacted, skits, martial arts demonstrations, stories read and characters given lines and parts then enacted in plays. It will bring refreshment to all and lighten the mood for everyone involved. 11. Resurrection Burial Chambers- Preparation for our dead is necessary and vital. Proper care of any who die is a standard. Bodies are "embalmed" (preserved) with the preservational medicines of Aloe Vera and Myrrh Gum by dipping strips of cloth into an Aloe/Myrrh mixture and wrapping the bodies with that. This is done once every week. We are to care for the body even after death. Burial Chambers are to be built similar to a root cellar, yet with more eloquence. Chambers can be built with concrete slab foundation, cinder block walls, cedar or pine or acacia wood for the roof, and six feet of earth piled on top by a buldozer or a team of shovelers. The Chambers are to have a double-door entrance where those who embalm the dead can go freely in and out at will. This is the standard for all who die and proper care of the body after death. These are the eleven establishments for the Foundational Living Colony. All are welcome, young, middle aged, and elderly, all gifts, talents and abilities also encouraged. No one should be left out, but all welcome to engage in this great learning, building, and fellowship practice here. This is for the good of all people, all races, all ages, all men and women both; there is no partiality here. Come one and all and enjoy this process with me. Let us enjoy life again to it's fullest extent and be not hindered by anything. You are free to serve, you are not slaves. Welcome, and come soon! primary_location_id: 22811 physical_zip: "64639" - website: physical_state: New Mexico physical_city: near Silver City mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Quetzalcoatl Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -108.330764 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 32.853738 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: a021cd57-c447-49af-b8c6-15015fe503a1 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22386 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We heal the Earth as we heal ourselves.
From www.ic.org/directory/ascension-hill-community/:
This community is forming for those who are ready to heal themselves, others and the Earth. Each member has already apprenticed with a shamanic tradition or is in the process. We offer an apprenticeship for those who would like to live here and have not yet experienced the shamanic tradition. We grow organic food together, cook meals for each other on occasion and enjoy ceremony to heal the Earth. The property has some of the best water in the country. Members can rent or buy adjacent property. The rural lifestyle in a quiet, fairly isolated area surrounded by National Forest, requires participants to have some source of income. We are working on a couple of businesses that eventually will employ more people. Smoking cigarettes is not allowed on the property. primary_location_id: 22822 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: SUSSEX physical_city: BRIGHTON mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: VEGANICCOHOUSING mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -0.119516 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 50.8380452 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 6 KIMBERLEY ROAD oid: 5271ad72-b4d7-4d0d-bf9a-ca16ca7cec8b mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22387 created_at: physical_country: United Kingdom phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: VEGAN / VEGGY COMMUNITY
From www.ic.org/directory/veganiccohousing/:
Mission: Edenhope is a space for living in harmony with the rhythms of nature. Our way of life is simple. This is a place to come home to the stillness of being. A sense of integrity and inner responsiveness to the needs of others is key in such a space, and essential to maintaining a sense of peace and harmony.
From www.ic.org/directory/edenhope-nature-preserve/:
Nestled in the upper reaches of the Palapa River on the pristine West Coast of Espiritu Santo, is the magical location of the spiritual commune EdenHope. In 800 Hectares of lush green valley and mountain ranges, lives a vibrant community of visionaries, artists and contemplatives, gardeners and plant healers, fruitarians, mystics and indigenous peoples. primary_location_id: 22825 physical_zip: n/a - website: physical_state: Alaska physical_city: Anchorage mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Ravens' Roost Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -149.8187853 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 61.1389826 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 9085 Nuthatch Place oid: f7c0c595-c0e3-44b5-9ab9-630f27107caf mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22391 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Vision: Our neighborhood is a vibrant, diverse community that plays, lives, and works together to create a sustainable and enriching life. See our Values and Our Commitments to Each Other under "About Us" on our web site.
From www.ic.org/directory/ravens-roost-cohousing/:
Ravens' Roost Cohousing is Anchorage's first and only cohousing neighborhood. Phase 1 was completed November 2016 and Phase II was completed in March 2018, bringing the total number of units to 35. Ravens' Roost housing community includes a large common house with kitchen, dining room, library, kids' play room, laundry room and two guest rooms. On the property are also a well-equipped workshop, Ski and bicycle maintenance stations, sewing/craft room, exercise equipment and gardens on 6.2 acres of land. Large portions of the property include native spruce and birch tree forest area and some open lawn areas. The site is conveniently located in southeast Anchorage with easy access to arterial roads and shopping, yet still nestled in the quiet foothills of the Chugach Mountain Range. The property is 1/2 mile from a variety of shopping, services and restaurant options; and within one mile of public elementary, middle and high schools. There are also a number of private and charter schools nearby. Also nearby are world-class Nordic ski, mountain biking and multi-use trail networks, and a paved bike path that connects to other paths throughout Anchorage, an equestrian center and a small Alpine skiing area. Much of our membership enjoys the many outdoor activities that Alaska has to offer. The community founders are long-time Anchorage residents and more-recent members hail from across the U.S. and the East Coast. We currently have 32 member households representing all ages and a very diverse collection of professions and backgrounds. Detailed bios are available on our website. We are actively seeking new members to join us and we welcome inquiries at ravensroostcoho.org. We currently have two, brand-new, townhouse-style units available for sale and immediate occupancy, plus one additional unit available for re-sale. These are the final opportunities to join the only co-housing development of its kind in Alaska! primary_location_id: 22827 physical_zip: "99507" - website: physical_state: Tennessee physical_city: Hampshire mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Mt. Joy Ecovillage mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -87.29402 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.627022 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: f4d2185b-65fe-4070-94d2-fb0812b23c43 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22395 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: A community of neighbors committed to sustainably sharing life toward the common good.
From www.ic.org/directory/ascending-spiritwind-ridge-cohousing/:
Mission: Animal rescue and rehabilitation. Intersection of animal rights, human rights and the environment.
From www.ic.org/directory/black-sheep-animal-sanctuary/:
Mission: Ralston Creek Cohousers seek an intentional community where decisions come from the collective genius of its members talents and experience. We desire to live in a net zero energy community where geothermal and solar energy replace all fossil fuels.
From www.ic.org/directory/ralston-creek-cohousers/:
The Ralston Creek CoHousers have chosen Geos as the ideal partner for an exciting cohousing project that fuses the best of intentional neighborhoods, healthy living, and green technology. Cohousing choices range from studios to 2 bedroom condominiums in a 3 story, mixed use building with a common house.\n\n\ We are meeting now to develop our vision, grow our community, and plan our space. Groundbreaking has begun on townhomes and single family homes in the Geos development. (http://www.discovergeos.com).\n\n\ The developer and the location within Geos for cohousing has been determined. Geos is slated to be a net zero energy community containing around 250 residences in Arvada, Colorado. The Geos neighborhood already has 8 completed units, where the modern, clean architecture pairs with state of the art solar, geothermal and air exchange. Superior craftsmanship and tight standards regarding heating/cooling loss make these homes comfortable and cozy. \n\n\ With easy access to the Ralston Creek bike path, and overlooking open space suitable for a community garden, the planned \xE2\x80\x9CGatehouse\xE2\x80\x9D cohousing building will be 3 stories (elevators) above a parking garage with 20 or fewer individual units and a common area suitable for shared meals and activities. A shared outdoor courtyard will encourage gatherings.\n\n\ Old Town Arvada (also along the bike path) has a light rail station with free parking, a summer Farmer\xE2\x80\x99s Market and local independent shops and restaurants. Within a few miles, art, music, dance, theater and classes for all ages are all housed in the Arvada Center and multiple recreation centers cover all aspects of sport, fitness and aquatic classes and drop-in opportunities. Multiple grocery stores, restaurants, banks and big box stores are also close by. \n\n\ Six families have committed to building this unique intentional community and we are seeking others to move the project forward to an architectural design stage. The current core group has attended national and regional cohousing seminars, networks with other communities and have hired a cohousing consultant and web designer to make our dream a reality.\n \n\ With a core group of 12 or more families, decision making can begin on all aspects of community building and the projected timeline of 2 years to move-in will begin.\n\n\ Cost is projected to be $300 per square foot and commitment includes financial obligations as well as participation in all aspects of planning and implementation." primary_location_id: 22834 physical_zip: "80007" - website: physical_state: Nova Scotia physical_city: Hampton mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Snow Lake Keep mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -65.352783 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.901503 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 4cea262b-78dc-46b4-bf9a-05c212099f37 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22399 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: We are an off-grid, organic, permaculture-based homesteading community committed to living in harmony with our natural environment.
From www.ic.org/directory/snow-lake-keep-organic-farm-community/:
Snow Lake Keep is a small queer-positive community situated on the North Mountain in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. Our group of 7 adults (6 members and one non-member resident) strive to be the best stewards of the 140 acres of forest we call home. We operate a collective homestead and market garden, employing the principles of permaculture. We place a heavy emphasis of self-sufficiency, producing the bulk of our own food supply (vegetables, meat, dairy). During the growing season, when time allows, we retail our products at market to offset our operating costs. We also carry on a regenerative forestry program, supplying us with fuel wood and timber for milling. Our community is off the grid, with some solar for our minimal electricity needs. We are currently offering 10 shares (4 remain) in our enterprise. Shares entitle each member to a home site and collective ownership of farm and forest. Our intention is to gather a group of like-minded folks, with complimentary skills together in an "extended family" situation of interdependence, to work within the larger community around us, creating and fostering a more ecologically responsible way of living on our land. primary_location_id: 22835 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Indiana physical_city: fort wayne mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Machaseh mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -85.12886 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 41.130604 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 57b90c37-f8f8-4edf-a16e-df3c3df1b024 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22404 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: A community of believers living out the love of God in tangible ways.
From www.ic.org/directory/machaseh/:
Mission: Our mission is to encourage, guide, and give field experience to efforts in collaboration that helps to create social, environmental, and financial sustainability (often via alternative economies), with continual efforts to be inclusive and diversified. We live intentionally to care for each other and the environment and over the years to acquire housing in close proximity to one another with common spaces for community activities. We are committed to learn how to be a community that identifies itself as a \"natural support\" for a sustainable number of marginalized individuals who live in the community (and more outside the physical community) by engaging them in programs of social agriculture (or care farming), creative self-expression through the arts, micro-enterprises in the arts, urban farming and marketing, and the hospitality aspects of operating a retreat center that provides residencies to artists and activists who come to develop their work in collaboration with a person who has a psychiatric label or is disenfranchised from society though such label. The artists' only obligation for this no cost residency is to include a mentally disturbed resident in need of community recognition and engagement in some phases of the development of their art or performance. We hope to support one another as residents seeking permanent community in comfortable safe housing areas that include some of society's most vulnerable.
From www.ic.org/directory/a-growing-playce-for-practice-in-human-community/:
Presently we have many features of an established intentional community and are working toward sustainability around growing food, raising chickens and bees, and supporting both residents and non-residents with emotional challenges to express themselves and heal through the arts. We also have a therapeutic miniature horse, and engage people in social agriculture or \"care farming,\" in which a mini-farm is used to create and maintain community with disenfranchised individuals. We hold meetings and a \"creative movement group\" in New Orleans with occasional extended retreat weekends in Bay Saint Louis designed to help us develop consensus skills, practice collaboration, identify our common values, objectives and covenants, and to establish our bylaws. We are presently four Bay Saint Louis residents and four non-residential members in New Orleans. Some of us wish to own our own homes, while others wish to remain renters; there is a plethora of housing stock either contiguous to the Bay Saint Louis properties, located in \"Old Town,\" or within short walking distance of it. We would like to acquire adjacent properties in the neighborhood. Two residents live in a self-contained house with a studio apartment in the rear for another resident, who is also the farm manager. The house next door is reserved for \"retreats\" in which artists come either in groups or individually to do their own creative work and to share it with a person with mental challenges to engage that person's in self expression. In the future, we hope for shared office space, personnel and a performance venue where micro businesses, social entrepreneurships, or cooperative businesses will emerge.\n\n\ People who live in the community must be open to inclusion of people from all races and backgrounds, and over time, they must be willing to include and offer natural support to a few individuals who have special life challenges or have been marginalized. Presently a cooperative is forming within this community among people who are using the arts and a Buddhist model for \"being present\" with people who are experiencing what is called \"psychosis\" in the medical system. The aim of the cooperative is to offer an a more compassionate form of healing or a place of sanctuary from the brutality associated with undergoing conventional \"treatment.\" At this time, this group is called \"The BeWith Community,\" and it is also the model used by artists in residence working with those who have psychological maladies. \n\n\ Objectives: We need people who can buy or rent residences so we can create a nearly contiguous pattern of properties that will make community life viable in a small urban setting. But anyone is welcome to apply who wishes to participate in building a community where a variety of micro-businesses or social entrepreneurships will emerge in urban farming, renovation and building with salvaged materials, social agriculture, holistic mental health, and the operation of a well-needed retreat center for urban artists (New Orleans artists will have first consideration), designed to host workshops in performing arts, healing retreats, InterPlay events (www.interPlay.org), and other convergences in the arts for social change. \n\n\ Social agriculture\xE2\x80\x9D (care famring) is one such entrepreneurship that will quickly grow to a business in the larger community, but a pre-vocational training program in the gardens is already in use on the community grounds to engage adults and children from the outside community in caring for plants and animals while they acquire a sense of belonging, purpose, and interdependence of all life on earth. Right now there are only four of us in the social garden space, which is used also for gatherings--for \xE2\x80\x9Cplay\xE2\x80\x9D or social purposes that build community. Social agriculture is inclusive, creative, and playful. It offers alternative activities for healing mind and body. We grow food. We grow community. We grow well. \n\n\ Come home to A Playce that creates its sustainability through interdependence, artistic expression, and commitment to belonging and purpose for everybody." primary_location_id: 22841 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Kentucky physical_city: Paint Lick mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Zephyr Creek Crossing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -84.446586 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.647814 updated_at: physical_address2: 7500 Highway 1295 physical_address1: Zephyr Creek Crossing oid: 9ca18683-0ced-4251-a5c4-e54860cda8dc mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22411 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Work together as neighbors - for the common good.
From www.ic.org/directory/zephyr-creek-crossing/:
Mission: Sustainable ecovillage
From www.ic.org/directory/aldea-506-ecovillage/:
Mission: Our Purpose, Vision, and Mission Page: https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/purpose-mission-values/
From www.ic.org/directory/one-community/:
Mission: Organic rural east Dallas TX
From www.ic.org/directory/wildflower-ecovillage/:
Mission: SoFair Farms has a modest mission; create a small eco-village living in harmony with its environment and neighbors. The 20-acre plan is well designed using permaculture principles and intelligent community land planning for small homes.
From www.ic.org/directory/sofair-farms/:
Mission: Wissahickon Village is a cohousing community in Northwest Philadelphia PA. Our goal is to create an urban home in Philadelphia woven into the surrounding neighborhood, committed to sustainable living and intentional community. We are actively exploring properties in Mt Airy.
From www.ic.org/directory/wissahickon-village-cohousing/:
Mission: Helping People Build Community
From www.ic.org/directory/earth-tribe/:
Mission: Eco Village,Artist colony, WWoofer's favorite place to visit. To be a place of harmony with all Earthlings and the planet Terra.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-metahive-project/:
Mission: eco village. multigenerational
From www.ic.org/directory/iowa-city-cohousingprairie-hill/:
Iowa City Cohousing is developing a green community of 36 units on a 7.8 acre infill site in a city of 70,000. We have broken ground, and we have architectural plans for all of our homes. The first homes are scheduled for occupancy in the fall of 2017. Our development, called Prairie Hill, is located on bus lines about a mile from the University of Iowa and downtown Iowa City. There are numerous restaurants and businesses within easy walking distance of the community. Our common house will include four apartments for sale, and the community will be a mix of single-story townhouses, two-story duplexes and fourplexes, or stacked flats, with two units up and two down. Nearly four acres of our site has been reserved for gardens and orchards where some of our food will be grown, prairie, and open space. Committed to being a diverse, inclusive, multigenerational community, we are especially interested in attracting families with school-age children. Iowa City Cohousing has been awarded grants and state tax credits to build some affordable workforce homes. We also have grants to provide down-payment assistance for a few homes for income-qualified households. Current members have skills in design, housing finance, green building, landscape architecture, mediation, marketing, electrical engineering, healing arts and more. Many of our members are or have been teachers. Living sustainably for Prairie Hill Cohousing means building LEED-certifiable homes situated to utilize solar energy, practicing permaculture land-use principles, maintaining storm water on our site, sharing resources from table saws to pet-sitting, and relying on alternative transportation. We have received grants and low-cost loans to support our on-site sustainable stormwater management practices. Iowa City ranks high in many national ratings of desirable communities, including 2nd best place to live in America, according to the 2017 Livability.com index. It has top-ranked public schools, a world-class university hospital and a VA hospital, a thriving arts and entertainment culture, and Big Ten sports. It is the only UNESCO City of Literature in the United States. The Iowa City unemployment rate is just 2.3 percent, and it remained low during the recent recession. Iowa City and the University of Iowa have silver ratings as a bicycle-friendly community and university, respectively, by the League of American Bicyclists. primary_location_id: 22865 physical_zip: "52240" - website: physical_state: Saskatchewan physical_city: Osler mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Walden Prepper Homestead Survival Farm mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -106.5361785 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 52.3674367 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Box 633 oid: de35b373-26dc-47ad-88e5-be7a537e9d3e mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22431 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Create and sustain a highly self-reliant off-grid community, composed of good, positive, friendly, compatible-enough people.
From www.ic.org/directory/walden-farm/:
I'm interested in forming a rural community in Saskatchewan. Land not yet acquired. It must be bought or leased. I want to create a quiet, natural, peaceful, safe, fairly remote, private place which emphasizes prepping and self-reliance. Chickens, farm animals, honeybees, organic gardens, greenhouses, off-grid energy, wilderness skills, hunting and gathering, pioneer practices, old time knowledge, skills and tools, modern methods and gear, etc, etc. The best of what is old and new to help us make living on the land very possible and comfortable as we like it to be. There can be no doubt that we are heading into rough times and hard times. I think the best and most sustainable living to be had will be in isolated, cooperative, rural communities with high levels of independence from the outside world and DIY ideas, skills and attitudes, as well as goods and services to sell and barter with others. But working for money is also necessary for many of us until the collapses come. Ideally, the land we acquire has woods and also clearings. Near a lake would be nice, too. I prefer mostly separate homes, cuz I like my private space as wwell as being with others, but members can do as they choose. Alternative construction methods welcome. Community named after Thoreau's book "Walden", due to themes of 1) Retreat 2) Respecting, Admiring and Learning From Nature 3) Increased Self-Reliance (Increased Self-Sufficiency) 4) Objective Analysis Of Everything 5) Introspection, Self-Discovery and Questing for Wisdom. Not a shared-income community, but the costs, work, planning and vision must of course be shared. This started out as an idea about the way I want to live and it's still that, but now it's also my idea of how we will HAVE to live, in my opinion, dues to deteriorating global economic, environmental and social conditions. Cooperative, wholesome, intelligent, joyful, creative, practical, sustainable, secure living is the goal. Sense of humour required and high tolerance of varied politics, culture, ethnicity, spiritual beliefs and practices, and of people with no politics or spiritual beliefs. I don't like being with people who all have the same few narrow ideas and can't stand diversity, but obviously we have to have enough common ground to make it work. Good if you have some rural skills already, but willingness to learn is the main thing. I grew up on a farm and still live on one. I have a fair bit of rural know-how and I study homesteading topics, collect books, etc. Potentially anyone can survive what is coming to the world if they have the right attitude and gain some good strategies. Lots of space in this region, lots and lots of land and a low population, and lots of natural beauty and natural resources. Currently, we have four distinct seasons here. (Meaning that Weather Weirding is increasingly a factor everywhere and is changing normals.) Winters are long, but can be enjoyable. There are many interesting, enjoyable, useful things to do in wintertime in this part of the world, indoors and out, but you need a good dwelling and some other things. Summers are normally nice, with up to 20 hrs of daylight. Many types of vegetables, fruit, berries and many other things grow well here. Nothing for Walden Farm has been started, so far, so discussing things is the first step towards any possibilities, plans, acquisition of land, etc. I will update this when things get rolling. primary_location_id: 22867 physical_zip: S0K 3A0 - website: physical_state: Languedoc Roussillon physical_city: Besseges mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Collectif Creatif du Castellas mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 4.0958814 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.293052 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 3, imp du castellas oid: 685bc875-fb66-4ced-9e4b-307e2c89119c mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22432 created_at: physical_country: France phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Community in village, France
From www.ic.org/directory/collectif-creatif-du-castellas/:
Mission: Build Community and Freedom and be more caring
From www.ic.org/directory/care-collective/:
Mission: Headwaters works to provide the people who live here with a nurturing community, and to provide the public with an educational, recreational, and healing program to help support sustainable livelihoods. We strive to grow a lot of our own food, live in harmony with nature, and model what a permaculture community can be.
From www.ic.org/directory/headwaters-garden-learning-center/:
Headwaters Garden and Learning Center is built around a shared ethic of land stewardship, reverence for nature, mutual support and respect, and a sustainable life. We strive to build a resilient web of relationships between our community, ourselves, nature, and spirit. We want to cultivate food, energy, and our human spirit to honor all our relations, and thereby eliminate impoverishment and exploitative relationships with Earth and humanity. Our shared work on the land, in our neighborhoods, and in our local and global community will build a healthy environment to support our children and grandchildren for many generations to come, and we aspire to make all our decisions with future generations, all beings and relations, peace, and justice in mind. We have received a permit for eight homes and one tiny house, and four of the homes are now completed and another one will begin in Summer of 2016. It is a condominium form of ownership - people buy a home site, not a lot, and build their own house. We hope to have a tiny house to rent for people who want to try life with a smaller footprint or visit the village for a short time by Summer of 2016. Camping visits are possible as well, and we have a small guest house. primary_location_id: 22870 physical_zip: "05647" - website: physical_state: Washington physical_city: Port Angeles mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Little River Tenancy in Common mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -123.530555 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 48.061887 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1996 Little River Rd. oid: 8f4edb3e-6426-42af-a011-0573f46eac4b mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22439 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Land stewardship
From www.ic.org/directory/little-river-tenancy-in-common/:
Mission: Bay View Ecovillage was established to provide a model of micro-community life in an urban environment. Living arrangements are designed to align people, planet and pocketbook by creating opportunities for individuals to build sustainable social, environmental and financial systems.
From www.ic.org/directory/bay-view-ecovillage/:
Mission: Bosque Village is an experiment in developing a human culture which can live without destroying the earth. It is a permaculture farm and a growing intentional community.
The Bosque Village is located in a safe area in the highlands of Michoacan, Mexico near Patzcuaro. We are collecting independent and responsible people who lead a healthy active lifestyle to add to our little group. We have solar panels, rain capture, composting toilets, solar ovens, solar food dehydration, food forest gardens, chickens, rabbits, an art studio, wood fired sauna etc. We build with cob, and would like to make examples of most types of eco-construction. The current options for living with us include: * Coming as a participant. Optimal candidates have skills we need, have a self-motivated working attitude, and are driven to help the Bosque system succeed. We are focused on producing videos to share our cultural experiments. All participants must apply. * Developing your compatible business here. You could use the Bosque space to do your yoga or meditation workshops. English teachers and Spanish teachers could offer their services. Leading retreats and providing guest services. Your could teach permaculture or ecobuilding courses. What vision do you have to create? * An Alternative: Become a neighbor. There are properties and houses near the Bosque which are available for rent or purchase. This area is full of interesting people and is becoming a large community of environmentally-minded folks! Foreigners can legally own land in Mexico. (Except on the coast, but we are in the highlands.) The best way to get involved is to visit the Bosque as a participant to see how you like the area, the forest, and the people.Mission: We share an intention of living a lifestyle that sustains a balance between individual and community needs and the natural ecosystem.
From www.ic.org/directory/clearwater-commons/:
Clearwater Commons is an intergenerational residential community, with participants ranging from small children to elders. We began forming in June 2006 when a group of families purchased a 7.4-acre site on North Creek, 11 miles north of the Seattle, Washington, city limits. The site includes wetlands, wooded spaces, and a salmon stream. As of March 2016 there are six completed and occupied homes, one home under construction, a common shop, shed, garden and a 300sf passive guest house.\n\n\ When complete the community will have 16 residences (a mix of two and three-bedroom town homes and single family residences) plus a common house. Six families currently reside here; one home under construction and eight home sites are available for sale.\n\n\ The physical design of the community represents our underlying values of community and low-impact development. Pedestrian walkways, community gardens, benches, shared shop, tool and storage sheds, and play spaces reflect our desire to interact with neighbors through the natural course of our days.\n\n\ The inspiration for this community grew from founding members\xE2\x80\x99 involvement in The Clearwater School, located across the street. Our shared experience with the school encourages us to allow the structures for community meetings, gatherings, and events to evolve through our daily interactions, rather than follow a preset or mandated framework.\n\n\ We take on a responsibility to act as stewards of our land\xE2\x80\x94-restoring and enhancing the natural environment, including the stream, wetlands, habitat, and wildlife. We value relationships between individuals, families, and our environment, and promote a lifestyle that will sustain these relationships. We trust each family to make decisions that are aligned with our intent of sustainability and that balance individual autonomy and community needs. We expect that the specific commitments of our community will change over time, and we wish to avoid hard and fast rules. We value communication and discussion and take the time needed to voice, discuss, and understand diverse perspectives in order to reach informed and conscious decisions." primary_location_id: 22893 physical_zip: "98012" - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Oakland mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Kingfisher Cohousing on Brookdale mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.214466 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.791633 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 3130 Brookdale Ave. oid: cb3beec6-87c3-444c-ba77-6f7f7dd2aedf mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22460 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Our mission is to create Cohousing in our Brookdale Ave property, as described in the book "Cohousing" by McCamant and Durrett, with the following characteristics: Architectural design that facilitates interaction, with a central courtyard Parking separate from homes A common house with shared facilities Member managed Shared work load Common meals This is a market-rate model, with a combination of rental apartments and condominiums for purchase with significant down payment required. We are not organized around any political or religious philosophy, only the desire to eat together, have a sense of community with good communication, and take care of our property.
From www.ic.org/directory/kingfisher-cohousing-on-brookdale/:
Mission: Cohousing in Vinderhoute (Belgium)
From www.ic.org/directory/cohousing-vinderhoute/:
We started in November 2006 and have build 18 new low energy and passive-houses. primary_location_id: 22898 physical_zip: 09921 - website: physical_state: Indiana physical_city: Indianapolis mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Available Space mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -86.1252675 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.7735492 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 423 N. Hamilton Avenue oid: 4966bc05-dac2-453d-bb31-2f0546a07d82 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22465 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Living well, resilience, ecosystem, mutual support, sustainability, appropriate technology
From www.ic.org/directory/available/:
Mission: Gainesville cohousing, an intergenerational green community.
From www.ic.org/directory/gainesville-cohousing/:
Mission: Our mission is to be a participatory community of mutual support in which all spiritual paths are respected and encouraged.
From www.ic.org/directory/elderspirit-community-at-trailview/:
ElderSpirit Community is a cohousing community for mixed income elders (55 and over) located on 3.7 acres alongside the Virginia Creeper Trail in Abingdon, Virginia. Its distinctive intentions are mutual support through the aging process and late-life spirituality. Members believe that spiritual growth is the primary work of those in the later stages of life. Agreeing that freedom of religion is fundamental, we encourage one another in the search for meaning and commitment to the spiritual path of our choice. Through face-to-face relationships, we offer and receive support, express our needs and convictions, listen carefully to each other, and strive to act responsibly, considering our good, the good of the other, and the good of the community. Thirteen of the cluster homes belong to owners; sixteen apartment homes are for renters, who must qualify as low-to-moderate income. The Common House is used for meals, meetings, entertainment and gatherings of all kinds. There are laundry facilities in the Common House. The Spirit Center is a special place for prayer, meditation, and celebrations. Each member serves on at least one committee. Monthly meetings of the Members Association are run by consensus. Visitors who are interested in our community are welcomed. To learn more, visit our website www.elderspirit.org. Retreats and workshops are available for groups who have similar goals. For more information on retreats, contact Monica Appleby at 276-698-3289 or write mappleby@elderspirit.net. Dene Peterson addresses groups and meets with individuals who want to build cohousing communities in other locations. She can be reached at denepete@bvu.net. For more information on starting elder intentional communities check the website www.elderspirit.net. primary_location_id: 22906 physical_zip: "24210" - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Fair Oaks mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Sacramento Suburban Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -121.2793116 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.6378544 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 4025 New York Avenue oid: cb74fb0f-4315-4339-8ca8-fc79c3b9af9f mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22472 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: We\xE2\x80\x99re an intergeneratonal cohousing community actively looking for others who share our vision to join us!
From www.ic.org/directory/sacramento-suburban-cohousing/:
We are building Fair Oaks EcoHousing, a neighborhood of 30 families in Fair Oaks, eighteen miles east of Sacramento, California. We started construction in December 2017. The homes will be completed in Spring 2019.\n\n\ Our vision is for an inclusive, earth-friendly community that fosters supportive relationships based on respect, cooperation, and fun. We have purchased 3.7 acres of land in Fair Oaks. The site is close to the American River Parkway, Fair Oaks Village, Sacramento Waldorf School, Rudolf Steiner College, and Bannister Park. We are working with award-winning architect Chuck Durrett of McCamant & Durrett Architects and development consultant Katie McCamant of CoHousing Solutions. \n\n\ For more information, please visit our website at www.FairOaksEcoHousing.org.and/or contact Marty Maskall by email or phone. We'd love to have you on board!" primary_location_id: 22908 physical_zip: "95628" - website: physical_state: Missouri physical_city: Squires mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Oran Mor Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -92.626445 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 36.814669 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 32f2ac13-2c75-4155-a580-a06be633e49d mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22473 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We live harmoniously with the land, loving and respecting all its inhabitants.
From www.ic.org/directory/oran-mor/:
Currently Seeking: Interns and Apprentices with knowledge of Natural Building and Permaculture or a willingness to learn! We are a small egalitarian community and organic farm established in June of 2003 and situated on 113 acres in the hills of Ozark County, MO. The terrain is rocky with several creeks and we enjoy four distinctly, beautiful seasons. We raise dairy goats, rabbits, egg chickens & ducks, geese, guineas, dogs n cats, and lots of vegetables using local organic inputs and no-till design. We grow extensive herb gardens and fruit trees. We work to put the principles of Permaculture into daily practice, using clean energy resources and recycling our waste as best we can. We are striving to minimize our reliance on fossil fuels and electricity as much as possible. Our commitment to living simply translates to many lifestyle choices here. Our main communal building runs on solar power and has few ammenities. We have a trailer connected to the grid that powers the rest of the farm. We do all of our cooking on woodfires year round, which means cooking in our outdoor kitchen in the warmer months. Our laundry is done by hand and dried on clothes lines. Our dishes are done by hand using rain water heated on our woodfire. Our shower water is also heated on the woodstove. These are some central differences to what most folks are used to. It is a commitment of time and effort, and we feel it is rewarding and pays off. We love life and we have fun with our commitments. We offer a wide range of skilled and unskilled work experiences in gardening, cooking, canning, fermentation, sustainable construction, milking, cheesemaking, forestry, salvage, maintenance, and more. We have an ongoing need for alternative, ecologically aware construction, organic permaculture style gardening, home and land improvement, and hard workers with thoughtful conversations. Length of stay is entirely negotiable. We are accepting new members. Meals are communal. WWOOFers will be expected to attend daily priority meetings and to take an active part in chores and projects. Opportunities are available year 'round. Very limited transportation is available. Children and pets are welcome with prior approval. Alcohol is enjoyed occasionally. Some of us smoke. Please read our website for more info - www.oranmorcommunity.org primary_location_id: 22909 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Fresno mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Fresno Cohousing (a.k.a. La Querencia) mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -119.736749 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 36.8454968 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 2658 East Alluvial Ave. oid: 94b20d99-5650-4158-8a55-4dd17c165f25 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22475 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: an intergenerational community
From www.ic.org/directory/fresno-cohousing-a-k-a-la-querencia/:
Mission: sustainable, affordable, caring about one another
From www.ic.org/directory/ashland-cohousing-community/:
Mission: cohousing
From www.ic.org/directory/mosaic-commons/:
Mission: Emerald Earth Sanctuary supports a resident community that cares for this land and holds it as sanctuary for education and cultural transformation.
From www.ic.org/directory/emerald-earth/:
Mission: Simply Living, Interdependently.
From www.ic.org/directory/dancing-bones/:
Dancing Bones is located in the Baker River Valley and the entrance to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The Connecticut River is a 20 minute drive and the Appalachian Trail is 1.4 miles from the end of our driveway. There are many other ponds, streams, lakes, hiking trails, rock climbing and camping opportunities close at hand, to say nothing of the wintertime activities. The nearest gas station is ten minutes away and the nearest major shopping destinations are 30+ minutes away. The community is situated hillside, amongst 40 acres of deciduous forest. A 16x32 cabin functions as our community building with shared kitchen, shower and laundry. For overnight visitors, we have indoor, four season accommodations available. Peppered throughout are a handful of residential cabins. Each cabin is given a name that reflects the character of the person/people who originally built it or the function it serves. All residences and public privies use a humanure composting toilet system. The land is held in a community trust. The trust is made of nine members, three from Dancing Bones and six from the greater community. The trust leases the land to Dancing Bones residents. All residential decisions are made using consensus. We are ever striving to increase the interdependence of community relationships. Participants are emotionally, economically, ecologically and/or morally reliant on and responsible to each other. While the residents of Dancing Bones are diverse, there are common values and interests we share. These values include deliberate decision making and action, personal responsibility and social inclusion and involvement. As a result, our interests tend towards unschooling, attachment parenting, alternative technologies and construction, non-mainstream diet and hygiene, temperament theory, voluntary simplicity and an appreciation for the undomesticated aspects of life. Once a week, we have a shared meal following our business meeting, both open to all visitors. We are *always* seeking new community members. We're looking for adaptable, committed, hearty folks who respect the consensus process and seek interdependence. primary_location_id: 22918 physical_zip: 03282 - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Chico mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Valley Oaks Village mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -121.8334868 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.703129 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1950 Wild Oak Lane oid: d9ab6795-926e-42b1-a672-b4b96a051b46 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22485 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Mixed Age Community Living
From www.ic.org/directory/valley-oaks-village/:
Mission: Intentional neighborhood organizing effort
From www.ic.org/directory/homewood-cohousing/:
Mission: Organic Garden
From www.ic.org/directory/east-lake-commons-cohousing/:
Mission: Harmony with people and Nature
From www.ic.org/directory/heartwood-cohousing/:
Mission: Urban Cohousing Community
From www.ic.org/directory/cornerstone-village-cohousing/:
Mission: To demonstrate and develop skills in community and ecological living
From www.ic.org/directory/milagro-cohousing/:
Mission: We, the members of Trillium Hollow Cohousing Neighborhood, commit ourselves to the creation and maintenance of a supportive, enriching, and purposeful community that fosters the spiritual connection among ourselves, others, and the earth through simplicity, cooperation and service.
From www.ic.org/directory/trillium-hollow/:
We are a suburban cohousing community nested in 3.6 acres of lush, forested wildlife setting, with a creek and evergreen firs. Trillium Hollow is located minutes from downtown Portland, within walking and biking distance of mass transit, parks, schools (Beaverton school district), shops, and medical facilities. Our community includes 28 self-sufficient apartments (studios, one-, two-, three-, or four-bedroom units) with one stand-alone unit, all 29 owned as condominiums. Our common facilities including a 3,600-sq-ft Common House with three guest rooms and generous dining/meeting spaces; indoor and outdoor play areas for children; a workshop; hot tub; 24/7 internet; community laundry facilities; native-plant landscaping; and organic community garden. Our shared community life at Trillium is active: Members gather frequently for meals, work parties, celebrations, and social activities. Our regular celebrations include Winter Solstice, Talent/No Talent Show, Founders' Day, summer bash and Halloween. We are a caring, supportive, consensus-based community, seeking to live lightly on the land, working cooperatively with our surrounding neighbors, valuing participation in our community, and living simply. Our vision is to create and live in a community that fosters harmony with each other, the larger community, and nature. primary_location_id: 22929 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Colorado physical_city: Lafayette (near Boulder) mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Nyland mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -105.151154 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.995866 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 3525 Nyland Way oid: d6a2ad93-5d39-46cb-91eb-95a8d4cb9ca5 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22501 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Our Vision: Nyland builds and celebrates conscious community. We honor connectedness, sustainability, integrity, participation, creativity, and the sacred. We empower individuals to manifest their dreams to benefit themselves, Nyland and the greater community, with respect for our agreements and differences.
From www.ic.org/directory/nyland/:
Mission: Increased Happiness, Increased awareness , Stress Release, Good Non-GMO Organic Food,
From www.ic.org/directory/maharishi-peace-palace-fairfield-iowa/:
Mission: Committed neighbors seeking balance\n\n\ Our intergenerational community will form on the six cohousing principles: (1) Participatory Process, (2) Neighborhood Design, (3) Common Facilities, (4) Resident Management, (5) Non-hierarchical structure and decision-making, and (6) No shared community economy
From www.ic.org/directory/marincohousing/:
Marincoho.com\n\n\ About Us\xE2\x80\xA6\n\n\ Design workshops kick off Febrary 2018! First...Site Programming. We're here, at last.\n\n\ Novato Cohousing Now is a core group, ten households of active adults and families, has been meeting regularly to make sustainable, intergenerational cohousing a reality in Marin.\n\n\ We've learned a great deal about site availability and cost models, and have teamed with CoHousing Solutions to move forward. We have our target site and kicked off our credibility phase with a Getting It Built Workshop on March 12 & 13, 2016. \n\n\ Early Beginnings\xE2\x80\xA6\n\n\ John Caye and Judy Slater are project co-founders. They met on the last day of the National Cohousing Conference in Durham in May 2015. They discovered they lived three blocks from each other and were eyeing the same property. Ever since then, they've met regularly to dream, scheme and plan the perfect cohousing community for Marin, gathering additional committed members along the way.\n\n\ Cohousing development dovetails nicely into both their ambitions. John is a graduate of the Katie McCamant's 500 Communities Program launched by CoHousing Solutions, and Judy is fulfilling her Leader Quest through her Coaches Training Institute's Leadership Program.\n\n\ Judy made a list of all the qualities she wanted in a co-leader and John had them all (and still wants to know what they are!). John calls Judy his instigator and together, he plans and manages the site and financial aspects of the project while she works to promote cohousing to local government officials, coordinate the social dynamics of group building and keep the project moving forward." primary_location_id: 22950 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: North Carolina physical_city: Asheville mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Forming, need founders mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -82.551487 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.595058 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: none yet oid: 9a31004b-3055-4514-99ff-f5cd9116ef99 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22515 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: ~We are a diverse group of families, partners and individuals of all ages who are united in our commitment to live a more sustainable, self-sufficient and wholistic lifestyle. We apply this commitment to our environment, society, economy, and all other relationships.[1]\n\n\ ~We strive to reflect this in our bodies, minds and spirits by living together through Mutual Aid and employing permaculture principles[2] as we balance our shared communal land, amenities and facilities with our individually owned parcels.[3]\n\n\ ~While focusing on education, we endeavor to become a productive, successful example, of living in harmony with ourselves, our fellow humans and our Earth Mother.~
From www.ic.org/directory/forming-need-founders/:
**We're looking for a few one-of-a-kind, super founders, very specific folks. Someone with extreme drive, laser like focus, unstoppable determination, magical vision and awesome organizational skills. Folks with precise communication, intense skills, serious resources, and/or finances. I can't stress this enough...We are extremely picky right now (the very beginning) but later will be much more open and accepting once we have created the container to do so... If after you read through this material and you feel like you are the 1 in 1,000,000 who we need on our team right now at this stage, please write us telling us why you think you might be that person......\n\n\ Our community is forming, although some of our information is written in present tense. Please keep in mind- there is no land and no infrastructure yet! \n\n\ This is the original visioning document. It is simply a summary of what we hope and dream our community to look like in the nearest possible future. It's our goal. The actual details and systems are laid out in other documents.\n\n\ Return of the Tribes-\n\n\ Sometimes when I close my eyes, I'm taken to another place, another time. I'm writing this down once more as a map of my journey. This is a place of Peace and Joy, a time of Love and Happiness. Here there is an abundance of Life, fields of green and amber flourishing with grain, fruit and vegetables. Healthy, vibrant forests wrap around a beautiful, clean river valley. The scents of wildflowers and fragrant herbs bathe the senses. The sounds of children\xE2\x80\x99s\xE2\x80\x99 laughter and people singing and drumming as they tend the fields carry on the wind. As you come closer, as if drawn in by magnetic attraction, you see cabins, cottages, greenhouses and earthshelters dotting the countryside, encircling the fields and pastures. People smile warmly, welcoming you home. This is Tribe, this is Community, this is The Garden- our true home, where we belong.\n\n\ As you wander down a small road, winding its way past family dwellings and farm buildings, there stand wind turbines, a wood gasifier and solar panels harnessing natural energy in a natural way. Everywhere can be seen people happily going about the day. You see the Building Crew, creating a new home for one of the families off to the East. Over there you notice a group of children leading their teacher on a class excursion tracing the edge of the forest, tracking animals and exploring plants. Ahead you see the Permaculture Crew planting seeds for the future and a group tending to the various farm animals. There are children everywhere as the road winds closer to the community's center. The children here attend a school taught by various community people for a few hours a day. Another lesson is spent visiting the different crews in their daily rounds, whether it be the Food prep.Crew, the Farm Animals Crew or another. This way each child gets real-life exposure and interaction with every part of life, as well as plenty of time to play and explore.\n\n\ Continuing down the road following the smells of fresh-baked bread and cooking food, you approach a large dome shaped building, looking as if it is pulsing with Life; and it is. This is the Community Lodge, housing the Central Fire. Here, meals are served each day, prepared by the Food Prep Crew in the adjacent community kitchen. This is also a gathering place for meetings, ceremonies and entertainment. Elders tell stories, music is performed and children act out plays. By celebrating the many facets of Wholistic Tribal Living, the people hold this place dear to their hearts.\n\n\ The people are truly happy here because they live the way humans were created and evolved to live. Conflicts are resolved peaceably by a dynamic communication the people here strive for. Everyone chooses their own type of service to the community, according to their skills and talents. Some are teachers, some are healers. Some work the fields or the kitchen. Some are builders, artists or craftsmen. All are needed integrally and equally. Many tools and crafts are produced in the community- boots and footwear, felt hats and gloves, rustic furniture, pottery, clothing, hand tools, the list goes on. These items are then distributed throughout the community to whoever has need of them. Any surplus is traded with the sister communities for things they produce-food items, tools or specialties.\n\n\ Since each community is \"self-sufficient\"(but actually co-dependant upon sister tribes) they produce all the whole, natural foods necessary to support the community. Permaculture principles are employed to organically grow vegetables, sprouts, grains, nuts, fruit, meat, fish, eggs, milk, yogurt, cheese, honey, herbs, etc. The storehouses are full and excess is used to barter.\n\n\ Walking down a small trail weaving through the woods, you come upon a serene lake. Nestled in on its shore is a beautifully landscaped building, blending naturally in harmony with the surroundings. This is the Healing Center. Many forms of healing are practiced here, from various types of massage and acupuncture to herbals and emergency medicine. Community people are treated freely by community people, since each contribute to the Whole Tribe. Each has their own skill or passion to offer the Whole. Everyone is fed good whole healthy food, everyone is educated well, everyone is healed, and everyone is both benefited and benefits others. We are one. Also, each Community Tribe specializes in certain areas of skill or knowledge, and therefore functions as a learning center, a living university of sorts. People are free to travel back and forth between sister Communities, seeking out new learning and teaching experiences.\n\n\ You may wonder how order is maintained and who makes the decisions. The people themselves make the decisions through the respective councils. For example, the Permaculture/Aquaponic Crew decides when, where, and how to plant, tend and harvest the fields and greenhouses. The Education Council organizes the schooling of the children. The people who make up these councils and crews are composed of anyone who feels drawn to them. These and other crews work together closely with the Council of Elders, the main facilitating body. These elders are exemplary people in the community, noted for their wisdom and ability to put the good of the whole above their own. They guide the tribe to come to decisions on all pertinent issues. In this way order is maintained and each voice is respected and honored.\n\n\ Because actual goods and services are produced here, money is (eventually becomes) meaningless in this barter system. An extensive trade network exists between the sister communities with outreach busses navigating back and forth, on a constant circuit, picking up and discharging people and trading goods while teaching classes and workshops across the country. There are many community outreach services provided to include the searching public in the nearby big cities- a community run natural cafe, community store offering the many crafts and products made by the tribe and a school offering many classes and workshops. At this community, there are provisions for guests and visitors to stay and a trial period for longer. Reaching out rather than isolation is our goal, living by example and lending a helping hand to the masses.\n\n\ All the people here know that it is not enough to just have a \"spiritual\" community; brothers and sisters just a meditation or a phone call away. Rather, True Community, Wholistic Community must exist on all levels equally, INCLUDING THE PHYSICAL!!! The physical aspects of Wholistic Community are all about living cooperatively and in harmony with children, young people, adults and Elders. They also include taking part in and understanding all of the processes that support physical life and health! Some of the more critical examples are:\n\ Planting, tending, harvesting and preparing living, growing plants.\n\n\ Preparing, storing and cooking naturally organic, whole & healthy foods.\n\n\ Building naturally energy efficient homes.\n\n\ Harnessing Naturally pure energy in a natural way.\n\n\ Birthing, raising, lovingly caring for food animals.\n\n\ Caretaking the Earth while gathering and harvesting needed materials.\n\n\ Hunting, fishing and wild crafting/gathering when necessary, in a balanced,sacred manner, as has sustained all natural tribal cultures close to the Earth Mother for eons.\n\n\ The list goes on. Without these interactive processes, true community cannot exist in its fullest state of teaching life's most important lessons and passing them on to the next generation. True community is WHOLISTIC and has many integral support systems that are inextricably bound together, mimicking the balance of Nature. As in Nature, take one piece away, and the Whole eventually collapses. The people here know this, they live it, the people here remember what life is really about." primary_location_id: 22951 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: "Nieder\xC3\xB6sterreich" physical_city: Pleissing mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: perma Nomadbase north lower Austria (osterreich mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 15.844348 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 48.806593 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Pleissing oid: 299f35ff-9839-4e29-841f-5598303ed95b mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22518 created_at: physical_country: Austria phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: looking for you, to live together. with 2-4 people or more people. For the New-Eco-spot near Hardegg, habinger house. small- Nomad base-forming-from spring next may/june 2016 Ghandi said, why get you food (and the rest of your stuff you need from far, while we can make it our self ! SWADESHI dana (economy) society - Dharma, and NAMASTE The 2Gether team, Learning by doing (exploring sharing is giving live without (less) money, more 2gether (self) sustainable/sufficient off the grid
From www.ic.org/directory/a-new-habinger/:
What do we just have just almost all in common, our desire to live in Austria. And share perhaps the wish to live in north europe summers and winters south. In order to set up -and live, life, work in- an ecological village together. there are convergences we organise in holland and (austria in the future) We are looking to start with 1-2 extra persons, next summer in austria. for the south europe part (winters) We are still in the initial phase and think that at this point it is essential that the group expands. 3-6 are enough first to set up an ecological community (and later perhaps it could be in a network a ecovillage. working together with surrounding projects. For this we are making a tour in february 2016 around 5-10 (nomad) bases in north and central portugal Join us, the greater the chance will be that our dreams will come true! we are a group of all ages ! all with the wish, to live together, in the nature more. ! Communication is very importanted ! Do you know somebody, who have these ideas, or dreams as well ? Ecological (permaculture / ((bushcraft living off the land) We dont want to live disconnected from the rest of the world Try to be so sustainable as possible, 7-10 hours working together in a week. primary_location_id: 22954 physical_zip: 02083 - website: physical_state: Mpumalanga physical_city: Elukwatini mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Umphakatsi Peace Eco-Village South Africa mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 30.483397 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -26.74561 updated_at: physical_address2: P O Box 1997 physical_address1: Steynsdorp No. 2 Village oid: 9bb73e60-9fd9-4186-93f2-b9f3361b649f mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22521 created_at: physical_country: South Africa phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Umphakatsi Peace Ecovillage is looking for volunteers to participate on projects around community sustainable development on job creation, permaculture, indigenous knowledge systems, renewable energy, training on conflict resolution and alternative dispute resolution. Umphakatsi Peace Ecovillage promotes gender diversity, equity and equality for all. If you are interested in participating in our projects contact Didier Estressangle on 072 1725085 or email didierentressangle@vodamail.co.za
From www.ic.org/directory/umphakatsi-peace-eco-village-south-africa/:
Umphakatsi Peace Ecovillage is looking for volunteers to participate on projects around community sustainable development on job creation, permaculture, indigenous knowledge systems, renewable energy, training on conflict resolution and alternative dispute resolution. Umphakatsi Peace Ecovillage promotes gender diversity, equity and equality for all. If you are interested in participating in our projects contact Didier Estressangle on 072 1725085 or email didierentressangle@vodamail.co.za primary_location_id: 22957 physical_zip: 01192 - website: physical_state: Montana physical_city: Helena, Montana mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Freedom Farm mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -112.251964 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 46.668776 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 7517 Skelly Gulch Rd oid: 62ecb7d5-968f-4d67-9a73-aef5885b7b9b mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22522 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Our main focus is harmony, unity and self-reliance. A place of Peace and Tranquility. We are Spiritual but Not religious. Please indicate how you are willing to contribute to ZION.
From www.ic.org/directory/thefuturenow/:
I have decided to change the dynamic of the community. I have 40 acres in Helena, Montana I am seeking 5-10 people who can contribute $25K-$50K to the development of the property. This would be for creating dome housing, planting fruit tree orchards and a greenhouse and more. The funding received will get you a spot on the land, fresh clean water, fruit in season and all the other amenities. The land is mostly raw so this would get you in on ground level and you would be a part of the initial creative process. Please feel free to call me 406-949-0231 Jeremiah primary_location_id: 22958 physical_zip: "59602" - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Nevada City mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: INGENIUM Expressive Arts Village mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -121.005191 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.232787 updated_at: physical_address2: Visits encouraged during our monthly tour. physical_address1: 12102 Red Gate Road oid: 676b65d7-7854-4ef3-b7d2-1b31947e7e16 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22525 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Ingenium is a co-housing inspired village where expressive artists share their talents and passions, and inspire each other to cultivate their healthiest, most creative selves.
From www.ic.org/directory/ingenium-expressive-arts-village/:
Ingenium is a small-scale cohousing inspired community, supporting eight+ expressive artists and their families. We are located on 48 private, wooded and very beautiful acres, just two miles from downtown Nevada City, California. We have several residence cabins, a common house with shared facilities & gathering space, a large garden, hiking trails, swimming pond, and an art & workshop space. There are also future plans for an indoor spa/hot-tub sanctuary, a carport housing a solar electric system, and additional living structures. We are open to creative souls of many types: writers, musicians, photographers, filmmakers, dancers, painters, sculptors, potters, thespians, craftspeople, even organic garden designers, alternative builders . . . people who have one or more creative passions that they generally practice on a regular basis. We have the common goal of cultivating personal growth and vitality through healthy and clean living which would include cooperative communication and decision making, an absence of substance or media dependence, aesthetic individual and group environments, and holding a compassionate and supportive mindset. Our intention is to form into a close, yet individually autonomous group - developing common grounds, a common house with shared facilities, shared studio and workshop spaces, special gatherings and collective projects; combined with individual housing, independent personal economics, independent spiritual persuasions and the like. We consciously acknowledge the creative process as a vehicle towards enhanced sapience, specifically the development of heightened perception, sensitivity, intuition, insight and innovation. We recognize that inspiration derived from practicing the expressive arts promotes deepened interpersonal commonalities as well as physical, mental and emotional health. Our primary goal is to both model and practice a lifestyle where fostering our personal creative spirit, especially in the context of an on-site, supportive, like-minded group, encourages growth in our natural aptitude, social connection and holistic well-being. Along with several residential cabins opening late fall 2018, we currently have an opening for a caretaker. Caretaker duties would include maintenance of structures (handy-man tasks), landscaping, trail work, house cleaning and ongoing land and building security checks. Some tasks might also include some pond work, garden work, and care of livestock. Rent for the private caretaker's cabin can be compensated by 8+ hours work per week for someone with professional skill & seasoned experience; or 12+ hours for a semi-skilled worker. The Caretaker would contribute $200 per month to the Community Fund (ask about how to receive 50% discount!), and they would contribute to common utilities and cover personal utilities for their dwelling. All prospective and current members participate in "Compassionate Communication" training sessions, and are aligned with the Ingenium vision as outlined in the "Knowing More About Our Vision" page on our website, http://www.expressiveartsvillage.com/more-about-our-vision primary_location_id: 22961 physical_zip: "95959" - website: physical_state: Puntarenas Province physical_city: golfito mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Peace Trail International mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -83.319978 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 8.711504 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Rio Esquinas oid: 70b96ae5-f866-4a06-82e5-9037638ec7d0 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22526 created_at: physical_country: Costa Rica phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Logos Academy Inc is a non-profit school with a vision to prepare future generations for world-wide economic, climatic and social change. Through education and community service we equip people of all ages with the skills necessary to provide for themselves and others both food and water security and alternatives to transportation and fuel use. We stress the use of appropriate technologies, a love for the earth, sustainability, and a community spirit. \n\ Logos is the educational arm for Peace Trail International an organization dedicated to set people free from a failing world-wide economic system by re-connecting them to the earth and each other. Peace trail's main focus is to establish Aldeas (settlements or outposts in Spanish) which are sustainable, food producing community portals created by an army of talented and loving volunteers.
From www.ic.org/directory/peace-trail-international/:
-Costa Rica-\n\n\ Beaches\n\ Piedras Blancas Preserve\n\ Food and Water Secuirty\n\ 500 acres of off-the-grid paradise located at the foot of the Piedras Blancas Rainforest Preserve in the Southern Pacific region of Costa Rica. We are a farming community and all residents are \xE2\x80\x9Cshareholders\xE2\x80\x9D in a working farm managed by a non-profit university teaching Sustainable Science. With a goal of food and water security, minimalist living, and international cross cultural experience Huella Pequena (\xE2\x80\x9CSmall Footprint\xE2\x80\x9D pronounced HooWAYya PayKAYnya in Spanish) offers a low-cost, affordable, Earth-friendly alternative to the typical Gringo Western-copy of the dead-end housing development. \n\n\ Primary Rainforest\n\ The Costa Rican government has bought up all the land in and around the Piedras Blancas National Park in order to protect forever the Rainforest from development and we have one of the few private properties left in the entire region. Surrounding approximately 125 of farmland is our 375 acres of Primary forest, meaning it consists of never-have-been cut forest filled with Jaguars, White faced monkeys, Howler monkeys, Toucans, Amazon parrots and a host of other tropical birds and mammals, super rare!\n\n\ Rio Esquinas River\n\ The property fronts the Rio Esquinas river, a clean fresh water river that flows from the highlands of the Piedras Blancas preserve and we also have beaches on the Golfo Dulce which National Geographic says is a worldwide phenomena of incredibly deep waters famous for fishing and a only short boat ride from the historic French Banana town of Golfito and the other amazing national parks like Corcovado. see this link https://www.google.com/maps/@8.7139355,-83.3191136,2459m/data=!3m1!1e3" primary_location_id: 22962 physical_zip: "06000" - website: physical_state: Virginia physical_city: Crozet mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Emerson Commons Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -78.683953 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.071981 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1317 Parkview Dr oid: 1951bb21-d475-4664-ad39-80ddd2aed9a9 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22531 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: Emerson Commons cohousing plans to create a diverse, welcoming community that lives in harmony with one another and with the earth.
From www.ic.org/directory/sheeflee-cohousing/:
Emerson Commons is a cohousing project based in Crozet, VA, a small town near Charlottesville. The property is already zoned specifically for cohousing and an 1870s farmhouse with attached log cabin will serve as the common house. The property has 6.3 acres and a pool. primary_location_id: 22967 physical_zip: "22932" - website: physical_state: South Australia physical_city: Unley BC mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Alliance of Intentional Communities Australia (AICA) mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 138.6067054 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -34.9509537 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: PO Box 576 oid: 64f0d622-42f9-42ba-8355-77477e6f5202 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22532 created_at: physical_country: Australia phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: About\n\ Grwoing Sustainable Communities of the Future, Today\n\ Description\n\ AICA aims to:\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Foster an organisation dedicated to healthy and sustainable relationships between people and the Earth based on love and reverence for all life.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Provide individuals and businesses with the education, knowledge and skills to establish successful, workable, long term intentional communities.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Encourage investment groups to help fund Intentional Communities\xE2\x80\x99 projects, establish communities and research and development of appropriate technologies.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Assist current Intentional Communities in their plans for ongoing improvement and long term sustainability.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Promote the lessons of successful Intentional Communities to each other and the general population.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Help build fairer and more resilient local economies.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Assist in resolving the poverty and homelessness crisis experienced in our communities.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Encourage and invest in enterprises that support and build environmentally sustainable and resilient communities.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Assist in creating a shift in cultural thinking of communities towards a life style that leads to satisfying human needs through harmony and balance with all of creation.
From www.ic.org/directory/icadelaide/:
About:\n\ The Alliance of Intentional Communities Australia (AICA) is an independent, not-for-profit association established to bring together and assist individuals and groups in their pursuit of developing fulfilling, sustainable lives within and supported by the wider community.\n\ We believe this vision can be achieved through intentional communities (IC) which accept that all living things are connected. These IC co-create healthy environments, practicing the values of caring, respecting, cooperation, taking responsibility and encouraging the highest human potential. They are examples of how we can contribute to improving the health of our world.\n\ Description\n\ Our aim is to share information on successful intentional communities and explore alternatives to find more harmonious ways in satisfying human needs through achieving a balance between the physical, spiritual and the environment. To foster existing and create built environments which provides for our basic needs such as food and shared resources in a way that enhances the health and well-being of the natural environment and the community through an optimised work-life balance. We aim to enhance existing and co-create much needed spaces within the metropolitan area that will contribute towards enhancing energy for ourselves, others and the planet.\n\ - AICA will be supporting communities that aims to live in balance with our planet.\n\ Our non for profit group consists of those who are passionate, motivated, ready and have the expertise and connections to participate in the visioning, planning, building and celebration of these communities.\n\ As a group we will consciously support the creation and manifesting of preferred lifestyles based on satisfying our human needs in a manner that reflects our responsibilities as stewardship partners with all of creation on this planet.\n\ We welcome those who share these beliefs and feel that they would like to get actively involved in the projects that are forming in Adelaide and surrounding area.\n\ Join our page for project updates, upcoming meet-ups and future workshops and contact us on how to get involved.\n\ Website: WORK IN PROGRESS" primary_location_id: 22968 physical_zip: "05061" - website: physical_state: Queensland physical_city: Gin Gin mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Noldorath Forest Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 151.95 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -24.990833 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 2f9769c2-1153-467a-83c9-398e84d97f1d mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22537 created_at: physical_country: Australia phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Live and work in Nature, in harmony with Nature and each other. Personal responsibility.
From www.ic.org/directory/noldorath-forest-community/:
Intro. I am willing to share my 20 ha of old growth forested land with others like minded. People who wish to live and work in native forest, to work with Nature (no poisons, no bulldozing), to work to make this forest a delightful and supportive place for people live in, to build a sense of community, and to cultivate a spiritual practice supportive of these important things.\n\ My community proposal is for people without capital to buy and develop land.\n\n\ Accommodation. Live outdoors, in the forest, using tarp roofs (details under \xE2\x80\x9CHousing\xE2\x80\x9D)\n\n\ Principles : No drugs no alcohol. Keep the forest unburnt. This means : RAKE and maintain the perimeter firebreak and no unsafe fires. Develop the organic vegie garden and orchard. Share costs like \xE2\x80\x93 land rates, diesel to shops, tools, phone and internet. \n\n\ Aspirations : cultivate good relationships with others, relying partly on sharing spiritual and healing practices. Meet to share music, meditation, healthy shared meals, therapeutic massage, Tai Chi, perhaps even co-counselling.\n\n\ Spiritual Practice. Learn forest meditation to reconnect with the Ancient Mother, cultivate contentment, appreciation and joyfulness, and cultivate Presence and Being as Eckhart Tolle uses these words. Work with Presence and without rush. Practice \xE2\x80\x9Cmindfulness\xE2\x80\x9D in the Buddhist sense. Integrate spiritual practice with healing. Study spiritual writings relevant to these objectives. Campfires at night instead of electronic screen entertainment.\n\n\ More details on http://noldorathforestcomm.weebly.com" primary_location_id: 22973 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Connecticut physical_city: Norwich mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Healing Hearts Sufi Dargah mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -72.0751954 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 41.5137995 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 285 Laurel Hill Ave oid: 009cb60b-a019-4617-8185-fad24107e599 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22538 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: To reach to your true heavenly self and live a life conducive with the real purpose of our creation.
From www.ic.org/directory/healing-hearts-sufi-dargah/:
A Sufi Dargah is a clean place to reach to your Divine station, your true heavenly self. The Dargah currently consists of a prayer room/mosque practitioner room for massage and alternative healing therapies, two attached houses that will soon be offered as temporary quarters for short term visitors/travelers and many properties around the Dargah that can be rented or purchased. primary_location_id: 22974 physical_zip: "06360" - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Oakland mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Phoenix Commons mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.235463 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.772336 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 340 29th Avenue oid: 1e993a75-f017-4ba0-88b2-7acc590ebbdf mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22542 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Independence Through Interdependence: Phoenix Commons is designed to maximize its members' health, happiness, autonomy and interconnectedness as they age in a supportive and caring environment.
From www.ic.org/directory/phoenix-commons/:
Phoenix Commons is a cohousing community for active adults aged 55 and above located in Oakland\xE2\x80\x99s Jingletown neighborhood along the estuary at the foot of the Park Street Bridge to Alameda. Open for residence since March, 2016, in 41 units built with universal design principles, Phoenix Commons was the vision for aging well in community of Chris Zimmerman and Lauren Zimmerman Cook, co-founders of Elder Village Development.\n\n\ We the members of this intentional community are learning on the job the principles of participation, collaboration and consensus decision-making while working together and through committees to address community needs and concerns in such areas as wellness promotion, facility and common space management, finance, governance, landscaping, social and community engagement, and twice-weekly common meals.\n\n\ Our members come from a wide variety of backgrounds and geographies, contributing their skills and talents to create a dynamic and socially engaged community. They have various reasons for choosing to live here, in community with others, as we age in place together. Many of our members still work full-time while others are active in a variety of recreational, cultural social, civic and political advocacy activities. All are committed to building and sustaining our community and the social connectedness that has been associated with health and well-being in older adulthood." primary_location_id: 22978 physical_zip: "94601" - website: physical_state: Washington physical_city: Port Townsend mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Quimper Village mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.7604471 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 48.1170387 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 3105 Sage Lane oid: f8832acf-fed1-45ab-a1da-4017451cb8ea mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22543 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Quimper Village will be a condominium cohousing community designed specifically for 55+ adults. Our Vision Statement We are a group of couples and individuals planning a co-housing development that addresses our needs for living and aging successfully in community while enriching our private lives. As we move along this path, we are endeavoring to maintain respect and consideration for one another, understanding that building community is a fluid, evolving process to which each of us contributes. We look forward to many discoveries and course corrections, and plan to do this with healthy consensus, growing grace and good humor.
From www.ic.org/directory/quimper-village/:
A senior cohousing condominium development - for ages 55+; We will built as greenly as we could afford. We are 28 homes, a Common House, artist studio, woodworking shop and gardening facilities. Our land was purchased in 2014; our contractor was hired in February 2016. We began living together in October 2017. primary_location_id: 22979 physical_zip: "98368" - website: physical_state: Puntarenas physical_city: Ojochal mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Rawtreat mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -83.637087 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 9.126504 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: South Pacific Coast oid: 81444488-cae6-409b-b739-d929078ba269 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22554 created_at: physical_country: Costa Rica phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Our community focouses on living in harmony with natures laws, eating raw foods. In addition we also focus on natural learning for our kids and adults, teaching them that true happiness is achivied by being close to nature, not in artificial things like drugs and material things.
From www.ic.org/directory/rawtreat/:
Rawtreat is our poject name! We are planting many fruit trees and veggies to become self-sufficient... and many of our trees have already started giving us fruit! Our farm has some children of different ages living in it and we would love to have more families so we can homeschool together. Our diet consists of 100% rawfoods and we are very passionate about healthy, simple living... We often have potlocks and work together on the different projects. Our farm is truly spectacular place with pristine air and water.. We are already completly off the grid in water and energy! We began working the land and planting fruit trees 13 years ago, but until last year our core group of community members joined! Now we are looking for other passionate individuals and families who want to share our passion to become self-suffient!! We have different accomodations from tents sites, hammocks, community house rooms, to a very nice family cabins with breathtaking ocean and mountain views!... if you are passionate about farming and living a community life please drop us an email... primary_location_id: 22990 physical_zip: Osa - website: physical_state: Massachusetts physical_city: Northampton mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Village Hill Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -72.630588 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.321488 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 38a92ae9-1c5d-4ca5-a5b8-3784b7178bac mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22555 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: VILLAGE HILL COHOUSING aspires to be a diverse, multi-generational community committed to compassionate living\xE2\x80\x94through respect, kindness, and generosity for one another, the land, and the wider community in which we live. \n\n\ Village Hill is a community committed to promoting inclusiveness and respect for all. Members welcome a diversity of cultural and religious backgrounds, race, ethnicity, national origin, family status, veteran/ military background, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, education, and abilities. The goal is for all to feel included and comfortable.
From www.ic.org/directory/village-hill-cohousing/:
VILLAGE HILL COHOUSING (VHC), has begun construction and is now accepting applications for spring 2019 household vacancies. Subsequent construction phases will continue through approximately November 2020. VHC is an inclusive, multigenerational community 28 homes located one mile from the vibrant downtown area of Northampton, Massachusetts, next to Smith College, and surrounded by wooded conservation land.\n\n\ Healthy living, personal growth, mutual support and ecologically sustainable practices \xE2\x80\x93 together with personal privacy \xE2\x80\x93 are among the major benefits Village Hill Cohousing offers.\n\n\ Walking and bike paths, plus nearby bus routes, make VHC the perfect location for eco-minded families and individuals who want to live lightly on the land in a forward-thinking larger community. The group current core members of ten households has worked with project developer Sunwood Builders and Fitch Architects to cooperatively design the community.\n\n Village Hill seeks new members who wish to lead a life centered in community involvement, ecological sustainability, and supportive friendships.\n\n\ About Village Hill Cohousing:\n\n\n\ The entire infrastructure of the Village Hill Cohousing site will be energy-efficient construction, balancing a greatly reduced ecological impact with sustainability and livability.\n\n\ Core values:\n\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Compassionate living, sustainability, community and connection\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Working towards building a diverse, multi-generational community\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Energy-efficient homes and common house\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Permaculture principles and design, including edible trees, bushes and plants\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Green space, gardens and beautiful views, surrounded by protected woodlands\n\n\ Features of VHC:\n\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Variety of unit sizes, types and prices\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 A short walk or bike ride to downtown Northampton\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Close to restaurants, entertainment, arts, music, education (hub of the \xE2\x80\x9CFive-College\xE2\x80\x9D area)\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Close to bike rail trails, hiking, snowshoe and cross-country ski trails, waterways, and many rich opportunities for outdoor activities\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Local bus line stop and rail trail spur are in the neighborhood\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Bus and Amtrak service to major cities; 45-minute drive to Bradley International Airport\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2 Centrally located in New England: about 4.0 hours to New York City, less than 2 hours to Boston\n\n\ About Northampton:\n\ A city of 30,000 people, Northampton is a unique and special blend of urban and rural, historic and contemporary, intellectual, artsy, athletic, and entrepreneurial energy. The area hosts five colleges and universities. \n\n\ For more information, visit:\n\ http://www.northampton-k12.us\n\ http://www.explorenorthampton.com\n\ http://www.visitnorthampton.net\n\ http://www.northamptonma.gov\n\n\ If our shared values of compassionate living, sustainability, and community and connection resonate with you, we look forward to speaking with you." primary_location_id: 22991 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Ulster physical_city: Arney mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Enriched Earth Ecovillage mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -7.6700504 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 54.2907505 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Arney Bridge oid: e3802fcc-4f9e-4956-9aa4-827c6d874076 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22556 created_at: physical_country: Ireland phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: To build an inspirational Educational Eco Village in Northern Ireland on the principals of sustainable living.\n\n\ To lead, demonstrate and spread environmental innovation.\n\n\ To promote community development for social change.\n\n\ To develop a practical renewal of traditional culture and heritage for the times we live in and for the times to come.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-cauldron-community/:
Enriched Earth Ecovillage is an exciting project aspiring to create a pioneering and educational Ecovillage in Northern Ireland. For residents, guests, the local community, nationally and internationally we seek to become an inspiring example of best practice in sustainable living. We are registered as a not-for-profit Community Interest Company and intend to run series of cooperatives and other social enterprises within this legal framework.\n\n\ Our Vision\n\n\ A co-housing scheme, incorporating a community centre, shared facilities and social areas\n\ Eco-education facilities and activities\n\ Renewable energy technologies\n\ Community allotments\n\ Facilities and support for small business enterprises\n\ Community festivals and events\n\ Facilities for visitors and eco-tourists\n\n\ Our Values\n\n\ Exemplify best practice for sustainable living\n\ Promote social inclusion and integration\n\ Promote culture and heritage\n\ Seek ecological, social and economic sustainability\n\ Lead, demonstrate and spread environmental innovation\n\ Promote community development for social change and peace and reconciliation\n\ Provide for life long learning\n\ Devise and adopt appropriate legal structures so as to facilitate and co-ordinate the development of the overall enterprise.\n\n\ Enriched Earth Ecovillage shall be a place of learning; harmony, transformation, prosperity and a place where each individual shall be sovereign over themselves while working in concert with their community colleagues through shared values and vision.\n\n\ Low Impact Co-Housing\n\n\ We are founding members of Co-Housing NI and aim to build a series of low impact, sustainable houses. We wish these to blend into the land, with a grass roof and also to be ornate through the inclusion of indigenous style artwork. We intend to build using Hempcrete as having excellent thermal mass. These houses shall serve as homes for residents and also as guesthouses for responsible and sustainable eco-tourism of the site. We shall also have a camping and glamping area for guests and tourists and hostel accommodation.\n\n\ Community Hub\n\n\ We will have a Community Hub for workshops on sustainable living such as agroecology, for community meetings, for celebrating traditional seasonal festivals e.g. Lughnasa, for hosting an annual Early Gaelic Harp festival, a Poetry Festival, Community Theatre and a wide range of cultural enrichment and cross-community activities such as set dancing and yoga classes. The Community Centre will have an adjacent cafe and shop to sell local and organic produce and regional arts and crafts. This will be a place of genuine social and cultural integration, were all are made welcome regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or physical ability. True traditional hospitality shall be part of our legend! We will have a community library and also a natural outdoor amphitheatre.\n\n\ Eco Education Interactive Adventure Trail\n\n\ The area around the centre will be made into an outdoor Eco Education Area in the design of a labyrinth all presented in a very imaginative, fun and interactive way. The core themes of the very successful Green Flag Eco-Schools Program (with which we are in the process of piloting formal afffliation) will be referenced for example the topic of Litter will be explored via \xE2\x80\x98The Island of the Legendary Litter Monster.\xE2\x80\x99 It will be designed as an enjoyable place of education for all ages from nursery school to OAP and a great, healthy, enriching and rewarding family experience. We intend for this Eco Education area to become in itself one of the \xE2\x80\x98must-see\xE2\x80\x99 visitor attractions in Northern Ireland.\n\n\ Economic Benefits\n\n\ It is envisaged that this exciting initiative will not only serve to enrich the lives of its residents and guests but will also be a boon to the local economy and community through its cultural program, unique small business enterprises and through attracting the ever-growing eco-tourism market sector.\n\n\ One of our primary case studies is Findhorn Ecovillage in Scotland, which brings in an incredible \xC2\xA32,500,000 in annual revenue, also S\xC3\xB3lheimar Ecovillage in Iceland which is extremely prosperous and hosts 35,000 guests per year. We also have case studied the Eden project which has brought in an over \xC2\xA31 Billion to the local Cornwall economy. We are a not-for-profit Social Enterprise but we do intend of have our Ecovillage as a place of prosperity in all ways.\n\n\ Synergised Social Enterprises \n\n\ We also seek to promote traditional crafts such as blacksmithing, pottery, soap making and willow weaving through a series of interlinked small business enterprises. We will also have a music recording studio and a multi-media suite.\n\ Forest Gardening and Renewable Energy\n\ We shall grow our own \xE2\x80\x98forest garden\xE2\x80\x99 food, keep free-range livestock and aim to power the site through passive solar heating of homes and renewable energy sources such as solar panels, wind and water turbines.\n\n\ Wild Outdoor Spa Area\n\n\ The site will also feature a wildlife and meditation pond, a natural swimming pool, an outdoor sauna, outdoor hot-tubs, a sensory garden, a wildflower meadow and an herb garden.to facilitate health in mind, body and spirit of residents, guests and the wider local community.\n\n\ We Need You!\n\n\ We need people who seek to be residents and also we need seed-investors in this cutting-edge social and rural development project. We are also exploring and open to a variety of available public aid and funding options and will run a crowdfunding campaign.\n\n\ Are you someone who wishes to be part of a vibrant, ecological community cooperative? Are you an ethical investor who can see the potential for growth in this ever more relevant market-sector? Are you a public servant with a duty to ensure the welfare of your nation and local area? Then please do not hesitate to get in touch! Every ingredient is essential in optimizing the potential of this potent enterprise of ecological inspiration!\n\n\ Let\xE2\x80\x99s learn to enrich the earth together as we move into an era of actually dealing with Climate Change as one of the greatest threats to our species and other environmental and social problems via this cutting edge and sustainable model of good practice. Our children and our children\xE2\x80\x99s children deserve NI to have an Educational Ecovillage and it is not too soon\xE2\x80\xA6 not too late.\n\n\ Be part of the solution\xE2\x80\xA6\n\n\ Yours in service to All\n\n\ John-Paul Patton\n\n\ (Founder and Director)\n\n\ Enriched Earth Ecovillage CIC no. NI636983" primary_location_id: 22992 physical_zip: BT92 2BZ - website: physical_state: Ontario physical_city: Aurora mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Communikindred re-forming mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -79.450396 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.00648 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 2069c0bf-72a8-4583-9289-2cf94cfc4012 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22557 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Eclectic, con-sense-u-all, generative, preparedness, Commons/privacy equitable, natural future model. We kin do it. mission/vision: We Kin, do this! To honour and cultivate the component character of self-elected individuals with diverse skillsets and dialoged/demonstrated common values, including an ecological, permaculture and biodynamic focus. This can facilitate a highly viable alternative of creative and truly affordable living in a large , natural , common space, while attending to basic needs for survival, at a minimum, towards thriving , ...regardless of societal changes. We would endeavour to explore the best of private/personal space in the midst of a shared, eco-sustained Commons and site-appropriate infrastructure. In free association, we encourage co-generative enterprise both for profit and the benefit of the Commons, in a sustainable manner. Largely off-grid ,some but hydro/septic zones optional, we remain open to more appropriate ways of harmonizing with natural/cosmic cycles, respecting water, atmosphere, soil, and woodland. Our progressive eco-village experience will concurrently be an income/educational forum and/or retreat for any who seek the same expansive forum.
From www.ic.org/directory/communikindred-in-ontario/:
Ongoing personal and online dialog, outlining and documenting common parameters of like-mindedness in variants of con-sense-us governance, features, mission/vision sustainability, affordability. Rugged acres are still available since our website initiation 3+ yrs. ago, in mixed-forest regrowth. Once acquired, this will be a pioneering effort, largely offgrid but with a few optional hydro near a 4-season rd. We hope to be on the land in 2018, gradually developing according to resources, as our financial pledges increase. There is currently room for about 10-20 dwellings...mostly offgrid.. plus community centre with hydro, and other commons buildings/and gardens. Would-be incorporated shareholders can access all relevant info. from or via our website or subsequent email contact. There are varying levels of membership, from: reserving a future space, camping/retreat, part-time or fulltime resident....tinyhouse-on-wheels, or earth-fixed dwellings. Complementary onsite private and Commons entrepreneurial generation is encouraged, and Organic/Biodynamic/Permaculture protocol for food production required. primary_location_id: 22993 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Washington physical_city: Langley mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Upper Langley mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.4100048 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 48.0345077 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1142 Al Anderson Avenue oid: 09ce7c80-4ac2-46c8-a9f3-5ccac82dc490 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22558 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Upper Langley is an intentional neighborhood that celebrates community, nature, ecological sustainability, and simplicity while providing perpetually affordable housing in the city limits of Langley, Washington. In the spirit of service, we benefit in the sharing of ideas, time, skills, tools, and responsibilities. We enjoy communal time while respecting individual and family needs. We honor our connection to the earth, to our neighbors both on the shared land as well as our wonderful town of Langley, and the world community.
From www.ic.org/directory/upper-langley/:
16 families have joined to share and care for 10 acres of forest and meadow at the edge of Langley town on South Whidbey Island, walkable to Salish Sea shore (Puget Sound) and one hour north of downtown Seattle (including fifteen minute ferry ride). Each family income qualifies at medium or low income level to own a 2000 sq. ft. lot (plus their equal share of the remaining 10 acres) on which to design/build their own home, under 975 sq.ft. There are 6 homes built and inhabited, 3 more homes in building phase and the Common house currently being designed to be built in 2018. Homes and lots will remain perpetually affordable. primary_location_id: 22994 physical_zip: "98260" - website: physical_state: Virginia physical_city: Independence mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Valley of Light mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -81.2216046 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 36.6081917 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 88 Oracle Way oid: acc71fec-a0e2-4f58-b68f-7ecd0a61327d mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22559 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: The Valley of Light is a sustainable spiritual community dedicated to the Principle of Peace and to the Universal Laws of Truth, Love, and Light.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-valley-of-light/:
The Valley of Light is a micro-community founded by members of The Oracle Institute, a 501(c)(3) educational charity and think tank which serves as an advocate for Peace and a vanguard for Conscious Evolution. Oracle operates an award-winning publishing house, a multi-faith spirituality school, and a global peacebuilding practice. Recently, Oracle organized the \xE2\x80\x9CBuilding the New World\xE2\x80\x9D conference at Radford University, which FIC co-sponsored.\n\n\ The Valley of Light (\xE2\x80\x9CVOL\xE2\x80\x9D) is a sustainable, spiritual community located in a high energy region within the New River Valley of Virginia. VOL is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains in a small town called Independence. We have 22 stunning acres along the New River, which is the oldest river in the Western Hemisphere and the third oldest river in the world. \n\n\ VOL Members are aware that the world is on the verge of a major paradigm shift, the likes of which we have not witnessed in 2000 years. The worldwide resurgence of religious fundamentalism coupled with emerging New Age theosophies are just two indicators that we are in the midst of intense spiritual confusion and a looming sociological transformation. \n\n\ VOL Members also are cognizant of the many unprecedented factors contributing to this turbulent period, including: global warming, food and water shortages, pandemic indicators, terrorism, energy limitations, and a lack of visionary focus by political and business leaders. We therefore believe that the key to a smooth transition into the 21st Century is the adoption of a new way of living based on an awareness of the interconnectedness of all life. To that end, Oracle and VOL are committed to creating a model micro-community using the most advanced community on the planet as our template: The Federation of Damanhur in Italy.\n\n\ Currently, VOL is building the \xE2\x80\x9CPeace Pentagon,\xE2\x80\x9D our community center and headquarters for our charity, The Oracle Institute. From the Peace Pentagon, we will expand our peace programs to include a multi-media \xE2\x80\x9CHUB.\xE2\x80\x9D VOL is designing the HUB with Barbara Marx Hubbard and a team of IT experts. Ms. Hubbard has visited the Peace Pentagon and supports a bicoastal HUB network, with the East Coast HUB at the Valley of Light in Independence, Virginia, and the West Coast HUB in Berkeley, California. \n\n\ If this brief description of our community and mission resonates with you, please contact us to explore whether you arrived at this critical juncture in human history to help build the Valley of Light!" primary_location_id: 22995 physical_zip: "24348" - website: physical_state: Massachusetts physical_city: Whately mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Valley Veg Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -72.628422 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.4289964 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: P.O. Box 281 oid: 6025cdc3-184c-4b7e-9c41-6997dc4b8ca4 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22560 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: The Valley Veg Cohousing Committee is working to establish a vegan cohousing community in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. This project is being initiated under the auspices of Valley Veg, Inc., a non-profit community organization which is an alliance of animal welfare, healthy eating, and environmental advocates.
From www.ic.org/directory/valley-veg-cohousing/:
This vegan cohousing community will have multi-family and clustered dwellings, including residences suitable for older vegans. It will include a common house with a dining room and kitchen, and other shared facilities such a library, guest rooms, exercise room, and gardens. The community will be planned, owned and managed by the residents \xE2\x80\x93 who can share in decision-making and social activities. We are currently gathering potentially interested community members and searching for a site in the Northampton, Massachusetts area." primary_location_id: 22996 physical_zip: 01093 - website: physical_state: Oregon physical_city: Creswell mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Anahata Village mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -123.024526 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 43.917902 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: "33838 E. River Drive #74" oid: 7fed280a-2440-4998-b1be-4825e2a0f187 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22561 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: To offer a place where residents can express their essential gifts and guests may learn new ways to help to re-balance their health.
From www.ic.org/directory/anahata-village-2/:
Anahata Village is currently in creation stages. At the moment, but we are hoping to find land just outside of lovely Eugene, Oregon. We have a small, but growing group of kind and caring people who share the dream of creating this special place to live and offer services. Our Vision: We imagine a community which will function in several layers. The first, being an intentional community which does not stand in judgement of religion, disability or lifestyle, but accepts people into the group based on how well they mesh with the others in the community as well as their enthusiasm about our goal to help others. Anahata Village hopes to become self-sustaining, paying for itself and offering a salary for its members. We plan to do this through a holistic retreat which will offer many services to the public in order to help others to maintain health or to bring it back to a state of balance. Our focus will be classes and seminars for those with chronic disease such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease, but we will also offer ongoing classes for health maintenance, such as yoga and meditation. A labor of love: Anahata would like to offer work to its residents which they might feel passionate about doing. If you have always wanted to teach herbal classes or yoga, build cob houses or greenhouses, work with animals or cultivate organic gardens, we hope to offer you a way to earn your living doing those things that you really love. We will also have room for volunteers and workers who are not Anahata residents, as well as residents who prefer to keep the job they had before they moved onto the land. However, we would like to see some contribution to the whole if you choose to live with us. Otherwise, you might be happy living elsewhere as we want people who are excited about what we stand for and want to help. What we will offer our guests and community members: *Meditation *Yoga *Tai Chi *Qi Gong *Reiki *Massage *Quantum Touch *Herbal Tinctures (to buy and instructional classes) *Organic, alkaline meals as well as alkaline cooking classes *Art Therapy *Organic gardening for health *Medicinal and gourmet mushroom education *Products to avoid for better health *Tiny house and cob house building We will offer apprenticeships for those interested in the possibility of becoming a member. Also, coursework credit may be given for volunteering with us. We are currently working on our 501(c)3 and business plan, as well as finishing up our website. If you are interested in joining with or helping us on any level, please contact us here or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Anahata-Village/1379104809032903?sk=info&tab=page_info Thanks! primary_location_id: 22997 physical_zip: "97426" - website: physical_state: New York physical_city: Warwick mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Catalyst Ecovillage - MORE MEMBERS NEEDED NOW! mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -74.005973 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.714269 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 7a007e5b-757b-4ec6-910a-2c273375cec4 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22564 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Catalyst Community is a forming ecovillage and green business-incubator education center in Warwick, NY.\n\n\ Our energy-positive residential and agricultural buildings will be visually-inspiring and as ecologically-friendly as possible.\n\n\ We aspire to share our lives so as to make the load lighter for everyone around food, finances, child and elder care, employment, and personal support.\n\n\ Various on-site land-based businesses will support the members and community non-profit to fulfill its mission to exemplify green living and help educate others who wish to build and live sustainably.
From www.ic.org/directory/catalyst-ecovillage-2/:
NOTE: We are closing on the purchase of 75 acres by March 15th and need a few more people to contribute to the downpayment and help us with loan repayments to the local Farm Credit Bureau! Come join us now! We are doing this! Email: teaganblackburn@gmail.com immediately with any questions!\n\n\ Vision Statement\n\n\ Catalyst is a forming intentional community and eco village in upstate New York.\n\n\ We aspire to live and demonstrate a lifestyle of deep ecology and social cohesion. A zero carbon, fossil fuel free, energy positive community that enriches its surroundings. A community where neighbors are family and family is tribe. Each supporting the others to make a lighter and more loving load for all. A community that serves and nurtures its members so that they in turn may work hard to better serve the world.\n\n\ THE PLACE\n\ Our community will have clusters of individual eco homes, a large workshop for creation and maintenance, and the group house for low income housing and the large community center building will be the focal points of the social community. They will be artistic and bold.\n\n\ The property we are currently considering is about an 1 hour and 15 minutes northwest of the city. Its 75 acres, including 5-10 acres for building and landscaping, 40 cleared acres for farming and livestock and 30 acres of forest. The property has living space for 3 founding families, plus a 10 horse stable, workshop, and large gathering space. Biking distance to two towns.\n\n\ Our buildings will be aesthetically beautiful and designed to excite and inspire the soul. They will be made of natural and clean materials that are common to the area. They will feature passive and active solar, geothermal, living roofs, radiant floors, composting toilets, water catchments, constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment, recycled materials, and year around indoor plant growing.\n\n\ Our shared Community Center will be a shared common space for community dinners; meetings; parties and movie nights; workshops; retreats/yoga/meditation; childcare; office space for entrepreneurial incubation; a date night room,; and other common interests of the community. It will have an outdoor hot-tub.\n\n\ Our Group House will have multiple bedrooms and apartments that will be available for permanent low-income co-housing and space for visitors and guests of our retreat center.\n\n\ Our clustered smaller-footprint Eco Housing Units will be available for purchase by members wishing to join the community. The will be organized into pedestrian-centric villages and feature private kitchens and living rooms.\n\n\ THE PEOPLE\n\ We are CURRENTLY SEEKING 1-4 other founding families/couples or individuals that are interested in joining us in purchasing the property. These would be people who have the resources and credit to take a home loan or own a home that they would be willing to sell.\n\n\ We are also seeking designers, engineers, permaculturists, natural builders and architects that can help us design our utopia. We are also seeking lawyers with property tax experience, and bankers/lenders/investors with vision and people with Community Land Trust knowledge.\n\n\ Our community will be open and welcoming to conventional and non-conventional families of all configurations and individuals of all races, genders, economic backgrounds and sexual preferences.\n\n\ Our community is based on non-violence and non-violent communication. We seek kind, compassionate, intelligent, creative, smart, and rational people that share its vision and can participate in consensus decision making.\n\n\ THE LAND\n\ Our community will have several greenhouses and will grow organic food and algae year around. The algae will be used to make fuel for the community vehicles.\n\n\ Our community will use community and conservation land trusts to permanently preserve both farmland and wild nature on our site, and take advantage of those tax exemptions as well.\n\n\ Our community will host a biodynamic community supported agriculture project to grow our own organic food and herbs. We will grow our own and/or lease space to local farmers. Our community will keep livestock or create partnerships with local farmers in order to have local milk and eggs. Our community will have an permaculture orchard for fruit and nuts. Biodynamic principles and permaculture design will be joyously implemented.\n\n\ Our community will have a large and well-equipped wood and metal shop that will be used to build, and maintain the property and also to create art and beauty throughout. Artist studios too.\n\n\ SELF RELIANCE\n\ Our community will create jobs and income through:\n\ farming; gardening; keeping horses and renting stables; hosting workshops and retreats; arts and music events; and an eco bed and breakfast.\n\n\ Our community will have a vibrant mixed-ages homeschooling group (4-11) with a dedicated classroom and a certified teacher hired by a pool of parents, inside and outside of the community. It will be play-based, experiential, Waldorf-inspired, largely outdoor education and have intrinsic opportunities for cross-pollination with the elders, farm chores, and for local community service projects, while integrating the NYS homeschooling academic benchmarks.\n\n\ Our community will found an assisted care elder-care program for members as they age and for members\xE2\x80\x99 aging parents and relatives, creating onsite paying jobs for our members who are nurses, healers, and health care practitioners.\n\n\ Our community will seek to document all that it does in hopes of replicating and helping to create a better model for sub-urban and rural development, especially in the surrounding area. Some members will travel as part of a consulting business to start new ecovillages all over this country and in others.\n\n\ Our community will have a have a blast making a difference!" primary_location_id: 23000 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: physical_city: Gualaquiza mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Terra Frutis mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -78.5717631 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -3.4063492 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: fa0ddd73-bd3a-4f58-91cd-913e17d5f3bc mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22566 created_at: physical_country: Ecuador phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: We hope to help individuals to escape the monetary fiction and consumer culture. In addition, we hope to be a positive influence on local farmers who have no problem slashing and burning thousands of hectares of forest to grow corn and cows.
From www.ic.org/directory/terra-frutis/:
Terra Frutis is a fruitarian "unintentional community" and permaculture food forest located near Gualaquiza, Ecuador, in the pristine tropical rainforest. With superb climate, streams, river access, and a remote location, there is much potential for a thriving community and excellent fruit. primary_location_id: 23002 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Minnesota physical_city: Minneapolis mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Ubuntu Ecovillage mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -93.2650108 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.977753 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: f7ed7583-a93c-439a-afce-0375d2fd6c05 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22570 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Vision: -A world in which all people, human and non-human, and plants live in a balanced, equal, and completely sustainable relationship. -A world in which all people contribute to each others spiritual, emotional, and mental development by supporting each person's authentic expression and playful exploration. Mission: -To create a sustainable ecovillage which functions as a base for people to live in balance and compassion while fully expressing their authentic selves. -To create a space for people to visit and learn about sustainability and spiritual development. -To live neo-tribally as a mindful and compassionate community which supports each member with each step on whichever life path they choose.
From www.ic.org/directory/ubuntu-ecovillage/:
Ubuntu is a Zulu word which translates roughly to mean "human kindness," but the first time we ever heard the term it was explained to mean "I am because we are." Either way, it is the philosophy around which our community is based. Ubuntu Ecovillage is a forming ecovillage (a community based around sustainability) that is committed to community based living and mutual spiritual and philosophical growth. We share common spiritual practices based on New Age, Earth-based religions, Eastern religions, and New Thought. Our common living practices are inspired by Daniel Quinn's New Tribalism, and are focused on a responsible, equal, and natural human relationship with the Earth and non-human people (animals). As such, our diet is ovo-vegetarian, and all members are committed to a practice of compassion toward all living things. primary_location_id: 23006 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: New York physical_city: Rochester mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Flower City Cohousing Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -74.005973 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.714269 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: b1a6f33d-89e1-40fb-b63f-81fd7aca2163 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22572 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Flower City Cohousing Community (FC3) is an intentional cohousing community in an urban setting which values the sharing of resources, sustainability, and simplicity. We are committed to cooperation, consensus building, and diversity. In the larger community, we strive to be a socially and ecologically responsible neighbor.
From www.ic.org/directory/flower-cty-cohousing-community/:
Flower City Cohousing Community is in Rochester, New York. On the southern shore of Lake Ontario, we are a 3-hour drive from Toronto and 65 minutes from Niagara Falls. Our goal is to live together in a multigenerational, urban community by 2018. We meet regularly for social events and, as a whole group and in committees, to develop our community. Our members include educators, retirees, business owners and artists. \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWe value sharing resources, sustainability and simplicity. \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWe are committed to cooperation, consensus building and diversity. \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tIn the larger community, we strive to be socially and ecologically responsible neighbors. \n\n\ We are committed to living in or near Rochester on a 1-2 acre site with 20-30 housing units. Our community will include duplex/town homes and a 3-story building containing condo units and common house facilities. Housing units will range from studios to 3 bedrooms, each with a full kitchen, bathroom(s) and living room. The common house will include a large kitchen and multi-use room suitable for community dinners and meetings, as well as shared tool and equipment space, laundry room, guest room and play area for children. We are a supportive community and anticipate including design features that enable residents of diverse abilities and ages to thrive.\n\n\ Our community will be located in a remarkable region noted for its outstanding arts and culture (including the Strong Museum of Play, Garth Fagan Dance, GEVA Theater, The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and the Rochester International Jazz Festival), 17 colleges and universities, quick access to the world-class Finger Lakes Wine Country, excellent health care and many growing high-tech or health-related businesses.\n\n\ We welcome people of diverse ages (including children), abilities, sexual orientations and ethnic/racial backgrounds who would like to join us as we identify a site and plan our community." primary_location_id: 23008 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Missouri physical_city: Eldon mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Walnut Grove mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -92.478035 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.320057 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 807ce886-3250-4985-85d4-d6e4ef121fed mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22573 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: the dejedhi code
From www.ic.org/directory/walnut-grove/:
Star Wars Meets Star Trek Gothics/Pagan/Wiccans/Freaks/Geeks Transgendered Steampunk Gothic (off the grid) primary_location_id: 23009 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: physical_city: south knowlesville mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: South knowlesville Landtrust mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -67.355416 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 46.4213639 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 111 simms road oid: b8a58a2e-aff6-4551-ac9e-1c1da1cf86b8 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22576 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: affordable access to land, organic land management and an open and diverse membership process.
From www.ic.org/directory/south-knowlesville-landtrust/:
Working to develop a small, dense, rural neighborhood where urban and rural sensibilities can be brought together to create a wellspring of opportunities for the inhabitants and surrounding community. We are an off-grid community in rural New Brunswick who steward 120+ acres of beautiful land in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. We are a group of individuals and families living on personal lots within a greater plot of land. Much of the land is designated communal wild space and communal agricultural space. We practise permaculture and work to protect the land. We have been working to create a functioning sustainable (or better) community. primary_location_id: 23012 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Colorado physical_city: Denver mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Aria Cohousing Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -105.0222233 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.7918306 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 2835 West Parkside Place oid: 42a63c3e-2d76-4f4c-b7b6-056e6f7c0530 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22577 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: At the heart of the Aria Denver neighborhood, we are a multi-generational group of individuals and families living together to support and enrich the lives of each other and the community beyond. We are committed to sharing talents, resources and responsibilities and to live in a healthy way, leaving a small footprint on the land.
From www.ic.org/directory/aria-cohousing-community/:
The Aria Cohousing Community is built on an authentic commitment to one another and to the community beyond. Cohousing is a type of intentional, collaborative housing in which residents actively participate in the design and operation of their community. The current Aria Cohousing members share a common commitment to living in a healthy, sustainable community. The former Marycrest convent at the heart of the larger Aria Denver was redeveloped into a 28-unit inter-generational cohousing community. Eight of the 28 units are designated as affordable. Only two units remain! Please visit http://ariacohousing.com for more information. An eight-minute drive north of downtown Denver, Aria Denver is a 17.5 acre transit-oriented, mixed-use, mixed-income development located within the Chaffee Park neighborhood. Aria Denver is designed for urban-minded people who share a vision for being part of a close-knit community. Aria Denver, in partnership with Regis University and the surrounding neighborhoods, has created the Cultivate Health Project to support the health and wellness of the entire community. This project, which is funded by the Colorado Health Foundation, will create infrastructure and programming that encourage an active lifestyle, increase access to healthy food and offer integrated health services. The project will bring a one-acre production garden at Aria Denver, improvements to pedestrian and bicycle routes in the neighborhood, new adult exercise zones at Aria and Zuni Park and many more exciting projects in the Regis and Chaffee Park neighborhoods. primary_location_id: 23013 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Texas physical_city: Houston mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: CoHousing Houston, Houston, TX mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -95.4162801 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 29.7251805 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: "2429 Bissonnet, #44" oid: 97a2610a-7475-4230-a03f-c6f9e741a1a3 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22580 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We don't have one yet. But it will have all the attributes of cohousing and include something about a practice of silence of some kind even if its staring at the wonder of trees.
From www.ic.org/directory/wonder-village-houston-tx/:
We are a group of people interested in developing the first ever cohousing community in Houston, one of the most wonderfully diverse and dynamic cities in the country. To help make this happen, in November, 2017 Katie McCamant and husband Chuck Durrett of CoHousingSolutions and McCamant and Durrett Architects will come to Houston to put on their "Getting it Built" workshop. See our website, www.cohousinghouston.com, for details. The Friday even before the weekend of the workshop, Katie and Chuck will talk to Houston about cohousing. The talks will be held at the Asia Society Texas Center, a beautiful and exciting venue. Again, see our website for details. CoHousing Houston is one of several groups who are planning on building cohousing in Texas. Visit the cohousing directory for details. (http://www.cohousing.org/directory) Finally, visit us the Black Lab in the Montrose neighborhood of Houston each first Wednesday of each month to learn more about our group. primary_location_id: 23016 physical_zip: "77005" - website: physical_state: Western Australia physical_city: Perth mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Many Tribes - New Tribalists Australia mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 115.857047 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -31.953513 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: TBD oid: af5e7784-18c4-4a2c-b3a1-bf9669e33372 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22584 created_at: physical_country: Australia phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: To form a "nation" of cooperative tribes creating sustainable lifestyles and abandoning commercialism, capitalism and hierarcical government concepts.
From www.ic.org/directory/many-tribes-new-tribalists-australia/:
OUR VALUES * We value the lives and rights of all creatures equally, not just humans. We believe an animal should only be killed, either to eat or because it was attacking you or someone you are charged to protect. * We value the natural world and believe it is healthier for our bodies to follow natural cycles. As such, we tend to celebrate seasonal cycles like spring time or the full moon. * We value survival skills and believe that the skills needed to build shelter, find food and water and protect yourself and you family from whatever threat, are skills that all creatures need, even humans. We recognise the possibility of a major war or natural disaster and we want to be as prepared as we possibly can be for it. * We value emotional bonds and community above material pursuits. We believe that doing daily tasks (cooking and gathering food, planting etc.) with people who have a vested interest in each other strengthens the spirit and builds trust. We think that people need to rediscover their own personal value to society. Everyone needs emotional security, why not give it to them? * We value consent and believe that everyone should be offered the chance to say "no" to anything that impacts their own body and have their wishes respected. The kind of consent often talked about is sexual, but there are many other things that are done to us in the external world, non-consensually. Schooling and education, pollution, fashion and nudity, medical treatment, communication (the right to peaceful protest) and a multitude of trivial or social rules made by external entities to control every tiny thing, all come into this. primary_location_id: 23020 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: physical_city: bonnyville mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: spectrum garden mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -110.75 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 54.266667 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: po box 5573 oid: 1f7bc783-ad91-4889-937c-b9f9b8a6fa8a mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22591 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Community rural living. Organic and healthy sustainable agriculture, small business enterprise and skill training.
From www.ic.org/directory/spectrum-garden/:
There is another listing on here, the original spectrum gardens of which I lost all my user name info password etc. refer to that for now until more info is posted We have been living off grid for 2 years now and finally coming together to build this farm and living communit Land is fully owned nothing owing and ready to build on primary_location_id: 23027 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: New Hampshire physical_city: Rindge mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: South of Monadnock Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -72.00912 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.76509 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 51fb57c9-cb93-44fa-b841-fcd864da3fe8 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22594 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: This group strives to live well together in a way that supports and challenges us to live into our best selves, collectively and individually. We are working towards our best vision for the future and to honor this property\xE2\x80\x99s history by building authentic community consistent with Quaker practices and principles that prioritizes purposeful, joyful living, peacework, place-based education and Earth stewardship, including diverse, sustainable agriculture and wild-space conservation.
From www.ic.org/directory/south-of-monadnock-community/:
As the purchasers of the Meeting School property, this group strives to build authentic community that is consistent with Quaker principles and practices, and which honors the Meeting School legacy of place-based education, peacework, spiritual seeking, simple living, and long-term commitment to Earth stewardship, including diverse, sustainable agriculture.\n\n\ When we gather, we do so with an understanding that there is a truth greater than any individual. We gather as a community to listen to each other and to listen for the best and right direction, not merely relying on the superficial form of Friends\xE2\x80\x99 business practice, but honoring these as structures that give space and dignity for decisions that are obedient to what is true, above what we want either collectively or individually. While some members recognise the Divine as the root of our seeking, and others do not, we respect worship, and non-worship, in all forms. We value a diversity of perspectives in all things because we strive to be open to the truths that may come from any voice among us.\n\n\ We hold education as a core mission of this community. As witnessed by the best work of the Meeting School, education extends well beyond the classroom. Learning should not be limited to any age; truth can arise anywhere; and any of us can be the student, any of us the teacher. The best education is place-based, attuned to natural cycles and wisdom, and serves to cultivate and empower a stronger, more thoughtful, responsible, cooperatively-minded citizenry. We commit to being open to the sharing of ideas and knowledge within and beyond this community, and, as we are able, to supporting educational projects or enterprises that might arise within our membership.\n\ Furthermore, as a group, we recognise the inevitable limitations of our small residential community; we value wisdom from outside of our immediate membership, and commit to seeking expertise and support from outside of our community that will help us better live into all aspects of our mission." primary_location_id: 23030 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Indiana physical_city: Goshen mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Millrace Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -85.834438 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 41.582272 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: River Race Drive oid: 76b29919-48d2-42af-b1bf-edf30e47c153 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22596 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: An INtergenerational community in northern INdiana dedicated to INtentionality, INterdependence and INclusion.
From www.ic.org/directory/millrace-cohousing/:
We envision an intergenerational, diverse Association of 14 households committed to supporting each other and to being responsible for our residential environment. We seek to be renewed as a cooperative neighborhood through celebration and interaction, while at the same time we respect and give space to the life and individuality that members have beyond cohousing. We strive to relate beyond our physical space and Association and to intergrate and interact comfortably and responsibly with the surrrounding neighborhoods, city and region. Our guiding principles include elements of: process, design, accessibility, ecology, common facilities, diversity, decision making, structure/management and "getting things done" (active participation). primary_location_id: 23032 physical_zip: "46526" - website: physical_state: Ohio physical_city: DeGraff mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Lovare Homestead mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -83.865719 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.258513 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 3a4153b9-76f5-4c46-b1ed-2de00197797d mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22597 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Lovare Homestead is being created to bring community back into the big picture by focusing on producing organically grown food and educational experiences for the locals in our area. It\xE2\x80\x99s a group based farm and living acreage for homes in De Graff, Ohio (about 50 minutes from both Columbus and Dayton). Lovare will be open to hosting a stable group of 6 tiny houses year round. Each of the houses will be on the Lovare board. After showing their commitment to Lovare, we\xE2\x80\x99d like them to live on the land like it\xE2\x80\x99s their own and possibly even owning a share in the homestead. After many meetings with the local government, we have been legally approved for both tiny houses built on wheels and on foundation. \n\ We want this to be home to a group of people who have chosen to live together with a common purpose, working cooperatively to create a lifestyle that reflects their shared core values. Our core values are sustainability, ecology, self-sufficiency, recycling, composting, permaculture, organic gardening, grey water systems, reducing our carbon footprint and incorporating community into daily lives. We\xE2\x80\x99d like to have a community barn, organic garden and orchard, six tiny home sites, chickens and goats. If one of our board members has a passion, we\xE2\x80\x99d love to come together to make it happen for them at Lovare homestead. \n\n\ In addition to all of this, Lovare Homestead aims to have a big outreach to local and like-minded communities around the country. We hope to have open farm days for our seasoned farming friends, families, and ever-expanding circles of enthusiastic newbies in our surrounding area to come out to the homestead. We'd like to actively engage with the community by sharing labor, meals, knowledge, and belly laughs. At Lovare Homestead, we think it\xE2\x80\x99s very important to teach others the how-tos instead of doing things for them.
From www.ic.org/directory/tiny-house-community/:
We are a Tiny House community. The master plan is to have 6 tiny houses at Lovare. We have a few spots remaining and are accepting applications." primary_location_id: 23033 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: physical_city: Kitale mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: God's last church mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 35.0023048 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 1.019089 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Kinyoro oid: b91d0deb-09e6-4b2e-971b-c783fd34fdd0 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22600 created_at: physical_country: Kenya phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We want to be free from depending of the state in water and electricity. Grow our own food and feed animals to sell and for our meat. I eat only chicken and fish and want to lower the eating of dark meat as much as it can be done. Grow our own fruit-trees. Create work for people that come back to us in finacial help when people see what we are doing. We also work against animal cruelty by educate people. Our community goal is to be a rowmodel how to do things with solarsystem and satellite system.
From www.ic.org/directory/gods-last-church/:
I work close to God Almighty and He is the true leader for this Community. I try to not do anything without God tell me what to do. I was visiting Kenya in 2013 and they liked me so much so I got a property where I want to built a Temple for pray and healing. Together with GOD did I healed people and they gave me 3 houses in the area close to Uganda. When I was in Kenya did God tell me that this church, the last church should be built by poor people.... poor both in money and in the spirit but will wealthy later on in the spirit when see and hear how God step closer. I have a school for refuses and orphans kids and need to build a reak school and dorm for them to sleep in and be a big family. Teaching our kids about what we are doing so they can help people in Kenya to understand how to be independed. primary_location_id: 23036 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Vermont physical_city: Greensboro Bend mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Wheelock Mountain Farm mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -72.286556 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.600325 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: b9580e0e-bfe0-4995-a399-d71ccc9f4b5d mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22603 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: To support local, regional, and global non-violent activism and to sustainably steward the land on which we live.
From www.ic.org/directory/wheelock-mountain-farm/:
Wheelock Mountain Farm is a non-profit education center and intentional community situated on 650 acres in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. All but 22 of the acres are held in Trust to protect them in perpetuity from development. The land was donated to the non-profit in 1996 with the intention that it become a popular education resource center to empower people to take non-violent action in pursuit of social, racial, economic, and environmental justice. To this end, Wheelock Mountain Farm has been collaborating with activist groups from around the region and from around the world\xE2\x80\x94regularly organizing and hosting convergences, retreats, meetings, skillshares, naturalist programs and camps for the last 20 years. We steward the land responsibly--preserving it as a refuge for people and wildlife, and cultivating it to help sustain our programs and residents.\n\n\ Wheelock Mountain Farm is a 501(c)3 that utilizes a consensus decision-making process. The Board is comprised of both resident and non-resident activists and educators. Most day-to-day work and decision-making is done at the household level, and residents hold weekly dinner meetings to make plans, delegate tasks, and coordinate logistical follow through while the Board deals primarily with the programmatic aspects of the farm. It is a balance built on long held mutual trust and respect.\n\n\ Members of Wheelock Mountain Farm are active in a variety of organizations in the area including The Buffalo Mountain Food Coop, The Swap Sisters, Rising Tide Vermont, Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Alliance, and Migrant Justice. Residents meet their monetary needs, including paying rent to Wheelock Mountain Farm, in a variety of ways--teaching, farming, developing programming at the local library, administrating an alternative healing practitioners' office, and co-directing an international non-profit focused on children.\n\n\ Wheelock Mountain Farm's land includes a 300+ tap sugarbush, a 100+ acre pond with nearly undeveloped shoreline, large parcels of mixed hard and softwood forest, 12 acres of pasture, and one of the finest Northern White Cedar swamps in the state. We have 2 four season homes with one more currently under construction, a three season cabin for long term guests/interns, a beautiful stone house/dormitory to accommodate shorter term summer guests, a greenhouse, and a small barn.\n\n\ We are currently in the process of expanding our programs and number of residents in order to better fulfill our mission." primary_location_id: 23039 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Bahia physical_city: Serra Grande mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Ecovila perto de Serra Grande mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -39.034376 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -14.465612 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Serra Grande oid: 0c7b0fa7-b5eb-46a8-80b5-57ac8a1d36b3 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22608 created_at: physical_country: Brazil phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Family focused Permaculture land practices Co-ownership Financial independence
From www.ic.org/directory/ecovila-perto-de-serra-grande/:
We are a group of families who are forming an ecovillage near Serra Grande, Bahia. Our basic core values consist of permaculture, family, and close friendships. We also don't conform to any one religion, or even world view...other than we need to take care of the world around us. You can get to know us online in our regular global webcam meetings, and transition to Serra Grande when ready. Those of us in Brazil have found prime land and are currently closing on several small parcels of a 108 hectare property. If you are interested in purchasing land and forming a new community, get involved with our facebook group or email us directly. Feel free to post in English or Portuguese. primary_location_id: 23044 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: North Carolina physical_city: Durham mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Village Hearth Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -79.023205 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.850295 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: bcb3cc87-1fca-4567-ae8d-8c470ed2b778 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22609 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: To create a caring community of LGBTs, friends, and allies with the infrastructure to age in place, balancing the privacy of a smaller sustainable dwelling with opportunities for social engagement and the support of the larger community.
From www.ic.org/directory/village-hearth-cohousing/:
Village Hearth Cohousing is the first LGBT-focused 55+ cohousing community in the United States. Our members include LGBT couples and singles, straight couples and singles, still working and retirees (and our pets).\n\n\ We have 15 beautiful acres in progressive Durham, NC and will soon begin construction on the accessible, single-level neighborhood that we planned with the guidance of Katie McCamant and Charles Durrett. Only a few homes are still available and we are so pleased with the way our community has come together. Our members are committed to mutual support and bring a wide variety of skills and interests to share.\n\n\ We look forward to eating the food grown in our gardens, building things to enhance our homes and community in the woodworking shop and the art studios, going on hikes, bicycle rides, and kayaking trips at the many nearby natural areas (including access to North Carolina\xE2\x80\x99s Mountain to the Sea trail directly from our land), staying fit in the exercise room, meditating in our woods, or just enjoying each other\xE2\x80\x99s company on our front porches and common house terrace.\n\n\ For more information, visit our website, www.VillageHearthCohousing.com, follow us on Facebook, or join our Meetup group (Durham Village Hearth Cohousing). Contact Pat or Margaret at VillageHearthCohousing@gmail.com." primary_location_id: 23045 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Los Angeles mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: The WingSeed IC Project mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -117.885359 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.187133 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 74f96bd2-2e1e-4d3e-817f-4c95f848281a mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22611 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We're on a multi phase path to an ultimate goal Finally picking up momentum and VERY excited about it! 1) We're currently establishing a group residence in Eagle Rock. We've currently consolidated our group to two houses in the same neighborhood. 2) Our next step will be to stabilize a group fund which will go towards purchasing property. This is being done through a combination of personal endeavors, group projects, and fund raising events. 3) Once our financial goal is reached we will reevaluate and determine whether we will first buy a house in Los Angeles or buy rural property elsewhere(the ultimate goal is to buy the rural property regardless of whether we buy an urban/suburban house or not). 4) We will purchase a piece of land that will be shared among all members of the community. There we will establish our final residence where we can farm our own food, build our own society, and finally feel comfortable having and raising children.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-lab/:
We are a family. Perhaps one can better refer to us as a tribe. We usually all spend our Friday evenings together either working on projects, discussing philosophy, sharing meals, spending quality time together. We host regular meetings that anyone is welcome to attend; Tuesday night open lab(where we build solar panels, mesh networks, etc), Thursday night discussion meetings(where we usually discuss philosophy), Sunday morning art classes(figure drawing/painting, etc), and many other events in between(Including a monthly dinner outing to get to know one another). We're working towards establishing our community one step at a time through a series of community building events and fund raisers. Come see what we're about: http://www.meetup.com/wingseed/ https://www.facebook.com/thewingseedcollective/ primary_location_id: 23047 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Ohio physical_city: Rural Area mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Ohio Homestead Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -82.907123 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.4172871 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: "Ohio " oid: 684fc7f3-2609-4719-ae2b-49ba5ff95add mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22616 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Our mission is to form a healthy community in which members respect individual preferences while reinforcing group values of nonviolence, equality, and cooperation. A community committed to the well-being of all members, to live, work, play, and grow together harmoniously.
From www.ic.org/directory/ohio-homestead-community/:
Ohio Homestead Community is forming to offer a more simple life in a self-sustaining, family oriented community in which we can care for our children, learn, work, and grow together. We welcome everyone with similar values and a strong commitment to the community regardless of age, sex, nationality, religion, sexual preference/identity, etc. \n\n\ We do not currently own land or have infrastructure. We are searching for the right property to buy and hope to have others join us in the decision making process. " primary_location_id: 23052 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Kentucky physical_city: Undecided mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Family Focused Sustainable Homestead Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -84.2700179 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.8393332 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 6acd87cf-1c18-4aba-bc09-71f27cfac29d mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22617 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Seeking families to join together in an effort to create an off grid, self sufficient, sustainable community.
From www.ic.org/directory/family-focused-sustainable-homestead-community/:
After chasing the American Dream and living a normal suburban life my wife and I now believe that modern society and economics are both unhealthy and unsustainable. We have decided to \"opt-out\" and create a safer, healthier, and happier life for our children. To that end we are seeking like-minded families to join together in an effort to create an off grid, self sufficient, sustainable community. This is a ground floor opportunity for those interested in being part of forming a new community.\n\n\ We are currently located in Kentucky but are very open minded for the final location as long as it makes sense (climate, growing season, etc.). The final decision on the location will be a group effort. Our vision is to purchase a plot of land as a land trust with each family having their own home site and the balance of the land being used to growing crops, raising animals, and preservation. " primary_location_id: 23053 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Colorado physical_city: Grand Junction mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: A New Home Project mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -105.649921 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.423128 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: df29cf56-9426-447b-a26e-5d2676196579 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22618 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Our focuses are intentional community, housing alternatives, and permaculture.
From www.ic.org/directory/a-new-home-project/:
Our purpose is to create community and housing which meets needs and utilizes more natural technology and sustainable and efficient energy and agriculture to create a solid foundation for all who live there. We want to create a healthy example of how a community can work together and share our earth, for families who need, want, and are willing to work for a brighter future, a stable home, and a strong community. What we offer is unique because we will be using new technology, strongly encouraging people to follow their passion, and focusing on building strong ties between our community members. We are seeking interested community members to create intentional community in the area, perhaps through the purchase of land. Concept: Unique natural-built homes each with their own 2 acres to grow crops, raise animals, and create their vision. We are still looking at locations, but one that we like is in nearby Westwater, Utah, a great value situated on the Colorado River, with a beautiful sandstone bluff, a well, and power already. primary_location_id: 23054 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Carmarthenshire physical_city: Clunderwen mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Temple Druid Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -4.1666609 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 51.8333368 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 01da3e77-231e-4818-9d93-74e90aed5a2e mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22620 created_at: physical_country: United Kingdom phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Our guiding principles\n\n\ An understanding of the interconnectedness of all life\n\ A deep respect for the natural world\n\ A belief in learning through experience, creative engagement and enquiry\n\ An acknowledgement of the value of stillness and awareness\n\ The uniqueness, potential and intrinsic value of each individual
From www.ic.org/directory/temple-druid-community/:
Temple druid community formed in the spring of 2014, when they heard that Temple Druid house and land was going to be sold.\n\n\ They formed a company with the express interest in purchasing Temple Druid and of developing a year\xC2\xAD round source of high quality organic food and therapeutic holistic retreat centre for disadvantaged children/families and vulnerable adults.\n\n\ Our long term goals include having several new members joining us over the next 5-10 years, developing sustainable ecological housing though restoration of barns, out houses and self builds.\n\n\ Community members began living at Temple Druid in the spring of 2015, and have begun in earnest to clear and regenerate the grounds and house. There is much to do!\n\n\ All of the community share an interest in the preservation of the Temple Druid land, sustainability of the Estate and in creating a mutually supportive community for all those who visit or live here.\n\n\ Jan 2015 1We hope to offer access to an inspiring, nourishing environment in order that people have the opportunity to participate and explore that which brings meaning to their lives through interaction with the natural world and each other.\n\n Our community mission; is to be a year-round source of high quality organic food and therapeutic holistic retreat centre for disadvantaged children/families and vulnerable adults within a sustainable farm and woodland environment.\n\n\ The principles guiding the Temple Druid Community activities are:\n\ An understanding of the interconnectedness of all life,\n\ A deep respect for the natural world,\n\ A belief in learning through experience, creative engagement and enquiry\n\ An acknowledgement of the value of stillness and awareness.\n\ The uniqueness, potential and intrinsic value of each individual\n\ Our community group aspires to be a living demonstration of these principles in all its activities and operate with a secure income generation base.\n\n\ Key Aims for 2015-2020\n\ We will develop a range of innovative educational/therapeutic/ fun/ developmental activities based on a sense of Temple Druid as a special place.\n\ We will grow and sell organic produce \xE2\x80\x9CTemple Druid Organics\xE2\x80\x9D.\n\ Ensure the land is managed using sustainable practices through recognised schemes such as organic accreditation, environmental stewardship.\n\ Encourage and support creative, innovative contributors and have an open door to individuals and groups from all faiths or none.\n\ Enhance the main house, redundant buildings and landscape at Temple Druid through active use and Developing an Estate Management Plan." primary_location_id: 23056 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Puntraneaus physical_city: Puerto Jimenez mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Finca Morpho mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -83.278829 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 8.43506 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 14km Sur de Bomba de Osa en la calla de Matapalo con puerton murado oid: 746e73a9-da00-4a50-ab8e-716d62aa1f34 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22623 created_at: physical_country: Costa Rica phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: Our Mission is to spread the seed of permaculture using love, compassion and understanding for everyone and everything. And to tend the seedling as the idea of permaculture flowers into a beautiful new world by openly sharing all knowledge and skills.
From www.ic.org/directory/finca-morpho/:
Finca Morpho is a small tight knit regenerative educational experimental permaculture community on 4.2 hectares, close to the OSA peninsula's point of Cabo Matapalo, 14km south of Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica on the road to Matapalo, the only purple gate. We are morphing ourselves and others to be more sustainable, creative, free, happy, at peace, and open-minded to all ideas and ways of lives. Being surrounded by an indescribable primal energy from the rainforest and the ocean has inspired us to "Be the change we wish to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi. By using biodynamic regenerative agriculture we are creating a system that will continue to make top soil for years to come on it's own and able to sequester carbon. We have integrated a zero waste policy and we are using all forms of human disposal and waste to enrich the environment around us. Plant and animal care for us is treating all plants and animals the way most people treat their house pets, with lots of love, attention, activities, and healthy food. We are striving towards a sustainable and self-sufficient model for others to learn from and to show others visiting the area how they can add some of these practices into their lives with little to no work involved. primary_location_id: 23059 physical_zip: "60702" - website: physical_state: North Carolina physical_city: Charlotte mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Charlotte Cohousing Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -80.804151 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.26002 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 7c35f5e6-8dfb-4df2-8a23-0e37419b1571 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22624 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: We, the forming members of Charlotte Cohousing Community, share a desire to tap the life-giving forces of Community, to live in responsible harmony with the Earth and each other and to be a positive influence in our City.
From www.ic.org/directory/charlotte-cohousing-community/:
We intend to create and sustain an urban, multi-generational cohousing community of about 30 households (including singles, couples, families, elders, children, pets) with dwellings of varied size and cost and shared common areas for gardening, recreation, guest accommodations, community gatherings, and emerging interests of members. primary_location_id: 23060 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: California physical_city: "St Helena " mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Pope Street Reserve Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.462495 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.5051599 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 821 Pope Street oid: 3b09cfeb-0332-4398-9740-2889a80d49b7 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22627 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: Enjoy food, wine, friendship, laughter and good living together
From www.ic.org/directory/pope-street-reserve-cohousing/:
Estate style format with gatehouse, barn, and main house in cohousing ownership framework primary_location_id: 23063 physical_zip: "94574" - website: physical_state: Pennsylvania physical_city: Philadelphia mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: The Vandwellings mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -75.163789 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.952335 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 471e3cfa-6dc2-48c1-890c-c0c15106b9b3 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22629 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: People should be free to live in vehicles that they turn into homes. Box trucks and buses have plenty of square feet, and creative DIY can convert a vehicle into a happy home. When authority asks, you can call it an art space, a sculpture, or a flightless bird. Let's get together and buy a place to park, so we can have a place to become our true selves.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-vandwellings/:
"The Vandwellings" is only a concept. I want to turn a box truck into a house. I want to gut a van, and turn it into a hangout pod. I want to split the cost of land with like-minded wingnuts. Do you want to own some space where you can build a vehicle-based home? Do you want to live on a bus? Do you want to stop wasting money on rent and start having a garden? If any of this sounds interesting, then we should talk or type to each other. I want to find a few other people with similar ideas to start talking and formulate a plan. primary_location_id: 23065 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Virginia physical_city: Charlottesville mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Ecovillage Charlottesville mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -78.465179 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.048522 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 480 Rio Road East oid: 7aa3e707-ca7c-4c0b-add6-24387d0c3653 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22631 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Mission: To create a vibrant community that fosters the EcoVillage Charlottesville Vision by: Attracting a diverse group of individuals and families who are excited, energized, and committed to implementing the Vision; Devising governance and financial structures that allow for and foster the participation of a diverse group of people who are committed to living harmoniously with each other and the natural world; Confronting realistically and creatively the legal, financial, and interpersonal challenges to creating such an EcoVillage, and by infusing joy into the process of working and playing together to overcome all challenges; Identifying critical ecological problems, finding solutions and implementing them in our EcoVillage, demonstrating effective solutions we find, and widely disseminating information about those solutions.
From www.ic.org/directory/ecovillage-charlottesville/:
Ecovillage Charlottesville is a community space and future residence promoting and demonstrating ecological, social, economic, and cultural sustainability. Small businesses, events, and educational programs will also be incorporated to the ultimate design and use of the property. It is 6.5 acres of mostly wooded land on Rio Road, in Albemarle County, one mile from the Charlottesville downtown. primary_location_id: 23067 physical_zip: "22902" - website: physical_state: State physical_city: Bundagen mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Bundagen Co-operative Ltd mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 153.0255036 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -30.4188668 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: dbabec2d-f273-4128-ab8c-fa5e6ca22808 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22636 created_at: physical_country: Australia phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Bundagen community is a rural land sharing co-operative and wildlife sanctuary. We see our community as having essentially a caretaker role for this piece of coastal land and aim to create only low impact development.
From www.ic.org/directory/bundagen-co-operative-ltd/:
Bundagen is an intentional community established in August 1981 with three guiding principles:\n\ social harmony;\n\ environmental responsibility;\n\ and economic independence.\n\n\ We are a rural land sharing co-operative and wildlife sanctuary. We see our community as having essentially a caretaker role for this piece of coastal land and aim to create only low impact development. Regeneration of native vegetation in environmentally fragile areas is a focus, as is an emphasis on organic gardening.\n\n\ THE LAND\n\ Bundagen Co-operative owns and manages a total of 313 hectares of private property on the mid-north coast of NSW, just south of Coffs Harbour.\n\n\ Bongil Bongil National Park forms all our boundaries including a headland and ocean beach. Bundagaree Creek runs through part of the land and we have two freshwater lakes.\n\n\ A percentage of our land has high environmental value, approx 50% of which is protected and managed under a formal Conservation Agreement. Our land sits within the Gumbaynggirr nation.\n\n\ THE PEOPLE\n\ There are approximately 180 members, of whom about 110, with their children, are living in the twelve village areas. Bundagen is independent of mains water, sewerage and electricity. We rely on dams and rain-water tanks and use alternative technology, such as solar power and composting toilets. All residents pay a weekly levy which finances the community\xE2\x80\x99s needs including shared equipment such as a tractor and fire tanker. As well, we have a library, food co-op, meditation space and community house where a caf\xC3\xA9 is held each week. Villages each have their own areas of interest; some share a common bathroom, gardens, mowers, trailers or water pumps. Apart from meetings and regular working bees, caf\xC3\xA9 and the beach, members come together to play volleyball or soccer, for yoga, chi gong or to sing, play music, or to meditate. We have an active weeding group and land care projects underway. There is also a playschool in the renovated dairy bails where our youngest residents get together each week. Older members now meet to plan for \xE2\x80\x98The Last Resort\xE2\x80\x99.\n\n\ DECISION MAKING\n\ All decisions are made on the land. We aim at reaching consensus but have our own form of modified consensus. We have monthly community meetings, which deal with everyday matters, and four general meetings a year to address major concerns. Bundagen newsletters keep members informed of our evolving agreements, topics of debate and all hatches, matches and dispatches. A group of fifteen annually elected co-ordinators, meet monthly and take responsibility for specific areas of administration such as secretarial, treasury, legal liaison, environment, membership, building, fire, water, roads etc.\n\n\ MEMBERSHIP\n\ Each member, whether resident or non-resident, has an equal parcel of shares in the Co-operative. Membership gives the individual access to the land and a voice in decision- making. The right to build and reside on the land is decided by community agreement. Our legal structure, as a rural co-operative, means that the community owns all improvements on the land rather than individuals holding freehold title.\n\ MEMBERSHIP IN BUNDAGEN IS CLOSED\n\n\ HISTORY\n\ In the early 1980s, a development company planned to buy two farms and bushland at Bundagaree Head for a tourist development and golf course. Local environmentalists, concerned about the loss of valuable forest, secured the first options to buy and called for support. Bundagen was initially formed as a company and it asked for individual loans of $3000 from those hoping to prevent the development. Meetings were held on the headland and in Sydney as the dream of saving the land spread quickly through alternative networks. When the purchase price was realised we bought the land and soon after added a neighbouring property. The legal structure of the company was then changed and Bundagen Co-operative was formed. Those who had made the loans became the first shareholders. Some came to live on the land while others remained as non-residents, many living in Sydney.\n\n\ In the 1980s, there was some turnover in membership however the community consolidated as village areas were settled and the sanctuary areas protected. An adjoining parcel of land was eventually also purchased. Here, sand extraction had left two freshwater lakes fringed by littoral rainforest. In the 1990s we campaigned for the neighbouring state forest to become national park rather than developed for housing and we celebrated when Bongil Bongil National Park was declared. Bundagen also seeded the establishment of two new intentional communities on the mid-north coast of NSW. In 2010 we finally secured much of the community\xE2\x80\x99s forest under a formal conservation agreement.\n\n\ After thirty years we know and love the land well. Our villages provide stable and continuing homes and our orchards and gardens provide us with fresh organic food. Some who came in the first years with small children, now have grandchildren growing up here. We have a burial area and take pride in managing the end of life rituals as well as the births.\n\n\ Living on community can also be hard work. It is not just maintaining our own water and power and communication systems, or the battle with weeds, it is the work of getting along together which can be both exhausting and rewarding. Our decision-making and conflict resolution processes often seem cumbersome and we tweak at the edges as they slowly evolve. Bundagen might be seen as a microcosm of the macrocosm, with all the dramas of the wider world played out on our small stage." primary_location_id: 23072 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: New York physical_city: Putnam Valley mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Three Arrows Co-operative Society, Inc. mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -73.930666 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 41.376809 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 2 Rochdale Road oid: 1c1da2fa-00a7-4007-96d8-09d1fc0d5d08 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22638 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: Three Arrows Cooperative Society is a cooperative summer colony located in Putnam Valley, NY. It was founded in 1936 by members of the Young People's Socialist League, from whence its name and emblem derive.[1] The Society owns 125 acres of land which comprise 75 individual home sites as well as several communal buildings and access to Barger Pond. The colony, sometimes known as Camp Three Arrows, was imbued with socialist and communitarian values and offers a wide range of cultural, educational and leisure activities.
From www.ic.org/directory/three-arrows-co-operative-society-inc/:
Founded in 1936 by members of the Jewish labor movement, Three Arrows has evolved into a diverse and welcoming multi-generational membership which encourages participation in the life and work of the community. The members and families in our 75 houses seek to create a sense of cooperation in a world that increasingly promotes isolation. This is primarily a seasonal community, with 20% or weekend occupancy. primary_location_id: 23074 physical_zip: "10579" - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Mountain Center mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Family Friends mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -117.885359 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.187133 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 2927eb33-5b57-43ca-a249-52b052668985 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22639 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: The goal for our family would be to create a place where we can all pay as little as possible to live and eat so our resources can be used in other ways, like traveling, spiritual retreats, hobbies, and FUN! We are not religious but are respectful of religious beliefs.
From www.ic.org/directory/family-friends/:
We are one family in a beautiful community of like minded folks. We have cohoused before and enjoyed many aspects of it. We have one home with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. We also have an RV that we plan to live in if we can find the right group of people to join us. We are very ecologically conscious. We have grey water and are working on getting our greenhouse finished. We have chickens for eggs and goats for milk. Ideally we would like someone or several people who can help us with the garden, the fruit trees and some light construction. The rent for the large house is 1000.00 plus 300.00 in labor per month. Or any other arrangement similar to that. primary_location_id: 23075 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Hawaii physical_city: Kilauea mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Living Earth mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -155.83323 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 20.24232 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 19c44260-ed60-4a69-a518-d332c0ec2003 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22643 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: To create a beacon of light for the world through a temple and thriving Eco village on the north shore of kauai
From www.ic.org/directory/living-earth/:
On the north shore of kauai, come help us create a temple of light, to honor the earth and start gardens of abundance. We are formed as a 501c3 operating under a land trust "living earth" which owns the land and holds the intention for the community. primary_location_id: 23079 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Virginia physical_city: Copper Hill mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Fern Hollow Ecovillage mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -80.153614 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.048796 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 10736ff4-bc41-42cc-bb72-363cd9f55870 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22644 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We are creating a village of like-minded families and individuals dedicated to living in ecological, social, economic, and spiritual harmony. We embrace the principals of permaculture, holistic healthcare, and compassionate communication.
From www.ic.org/directory/fertile-roots-ecovillage/:
We're creating a haven where we can seek the still peace of nature to rediscover our roots. We strive to create a culture of compassionate communication and open mindedness. Our community encourages personal responsibility and emotional maturity. We strive to give back to the earth what we take and to be an example of balance to the world, as we endeavor to achieve balance, ourselves. Our land will be inhabited including the principles of co-housing, to encourage cohesion. Members will build their own homes using alternative building methods, passive house standards, and/or reclaimed and sustainably harvested materials. We will, also, utilize a system of time banking to encourage giving and receiving between members. We are so blessed to live in the the oldest mountain region in the world. Imagine the wisdom we can glean from communing with our world's matriarch! We have the fortune, as well, to live close to an veteran intentional community, a vineyard, 30 min from a city and 30 minutes from an artist community. It doesn't get too much better than this! primary_location_id: 23080 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Fremont mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Mission Peak Cohousing in Fremont mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -121.97 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.55 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: P.O. Box 8048 oid: 22b7c3c1-25fd-4bd7-bfe9-891b0e1e2a00 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22645 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: We come together to create a neighborhood that is a multi-generational intentional community, living among caring neighbors of similar interests and agreed-upon values with whom we can share our lives. We are committed to participating actively in creating and maintaining opportunities for frequent interaction and sustaining meaningful relationships with each other beyond our own individual households.
From www.ic.org/directory/mission-peak-cohousing-in-fremont/:
We began general outreach and education in September 2014. Since then, we have been meeting monthly to build community and move toward establishing a multi-generational cohousing community in the Fremont, California area within 4-5 years. We have completed Eris Weaver's workshop on group process and McCamant & Durrett's "Getting It Built" workshop. We are actively searching for a site, continually educating ourselves, and welcoming potential members. primary_location_id: 23081 physical_zip: "94537" - website: physical_state: Oregon physical_city: Forest Grove mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Green Grove Cohousing Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -123.1818 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 45.598052 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 58578346-e755-4492-b3c0-150e52d21794 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22646 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Our Vision: Green Grove Cohousing is a cooperatively governed community of independent households committed to creating a harmonious, sustainable neighborhood, guided by our shared values.
From www.ic.org/directory/green-grove-cohousing-community/:
Progressive co-housing core group seeking new members interested in environmental sustainability, social justice, community service and the arts to join our vibrant, fun-loving, intergenerational community. Building on five-acre semi-rural setting close-in to a historic college town in the wine country of NW Oregon with Mt. Hood view and abundant wildlife, 26 miles from Portland. Large, lovely historic common house newly refurbished with geothermal heating and cooling, plus energy efficient features. Established trees, landscaping, community art studio, orchard, garden, wood shop, and outbuildings with easy access to wooded trails, and lots of open space for additional outdoor amenities. Development has been approved by the City, and first free-standing homes under 1400 sq. ft. completed and two more are currently under construction." primary_location_id: 23082 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Sachsen physical_city: Leipzig mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Gemeinschaft Tortuga mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 12.3730747 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 51.3396955 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 6323a426-3e7a-4207-8746-678e4721a5e1 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22649 created_at: physical_country: Germany phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: We want to be happy, healthy, loving, we just want the good life! That is why we\xE2\x80\x99re founding this community, because in capitalism we just don\xE2\x80\x99t fit in, we hate it here, we can\xE2\x80\x99t stand that horrible society and we want such a different life. We want to go live on the land, put our hands to work, love, learn, do all the important things. We want to determine our own lives, together and not be determined. We want to share property, money, work, \xE2\x80\xA6 for the benefit of everyone involved. We believe that the way we want to live is only possible in an intentional community on the countryside, neither in the city, nor alone.
From www.ic.org/directory/gemeinschaft-tortuga/:
We\xE2\x80\x99re founding an intentional community located in northern Spain. At the moment we still live in Leipzig, Germany. Our main principles are:\n\n\n\ * anticapitalism\n\ * anti-esoteric / anti-spiritual / anti-religious\n\ * antisexism\n\ * communal economy\n\ * consensus\n\ * ecology\n\ * freedom of domination / non-hierarchical structures / anarchy\n\ * freedom in love (love who and how ever you want to)\n\ * self-determined education\n\ * self-sufficiency\n\ * transparency" primary_location_id: 23085 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Saskatchewan physical_city: Regina mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Goldenrod Land Co-op mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -104.618894 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 50.445211 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 43 McInnis Cres. oid: 5ae0aaeb-1574-4668-b933-da48bfd365a7 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22650 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Vision A working circle of friends thriving through the care of the land that provides for family and community. Mission Statement To create a neighbourhood scale community where people live, work and have fun together. To live a low impact life that meets our needs, with as little harm to the earth as possible. To deepen our connections, learn, grow and inspire others. To create and maintain a refuge for our community now and in the future.
From www.ic.org/directory/goldenrod-land-co-op/:
We are 3 families who have been meeting regularly to create a land co-op with the intention of buying land (70-160 acres, within 2 hours of Regina to the East/North-East). We have recently completed the legal documents involved in becoming a non-profit co-operative, learning to use consensus, looking at land, exploring financing options, developing business plans and getting to know each other better. We envision for the future: buying land, building a community center/temporary housing, then spending some time developing the property, building homes and transitioning to living out of the city (part or full time). We are looking for 2-9 more families or individuals to join us in this. The project of working on the membership structure of our Co-op and the application process is ongoing. As prospective Co-op members emerge we hope to continue to refine the contents of these documents. Rather than present our ideas as fait accompli, we encourage new members to join in making our Co-op a living entity that changes and grows as we do. primary_location_id: 23086 physical_zip: S4R 3E7 - website: physical_state: Ohio physical_city: Columbus mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: COSEC (Central Ohio Sustainable Equitable Community) mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -81.949111 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 41.3056 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 2b68513f-7451-4bf2-b117-b50b7c77a578 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22654 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: To develop a living renaissance in the heart of Ohio.
From www.ic.org/directory/cosec-columbus-ohio-sustainable-egalitarian-community/:
The goal of COSEC is to create an intentional community within reasonable commute distance of Columbus, Ohio. COSEC will be financed by a proportional ownership model that will allow individuals to tailor their investment level to their interest and ability level while still leaving room for low-income members who can join the community for a low-cost share and either pay traditional lot rent or contribute for their stay through sweat equity. COSEC will be a community that encourages microhousing and sustainable architecture but will also accommodate cabins, rvs, trailers and more traditional housing structures. primary_location_id: 23090 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Oregon physical_city: Salem mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Renaissance mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.96953 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.949829 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Not Yet Established oid: e0a6b30c-d1e6-4ff0-a134-3b27c3de7171 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22659 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: Sustainable living with organic farming and low carbon energy sources. Craftsmanship, art, integrity and creating a positive business environment that does not rely on capitalizing on the poor financial situations of others. Hospitality in an enchanting environment, opening the eyes of the world to a different way of living.
From www.ic.org/directory/renaissance/:
We are a renaissance themed destination resort village. We are creating a environment that does not rely on investors and corporate control, if you contribute you will be welcomed and appreciated, if you are a craftsman you will have a place to work, live and sell. The community will be creating a TV show to fund development and hospitality to draw customers and publicity. (please visit the website for more info) primary_location_id: 23095 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Cotati mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: North Bay Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.703894 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.326871 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 120 East Cotati Blvd oid: 92f75efd-1082-4b7c-aba2-e679767b946c mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22661 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: Committed Neighborliness
From www.ic.org/directory/north-bay-cohousing/:
North Bay Cohousing, in collaboration with CoHousing Solutions and the 500 communities program, is beginning project outreach for a new community in the Petaluma area. If interested in helping launch a core group, please send us a note at Northbaycohousing@gmail.com primary_location_id: 23097 physical_zip: "94931" - website: physical_state: Florida physical_city: Gainesville mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Three Little Birds Eco-village mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -82.324515 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 29.648993 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Looking for location oid: 82af17b5-3542-4d89-99d4-29b46789e5dc mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22673 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Love, peace, and fresh produce.
From www.ic.org/directory/three-little-birds-eco-village/:
Greetings all, We are currently looking for members to form a self-sufficient, sustainable eco-village in the sunshiny state of Florida! :) Below is the ideal vision for this community. Ideas listed are naturally progressing to suit the ever-changing needs of the Earth and its inhabitants. Please e-mail me if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions. We advocate love and peace, operating under the "do unto others as you would like them to do unto you" philosophy. We practice non-judgment, compassion, and forgiveness, and strive to live in harmony with the Earth and its creatures. We strive to restore the health of the Earth -- its soil and ecosystems. We use permaculture practices such as edible landscaping with perennial fruits, vegetables, and bushes. We use water harvesting and management, mulching to suppress weeds and prevent moisture loss/erosion, and we create rich biomass through composting (including humanure composting). We also seek to provide habitat for animals, insects, and other critters, and practice the holistic management of animals. The structures onsite will be made of made of non-toxic, natural materials: cob, straw bale, bamboo, and sustainably harvested wood. These structures will be equipped to harvest passive energy, including rainwater collection, shading (with trees), creating a wind draft in the buildings, and natural lighting. We will harvest energy using wind and solar power, and ideally be completely off the grid. We will also create water filtration systems using plants (drinking water and greywater filtration). The mental health of our members is important to us, and we advocate positive thinking, being proactive instead of reactive, self-realization, and acting out of love instead of fear or scarcity. In addition, we feel it is important to value yourself and others as divine expressions of life, and express genuine kindness -- listening, caring, and sharing possessions, time, and ideas. We foster right speech: speaking in respectful and uplifting ways to one another. Overall, we want members to feel safe and respected, and for everyone to respect personal space of others. Physical health of members is also important, as it greatly affects one's quality of life. We wish to grow all of our sustenance with permaculture techniques, in rich, nutrient dense soil which is never treated with chemicals, pesticides, or herbicides. Ideally, members will practice natural and holistic methods of healing, such as use of medicinal herbs, food as medicine, fermented foods, cleanses, sauna, nutrient therapy, reiki healing, and acupuncture. Exercise is important too, and we encourage members to treat Earth as a playground! Tree climbing, dancing, yoga, t'ai chi, qi gong, etc. The spiritual health of members will be nurtured by designated areas for meditation, prayer, and contemplation. Silent retreats and Karma Yoga retreats are events we would enjoy holding. Music and the arts feed the soul too! We advocate creativity in all of its various forms, and will also hold retreats and artist/musician residencies for creative peoples to practice their craft in a healthy, carefree, stress free environment. Self-sufficiency and interdependence are important to us. We wish to create eco-friendly/plant based goods, repurpose "trash", make functional crafts (basket weaving, ceramics), make non-toxic soap, learn earth skills (sewing, knitting, wild edible foraging), beekeeping, chicken keeping, and food and drink processing (fermented foods, hard cider/mead, vinegar, jams), etc. Overall, we want to provide members, friends, family, and visitors a safe space to deeply appreciate nature in all of its beautiful manifestations, to practice gratitude and love, and to purely enjoy their time on Earth! primary_location_id: 23109 physical_zip: "32601" - website: physical_state: Vermont physical_city: Bristol mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Bristol Village Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -73.0782166 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.1344786 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 16 North Street oid: 9e5c07d8-421d-4d53-824d-b0492d88a566 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22675 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Bristol Village Cohousing is working to create and sustain a vibrant, multi-generational neighborhood in the heart of Bristol, Vermont \xE2\x80\x93- to be neighborly in the best sense of the word, with each other and the wider community. \n\n\ Our housing will be surrounded by gardens of flowers, fruits and vegetables and built to meet high standards of energy efficiency, reflecting Vermont's and Addison County's spirit of self-reliance. We welcome interested people of all ages and income levels. \n\n\ We share resources, meals, community work and decision-making. We are grateful for the opportunity to be good stewards of our little corner of Vermont, and a positive model for sustainable living.\n\n\ Our Ten Values:\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWe value design that promotes community and partnership with the natural world.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWe promote sustainability, energy efficiency and a smaller ecological footprint.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWe embrace the advantages of living in Bristol village: walking to shops, eateries, parks, medical services, schools,\n library, and civic events.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWe understand that privacy and community must be built into our design and community agreements. \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWe welcome the joy of common meals and regular gatherings.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWe practice self-governance with a modified consensus decision-making process.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWe desire to live simply while sharing our resources and talents. \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWe are committed to affordability and diversity, and a community that understands the importance of laughter,\n working together, and celebrating our differences.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWe believe in regular, respectful communication with members and neighbors and healthy conflict resolution \n techniques. \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWe support opportunities for continued learning and creative outlets.
From www.ic.org/directory/bristol-village-cohousing/:
BRISTOL VILLAGE COHOUSING IN VERMONT\n\ www.bristolcohousing.com\n\ 802-734-0798\n\n\ LOCATION\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tLocated in the center of the village of Bristol, Vermont, 15 minutes from Middlebury College and 40 minutes from Burlington. \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWalking distance to shopping, restaurants, schools, library, town offices and performance space, public transportation and outdoor adventures. \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tSituated on 2.45 acres, across from the town green\n\ CURRENT STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tConstruction is complete and families have moved in. \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tHistoric Italianate Common House was built in 1863. Received an award from Preservation Trust of Vermont for out contribution to the downtown streetscape. \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tThe homes are built to high performance energy efficiency standards." primary_location_id: 23111 physical_zip: "05443" - website: physical_state: Missouri physical_city: De Witt mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: The Transcendent Zeitgeist Movement (TTZM) mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -93.275855 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.376522 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 36145 Highway 24 oid: 6bbc4255-30f4-4000-bb67-d71e41649147 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22677 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Simple: a chance for true happiness. Peace, Love, Respect, Trust, Togetherness\n\ The following is a link to some FAQ regarding (TZM) http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com/faq
From www.ic.org/directory/the-transcendent-zeitgeist-movement-ttzm/:
TTZM is currently forming, we are now a small group of people who have been handed some lucky cards. We have a large source of Income to start a Self Sustaining community we are currently in the process of securing a large portion of land around 100+ acres. We currently own 36 acres and are looking to start a town or city depending on how much additional land we can buy in the surrounding area. At this link there are 2 DVD's that are free and are suggested to gain a complete idea of what we are doing (http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com/tool-kit)\n\n\ The movement's principle focus includes the recognition that the majority of the social problems that plague the human species at this time are not the sole result of some institutional corruption, absolute scarcity, a political policy, a flaw of \"human nature\" or other commonly held assumptions of causality. Rather, the movement recognizes that issues such as poverty, corruption, pollution, homelessness, war, starvation and the like appear to be \"symptoms\" born out of an outdated social structure.\n\n\ While intermediate reform steps and temporal community support are of interest to the movement, the defining goal is the installation of a new socioeconomic model based upon technically responsible resource management, allocation and design through what would be considered the scientific method of reasoning problems and finding optimized solutions.\n\n\ This \xE2\x80\x9CNatural Law/Resource-Based Economy\" (NLRBE) is about taking a direct technical approach to social management as opposed to a monetary or even political one. It is about updating the workings of society to the most advanced and proven methods known, leaving behind the damaging consequences and limiting inhibitions which are generated by our current system of monetary exchange, profit, business and other structural and motivational issues.\n\n\ The movement is loyal to a train of thought, not figures or institutions. The view held is that through the use of socially targeted research and tested understandings in science and technology, we are now able to logically arrive at societal applications that could be profoundly more effective in meeting the needs of the human population, increasing public health. There is little reason to assume war, poverty, most crime and many other monetarily-based scarcity effects common in our current model cannot be resolved over time. The range of the movement's activism and awareness campaigns extend from short- to long-term, with methods based explicitly on non-violent methods of communication.\n\n\ The Zeitgeist Movement has no allegiance to any country or traditional political platforms. It views the world as a single system and the human species as a single family and recognizes that all countries must disarm and learn to share resources and ideas if we expect to survive in the long run. Hence, the solutions arrived at and promoted are in the interest to help everyone on Earth, not a select group.\n\n It is recommended to do some research on Peter Joseph and his Ideals. Because we have the same vision currently we are seeking families as well as educated individuals as follows: Engineers, Mechanics, Carpenters, Botanists, Doctors, Teachers, Electricians, Plumbers and many more. The deal is we will provide everything you need. We will build you a house and a school for your kids. But we need ground breakers as well as people willing to help work. We are accepting applications now. Please contact Aaron with any questions. Thank you and We Love you:) Note: will update this page as progress is made. (http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com/mission-statement)" primary_location_id: 23113 physical_zip: "64639" - website: physical_state: Oregon physical_city: Williams mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Kids Gardening in Eden/ Itopia mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -123.27394 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.21873 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 0515fd41-169f-4228-b605-b338c01779c0 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22682 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Educate The Youth, Build A Better Future, Help The Planet, Live Lightly With The Land, Love Everyone 100%
From www.ic.org/directory/kids-gardening-eden/:
We are conscious young families striving to make a difference in the world, by educating our children about a 'new' way of life, living in harmony with the land, giving a hand up to our friends and neighbors, and respecting our beautiful Mother Earth! We are looking at purchasing 160 acres near Williams, Oregon, to build a sustainable, off-the-grid community and start a Healing and Educational Center for our own children and other youth! We are committed to teaching the world's children, about sustainable living, organic gardening and agriculture, living lightly with the land, natural building, compassionate care of wildlife, conservation of natural resources, edible wild plants, natural medicine, yoga and personal wellness, nutrition, spirituality, interpersonal relationships, effective communication, and so much more- concerning real-world skills to prepare them for their futures. Our Dream is to make the changes necessary for a positive difference in the future of our World! Our initial plans include a handful of natural dwellings, we are looking at Yurts, Cobb and Straw-Bale houses to start with, with the possibility of a larger communal space that includes a library, dining hall, temple/yoga space, and kitchen, where we would prepare nutritious meals that are 100% organic and grown on-site! Some of the other goals we have for the beginning of this project are rainwater collection, recycling gray water via a filtering garden system, solar heating and cooling, composting toilets, solar bathing facilities, and utilizing wind and/or water generated energies. We are beginning this year to grow a large enough organic, GMO-Free garden to generate most if not all of the food for the families on-site, as well as traveling to local farmer's markets and the possibility of our own CSA. This is a dream we have all been compiling for years, to exist outside the confines of traditional society and 'get back' to a more harmonious way of life. Help us prove the possibility of an existence without mindless consumerism, and of a symbiotic relationship with our wonderful planet. Because, right now, our Earth needs it! Thank you so much for reading about us! For more information, contact us at tulsi.flower859@gmail.com; we look forward to hearing from you! primary_location_id: 23118 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Georgia physical_city: Kingston mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Breathing Rock mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -84.962055 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 34.233908 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 7f5ad6a6-f7bb-41f8-9f84-364fd5cea60f mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22683 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: Our long term goal is cradle to grave security for every member of the tribe, and to make sure everyone is at the enough point. Meaning that no one should be allowed to do without. We aim to live a better life through cooperation and collaboration.
From www.ic.org/directory/breathing-rock/:
Breathing Rock is a tribal community. Our long-term goal is cradle-to-grave security for every member of the tribe. Some of us are long term friends who have known each other for years. Some of us have only known each other for less than 2 yrs. This began with a dream and a push. primary_location_id: 23119 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Florida physical_city: boynton beach mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Kumah South Florida! mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -80.141783 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 26.516345 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: cambay circle oid: 95bb98e9-2a0e-4b44-adac-901769046cbd mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22684 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Kumah South Florida!\xE2\x80\x99s mission is to create a meaningful life through cooperative living.\n\n\ Our vision is to form a collective of people who are consciously committed to creating a pluralistic, intergenerational retrofit cohousing community, with the intention of working towards social, economic and ecological sustainability.
From www.ic.org/directory/kumah-south-florida/:
As a part of a growing global movement for a more sustainable world, our community will integrate a supportive social environment with a low impact way of life. It will connect individuals through active and deliberate social participation in a vibrant, progressive social context. It will strengthen and repair the individual, the family, society by developing a system of mutual support that is becoming more difficult to achieve within conventional social systems today." primary_location_id: 23120 physical_zip: "33437" - website: physical_state: New Mexico physical_city: Mimbres mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Quetzalcoatl, Shaman's Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -108.033173 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 32.908986 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: c03d590a-35e9-4a48-95db-e6bb6c613f14 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22686 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: It is our purpose to heal ourselves and our world, by the grace of Spirit and Nature.
From www.ic.org/directory/quetzalcoatl-shamans-community/:
Quetzalcoatl Community is being designed so that energy, water, waste recycling, and landscaping all work in harmony with Nature. We are making the systems we use to be socially and environmentally responsible and promote health and prosperity for the residents and all our relations. Members determine the living situation they are comfortable with, whether it is renting a house on the land we own, bringing in a yurt or RV; or buying adjacent land and building on it. Please see the "Members" page of our website to help you determine if you would resonate with this group. primary_location_id: 23122 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Utah physical_city: Hurricane mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Desert Willow mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -113.568416 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.096528 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 4950 Boulder View Dr oid: cee1273b-72b1-48bf-b46f-2b29b0e4edc9 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22689 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: To live in a neighborhood of mutual support and authentic connections. To live simply and meaningfully through sharing some common areas, daily activities, friendship and food. To create a neighborhood with a nurturing balance of privacy and community.
From www.ic.org/directory/desert-willow/:
We are forming a co-housing grouping in the St. George area of Southwestern Utah. We are looking for culturally creative people to design a village-style neighborhood that fosters friendship, fun and community support. This location provides outdoor activities year round for an active lifestyle. primary_location_id: 23125 physical_zip: "84737" - website: physical_state: North Carolina physical_city: Hillsborough mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Fiori Hill mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -78.430762 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.628527 updated_at: physical_address2: Share entrance with "Forest Ridge" then left on Maple Glen Drive physical_address1: 734 US 70 Business East oid: fa56b238-ee05-4cd8-b040-6cd3b445f226 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22691 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Mission Statement:\n\n\ \xE2\x80\x9CFiori Hill creates a legacy for home ownership through respect-for-sustainability, socially diverse, and community-oriented residences that strive to balance the private comforts of home with the larger connections created by utilizing pocket neighborhoods. The community is designed for people of all ages because of its universal live-in-place home design and integrated neighborhood character.\xE2\x80\x9D \xC2\xA0\xC2\xA0\n\n\ Seldom does a small community create such a big impression. We listened to what people really want and recognized that a large gap existed between what many building companies supply and what folks really want, need or can afford. Lifestyle and home is more than a house on its lot.\n\n\ \xE2\x80\x9CFiori\xE2\x80\x9D is Italian for \xE2\x80\x9Cflower\xE2\x80\x9D, and this tree & flower-filled hillside community is reminiscent of the old village charm nicely tucked away in Hillsborough. Fiori Hill is bringing the reality of homeownership and community to the front and center with its design, integration, unique community amenities and purpose.
From www.ic.org/directory/fiori-hill/:
Fiori Hill, located on 17+ acres in Hillsborough, is a new, planned neighborhood of mixed-size homes dedicated to create a sense of place and true neighborhood. Conveniently located just west of the Forest Ridge community off Hwy 70 Business and \xC2\xBC mile east of Hwy 86, with close proximity to the I-40-85 corridor, shopping and restaurants, Fiori Hill awaits. It offers a feeling of home that incorporates the vision of a true \xE2\x80\x9CVillage Pocket Neighborhood\xE2\x80\x9D. \n\n\ Designed around the principal elements of timeless community, Fiori Hill has been carefully created to preserve the natural elements on the site including large open spaces, mature trees, and creeks so often forgotten in most communities. Walkable trails are planned to connect the neighborhood to local amenities. Homeowners will share common spaces, inter-community trails, and gardens that build community, activity, and security, and allow residents to enjoy the neighborhood in its truest form. \n\n\ Fiori Hill homes will vary in size from 1200 to 2300 SF with integrated design, energy efficiency, well-crafted construction, authentic styling and discreet parking. High-quality construction, charm and affordability will enhance the neighborhood rather than volume, repetition, and separation. Many of the homes will incorporate energy-efficient flexible basements in the building design and provide storage and potential for living expansion." primary_location_id: 23127 physical_zip: "27278" - website: physical_state: Washington physical_city: Port Angeles mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: EcoVillage Dungeness Valley mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -123.239405 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 48.087312 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 162 S. Barr Rd oid: 0dde815e-f492-40de-8089-2e88e8d034ff mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22694 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: To create a sustainable community that is an asset to the local community and the people that live in it. To live and learn about the fun and friendship gained by living in an intentional community.
From www.ic.org/directory/ecovillage-dungeness-valley/:
We are a new Ecovillage forming with the design of CoHousing where each family will own their own property in clustered housing in the Sequim Dungeness Valley. Our goal is to purchase 20-100 acres with the vision of some or all of the following: Educational and Healing facilities, incorporating the latest in technology for self-sufficiency, like hydroponics, solar energy, small-scale hydroelectric supply from river or creek, self-composting toilets, organic farming; learning/lecture hall; outdoor survival workshops, Co-op businesses including Restaurant and much, much more. We are interested in 38 acres to save an old diary farm. It has one huge beautiful barn, 1 wood milking barn, a metal milking barn, 2 exiting homes that are livable and a variety of dairy supported building including a huge silo. The land has an irrigation ditch running through it also. There are many possibilities as Sequim is in the sunblet of the Olympic Mountains. primary_location_id: 23130 physical_zip: "98362" - website: physical_state: North Carolina physical_city: Durham mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Intown Neighborhood Place mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -79.023205 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.850295 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 941fb569-5c6e-4749-a71f-27db640d32ed mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22696 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Adult urban cohouse community that wants to age in place.
From www.ic.org/directory/intown-neighborhood-place/:
We are an adult (age 50+) micro community dedicated to encouraging, supporting and nurturing each other as we age in place. We believe in sharing resources to lessen life's challenges. We want to be environmentally responsible and financially responsible by building an affordable urban community. If you have similar interests, we invite you to our monthly meetings. Contact us through email for updates on our status. Website is under construction. primary_location_id: 23132 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: New York physical_city: New York mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Intentional Living NYC mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -74.005973 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.714269 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 58ab8e55-ae71-4cfa-b249-726a894a6e62 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22697 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Intentional Living NYC is a multi-generational group, with strong features of sustainability but not very dogmatic - no religious, political or heavy duty eco-vegetarian ideologies. the idea is more tolerant, diverse, shared, supportive people living in community...something of "small town life in the big city." It is expected to be a cooperative venture with an affordable rental component.
From www.ic.org/directory/intentional-living-nyc/:
Intentional Living NYC is a cohousing community that aims to combine *ecology with economy *sustainability with innovation *community when you want it with the privacy of your own home *multi-generational ==> child, pet & elder friendly ...making our neighborhood a place of neighborliness ...because that's where we want to live And we're looking for committed people to join us... primary_location_id: 23133 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Limon physical_city: Puerto Viejo mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Pura Fruta mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -82.7549412 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 9.6540146 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Puerto Viejo oid: 9e4af924-5d61-412e-a343-2acffb5ee502 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22698 created_at: physical_country: Costa Rica phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: To re-create our natural habitat, including not only abundance of our natural raw-vegan foods, but also our natural tribe of well detoxified and reconstructed family members living an exemplary nonviolent life through our language, spirituality and food choices, while educating and healing others to help all living beings becoming free and fulfilled.
From www.ic.org/directory/pura-fruta/:
- To engage in setting up a permacultural fruit forest, aiming self-sufficiency in the shortest time possible. - To co-create with Nature a safe environment where we can live in harmony and simplicity. - To help each other and grow together in profound respect to ourselves, each other and Mother Earth. - To become an example of how to live in a sustainable way in all aspects. - We don't support any animal suffering or killing, consumption of drugs, chemicals or harmful products for our bodies or the environment. primary_location_id: 23134 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: North Carolina physical_city: Charlotte mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: The Retreat at New Covenant mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -80.914064 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.210278 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Holabird Ln oid: cf0a8cfb-3333-48f3-afe2-18d9e521c8f7 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22703 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: We desire to create a community of 36 families who desire for \xE2\x80\x9CAll of Us will be there for the One, and Each of Us will be there for the All!\" For each One of Us\xE2\x80\xA6 and All of Us\xE2\x80\xA6 we desire to bring good news to the afflicted and be a safe haven for support for those inside and outside of the community.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-retreat-at-new-covenant/:
The Retreat at New Covenant welcomes all people in order to create a multi-ethnic, cross-generational, mixed-income, green / Eco-friendly neighborhood with innovative design features and safety technology. It is envisioned that the Retreat at New Covenant will attract families who desire to create a community where families will live, laugh, play, protect, share gifts & talents \xE2\x80\xA6 and serve one another \xE2\x80\xA6 not only within the Retreat at New Covenant Community, but throughout the West Boulevard Community." primary_location_id: 23139 physical_zip: "28208" - website: physical_state: Poitou-Charentes physical_city: Vieux-Ruffec mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Sunflower Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 0.372507 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 46.01657 updated_at: physical_address2: La Loge physical_address1: SCI du Tournesol oid: 7158755a-527d-4086-9c8b-ae5b09c0a413 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22704 created_at: physical_country: France phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Encouraging others to understand the benefits of following a healthy, mutually supportive, sustainable lifestyle.
From www.ic.org/directory/sunflower-cohousing/:
Sunflower Cohousing currently has four members, and we are looking for others to join us in an environmentally conscious cohousing project. We have recently purchased a property in a small hamlet near Champagne-Mouton in France, where there is an infant\xE2\x80\x99s school, doctor, pharmacy, post office, and supermarket. The property comprises a modernised 2-bedroomed house, with stone barns on both sides and a hangar, all facing into a central grassed courtyard. \n\n\ We have started to convert one of the barns into 2 small, self-contained cottage-style houses. We also have consent for 3 additional houses, and plans for 2 larger family dwellings. Each house will have its own private garden space to the rear, and a semi-private patio area to the front, facing onto the courtyard. The new houses are all highly insulated, with solar heating pipes under the tiles of a sealed roofing system, and with wood-fired back-boilers producing heat and hot water from regenerative sources.\n\n\ One section of the barns will house a community building, with a larger kitchen and dining/meeting area, craft room, a laundry, office space, and additional bedroom space for visitors. There is also an existing workshop area, machinery bay, and garden tool workshop, all of which will be incorporated into the community space.\n\n\ We have started to create a community vegetable garden (our potager) and a new orchard in an adjoining 4 acre field which is also owned by the community. We intend to keep a small selection of livestock on this field, to complement the chickens and geese that already share our space.\n\n\ We are working towards an ecologically friendly lifestyle, and to be self-sufficient where possible, but we also recognise that true self-sufficiency is very labour intensive, and so we try to achieve a sensible balance in order that we may also enjoy life. We have a range of systems already in place \xE2\x80\x93 composting bins, worm bins, aquaponics, vegetable and fruit production \xE2\x80\x93 and are constantly looking at ways to improve upon our arrangements but also to minimise our impact on the surrounding countryside. \n\ \xE1\x85\xA0\n\ Between us, we have gained experience in developing permaculture systems and organic practices in the UK and Spain, in both wet and arid conditions and would be looking to introduce and expand upon those techniques as part of the production of food for the community. We also have a wide range of practical and creative skills, such as building, IT, animal husbandry, fleece spinning, weaving and knitting, willow weaving, preserving, sewing, dying, and basket making.\n\n\ We are looking for others with a similar outlook on life to come and join us. Investing members will be asked to match our own investment to date (we are not looking to make a profit), and will in return receive an equal share and an equal say in the ownership and development of the community as a whole. We will also be constructing houses to rent for social members who will have an equal say and commitment to the community save for voting on capital expenditure." primary_location_id: 23140 physical_zip: "16350" - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Oakland mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Garland Ave Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.223779 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.786027 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: dc92fa0d-b415-49a3-862b-4bab06627b1f mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22707 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Sharing meals, sharing space, creating community.
From www.ic.org/directory/garland-ave-cohousing/:
We are three queer families, 6 adults and 3 kids living in retrofit cohousing. Our community is still small, three units, but we are interested in expanding. Our grounds have several fruit trees, amazing vegetable gardens and a shared yard. Our community dinners are potluck-style, once a week, with a meeting and a work day once a month. We have been a community for since 2013 and we have great communication, mutual respect, and fun. We are located in Oakland, CA primary_location_id: 23143 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Texas physical_city: Denton mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Denton Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -97.133068 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 33.214841 updated_at: physical_address2: 1001 Parvin Street physical_address1: Meeting at Denia Recreation Center oid: f1412cfd-d7df-457b-a9e2-4912ed0df562 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22710 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: Forming group still defining details. Anticipate a multigenerational cohousing community.
From www.ic.org/directory/denton-cohousing/:
Forming group hopes to attract participants and develop a cohousing community in the Denton Texas area. primary_location_id: 23146 physical_zip: "76205" - website: physical_state: Michigan physical_city: Madison Heights mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Michigan Ecovillage mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -83.1052 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.48587 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: caaa1adf-5910-4148-86af-90a89bc82f9b mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22712 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Multigenerational intentional community integrated with an organic farm, using Consumer and Worker Co-ops as well as US DOL Registered Apprenticeships to deliver caring services to seniors, young families and children, demonstrating and providing educational programming on Climate Change mitigation, adaptation and migration strategies.
From www.ic.org/directory/michigan-ecovillage/:
HOW WILL YOU HELP CREATE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE?\n\ Join Michigan Ecovillage Co-op!\n\ A cooperative multi-generational community in the making, bringing hope by demonstrating Climate Change mitigation and adaptation.\n\ Michigan Ecovillage is being established utilizing an inter-dependent network of cooperative businesses, for community development and replication. Cooperative businesses include consumer co-ops, housing co-ops, and worker-owned co-ops. Worker-owned cooperatives will provide ecovillage members with sustaining sources of income. Worker-owners will live in the Ecovillage with their families, and provide products and services for local as well as regional markets. Individual co-ops will leverage the economies of scale from the larger ecovillage consortium. The use of co-op business structures provides legal advantages for social investment, access to co-op organizational support and grants, as well as co-op bank bond offerings.\n\ Participate as a Founder, Co-op Board Director or Co-op Member:\n\ FOUNDERS\n\ Help establish community relationships, acquire land and develop the infrastructure.\n\ CO-OP BOARDS\n\ Help develop the cooperatives\xE2\x80\x99 legal policies and procedures.\n\ ECOVILLAGE PARTICIPANTS\n\ 1.\tLive in the beautiful environment of the community, renting or buying a family home, or apartment. Enjoy the community center with cafeteria, exercise classes, meeting rooms, social gatherings, and quiet places to relax.\n\ 2.\tJoin a Worker Cooperative and be an Employee Owner.\n\ a.\tVolunteer, work part-time or full-time at community cooperative businesses, including early childhood development, eldercare services, tree care, farming, gardening, food processing and meal production, and community educational programs about climate change mitigation and adaptation.\n\ 3.\tYoung families may move to the ecovillage to raise their families in a supportive multi-generational educational environment, with child care and employment opportunities.\n\ 4.\tRetire to the progressive care community, enjoying the companionship of kindred spirits making a difference, as well as safety and an elegant quality of life while contributing to future generations. Aging in place, in community.\n\ a.\tThe professional services provided to elder members will help financially support the network of ecovillage caregivers and the community activities.\n\ b.\tMove into an Independent Living apartment, with optional meal, housekeeping and personal Home Caregiver services.\n\ c.\tIf needed, move to an Assisted Living apartment or state of the art 10-person \xE2\x80\x9CGreen House Home\xE2\x80\x9D facility, with full meal and caregiver services.\n\ Michigan Ecovillage will be working with the MSU Product Development Center in 2016 on co-op business plans in preparation for investment offerings. Michigan Ecovillage is currently looking for Founders, Members, and Partners, including:\n\ 1.\tCo-op Members\n\ 2.\tCo-op Board Directors\n\ 3.\tFinancial Officer\n\ 4.\tExperienced Long Term Care Administrator\n\ 5.\tExperienced Organic Market Grower\n\ Michigan Ecovillage\n\ Karl & Gaylyn Kaufman\n\ 28404 Alger Blvd., Madison Heights, MI 48071\n\ 810-241-5240\n\ karl@miecovillage.org \n\ www.miecovillage.org" primary_location_id: 23148 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Massachusetts physical_city: Somerville mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Urban Village CoHousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -71.098896 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.38092 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 3744300d-db9c-43ef-ba2c-97fedba67ee2 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22716 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: OUR VISION Our design will facilitate spontaneous connection, and a balance between private and community needs. Our community will be located in an urban setting walking distance to public transportation, cafes, shops, and green spaces. Our community will be inclusive and welcoming to all people. We will be a cohesive community focusing on care, respect and helpfulness, sharing resources for elder and child care. We foster participation by all through shared meals, joint projects and group celebrations. We support an ecologically sustainable lifestyle that reduces our carbon footprint through energy efficiency. We promote good communication and conflict resolution through group decision making.
From www.ic.org/directory/urban-village-cohousing/:
URBAN VILLAGE COHOUSING We are a new community (Fall 2015) forming in the Greater Boston Area. We are seeking an urban site to build on or an existing building suitable to rehab into 25-30 units averaging 1000sf. We hope to be a multi-generational community. primary_location_id: 23152 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Not picked physical_city: Not picked mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Tortuga Bay mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -3.74922 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.463667 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: d88f0420-b9d2-4e26-9597-5426f55251c6 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22717 created_at: physical_country: Spain phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Building a counter-weight to centralization, mindless consumption, global decline, without losing sight of modern achievements such as the internet.
From www.ic.org/directory/tortuga-bay/:
We decided it was time to stop watching the global decline and to start acting. So we are emigrating to found an ecovillage community. Our goals are: 1) counter-acting global centralization, 2) preserving nature and local resources 3) become as autonomous and resilient as possible 4) build a haven where people are free to diversify and create, without having to fear for their livelihood. To do this, we need people of like mind. We anticipate the transition-town is going to combine EarthBag structures, diverse agriculture ranging from traditional forestry to modern aquaponics, community-owned energy, heating and water infrastructure and (of course) internet access. The plan is to keep the community below ~120 people to not exceed Dunbar's Number and thus maximize the ease of self-governance. When it comes to rules, we prefer a hands-off approach. Cultivation of nature and tolerance towards each other are usually enough, no cultural or societal norms need be set. We are also considering joining an existing community or village to have an easier start, if we can find one that matches our ideals. (Communities that try to enforce a certain way of life are usually not a good fit.) If you think you know a place, we look forward to hearing it. And if any of this sounds interesting to you, we're looking forward to talking to you. primary_location_id: 23153 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Oakland mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: The Orchard mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -84.784033 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 43.832211 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 5132 Miles Avenue oid: 5ad05994-f03c-4482-8c18-90bcafe905f5 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22727 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Social justice organizers, environmentalists, teachers, and activists.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-orchard/:
Multi-generational cohousing community. Five Families. Four units plus a common space (two families share a unit). Quarter-acre lot with lots of fruit trees (hence the name). Solar panels, rain catchment, greywater, urban gardening, etc. Lots of children. Some of us go back to college days living together in shared rentals. Did the same for many years in San Francisco. Then in Berkeley. Finally bought a place together in Berkeley where we lived as a co-op house for quite a few years. But the goal had always been full cohousing, so after about a 10-year process, we achieved that in wonderful Oakland, California. primary_location_id: 23163 physical_zip: "948618" - website: physical_state: Maryland physical_city: Walkersville mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: The One Second, One Year After community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -76.81775 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.092053 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 31671725-6035-4db3-a567-1cae4b5beb7d mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22728 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: To learn about the past and prepare for the future
From www.ic.org/directory/the-one-second-one-year-after-community/:
This is about building a community with the books ONE SECOND AFTER & ONE YEAR AFTER by William R. Forstchen. If you have not read the books, this group is not for you. If you have and want to create a group to thrive in the event that what transpires in the book does happen, this group is for you. primary_location_id: 23164 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Kansas physical_city: Lawrence mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Delaware Street Commons mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -95.205791 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.017668 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1222 Delaware oid: f94e0f92-47c9-481c-9831-4c5dcd946394 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22729 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Mission To create an old-fashioned Kansas neighborhood in a new way. Vision We feel connected with and responsible for our residential environment. We share the value and practice of ecologically responsible living. We respect and give space to the life that members have beyond cohousing. We are renewed as a cooperative neighborhood through celebration and support.
From www.ic.org/directory/delaware-street-commons-lawrence-ks/:
We began organizing in the fall of 1999. It took us seven years to build the neighborhood. We are an inter-generational neighborhood. We have edible landscape throughout. We get together in the Common House as a rule on Sunday evenings for dinner. We also have a number of other gatherings planned and more spur of the moment throughout our time together. Compared to many Cohousing Neighborhoods, Delaware Street Commons is affordable. We have a mix of owners/permanent members and members who rent. We have found enrichment from both types. primary_location_id: 23165 physical_zip: "66044" - website: physical_state: New Hampshire physical_city: Durham mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Sunburst2 mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -70.92294 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 43.14133 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 43c3c7e5-a4cf-4978-b872-0898341b368d mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22731 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Our vision is to create an ecologically sound, self-reliant community, combining the latest technological advances in bio-culture and energy efficiency.
From www.ic.org/directory/sunburst-2/:
Sunburst is a community whose ideology revolves around combining alternative-technology education with holistic living. We are an interconnected network of allied small groups of people living communally in New Hampshire, USA. We provide our essential needs for food, shelter, energy, healing, companionship and self-actualization by sustainable growing practices, by harvesting renewable energy for heat, electricity and mechanical work, by caring for animals, wild and domestic and by sharing life with each other. We commune with each other with shared meals, dances, optional spirit practices as well as regular meetings and shared work on the grounds. We generate value for ourselves, for each other and for our neighbors by selling extra food and plant medicine, education, forest products, alternative energy technology , natural healing and other business ventures. Our land {Each site} holds a group of private, personal homes, emphasizing small, energy efficient and simple buildings made from local materials, with centralized community space for dinners, music, dancing, lectures and movies. Natural healing is accomplished through the innate healing abilities of our bodies, assisted by practitioners of chiropractic, massage, meridian therapy, herbalism, reiki, counseling and yoga. For our purification, our community has facilities for bathing, swimming, hot water soaks, sauna and sweat lodges. Food production is from foraging, gardening, greenhouse hydroponics, aeroponics, aquaculuture, farming, permaculture and agroforestry. We intend our community to be an exemplary model of responsible living on planet earth, teaching others our culture, on site and on www. Visitors are encouraged to come and learn, for a few hours, a few days or a few weeks, with several options for exchange of value. Some of the interests and skills of current community members are solar and wind power, compost heating, filtered rainwater, natural-style parenting, greenhouse farming, homeschooling, music, and worker-owned cooperative businesses. The community plans to be self-supporting, providing jobs through intense aquaculture, hydroponics, beekeeping, internet business, recumbent-bicycle making, soap making and perfumes. Sunburst is a home for those who share high ideals and who know that tomorrow is built today. We are presently in the formative stages: We now own 140 acres (50 acres of farmland, 48 acres on a lake Lake Wentworth and 42 acres where we are building our home ), located close to each other . (We are joining another community with 42 acres on which to build our buildings and residential housing). We want our members to reside in "tiny homes" , members can bring their own or reside in ours. We are building the relationships and the organizational foundations of a community. We are planning on building a cluster of energy-efficient domes and developing a conference and education center which will demonstrate conservation of energy resources and sustainable agriculture. This coming spring (17) we are purchasing and constructing two large greenhouses, to house our tomato and vegetable crops. Also will be building/buying two "storage containers" where we will building a barn out of them. We welcome people who have "tiny homes and/or small homes on trailers" to join us at our community now. We are in the process of purchasing a community building where we will have meetings and group dinners. The community house will include a pro-type aquaculture system utilizing fish and vegetables. Also we plan to install a underground thermal storage tank for our compost heating system combined with our solar hot water and rocket stove's. This spring we will be putting up another greenhouse for our hydroponic gardens. In addition we will be building a "living pond" and constructing two sheds to house our rabbits and chickens. Like-minded persons who are ready to develop and explore themselves in a setting of openness and trust are invited to inquire about Sunburst, either as prospective members or as investors in a socially responsible alternative environment primary_location_id: 23167 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Ilocos Sur physical_city: Santo Domingo mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: ToyKalapawMi Rural Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 120.488785 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 17.637419 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Santo Tomas oid: 0484609a-4bee-43cc-b4dc-97c019bfb673 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22736 created_at: physical_country: Philippines phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Spread a healthy organic farming community for good of everybody!
From www.ic.org/directory/toykalapawmi-rural-community/:
This is a small, rural community accepting volunteers for organic farming and those seeking rural living in tropical Philippines. It is at the foot of the Cordillera hills and about 20 minutes to the beach of South China Sea. Within the community, one can rent for low costs small huts or rooms and avail themselves of free, fresh herbal leaves that include soursop or Anona Muricata Linn, moringa oleifera, guava leaves that treat diabetic wounds, among others! One can also forage for available seasonal and organic fruits like mango, cashew & nuts, lomboy or Syzygium cumini, and many more! The farm community owner, Ernesto Tadeja is himself kept healthy even if he is diabetic, once tuberculosis-afflicted (due to chain smoking) with these foods and activities. primary_location_id: 23172 physical_zip: 02729 - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Oakland mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Quince Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.223779 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.786027 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 12efb152-6fb9-4327-8957-3b99496a031b mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22740 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Cohousing Community Eco/Social Justice
From www.ic.org/directory/quince-cohousing/:
Quince Cohousing is a newly forming community on 41st Street near Telegraph, in Oakland's Temescal district. The community has seven rental units, ranging from one to three bedrooms, plus a community kitchen, common space, and garden. Units are rented at market rates. Quince cohousing envisions a community where we: -- have positive connections with our neighbors -- both within and surrounding the community, -- have regular shared meals and other opportunities to gather socially, -- support each other in our personal and shared endeavors, -- agree to resolve conflicts peaceably with each other, -- make decisions together effectively, efficiently, and democratically, -- recognize that people will participate in and contribute to the community in diverse and changing ways, -- share values around ecological living and social justice. Move-in date for new residents is February 2016. primary_location_id: 23176 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Wisconsin physical_city: Madison mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: CohoMadison mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -89.423861 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 43.06956 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: a99ecdf9-1691-45f3-8f8d-164de29601a7 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22742 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: .
From www.ic.org/directory/union-corners-cohousing/:
CohoMadison is an intentionally inclusive community. We welcome people of all racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds, all cognitive and physical abilities, all ages, and any sexual orientation. We have designed a compact 45 unit building in a walkable urban neighborhood on Madison's East side. CohoMadison includes 11 affordable and 34 market-rate, one-to-three bedroom units, and 10 affordable artist studios. The site also includes Madison Circus Space, an educational, practice, and performance venue for the circus arts in Madison. We have identified a site and partnered with an supportive developer. We hope to break ground in late Spring 2018 and move in during the summer of 2019. We are working to create a joyful extended family! primary_location_id: 23178 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Berkeley mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Community for Mindful Living - Berkeley and Bolinas, CA (San Francisco Bay Area) mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.29673 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.860576 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 6fcf765a-a2b6-4f8e-8886-da71fb429943 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22743 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Who are we?\n\n\ We are a community of people who feel modern society is going a bit too fast. While we accept it and live within the modern world, we also try to live in a slower, simpler, and more balanced way.\n\n\ We\xE2\x80\x99ve created this website to lay out a vision for living in community and connect with other people who are interested in joining and molding our efforts. We are families, couples, and individuals committed to cultivating a practice of simple, healthy living within a modern community that we collectively create. It would most likely follow the model of a cohousing/ecovillage community (private units with shared common house, gardens, etc.), but with a deep commitment to being a place of personal and collective transformation, for both residents and visitors.\n\n\ For those of you familiar with the Plum Village tradition, one of the community models we admire, one could think of our efforts as a desire to create a year-round lay person Plum Village environment for us all \xE2\x80\x93 though not \xE2\x80\x9Creligious\xE2\x80\x9D or tied to any single religious tradition.\n\n\ We feel the dominant cultural focus on the \xE2\x80\x9Cindividual\xE2\x80\x9D and \xE2\x80\x9Cindependence\xE2\x80\x9D has gone too far and we\xE2\x80\x99re beginning to lose our innate understanding of how all things are interconnected. We choose to intentionally live in and build \xE2\x80\x9Ccommunity\xE2\x80\x9D \xE2\x80\x93 so that we can learn to be more \xE2\x80\x9Cinterdependent\xE2\x80\x9D and to better maintain healthy relationships with ourselves and others.\n\n\ We consider living in a supportive community a valuable opportunity for both personal and societal transformation. The benefits for our children, ourselves, our neighbors, and our planet are innumerable.\n\n\ Are we a Meditation Community? \n\n\ Meditation is a practice for many, though not all, of us. However becoming more present and insightful by cultivating mindful awareness of the present moment is something we all aspire to.\n\n\ What is Mindfulness?\n\n\ \xE2\x80\x9CMindfulness is a state of active, open attention on the present. When you\xE2\x80\x99re mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without judging them good or bad. Instead of letting your life pass you by, mindfulness means living in the moment and awakening to experience.\xE2\x80\x9D Psychology Today\n\n\ Are we a Spiritual Community?\n\n\ We believe building and living in community are in fact spiritual practices. We\xE2\x80\x99re not affiliated with any specific religion, and most of us don\xE2\x80\x99t consider ourselves to be \xE2\x80\x9Creligious.\xE2\x80\x9D However, we do embrace various contemplative practices found in all religions, and many of us rely heavily on various Buddhist traditions, though we believe most of our mindfuless practices are common to all wisdom traditions.
From www.ic.org/directory/community-for-mindful-living-cohousing/:
We're committed to cultivating a practice of family-friendly mindful living within a modern cohousing community. \xC2\xA0Residents own\xC2\xA0their living spaces and a shared\xC2\xA0interest in a large common house, gardens, and other communal\xC2\xA0spaces.\n\n\ We consider living in a supportive community a valuable opportunity\xC2\xA0for both personal and societal transformation. \xC2\xA0The benefits for our children, ourselves, our neighbors, and our planet are\xC2\xA0innumerable.\n\n\ We are involved in three\xC2\xA0active initiatives.\n\n\ 1. Bolinas/Stinson Beach, CA Project. This is our BIG NEWS. We are in very early stages, but seriously looking at creating an intentional community on agricultural land in this beautiful seaside community, 50 minutes from San Francisco. If you have in interest in joining us, please let us know.\n\n\ 2. Berkeley, CA Project. \xC2\xA0In 2011, we converted a well\xC2\xA0located\xC2\xA04 unit Berkeley, CA property\xC2\xA0into a small cohousing community\xC2\xA0with 8 adults and 5 children. \xC2\xA0Currently, there are no openings, though\xC2\xA0we eventually hope to acquire the two adjacent properties, ultimately growing to 10-12 units. \xC2\xA0Contact us\xC2\xA0to be alerted when openings become\xC2\xA0available.\n\n\ 3. Madrid Project. We have a small 5 unit cohousing prototype project up and running in Madrid, Spain with a high level or intentional living and mindfulness practices at our core. It is full at the moment but we regularly welcome guests from all over the world.\n\n\ We Are United By:\n\n\ 1) A Shared Insight that all things are interconnected. We inter-are.\n\n 2) A Shared Practice of mindfulness and living in the present moment as a way of cultivating insight and wisdom.\n\n\ The community\xE2\x80\x99s success is measured by its effectiveness in supporting the growth and happiness of those it influences.\n\n\ We Embrace Two Primary Values\n\n\ 1) Communitarian \xE2\x80\x93 Living in harmony with others. We share the strong intention to live more collaboratively and closely with others in order to better understand ourselves and the world we live in. We see living in true community among supportive friends as an opportunity for, both personal and societal transformation.\n\n\ 2) Educational \xE2\x80\x93 Spreading knowledge and inspiring others. We find purpose in what we do by educating and empowering others beyond our core community. We endeavor to model an attractive, healthy, joyful, sustainable way of living in a compassionate, cooperative and less consumptive manner.\n\n\ Other Values Follow\n\n\ 1) Simplicity \xE2\x80\x93 Living simple lives in the present moment. We are living in fast-paced, distracting, chaotic times. It is increasingly easy, and hazardous, to lose our bearings in the modern world. We aspire to live simply, and slowly, in a supportive community that helps us stay focused on what matters most.\n\n\ 2) Ecological \xE2\x80\x93 Living in harmony with nature. We strive to live more sustainably by embracing permaculture principles. We pursue renewable energy, green building methods, the reduction of waste, compassionate consumption, and other methods of treading lightly on our planet.\n\n\ 3) Inclusion \xE2\x80\x93 We value and embrace inclusion. We are non-sectarian and deeply respect the many different cultural and lifestyle traditions. Our common thread is our commitment to cultivating an awareness of the divine in all things. We are open to everyone who shares this respect and see strength in diversity. \n\n\ Characteristics of our Community Include\n\n\ 1) Participatory process. Residents participate in the design and management of the community, help prepare common meals, and together solve problems and develop policies for the community.\n\n\ 2) Common facilities. Common facilities and open spaces are designed for optional daily use, are an integral part of the community, and are supplemental to the individual residences.\n\n\ 3) Non-hierarchical structure and decision-making. No one person (or persons) has authority over others, though we value expertise and seniority. As people join the group, each person takes on one or more roles consistent with his or her skills, abilities or interests. We use a form of modified consensus for all decision-making.\n\n\ 4) No shared community economy. Currently, the community is not a source of income for its members and typically work done by anyone will be considered that member\xE2\x80\x99s contribution to the shared responsibilities." primary_location_id: 23179 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Alabama physical_city: Montgomery mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Permala mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -86.402208 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 32.367493 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 107 Grovewood Ct oid: 27f1cd22-302e-4204-af99-43dd77156d28 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22747 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: We will set the example of how to live and thrive sustainably in Alabama through conscious networking, backyard ag, and both cutting-edge and traditional food-growing systems.
From www.ic.org/directory/permala/:
Permala is a Permaculture-based homestead that is poised to connect many yards around the local area into a network of neighbor-farmer-business owners. primary_location_id: 23183 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Colonia physical_city: Nueva Helvecia mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Uruguay World Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -57.197364 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -34.402995 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Ruta 1 oid: 56f8d9f2-7564-4d21-a643-7f4acc5d99b2 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22748 created_at: physical_country: Uruguay phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Our hope is to build a world community of people looking to settle somewhere beautiful, safe, and easy to emigrate to. We are flexible and open to all kinds of arrangements. As of right now, we would only lease the land to people we have come to know and trust. If you are interested in emigrating to Uruguay, get in touch with us and come and meet us. If we build a relationship and mutually agree that sharing the land would be a good option, we can then talk about legal options for living on the land. However, we expect this relationship-building stage to take some time, so do not expect to meet us online and immediately come move to the land. Alternatively, we would love for people to settle nearby to us on their own land, so we can share resources and build a community together. We are a family with young children, but would love to develop a community that represents all ages. We imagine a little village. One where we have our own individual homes and lifestyles, but can live in community with one another. Get in touch if you share this dream!
From www.ic.org/directory/uruguay-world-community/:
We are a family originally from Chicago that has chosen Uruguay as the place we will settle and raise our kids. Patrick (b. 1985) and Ashley (b. 1985) and Isabel (b. 2013) have 9 acres in the beautiful Uruguayan countryside in between Nueva Helvecia and Playa Fomento. Our land is 2 hours (by bus and ferry) to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and 1.5 hours (by bus) to Montevideo, Uruguay. Our land is fertile, our water clean, and we are looking for people with whom we can share our abundance! Whether that means to share in living on the land, in agricultural production, sharing tools or animals, sharing in schooling children, or coming together to share knowledge and have fun, we would love others to come to come live nearby! primary_location_id: 23184 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Westlake Village mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Expressive Arts Alliance mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -117.885359 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.187133 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 7326b9a2-5bf4-4409-a59d-cac69cc4aff1 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22749 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We come together as multidimensional, compassionate sisters and brothers preparing for the security of the next generation with attention to healthy education, nutrition through organic gardening, spiritual practices, and taking care of one other. The time is now.
From www.ic.org/directory/expressive-arts-alliance/:
In canyon, on a ranch or in a forested area near Malibu Artist Community: fine arts, music, healing Spiritual & Educational Retreat Center Gardens yomes animals children and families 5-7 Yomes on land and/or tree houses Sister community to find horn, damanhur and Sirius Preparation for change times Off grid, solar Seeking investors primary_location_id: 23185 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: District of Columbia physical_city: Washington mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Ella Jo Baker Intentional Community Cooperative, Inc. mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -77.036297 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.919148 updated_at: physical_address2: Suite D physical_address1: 2548 University Place N.W oid: 89db4f6e-e0d3-486a-a375-2516691d9cea mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22751 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: The mission of the Ella Jo Baker Intentional Community is to build a solid foundation of cooperation and community participation through cooperative home ownership (Ujamaa) that can serve as a model for community-building and neighborhood improvement and for breathing life into the Kwanzaa Principles. We get our inspiration from civil rights activist Ella Jo Baker, who committed her life to the building of cooperation and participartory democracy for the purpose of bringing about social justice.
From www.ic.org/directory/ella-jo-baker-intentional-community-cooperative-inc/:
The Ella Jo Baker Intentional Community is a multicultural association of individuals of modest means, with similar concerns, needs and history of community activism and fighting for social justice. We have deliberately chosen to live together and work cooperatively to create a lifestyle that reflects the values of the Nguzo Saba, better known as the Kwanzaa Principles. primary_location_id: 23187 physical_zip: "20009" - website: physical_state: Quebec physical_city: St Andre-Avellin mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: La Bergerie mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -75.075403 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 45.739477 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 00 rang St julie oid: da06336e-096b-4e6b-bc56-f25baa0894aa mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22756 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Combining Eden and Acts for His glory
From www.ic.org/directory/la-bergerie/:
Looking to focus on spiritual growth through Jesus. Sharing our experiences of the Creator with each other. Finding and using our spiritual gifts in ways not often taught. Putting that all to use in a community focused on off-grid self-sustaining life in the mountains growing highly nutritious food and sharing the good news and the excess with are neighbours all around. French and English fluent. primary_location_id: 23192 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: West Virginia physical_city: Shepherdstown mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Shepherd Village mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -77.8250757 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.421436 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 50 Shepherd Village Circle oid: d272d036-921f-4a2a-a2a4-bf30e4a9e68e mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22758 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: A welcoming cohousing community, supportive of each other, our larger community, and the environment.
From www.ic.org/directory/shepherd-village-2/:
A cohousing community of 30 households, now building, welcoming and inclusive, using planet-friendly building materials and practices. Embraced by the beauty of rivers & mountains, and nestled in a culturally dynamic, small university town\n\n\ Homes 904-1482sq ft. footprint, some with second floor loft and basement options. \n\n\ Community members share ownership of: \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\t4000 sq ft solar-powered Common House\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\twalking paths through our wooded 19-acre site \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tcommunity garden (and chicken coop)\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tshared woodworking and tool shop\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tbike & kayak and other storage\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\trecycling shed\n\n\ Shepherd Village is ideal for empty nesters who are looking to downsize and simplify their lives in the Eastern Panhandle of WV while enjoying the gifts of intentional community. Shepherd Village is a 10 min drive to the MARC commuter train to Washington DC. The site is also a short walk from the heart of town, with its shops and restaurants, easy access to the Potomac River and many outdoor activities. Shepherd University offers a wide variety of cultural and educational opportunities, and hosts the nationally acclaimed Contemporary American Theatre Festival every summer." primary_location_id: 23194 physical_zip: "25443" - website: physical_state: Missouri physical_city: Independence mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Harmony Lakes Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -94.409828 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.107798 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 72b40b2b-860a-4c08-8d16-5666f603dfb7 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22763 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: Cohousing community.
From www.ic.org/directory/harmony-lakes-cohousing/:
HARMONY LAKES COHOUSING is a new cohousing community being planned in eastern Independence, Missouri, adjacent to the Little Blue Trace Park and Necessary Road, just Northeast of the intersection of the Little Blue Parkway and RD Mize Road. This 15-acre site is large enough for both a senior cohousing community and an intergenerational cohousing community. This site offers direct access to the Little Blue Trace hiking and biking trail, and is close to dining and retail establishments along the 39th Street corridor in Independence and Interstate I-70. primary_location_id: 23199 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Colorado physical_city: Paonia mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Silver Leaf mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -107.5862362 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.8683829 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Third and Clark Streets oid: 9b51633f-4f1a-4d98-8d66-e00e86f6b7f0 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22766 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Silver Leaf is a community of artistic, caring, and creative individuals committed to living cooperatively and harmoniously with our neighbors, the land, the environment, and the community at large. We are committed to living simply on a smaller footprint allowing time and resources for the pursuit of creative endeavors. Our values are cooperation, tolerance, trust, and responsibility.
From www.ic.org/directory/silver-leaf/:
Silver Leaf, an elder cohousing project, consists of a group of artistic, caring, and creative individuals committed to living cooperatively and harmoniously with our neighbors, the land, the environment, and the community at large. We are committed to live simply on a smaller footprint allowing time and resources for the pursuit of creative endeavors. The project will consist of twelve small, universally designed/accessible homes, and common amenities to include an organic garden, native landscaping, a wood-burning bread oven, and a common house. The common house will include space for a kitchen, dining area, multi-purpose room for social and educational gatherings, guest room(s), creative art/work space, a shop, laundry room, and space for exercise and yoga. Silver Leaf is located in Paonia, Colorado, a vibrant small town committed to organic farming and ranching, the arts, and spiritual, creative endeavors. Paonia is unspoiled and one of the most beautiful towns in Colorado. primary_location_id: 23202 physical_zip: "81428" - website: physical_state: Oregon physical_city: Bend mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: High Desert Coho mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -121.227125 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.082037 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: a31929b2-afaa-414f-ab95-a85b1ce45082 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22767 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Together less is more!
From www.ic.org/directory/high-desert-coho/:
There is no group yet! But my husband and I are serious about wanting to live in community on the outskirts of Bend, Oregon. We have a young daughter and are primarily looking for a few other small families to join us in living simply, sharing a lot of space, life and labor. Beyond that we would also love to have a variety of ages involved. Our ideal setup is small personal spaces and a large common house for most of our needs beyond privacy- cooking, playing, creating...this allows for comfortably working together on life chores and allows more time and resources for extracurriculars. Also, there can be frequent human connection and assistance without the scheduling and driving that modern life entails. Join us! Let's build a community! primary_location_id: 23203 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Colorado physical_city: Redvale mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Shiloh Springs EcoVillage mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -108.42906 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.174301 updated_at: physical_address2: P.O. Box 25 physical_address1: 34997 3500 Road oid: 288ccf1d-a2fa-4385-819e-1623ece3d420 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22771 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Shiloh Springs EcoVillage seeks to exist as an offering of hope to the world and faith in our Creator that there are better ways to live and work with one another and the Earth than are now commonly practiced.
From www.ic.org/directory/shiloh-springs-ecovillage/:
Here at Shiloh Springs Ecovillage (Shiloh Springs), our primary goal is focused on quality of life, character development, and spiritual growth within the foundational principles of Messianic Judeo Christian faith with traditional Biblical ethics. We also have some beliefs in Mormonism, however we have no ties to any organized external churches. To that end, we stand apart as an anatomist community, and with that said, we are looking for a core group of initial founders to set the standard of common unity of faith in the Savior of the World, Yeshua, Ha Mashiach. \n\n\ We have many goals toward sustainability, on-site electrical power generation, renewable clean-burning fuels, power economy, and eventually power independence, more sustainable agriculture, more effective heating systems and technology, more earth-friendly recycling and waste disposal systems. These things take time, work, and collective minds and energy to bring to fruition. It takes people with sincere desire and strong work ethic to courageously try new things, refine old but proven practices, and to develop and implement new ideas. We believe it takes the synergy of a community of willing people who can think outside of the box and work in this living experiment in social evolution to help find better ways, hopefully becoming a part in a this new human renaissance. We also embrace the wisdom that there is some degree of security in knowing how to live and survive outside of far-removed infrastructures and unstable economies. This kind of sustainability is also the goal of Shiloh Springs EcoVillage. \n\n\ At Shiloh Springs we understand that personal and spiritual paths are very individual matters yet we are all part of one another\xE2\x80\x99s paths and experiences. People who gather here should believe that personal and spiritual growth and development are deeply important to every individual. For it is not enough to feed the body, we must also feed the mind and the soul. It is the goal of Shiloh Springs EcoVillage that we encourage each other in this growth. Only in this way can we ever come to understand how to live and work peacefully and effectively with one another, how to solve problems and resolve conflict, and how to become that change we wish to see happen in this world. Therefore we will meet together for practical purposes such as work projects, conflict resolution, and EcoVillage planning and business, for these things are necessary. But we also will encourage the planning of recreation, fellowship, charitable projects, celebrations, and social activities. After all, we are neighbors and brothers/sisters of the Messiah's Gospel. Love and trust come of both working and playing together.\n\n\ What we cannot offer at Shiloh Springs EcoVillage is a place to hide, from your brethren, yourself, or from the world. If you have criminal problems or a criminal record, social problems such as hostility, violence, addiction, or sexual predation or deviances from Biblical standards, these are not problems that can be resolved nor can they be condoned here. Shiloh Springs EcoVillage has a process for the consideration and admittance, as well as the removal or resignation of members and residents. When considering someone for membership, Shiloh Springs will require a completed written questionnaire we provide and a criminal/sex offender background check for the sake of the security and peace of mind of the entire community. As one of our primary industries is the growth and preparation of food for sale at the local Farmers Markets, member must be able to obtain a Food Handlers License. Having an infectious and or contagious disease many disqualify you from being able to join or live in the community. \n\n\ In 2007, after years and years of searching and praying regarding buying land, be were directed to this place here in Colorado. We purchased 70 acres in the county of Montrose, at the edge of the unincorporated town of Redvale. The land at Shiloh Springs EcoVillage is located on the rim of the canyon of Naturita Creek, which crosses the edge of the property some 500 hundred feet below. We are currently in the middle of construction of the community irrigation system. The plans for a micro-hydro plant are currently in development. We would like to build a common house for community gathering and to house facilities that would assist residents and be temporary housing for persons (such as student interns), with laundry and bathroom facilities. We also are looking to eventually integrate aquaponics into the greenhouses, and get a working permiculture-based system going regarding the gardens. This year we have introduction bee hives, vermi-culture (worm farming), and hops to the community. \n\n\ The land does hold a mortgage. It is not the intention of Shiloh Springs EcoVillage to give private ownership deeds to entering members or to break up the ownership of the land, but we do intend to place the land into a situation such as a trust, down the road when the mortgage has been satisfied. \n\n\ Shiloh Springs EcoVillage will offer short-term and, after a provisional period and member consideration, longer-term lot leases to residents. All members are required to work for the Farm Co-op, as a condition to retaining a lease to live within the community. Our desires are to have an ever-increasing emphasis on internal economy, through non-monetary forms of exchange such as barter, reduced or exchanged housing costs when possible, or paper-accounted trades between stewardships. Starting our own thrift store, herb shop, dry goods hardware, community cow and garden, and other home-craft enterprise is foundational to our success and will be highly encouraged. \n\n\ Our intention at Shiloh Springs EcoVillage is to move toward living off the grid, on renewable energy sources, producing fewer greenhouse gases, and living environmentally friendly in more unity with the land. We will seek to build using alternative techniques such as straw bale, hemp concrete bermed earth structures, attached south facing greenhouses, passive radiant heating systems, and passive cooling systems when possible. We encourage the development of additional types of cohousing and cooperatives within the community. We would also like to encourage implementing the use of vehicles owned jointly by the community itself, eventually ones electric powered, or ethanol and bio-diesel powered. We are dedicated to developing the ability of growing most of the foods we consume ourselves or to barter for them first, before outside food is purchased.\n\n\ We strive to be good stewards of our land, with much of our acreage reserved for limited agriculture, with vineyards and orchards, the pastures and common garden spot. In the river bottoms we will attempt to reintroduce native blackberry plants and medicinal herbs to help revitalize our region's bio-diversity, as well as add to our pasture land. Additionally, we have cut out lots of the dead juniper and winter-kill from our forest and would like to consider the planting of a food forest among the trees. We wish to restock the fish pond on the land as another sustainable community food source. \n\n\ Outreach and education is an integral part of our mission, rather than isolating ourselves completely from the mainstream society or others with similar beliefs, we promote Shiloh Springs EcoVillage as a viable alternative to the disconnected rat race that popular society has embraced. Shiloh Springs EcoVillage will have an Altruistic Society for community charitable and outreach projects such as a Gleening Society, local Food Bank projects, and participating in other similar activities. We encourage all members to volunteer their time as they can as these opportunities in brotherhood, service, and good will arise. We enjoy sharing all that G_d has so mercifully and amply blessed us with, with willing hands and hearts. \n\n\ If you are interested in Shiloh Springs, please email us and arrange to visit. We also have conditional memberships available for those who would like to come and live with us on a temporary basis, to see if this lifestyle is for them. And though we are not actively seeking new members to share our Community with, we are looking for those core members to actually establish our community with. We acknowledge that this path is not for everyone, our paths may take many twists and turns, and not everyone is destined to put in the effort needed to live this particular lifestyle, but for those drawn to such a lifestyle, please reach out and lets visit." primary_location_id: 23207 physical_zip: "91431" - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Redlands mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Takes a Village mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -117.182538 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 34.055569 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: no decided yet oid: 8255ee40-9da4-42fa-80be-0d77f3cd30a8 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22773 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: A community of neighbors committed to sustainably sharing life toward the common good, to improve the life of our children to learn to live together.
From www.ic.org/directory/takes-a-village/:
Starting a new community to plan a cohousing site/ farm. To start meeting on a regular basis to develop a plan for choosing site/farm, which may include a combination of new construction and retrofitting. The idea is to start something around Redlands or San Bernardino mountains. primary_location_id: 23209 physical_zip: "92373" - website: physical_state: Florida physical_city: Vero Beach mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: TaraEden EcoVillage mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -80.385991 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 27.601018 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 121 Old Dixie Hwy S.W. oid: 550af640-fb35-44f8-af7a-4c12edc19cda mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22777 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: To create a community that works for all, while protecting and prospering our planet, being a shining example for the world to teach/ duplicate this sustainable lifestyle.
From www.ic.org/directory/taraeden-ecovillage/:
Hello, everyone!! \n\ So happy to finally get a public posting of our dream community!\n\ First off, let me introduce myself, I AM Niki Lane, Director and Visionary behind this huge endeavor.\n\ Yes, I believe I have lost my mind while at the same time being more sane than i have ever been! LOL. In the words of MLK, I HAVE A DREAM! And I intend with everything i am to get this ball rolling; someway, somehow it WILL happen! We are in what I would call the zygote state; we are not even in the embryonic state yet! In fact, It is kinda like the morning after conception! \n\ So if you are looking for a place that is up and running, a \"turn key\" step into perfection kind of situation well this is not it, keep moving. This is dirty, messy and so ground floor as to be almost subterranean! \n We are seeking the most intrepid, energetic and gregarious type of individuals to come be founding pioneer FAMILY members. We need souls that desire to have an intricately involved commitment to a project, who have visions of a more perfect world and who desire with a fire in their bellies to be a strong contributing factor in the creation of something truly GREAT and wholly INSPIRING, with the tenacity to see it thru to the end! (Plus any and all who want to come for a bit and share in the excitement and add their energetic footprint to a worthy cause!)\n\ If you are like me you have seen the dismal state that our beautiful mother Gaia has found herself in because of mankind's greed, unawareness and shortsightedness, and you see that if WE as a species ever want to manage to survive on this AMAZING planet, you see that MAJOR CHANGES MUST occur,,, and SOON!\n\ Now also you must realise that IF we are to ever get the majority of humans on board with the eco-balanced, sustainable and soul-fulfilling lifestyle that will facilitate the continuing survival of our species then you know that we are going to HAVE to take the eco lifestyle to a higher, more sexy and ATTRACTIVE level. This means moving it to a place that the MAINSTREAM population can view it as a truly VIABLE, ACCEPTABLE and DESIRABLE way of life. \n\ We simply must move our sustainability from the hippy, wonky, and primitive poop-in-a-bucket far left to a more moderate , clean and orderly way of things.\n Think about it, how can we shift all the great things being done in this emerging field into a cohesive, technically advanced, unifying, cyclical, waste-free, planet-protecting, soul-soaringly fulfilling, self-balancing, UNSTOPPABLE revolution? Well, SOMEONE has got to PUT IT all TOGETHER into a VISION that gives life to that possibility!!\n\n\ So to that end we have a CONCEPTUAL VISION description that paints a picture of what we are ultimately aiming for. This is a living document that grows and changes as we do. AGAIN, this is THE VISION, written in the present tense as if it already exists and is intended to SPEAK it into BEING!\n (Please be aware that this IS NOT what we have at the moment, it is what we are seeking to grow into! )\n\ If after reading it you desire to grow WITH US, then PLEASE contact us for further exploration of your involvement!\n\n\ TARAEDEN ECOVILLAGE\n CONCEPTUAL VISION\n\n What We Intend To Create\n\n\ TARAEDEN is an intentional Eco Village of nearly 2000 acres of tropical paradise and lush beauty, located just outside of Vero Beach, FL. With 80 (+/-) fulltime and part time residents and an additional 100 (+/-) that are non-residential members. \n\ Who, together with local Businesses and Organizations are ALL working in HARMONY with nature and Mother Earth to provide a meaningful and fulfilled life in a close-knit and warm, family-like community. While providing and creating a wide array of handcrafted goods and services that \xE2\x80\x9CDo No Harm\xE2\x80\x9D to the earth or its inhabitants. Our focus is on building a world that works for everyone \xE2\x80\x94 Humans, animals and the planet!\n We are an off-grid, sustainable, mostly self-reliant, Permaculture, farming, natural building and Eco -Education community focused on building strong community and a robust internal economy.\n\ We are Home to the Nutrairian and Clean foods movement of the Treasure Coast, a member of Transition Towns of the USA and originator of the Eco-Vero initiative that turned a sleepy coastal town into a world renowned Eco example and Eco Tourist destination.\n\ Included are a Spiritual and Retreat Center, A Boy Scout and Native American experience with Camping, Hiking/ kayaking/Equestrian Tours of the adjoining Blue Cypress nature preserve and lakes, Where we also give Wild Edible tours and outdoor survival training.\n We feature a Green Weddings venue and guests accommodations in quaint Cob and earth-bag cottages, and host large and small Special events for private parties or nonprofit fundraisers, We have a Nutritional and Culinary educational center teaching Nutrarian, Raw, Clean and Vegan cooking.\n\ There is an in-town, Vero Beach Visitor center and Cooperative retail store with a live Aquaponic you-pick vegetable stand farmers market and a caf\xC3\xA9 featuring our crops, food stuffs and talented chefs in training. You can have a glass of our homemade Mead, Grog or Beer in the night club or stroll thru the Artist gallery and studios of our artisans creating works in blown Glass, Iron Forged items, Jewelry, Drawing/Painting, Basket/rug weaving, and Clay pottery to name just a few. All housed in the historic downtown Diesel Power plant building. Our alternative fuel Tour bus service out to the TaraEden property runs from here, 6 am to midnight daily.\n\ Our residents and members provide a full range of teaching workshops, retreats, and educational programs.\n From organic gardening & farming, to Aquaponic gardening & farming, permaculture design and certification, And a natural building school teaching Cob, Strawbale and Earth-bag construction techniques, The Spiritual center gives a full range of Evolvement and Self Realization classes and the ever so appreciated Retreats. Many of the businesses that operate from TaraEden's grounds are exceptionally good teachers of their crafts and we all benefit from the expertise they share through our Teaching programs.\n\n\ Here you will find a beneficial plants and wild edibles nursery, A mushroom farm, A world class Honey Apiary, numerous hand-crafted Artisan edibles including raw honey, grass-fed goat cheeses, aromatic breads, crackers, kale and root chips, sprouts, wheatgrass and juices, fermented foods and drinks, jams, jellies and preserves among others.\n There is an Artists co-op and a \xE2\x80\x9CReborn\xE2\x80\x9D shop that creates wonderful things from found, discarded and repurposed items, and our very own Multi-media production facility producing films, documentaries, photos, audio recordings and Music.\n There is a library and video archives with weekly movie nights, Early morning Yoga, Pilates, Meditation, Reiki, massage, movement and dance classes, Infrared sauna, game room with ping pong, pool, darts and Air hockey are located in the multi-purpose Founders hall.\n Our amazing innovative child-centered alternative school that uses the latest in advanced education and critical thinking is the pride of every parent. We are pioneering a generation of advanced souls to continue our goal of a sustainable and fair planet. \n\ The TaraEden grounds are permaculture with food-bearing, useful or medicinal plants, flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds. And the cohabiting wildlife are plentiful and wondrous to observe, With majestic oak trees standing as Grandfathers of the land. There are decorative benches, arches, fountains and secluded meditation spots everywhere. \n\ Water is an ever-present element, and the \xE2\x80\x98ole swimming hole? Well it gets a LOT of use and, if you can find our \xE2\x80\x9CFairy circle\xE2\x80\x9D of mushroom chairs you can count yourself as officially blessed. \n\ A walkabout will remind you of why this place is named \xE2\x80\x9CTaraEden\xE2\x80\x9D, Tara= earth and Eden=paradise. \n\ Town center is referred to as the \xE2\x80\x9CHeart\xE2\x80\x9D of town and is literally a heart-shaped promenade with plenty of space for the weekly farmers markets, events and community gatherings. A place to go for an evening stroll; you can stop in for a frozen yogurt or cup of tea with friends. This is where the music happens, besides the scheduled talent who are invited to play here, you never know when an impromptu jam session, solo guitarist, flutist or breakout karaoke might erupt for your listening or participation pleasure.\n The certified Community Kitchen, Culinary school, Dining and lecture halls are all located here in the Heart of town, surrounded by an old-world-style market place with products and services that warm the heart and feed the soul because the vendors are all family. The Artists, performers, creative Writers, speakers and teachers congregate here to the delight of the entire community and our visitors from across the globe.\n\ The affordable housing consists of single family, co-housing, apartments, dorms and even some assisted living, with the larger lots and acreages featuring combo Agribusiness/homes. The natural building techniques and reused building materials utilized here makes mortgage-free living a real possibility for all. \n\ There is a place for YOU. The seven unique neighborhoods vary from a home-based business lane, to a kid-friendly family circle drive that surrounds our beloved Grandparents row, a senior-living complex and its RC boat pond and Butterfly gardens with the mentoring cabana where old and young gather to learn and share crafts, teach sewing, model building and crafting. And for those not yet ready for the rocking chair, the active adult enclave offers a kid-free street with plenty of socializing. There is even a Clothing-optional area for the Naturalist in you to live and play!\n\ We have an Artist Alley full of amazingly talented folks and the Hobbit hollow is a collection of tiny homes each with large characters that include rentals and builder models.\n\ Not to be forgotten, the \xE2\x80\x9CBack 40\xE2\x80\x9D is the heart of the food movement, being home to our wonderful farmers and livestock ranchers. Some of the things raised and grown here are, Grass-fed Cattle, Sheep, and Goats, free- range Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks and Game hens. Our pastures are crop/animal rotated and with our Poly cropping you will find Gardens full of every kind of food imaginable, too numerous to count! There are fields of beautiful, amazingly useful Bamboo, Hemp, and organic Cotton. We maintain community gardening and composting programs on site and within the nearby towns of Fellsmere and Vero Beach.\n\ TaraEden began with a Local Exchange Trading System known as \xE2\x80\x9CLetsus\xE2\x80\x9D that uses \xE2\x80\x9CLeaves\xE2\x80\x9D as virtual Crypto currency that Keeps our money local, while building community and promoting a healthy foods/Eco lifestyle. We are a Sharing economy, as such there is a Share house full of useful items to borrow and return, keeping consumerism down and avoiding a disposable mentality. The goal is to move toward more desirable Ubuntu movement. \n We encourage entrepreneurship, philanthropy and cooperatives. There are inventors, Bio technologists and researchers here, working to expand the capacity to live in harmony with the planet. We feature an in-house Makerspace where small startups can join and share in the small green manufacturing facility and a small business Incubator venture that facilitates economic development in fields that benefit the whole community.\n TaraEden is dedicated to demonstrating that we CAN live a vibrant healthy and fulfilled life without harm and to teach and spread that awareness far and wide! \n This is a place where civic leaders, urban planners and community builders can come to learn how to recreate the Ecological systems we are perfecting. Like our symbiotic and cyclical Bio gas/ Alcohol fuel production and waste management systems utilizing Fodder Beets and Cat tails for the onsite treatment facility that provides clean renewable energy. Plus our solar, wind, Mini Hydro and geothermal power sourcings are leading the way to not only impact-free utilities but to actual carbon-negative results. \n\ Tara Eden is a huge believer in the Human Potential; as such we provide our local community and outreach programs many cooperative efforts to assist people in need and teach them how to be more self-supporting. Thereby allowing them to realize their full potential, and where that can take us as a species. \n\ Our education center regularly hosts TED-like quality speakers and lectures on a plethora of topics such as Science, Nature , emerging technologies, Ecology, Life sciences, mind-body realizations, human interactions and world views, just to name a few. \n\ We have scores of community events, celebrations and host several popular festivals including our main fundraiser, The TaraEden goddess ball. Where teams of designers and wannabe designers try their hand at creating a whimsical real live characters dressed head to foot in regalia made entirely of plant matter and recyclable or reusable items, destined for the landfill. Then a panel of guest judges award prizes and a silent auction is held. Guests are encouraged to express themselves through similar costuming, the food is legendary, the Eco D\xC3\xA9cor divine. It truly is the highlight of the year! \n\ At TaraEden, we each do our part and with the many hands helping, we accomplish so much! The whole communities is involved and has a part in the day-to-day functioning by way of Modified Consensus governance, which bases all decisions from LOVE not fear. We teach cooperative effort, self-governance, non-violent communication and creative solutions. You will serve on committees and sit on councils, Voice your ideas and desires, vote on programs and adoptions of systems or agendas. You may choose to float in and out of the various areas of operation or as interns in one of the businesses or stay in a favored position within the community. What is certain is that you WILL become the greatest version of the grandest vision you have ever had about yourself!\n Your membership is so much more than a place to live and work, it is a way of life that sustains and fulfills beyond your wildest dreams. Here you will find that connectedness and peaceful co-existence that so many are lacking in today\xE2\x80\x99s society, we help and encourage, teach and share, we grow and prosper TOGETHER as a human family. We are a FAMILY that CARES for each other and the World as a whole. Nothing would make us happier than to see your smiling face in our community, please come see for yourself soon!\n\ We believe WE must improve as humans, as a community, as a town, and as Nation. So that ultimately, the WORLD will live as ONE, in harmony and cooperatively WITH the planet, and even eventually,,,,,, the UNIVERSE! Well,, we can dream can\xE2\x80\x99t we?" primary_location_id: 23213 physical_zip: "32962" - website: physical_state: Vermont physical_city: St. Albans mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Hidden Meadow mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -72.290572 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.800772 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 808a6047-e274-4c92-b4a1-dbca7c308173 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22781 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: To create a small community that will be a wonderful place to live now and play a strong positive role in a transition to genuine sustainability.
From www.ic.org/directory/hidden-meadow/:
We currently own the property in question and are looking to live there with people who share our commitment to creating a genuinely sustainable society. The building site is on a rocky slope that overlooks a small, sheltered meadow. This housing effort is part of a larger initiative to sustainably develop a 185-acre parcel in St. Albans, VT, on the Georgia town line. Vermont Organics Reclamation is currently operating on the site (see www.vermontorganics.org), and we are looking to undertake approximately a dozen other projects ranging from an agroforestry project that seeks to reproduce what may have been done here by native Americans to a green business center elsewhere on the parcel. By definition, unsustainable activities cannot continue indefinitely: sustainability is inevitable. What is not inevitable is the comfortable lifestyles to which we have become accustomed. We want to make significant contributions to a good transition to a genuinely sustainable and prosperous society and hope to find others willing to make positive contributions to some part(s) of this effort. primary_location_id: 23217 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Ohio physical_city: Yellow Springs mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Antioch Village Pioneers mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -83.910897 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.801194 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 440 Stewart Dr oid: 3219f490-8cd3-48df-83ce-c6823c54a67e mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22782 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Living in a community that nurtures the vitality of Antioch and supports caring for each other, the larger community, and the planet we all share, and that promotes harmony, diversity, compassion and honesty
From www.ic.org/directory/antioch-eco-village-pioneers-of-yellow-springs/:
We aim to be intergenerational, diverse, self-governing, a caring community, connected to Antioch College. We plan to be environmentally sustainable - producing all the energy we use. We plan to have a very small footprint. Our housing will be as near passive as possible, and our energy will be produced by Solar panels to the grid and possibly some form of geo thermal. We have no garden but are connected to the college which as a small farm. We have ready and free access to nature through proximity to the 1300 acre Glen Helen Reserve and state and county parks. We hope to have a senior complex with full handicapped access. We hope to be governed by the principles of Dynamic Governance. At present we have 45 members and hope to expand to some 60 persons living in 24-34 units. We plan to be a sharing community that has a common space with kitchen, laundry, office, meeting room and outdoor area with play and picnic area, composting site, and floral gardens. primary_location_id: 23218 physical_zip: "45387" - website: physical_state: Maine physical_city: Scarborough mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: The Play Lands mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -67.859167 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.507856 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 0ccd72d6-1131-4861-b2ec-4c7e029c8fab mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22785 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: The Play Lands is the funnest place to live.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-play-lands/:
The Playland is an ecosystem of joy, founded in the principles of conscious play. The core group runs a company called the play nexus that offers opportunities to use play and joy to individuals and organizations all around The world. We really banded together when we decided to try nomadic communal living and exploring following our highest yes in the Travel by Yes 2-year mission. primary_location_id: 23221 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: British Columbia physical_city: Duncan mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Glenora Farm mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -123.766818 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 48.743653 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 4766 Waters Road oid: 2ca35730-20d6-4cb8-8bc9-37c7dff10158 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22786 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: It is our endeavour to create an environment in which those who are in need of special care, and those who provide it, can relate to each other as companions, rather than as professionals and clients. Thus we make room for creativity and personal fulfilment in the context of each individual\xE2\x80\x99s privacy and spiritual freedom. In the way we live together, in the way we care for the land and in the things we make, we intend to uphold the ideals of Camphill, in which each contributes what he or she is able to, and receives in turn what he or she needs.
From www.ic.org/directory/glenora-farm/:
Glenora Farm is owned and operated by the Ita Wegman Association of British Columbia for Curative Education and Social Therapy, a non-profit organization and a registered charity with the Canada Revenue Agency. We are one of two Camphill communities in Western Canada and a member of the Camphill Association of North America." primary_location_id: 23222 physical_zip: V9L 6S9 - website: physical_state: Texas physical_city: Abilene mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Eden Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -99.665323 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 32.576489 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 4fbc13dc-abc6-40b3-9827-dfcce1a93b8e mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22794 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: God has called us together to be a family, an ecosystem of grace, not simply for the sake of ourselves but to be a blessing for the world. The following statements represent the specific ways that we are called to bless the world together as a family.\n\ Our Vision (The great need in the world to which we are called):\n\ To live in and for God\xE2\x80\x99s joy as a vibrant family of Jesus so that such communities are cultivated in close reach of everyone.\n\ Our Mission (How our community can meet the need described in our Vision):\n\ To discover and embody what it means to be a vibrant family of Jesus \xE2\x80\x93 an ecosystem of God\xE2\x80\x99s gifts \xE2\x80\x93 and to train others to share this way of life.\n\ Our Aim (What we are doing, near term, to fulfill our Mission):\n\ To take the steps necessary to purchase, build, and begin full-time operation of the Eden Center by January 2017.
From www.ic.org/directory/eden-community/:
The Eden Community is a Christian intentional community located in Abilene, TX. We are in the process of building an cohousing ecovillage, permaculture farm, and retreat/training facility called the Eden Center in the mesas of the Callahan Divide about 20 miles Southeast of town. Currently our community consists of three families, totaling six adults and four children, and we are actively pursuing new members who fit with our values, mission, and way of life." primary_location_id: 23230 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Ontario physical_city: Toronto mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Baba Yaga mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -79.3831843 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 43.653226 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 44ea5ae5-7b91-4a33-b6e9-df7c34a31fa9 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22796 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Inspired by an innovative French alternative to traditional living facilities for seniors, a Toronto group is working to create our version to be made in Canada.
From www.ic.org/directory/baba-yaga/:
Baba Yaga Place Toronto is an innovative model of living, that will support community members to age within their own walls, through mutual care and surrounded by like-minded companions, while pursuing both their personal interests and commitment to the broader community. The foundation for Baba Yaga Place in Toronto will be based on the following principles: \n\ (1) Governance: A self-managed model where key decisions are made by the residents themselves;\n\ (2) Feminism: Commitment to equality, equity, and social justice, with a particular focus on the empowerment of women; \n\ (3) Interdependence : Respect for each other\xE2\x80\x99s personal autonomy and privacy, while supporting each other;\n\ (4) Community engagement: Involvement with the political, social, and cultural life of the broader community; and\n\ (5) Environmental responsibility: Commitment to environmental sustainability and environmental justice." primary_location_id: 23232 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Vermont physical_city: Morrisville mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Nama mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -72.615346 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.560179 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 033d1840-1e50-4bb3-ac89-e32bb7d90c6d mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22799 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Cohousing/ cooperative life: a Nourishing Supportive Home for families, elders, and youth, with events from time to time and inter-generational life.
From www.ic.org/directory/nama/:
We are a committed couple of artist-farmers, together since 2004. Seeking to Join or to Build a community supporting homesteading & wildlife, with open and wooded land, potential for livestock and a vegetable farm, growing veggies and fruits for our line of Nama's Farmhouse Preserves. We have been working with heirloom vegetables, and interested in seed saving and a small regional seed company of resilient varieties for a changing climate. We envision a healing bodywork practice there or nearby, and space for creative and expressive arts experiences. A land-based, TransitionTown-minded community life is our goal, and we are ready to open dialogue with people interested in building together. We would like to build our own home with super-local and sustainable materials. We have been raising vegetables, preserving foods, keeping a small flock of chickens, and selling our wares at farmers' markets since 2010. We have moved our farm three times in eight years of growing in Vermont. We have found we can grow food almost anywhere, but it's the people to live in community with that matter most. Nate is a professional massage therapist/healer, veggie grower, performer, and writer. Ama is a chef/ culinary creatrix, veggie grower, textile artist, graphic designer, and poet. Some values & goals of ours: Human Values and Ecological Values held in balance: Spiritual Connection & Relationship with Earth, a peaceful Home where All Beings are Respected Honesty, Love, Thoughtfulness, Intelligence, Artistic Expression and Appreciation. Diversity of backgrounds, beliefs, skills and talents. Knowledge of Nature's Wisdom & Science. Skills in caring for each other & children, the land, plants, animals, mutual property & ones own emotional/matters. Valuing one's own healing, humility, gratitude, self-knowledge, and spiritual development. We love Vermont, and feel this is an excellent place to stay and grow. The kindness and community resiliency following Hurricane Irene in 2011 was marvelous! We have made many friends here. However, it has been difficult to overcome the constant suction of "the machine"/digital communications and distractions of modern life. Most people seem too busy to take time to regularly connect. We would like to be present with and responsive to the natural world including our human connections. It feels clear the time is now to form or join a community. We believe that we can fulfill our personal need for connection and work purpose by living with shared goals and private life, based in the attuned working of soil and forest for food and fuel & building together, learning sustainable skills, making amazing meals, music, and art. Together we can be happier, heal our souls, and heal the earth we steward. One Love, Nate & Ama Nama Farm primary_location_id: 23235 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Utah physical_city: Taylorsville mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: SageHill Place mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -112.013394 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.65353 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 2ba69e8a-369e-4926-ae8a-8259a6b43709 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22803 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: The cohousing village is a true creative destination; drawing people out locally and from around the region.
From www.ic.org/directory/sagehill-place/:
Our plan is to create a cohousing village for retired artists and teachers. This will be an arts based village designed and managed by the residents to encourage aging with purpose, sharing of talents, and mentoring South Salt Lake residents of all ages, incomes and abilities. The village will contain studio, rehearsal, and performance and exhibition spaces to serve residents and the community at large. Engagements in the arts will promote greater purpose, and cognition and creativity for the village residents who will be focused on enriching the lives of others in the community by promoting arts enthusiasm and social engagement. The village will be a conduit for lifelong learning in the arts, based on the understanding that this is healthy for older people, intergenerational mentoring is necessary, and establishing a role for older artists and teachers in the community is imperative. primary_location_id: 23239 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Utah physical_city: Spring City mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Shekinah Eco Village mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -111.51052 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.450907 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Little Pigeon Hollow oid: 318a19bc-9408-4604-bb67-aa8638302c49 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22806 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Shekinah Eco-Village is a vibrant neighborhood of clustered homes facing a common house and is based on principles of beauty, sustainability, and cooperation.
From www.ic.org/directory/shekinah-eco-village/:
Susan Manning, the founder of Shekinah Eco Village saw first hand as a real estate broker for nearly 25 years how much waste was created building homes, how shoddily built, even the most luxurious homes really were when it came to saving energy, and determined to do something about it. After many years of designing homes, researching new building methods and much trial and error, Shekinah Eco-Village was created. \n\n\ Shekinah Eco-Village is a net-zero highly sustainable, green, off\xE2\x80\x93the-grid community. Most eco-villages look like a throwback to the 60's love child movement. Susan had a brighter vision. Eighteen homes will be nestled together with a common house on ten acres including four greenhouses providing all the electricity and heat each needs. Susan is all about sustainability, yet it will look like a modern, beautiful neighborhood with lush gardens, sparkling water and benches to enjoy it all that anyone would desire to live in. Privacy is valued in each private dwelling, yet the opportunities exist for a close-knit neighborhood. You choose how much to interact.\n\n\ Shekinah Eco-Village is based on personal freedom coupled with a collective wisdom that can only be had by active listening. We co-operate on many levels and work hard to minimize conflict, but are courageous enough to face it and work through it. Our community is beautiful inside and out. We intend a close-knit community through shared meals, gardens and work projects. Everything we do, we do with seven generations in mind: how will this impact them?\n\n\ The common center includes a commercial kitchen, dining area, library/music room, meditation room, rooms for guests, massage room, craft room, and exercise area. Working together we can be free of so much: utility bills, high food costs, loneliness, ill health, and stress. With such an expansive common center, homes can comfortably have smaller footprints and still live large.\n\n\ The ideal atmosphere is manifestation of the divine presence (the definition of the term Shekinah) and for our community it means whatever you deem \"divine\" to be, involving respect for the land, for one another and peace, joy, contentment and brotherly kindness.\n\n\ While it seems isolated, it is actually only three miles from shopping, a college, library, medical facilities and churches." primary_location_id: 23242 physical_zip: "84662" - website: physical_state: Andalusia physical_city: Lanjaron mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: "Chaparra\xC3\xADso" mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -3.4795035 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 36.9187716 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 91d21b38-9998-4b69-a72e-e6f8e010fbaa mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22809 created_at: physical_country: Spain phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Self-sufficient, organic, off-grid living.
From www.ic.org/directory/chaparraiso/:
In 2012, sick of all negativity, we \xE2\x80\x94 Jasper (NL) & Steph (GER) \xE2\x80\x94 decided to look for something positive, and we made a trip through Europe. Visiting all kinds of places where people live in an alternative, off-grid and permaculture ways. During this trip we made short films about inspiring people who showed us their little paradises. If you want to have a look, check out our blog lemondrops.mobi.\n\n\ The trip finally led us to a beautiful piece of land on a mountain slope in the Sierra Nevada. In 2013 we moved from the Netherlands to Spain to turn this abandoned land into our self-sufficient dream place. The land was a blank page to us when we arrived, so we had to start from scratch to create the basic needs and some luxury. We have dug, built, planted, created and discovered a lot since we have moved. It is has been a truly inspiring and fulfilling experience.\n\n\ Since 2014 it\xE2\x80\x99s not just the two of us anymore: Charlotte is our new mountain dweller. With her by our site we enjoy even more the time and freedom we have here in this new life. But we also realized that it would be great to have more families with young kids around. That's why we are looking for you!" primary_location_id: 23245 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Virginia physical_city: Ashland mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Autumn Sun mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -77.480128 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.754912 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: c252a635-4952-4322-91ed-63b23346e55d mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22810 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Above all, Autumn Sun seeks to \xE2\x80\x9CBuild Trust with Each Other.\xE2\x80\x9D Our goal and vision is to become an intentional, extended family, that is able to care for each other in perpetuity. Among others, we plan to develop and implement social and legal structures for continuing care of our land, facilities and community members for 100+ years. Further, we seek to develop a model that enables us to counsel others who have land to share on the successful concepts, methods, and tools we find most helpful in our ongoing efforts to provide sustainable solutions for affordable living.
From www.ic.org/directory/autumn-sun/:
Based on a 6-acre rural property outside the historic town of Ashland Virginia, the Autumn Sun Community is developing a master plan for an intentional inter-generational community, based around permaculture principles, community gardening, and practical green-building practices for constructing small, sustainable homes.\n\n\ The community property includes a single-family home, a large shared house, a log cabin studio, small business office, and 6,000-foot warehouse, all run on 90% renewable energy. Our master plan for the property includes the development of a 5,000-square-foot home for co-housing and shared caregiving, as well as a large greenhouse. We are tiny house friendly, and welcome occasional campers.\n\n\ We are an open and accepting community of individuals who enjoy art, music, exercise, and outdoor living. The community kitchen, garden, workshop, and outdoor fire ring are frequent gathering places that are open to all, and enjoyably used for fun and free-flowing conversation. Community members show respect for each other\xE2\x80\x99s privacy, and spaces abound for quiet contemplation and personal reflection.\n\n\ Ours is a new community with a varied mix of employment. Individual and household income is managed by each family, with revenue-sharing potential for community projects. Community decision-making is made through processes best described as Sociocratic and Modified Consensus. Currently, \xE2\x80\x9Cwork trade\xE2\x80\x9D is an option in exchange for all or a portion of community members\xE2\x80\x99 contribution for their portion of the shared living space. \n\n\ The Autumn Sun Community is filled with entrepreneurial-minded members. We encourage knowledge-sharing and group instruction. Community member revenue may be made through participation in collaborative workshops and shared community projects, as well as the individual use of the large workshop with shared workspace and tools. The same will hold for shared use of the large greenhouse once construction is complete. \n\n\ If you would like to visit Autumn Sun, please contact the original property owner, Ken Schaal, at 804-798-5371, or send an email to CWSolar1@Gmail.com or visit us at: AutumnSunLane.com." primary_location_id: 23246 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Alaska physical_city: Manley Hot Springs mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Feralculture mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -150.6478 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 65.0187 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 79ee6893-5efb-4107-a1d7-66567c896be9 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22812 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: To create and expand a global network of community land as a living laboratory for the ethnogenesis of a renewed hunter-gatherer culture and the regeneration of landscapes necessary to support it.
From www.ic.org/directory/feralculture/:
Goals (derived from mission statement)\n\n To liberate land from the agricultural-industrial State system by \xE2\x80\x9Cpurchasing\xE2\x80\x9D properties to protect with land conservation trusts.\n To shift anthropocentric lanscapes to regenerative wild ecosystems with permaculture nudges.\n To replace reliance on things and technology with earth skills.\n To remove ourselves from the commodified and industrial food systems.\n To remove ourselves from the economy based on abstract measures of value.\n To replace complex technologies with DIY tools individuals can make themselves.\n To shift human social existence from agricultural (control) norms to hunter-gatherer (play) norms." primary_location_id: 23248 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Tenerife physical_city: Bajamar mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Serene Light Gardens mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -16.347629 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 28.551317 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Carretera General oid: 4ad7aa81-6d02-4e96-b241-807cc9a0d200 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22814 created_at: physical_country: Spain phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Create an eco-learning center where 1 to 4 families can live and offer a space where alternative lifestyles can be shared and learned. We aim to have permaculture gardens, bioconstructions buildings. clean energies, yoga, meditation time.... have a look at our video on our crowdfunding page for more information: www.gofundme.com/serenelight
From www.ic.org/directory/serene-light-gardens/:
We are just a couple (yasmich.jimdo.com) that is engaged right now with this specific land although we have a whole network of interested persons who might join at some point. We still actively looking for co-creators, co-owners or focused and responsible volunteers. primary_location_id: 23250 physical_zip: "38250" - website: physical_state: Washington physical_city: Gold Bar mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Serenity Cabin mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -121.5714091 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 47.8173409 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: PO Box 504 oid: 1c27d698-0a00-4948-9121-b93818df6543 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22815 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Our focus is Community Security. Our mission is to make our focus an adventure.
From www.ic.org/directory/serenity-cabin/:
We are a retired engineer with a background in law enforcement and a trauma nurse who is employed a few days a week at a medical center in Seattle. We are both in our early 50s and very healthy. We are building an off-grid compound on 6 wooded acres with forest service land on 3 sides of the property. So far, we have a main cabin (2-story A-frame) and a tiny house (80 sq. ft.) that we are using as a shed. We have solar power with battery bank and backup generator for power. We have hot and cold running water gravity fed from artisan well. We have washer/dryer, HBO, Internet, SunMar composting toilets, and much more. The spring, summer, and fall here are very nice. The winters are nice too but the snow can be a challenge. Harvesting firewood is a never-ending chore. We live here full time with our 22-year-old daughter and our two pit bull terriers. We are creative problem-solvers, we work hard, and we play just as hard. We are considerate and responsible. Politically, we align with the Libertarians. Spiritually, we align with the Christians. But we try not to label ourselves. We are gun-owners, we practice regularly. We are at the point now where we want to bring others in and start building up this community. A like-minded couple with the wherewithal to fund and build their own quarters, tiny house or otherwise, would be perfect. This is not a "live off the land" opportunity nor is it a "chop down my trees and build a cabin for free" opportunity. You need skills and gear to live in the mountains, funds to sustain your lifestyle, gumption to actually fall through with your plans, and a plan. primary_location_id: 23251 physical_zip: "98256" - website: physical_state: Nevada physical_city: Las Vegas mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Southern Nevada Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -115.206969 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 36.301068 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: d05be513-51d4-491c-83cf-8245d2249900 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22818 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Build an intergenerational community within an urban environment.
From www.ic.org/directory/southern-nevada-cohousing/:
Is it possible to grow community in the Nevada desert? Our small group of dreamers and schemers intend to find out. Established in 2015 by Kim Henry and Marta Thompson, SNV Cohousing has been slowly and steadily expanding in numbers ever since. Ours will be the first cohousing community in Nevada, so that means we are working hard to educate our future partners as well as prospective members on what it means. And, yes, when we hear the comment \xE2\x80\x9CSo it\xE2\x80\x99s like a commune, right?\xE2\x80\x9D we smile, take a deep breath and recite what cohousing really is. \n\ We\xE2\x80\x99re currently 5 households strong and have already identified a site in the historic Water Street District of Henderson in the Las Vegas valley. We\xE2\x80\x99ve gotten a warm reception from the owners of the property, the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, so are working hard to attract more members to take this project to the next stage. We envision a community of about 30 homes, intergenerational, with some commercial space fronting onto the neighborhood high street. \n \n\ We welcome inquiries from those living out of the area, as we know what an attractive retirement location Las Vegas is. And are willing to organize Skype visits if you would like to \xE2\x80\x9Cattend\xE2\x80\x9D one of our meetings to find out more. \n\ Want to know more? If you don\xE2\x80\x99t find the information you want on our website snvcohousing.com then shoot us an email. Kim, Marta or Michelle (snvcohousing@gmail.com) and one of us will get back to you shortly." primary_location_id: 23254 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Massachusetts physical_city: Belmont mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Middlesex Senior Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -71.459405 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.446396 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 9d3cd395-b0a8-4265-b547-bb512b3fabe3 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22819 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Our mission is to create the first senior cohousing community in New England.
From www.ic.org/directory/middlesex-senior-cohousing-initiative/:
We are a group of adult households in Metro Northwest Boston aiming to build the first senior cohousing community in New England. \n\ Our site search is focused on West Acton and Maynard, Mass., two up-and-coming, walkable villages that are 60 minutes west of downtown Boston and have good services, cultural amenities, and proximity to many nature and recreation areas. We are looking for three to five acres of land on which to build a cottage-style neighborhood of 20 \xE2\x80\x93 30 units with porches and gardens clustered around a common house with extensive amenities, including a gourmet kitchen, Great Room, office spaces, and guest rooms. \n\n\ Our project was launched in March 2016 by founders Victoria Thatcher and Mayhew Seavey, who spent a year consulting with cohousing leaders, town officials, developers, and architects; and also running informational meetings and workshops. In January 2017 a core group was formed and began meeting regularly. That fall we hired Katie McCamant, the nation's pre-eminent cohousing development consultant (Cohousing Solutions, Inc.) to guide us. We are moving forward with growing our group, member commitments, site search, engaging professionals, getting training in Dynamic Governance, and growing our group identity and cohesiveness." primary_location_id: 23255 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Washington physical_city: Olympia mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Tanglemoss Homesteading Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.900695 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 47.037874 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: N/A oid: c6fd43da-c9ee-4cd2-b04f-d0176b1db3e6 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22820 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Build a community in the woods together. Become increasingly independent.
From www.ic.org/directory/tanglemoss-homesteading-community/:
Nestled in the woods outside of Olympia, Washington, a group of friends are creating a space to become increasingly self-sufficient as an independent community. We are Tanglemoss Collective and we're hoping to get more people involved in our super rad project.\n\n\ Objectives (elaboration below)\n\ 1. Collectively buy land\n\ 2. Live communally\n\ 3. Become increasingly self-sufficient\n\ 4. Share skills\n\n\ Here are some ways you can support us and our project:\n\n\ - Share this info and share our crowdfunding page via social media. Print this out as an info sheet or zine and post it at your local library/info shop/food co-op.\n\ - Come live with us! We are five adult humans and a handful of non-human animals. We want to share this dream with a whole community of folks. If you\xE2\x80\x99re interested in joining us, we\xE2\x80\x99d love to hear from you.\n\ - Contribute financially. If you\xE2\x80\x99re not interested or able to join us right now, but want to support the cause, contributions to our Indiegogo or PayPal are greatly appreciated.\n\ - Advice! Know anything about real estate, soil, promoting, recruiting, off-grid living, legal stuff for collectivizing, potentially becoming a non-profit or any other advice you think would be helpful? Contact us, we'd love to talk.\n\ - Buy eggs! If you\\\\'re local, you can help support us by buying organic, free- range eggs from us.\n\n\ More on our objectives...\n\n\ 1st Objective:\n\ Collectively buy land. \n\ This property must meet the needs of the current participants, have long-term sustainability (water, farming acres, etc.) for our goals of becoming increasingly self-sufficient, allow plenty of living space for future community members to build dwellings, and potentially allow space for visitors, educational work trade, skill-share camp-outs, and who knows what. \n\n\ We currently have secured financing and are looking at properties. As most properties are not set up to accommodate pet goats or more than a \xE2\x80\x9Csingle family,\xE2\x80\x9D we anticipate initial financial burdens that greatly exceed the monthly mortgage. We are trying to make a space for a larger community using the means of just a handful of current members, so to help alleviate some of the financial burden on the founding members, we are also pursuing crowdfunding.\n\n\ 2nd Objective:\n\ Live communally. \n\ Living communally reduces our need for manufacturing, transportation of goods and dependence on capitalism, and replaces that with the mutual aid provided by friends who trust and support each other. The community we are creating will be non-hierarchical. All decisions will be made by consensus. \n\n\ 3rd Objective:\n\ Become increasingly self-sufficient. \n\ Over time we want to make the property able to sustain its inhabitants without the need of outside resources. We will have electricity, plumbing, and all those luxuries, but we want to work towards not needing them, or being able to go without them indefinitely if we wanted or needed to. The climate in our area is projected to have heavier rain in the winter and drier summers, so we will build rain catching systems to help reduce the draw from our water well in the summer. We will, of course, grow our own produce, forest farm in our wooded areas, then over time start taking on more projects and mastering new skills. Some examples include growing our own wheat for flour, herbs for medicine, making oils and vinegars, building a stove out of bricks made from our soil, and spinning fibers.\n\n\ 4th Objective:\n\ Share skills.\n\ Humans are basically something of a terrible plague on the earth. Humans who lived here before us lived (and in some places continue to live) harmoniously with nature. We're hoping, with some expected trial and error, that it is still possible for us to live sustainably, without the need to import goods and resources. That's where we're hoping to get at some point. With this property, we aim to foster each others' efforts to decivilize and relearn skills for living which do not contribute to the destruction of the earth.\n\n\ Thanks for reading!\n\ We hope that you'll get involved or help us get the word out to folks who might want to get involved by donating and sharing!" primary_location_id: 23256 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: "\xC3\x98stfold" physical_city: Halden mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Landsby Initiativ mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 11.387457 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 59.1329964 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 629924fd-b109-452b-8f82-e75087976015 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22821 created_at: physical_country: Norway phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We are two guys aged 23 and 24 who are looking to build a community with like-minded individuals who share an interest in creating something socially and environmentally sustainable (locally & globally). We are inspired by the works of people and organisations like R. Buckminster Fuller, Jacque Fresco (The Venus Project), The Zeitgeist Movement and many others who all share a holistic/synergistic and emergent "systems approach" to life. At this moment, this is a only a dream, but if you are interested, don't hesitate to contact us :)
From www.ic.org/directory/landsby-initiativ/:
We are two guys aged 23 and 24 who have been very good friends for about 7 years now, looking to build a village-like community structure. About Peter: I'm 23, always been sort of "on the run", never feeling like I belonged with anyone or anywhere. I'm a deeply concerned citizen of this planet. As far as my hobbies goes: I like to make things, I play guitar and piano, compose music, do traditional and digital art and many other things. primary_location_id: 23257 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: MItad del Mundo, Pululahua Crater physical_city: Pululahua mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: iYi TANGRA Alternative Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -78.483042 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 0.0250889 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 4addca72-a548-4111-a7bb-2f549f3f1f56 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22825 created_at: physical_country: Ecuador phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: We are looking for people, especially families with kids, who would like to be part of this dream and who would like a better quality of life for their children and themselves. We are a family looking for a sustainable way of living significantly, in tune with nature and connected with our inner beings. We are open-minded people, in constant growth and change.
From www.ic.org/directory/iyi-tangra-alternative-community/:
iYi TANGRA is located in the only populated active volcano crater in the world, the PULULAHUA crater in Ecuador, South America. Our land is within a Geobotanical Reserve with unique flora and fauna among which there can be found orchids, hummingbirds and other endemic animals. For this reason, there is no pollution or industrial growth there. We have three hectares in the valley of the crater, where a true silence and stillness can be found. primary_location_id: 23261 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Andalucia physical_city: Orgiva mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Badulina mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -3.4232213 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 36.9017931 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 9a345f2f-e4a3-4290-a6bd-48490a6a6d20 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22826 created_at: physical_country: Spain phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Our Badulina welcome song: You and me, we're gonna live freestyle, At least for a while, till the day that we die, I know we shall find a place under the sky Where Love is the law and the truth cannot lie, Who you've been where you going Have you coming from far? It don't matter for us, in the present we trust. We know the worst criminal is a diamond covered in dust So welcome back to your long-lost home, You traveled from far but now you know you are not alone We are millions, billions Praying for change One day we shall unite, gather under this name Badulina Open up your gates Open up your mind Open up your heart [Badulina that's also title of the CD, book and beautiful song made by mystical music group. When new people arrive I introduce them with this song text.]
From www.ic.org/directory/badulina/:
Welcome to Badulina, a young intentional community in South Spain. We enjoy living together with heart, mind and hands. We are from all ages and hold this land for our children and their children to grow up in abundance and harmony. We like to be healthy and open-minded and we aim for self sustainability while also enjoying the advantages of modern technology. Badulina is organized as an association. Joining members become co-owners of the project. Where we invite you to choose an area to build a home and realize your part of the Badulina dream. We are living on easy slope of blooming terraces with fields of flowers on the fertile ground, taking a deep breath, cracking almonds, picking oranges, peaches, figs, apples and grapes already growing on the property, tasting the wealth of Mother Nature. Creating comfortable living spaces in the cooling shadow of the olive grove in a colorful mixture of creative buildings, people living and working together and hearing the laughter of our children. In average we are in-between 10 and 15 adults + children. We are currently 2 families with children, elders, visitors and volunteers. In the years the final goal is to reach about 25 members that have their own homes and private areas on the land. Our group is an international mixture of Dutch, Belgium, German, English and Polish people. Our common language is English. Badulina is organized as an association that governs the whole land. Joining members need to contribute financially to become co-owners of the project. Where we invite you to choose an area to build a home and realize your part of the Badulina dream. The place is about 9 hectares big, a whole hill with two river beds as natural barriers. We have about 2 hectares with 270 olive trees, 500 almond trees that need to be maintained and harvested and have 200 grape vines. Further a lot of herb land and over 100 fruit trees like: fig-, orange-, mandarin-, lemon-, apple-, pear-, walnut-trees, etc. We have chickens, bee hives and 3 cats. On the land there is currently nice house in good state with electricity, water, internet, solar water heater and other basic luxuries. It is our temporary communal kitchen, community office and tool shed. Outside we have an extra kitchen, big dining table, sofas, etc. We have also a 6m communal yurt as our communal space. We also have some nice private yurts and domes spread around. Still we are like settlers on this new land. Right now there are the communal facilities, some caravans, olive tree terraces and a nice atmosphere in nature but we need to improvise till we create facilities for the private places. We will not have fixed buildings for everyone yet. You need to build or arrange your own home on the land in time. We are planning a big communal building, dance floor, swimming pool, water reservoir and solar system to become as community self sufficient. On the chosen private areas members can build their homes (first temporary ones that do not require building permissions), get water, electricity and internet to it and make their spaces beautiful. We are at 500m above sea level and you can walk to the near town Orgiva. The climate is mild, it does not snow in winter, but there can be some frost in some mornings. There is almost no rain in summer and can be over 40 degrees in the midday hours. primary_location_id: 23262 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Washington physical_city: Elma mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: YouTokia ILC mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -123.448349 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 47.027491 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 297 Newman Creed Rd oid: ae5a7806-ed92-4e79-9d3c-9f0b284a4328 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22827 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: Like-minded individuals trying to create our own Youtokia. (:
From www.ic.org/directory/youtokia-ilc/:
We are an intentional living community 3 miles off highway 101. At the moment, working completely off the grid and making the best of what we do have. We want to move into the future with as few carbon footprints as possible. Being in a tight community most things are shared to diminish waste. primary_location_id: 23263 physical_zip: "98541" - website: physical_state: Minas Gerais physical_city: Aiuruoca mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Purani Valley mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -44.6035401 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -21.9753902 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: bdaa362e-e559-4f3f-99ad-63186388dafc mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22829 created_at: physical_country: Brazil phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Our mission is for each community member to become an individual with abilities and characteristics diverse from others, yet to express himself/herself in unity and partnership with others. We believe this to be our soul's mission on earth.
From www.ic.org/directory/purani-valley/:
Purani Valley is a community that began forming in the beautiful Matutu Valley in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It began to take root by a shared vision of creating a community where people can develop their own gifts from a base of love, creative expression, art, music, poetry, and self-development. With much attention to detail, the construction began over 15 years ago to create structures with recycled materials, beautiful gardens, and an overall atmosphere of serene practicality. The environment is such that one can cultivate his/her gifts and receive healing through yoga, massage, gestalt, ayurvedic, culinary arts, baking, candlemaking, papermaking, beekeeping, farming, herbalism, and aromatherapy. Multidisciplinary healing programs are created to revive the body, engage the mind and uplift the spirit. The environment is designed to accommodate groups for workshops and to promote authentic and true connection to each individual through music, dance, poetry, yoga, philosophy and education. primary_location_id: 23265 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Texas physical_city: Flower Mound mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Flower Mound Senior Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -97.090532 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 33.006072 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Flower Mound oid: 7b15f745-4e08-4f65-a970-7e937b1a8c07 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22830 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: Quality Senior Cohousing Community.
From www.ic.org/directory/flower-mound-senior-cohousing/:
Flower Mound Texas Senior Cohousing. We have a site and a developer, now need to form a group. Come join. primary_location_id: 23266 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Massachusetts physical_city: Medford mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Followers of the Way mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -71.459405 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.446396 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 72ec47aa-dd19-434e-ba19-25662f9fd40c mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22832 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: "Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality."
From www.ic.org/directory/followers-of-the-way/:
Followers of the Way is an outpost of the Kingdom of God in the Greater Boston area. We are a diverse, passionate, invested group of disciples seeking to follow the King Jesus in an urban setting. Our lives center around the constant proclamation of God's deliverance and regeneration of His people; this plays out in our meeting together, our sharing of goods, our working together, and our outreach to our neighbors. We have a sister church in Kampala, Uganda, which is engaged in similar work. God is calling serious disciples from around the world to greater trust and greater fidelity to his Kingdom; we are privileged to be on the forefront of this movement. primary_location_id: 23268 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Cazadero mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Odiyan Retreat Center mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -123.189714 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.562107 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 2a415391-9d28-4838-a5c9-9a318268ccea mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22840 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: The mission of the Odiyan Retreat Center is twofold: 1) To assist in the protection, preservation and flourishing of all Buddhist cultures in Asia; and 2) To model as a living experiment the integration of Buddhist principles and Western thought through a live/work lifestyle dedicated to the benefit of our planet and all humanity.\n\n\ The focus is on using work as an effective spiritual exercise, a practice in mindfulness and the means of perfecting six spiritual qualities, from generosity to discipline and patience, foundation of vigor, concentration, and wisdom. This basic training is called Skillful Means and is based on a book of the same name written by Odiyan founder Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche. Rinpoche introduced Skillful Means as a way to help readers find greater satisfaction in work and life.\n\n\ Classes and study opportunities available for all residents in Tibetan yoga, Skilfull Means, classical Tibetan language and other aspects of spiritual community life. \n\n\ Resident volunteers who stay on beyond six months also have optional opportunities for engaging in community activities such as daily early morning meditation and other practices of the Buddhist tradition. \n\n\ Skillful Means points out how the discipline of work develops awareness, strengthens concentration, and stimulates energy.
From www.ic.org/directory/odiyan-retreat-center/:
Odiyan is an all-volunteer non-profit Retreat Center dedicated to meaningful work, wholesome living and the inner development of mind and spirit.\n\n\ The Odiyan way of life integrates creative and challenging work with a path of self-exploration that opens up your inner potential. Odiyan\xE2\x80\x99s dual mission is preserving the Buddhist cultures of Asia and modeling a living experiment integrating Buddhist principles and Western thought for the benefit of our planet and all of humanity.\n\n\ Odiyan was founded in 1975 by Tibetan Buddhist Lama Tarthang Tulku. For over 40 years, volunteers from all over the world have been coming to Odiyan for six months or more to develop their own potential and contribute to the unique and holistic vision of enlightened knowledge for the benefit of all.\n\n\ Odiyan Retreat Center sits on 1,000 acres overlooking the Pacific Ocean in northern California about 100 miles north of San Francisco. About 150 acres are managed landscape including seven orchards, four vegetable gardens, ornamental gardens surrounding the Temples, ponds, forests and open land.\n\n\ As a resident at Odiyan, you will learn new skills, engage your mind and replenish your spirit in a wholesome, beautiful environment where accomplishment and learning about yourself go hand-in-hand. \n\n\ Living and working at Odiyan includes classes about Buddhism, a wide variety of work and sacred arts, vegetarian meals and a living allowance ($150 per month).\n\n\ The minimum commitment to volunteer is six months." primary_location_id: 23276 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Oregon physical_city: Eugene mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Eugene Cohousing Downtown mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -123.080181 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 44.067988 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: e2509277-4d60-493e-8419-ed50b1d865ed mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22843 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Downtown Cohousing Community
From www.ic.org/directory/eugene-cohousing-downtown/:
We are hoping to develop an Downtown Cohousing community, at edge of the Eugene, Oregon, downtown core. We have a site on Lincoln Street, just off of West Broadway, within walking distance of library, shops, restaurants, jazz clubs, theatres, etc. The housing units would be for purchase. Not for rent. COME AND JOIN US. primary_location_id: 23279 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Portugal physical_city: Budens mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Vegan Hills mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -8.843375 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.139262 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1 3 oid: e3e21b4e-26ba-4db2-99db-de7959480ff7 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22845 created_at: physical_country: Portugal phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Why? Vegoa wants to lead by example promoting Veganism and Sustainability.\n\ How? Vegoans will live in cohousing projects, farm community gardens, create vegan associations, promote vegan events and local activities.\n\ What? Vegoa is a vegan transition movement, vegan community and platform for vegan initiatives.\n\ Where? South of Portugal.\n\ Social Organisation \xE2\x80\x93 Shared Resources (Commons), Transparency, Decentralisation, Equality\n\ Values \xE2\x80\x93 Veganism, Sustainability, Freedom
From www.ic.org/directory/vegan-hills/:
We are a vegan community, vegan village and ecosystem of vegan non-profit businesses in West Algarve, Portugal." primary_location_id: 23281 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Colorado physical_city: Boulder mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Radish Collective mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -105.201421 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.049468 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: ddee3e1a-20fc-4379-9f6b-2b1438ac13e0 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22847 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Bananarchy
From www.ic.org/directory/radish-collective/:
Not totally, completely rad, yet. We're rad-ish. We'll post information here about good times to be had in the community. We maintain a safe space for queers, trans folks, POC, youth, women, elders and weirdos. We work together, dumpster together, and eat together...to create a community space for knowledge, skills, and fun sharing. If you are looking for a space to have a community talk, meeting, gathering, potluck, show, etc., let us know; the door is always open. primary_location_id: 23283 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: North Carolina physical_city: Asheville mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Creating Intentional Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -82.567281 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.602711 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 539c4585-2a12-4787-a79e-7ed4e2227696 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22850 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We provide networking, resources and education for those interested in community formation as well as those involved in existing or forming communities.
From www.ic.org/directory/creating-intentional-community/:
Creating Intentional Community is a networking and resource organization for the greater Asheville, NC, region. We assist those interested in community formation as well as those involved in existing or forming communities. We are using Meetup and Facebook as our primary networking tools at this time. Our purpose is to help communities find their people and people to find their communities. It is our hope to bring inspiration, education, and resources for nurturing a conscious and collaborative culture in our living and working environments. primary_location_id: 23286 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Tennessee physical_city: Lawrenceburg mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Galt's Retreat mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -87.473903 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.737569 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 4304130d-9f39-43af-afba-8882ec12bdcd mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22851 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: We share the principles and values of Voluntaryism and seek to live lightly on the earth while nurturing healthy community and independence. Plans include organic farming and agricultural businesses. Seeking individuals who share our values and want to live in a community of Voluntaryists.\n\n\n\ Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/286170261745393/\n\n\n\ Who I am\n\ Greetings, my name is Dustin and I am 29 years of age. I'm currently a lifelong resident of central North Carolina. I grew up without being taught many of the things a man needs to succeed in life, and from an early age I took an interest in things like economics and finance, investments, technology, animals and philosophy (as well as a fair bit of videogaming!) I was always very interested in being self sufficient, and at an early age I began to explore these interests with the support of my grandparents. I ordered 100+ chicks from Mcmurray Hatchery and learned Chickens the hard way and had a blast doing it. I grew up comfortable with tools and with working with my hands to solve problems thanks to my grandfather, his wood shop, and his career as a master wood craftsman and furniture maker. While I sadly didn't pick up the finer points of making beautiful things, I did learn much. As I grew older and moved into the world of business and entrepreneur ism I always felt something was lacking in my life. It seemed everything was about tomorrow. Putting off today\xE2\x80\x99s pleasure for tomorrows gain became second hand to me and I became very good at resisting the temptation to go and do or buy the things I wanted. Instead I built up a sizable real estate portfolio and retired at 27. FINALLY I get to do what I want! Turns out, that wasn't meant to be and my portfolio was lost due to criminal activity by my mentor and managing partner. After soul searching last winter I realized that If I wanted to truly find happiness, I needed to be happy with where I was and not just with where I was heading. I needed to surround myself with good quality people of virtue and character for companionship. I needed to have land in order to continue enjoying the little back yard projects I tend to throw myself into. I needed a way to create a living from this land and the freedom to build as I chose. After spending the year researching various ecovillages, co-housing, intentional communities, and the like. Galt's Retreat was born.\n\n\ Who we are\n\n\ Galt's Retreat, named for the famous John Galt (I won't spoil it) is a philosophical manifestation of this dream. For now it only exists in my head and in the facebook group of the same name. (Update: It has BEGUN!) A number of potentially like-minded individuals who seek freedom and virtue and simple good living among good people have gravitated towards this group. We currently are in research mode(Update: We live on property now and others are transitioning) as we seek out the right piece of land and discuss our options for going into this project together. As of 12/1/16 we are networking actively and welcome all with interest in Homesteading, Ecovillages, intentional communities, etc.\n\n\ What we are doing\n\ We plan on buying raw unimproved land, preferably via splitting up larger parcels for greater savings, and building out our own ecovillage, including homes, powergrid, and for those interested - farmsteading. I've visited The Farm in TN and Earthaven in NC and drawn inspiration and potential, and want to incorporate sustainable permaculture design into our lives. Allowing us to live in proximity to nature, and in communion with it. \n\n\ Why we are doing it\n\n\ I don't have to tell you there is something wrong with our culture. A large part of this push for an intentional community is cultural. We seek a place of peace and solitude and respect that is in short supply in mainstream culture and in the cities. For myself, this is as much a spiritual undertaking as health or business undertaking. But there are so many wonderful financial aspects to this that should not be ignored. There are even more health benefits to this lifestyle.\n\n\ Pros and Cons\n\n\ Imagine, just for a moment, that you could own a home, without borrowing money and without paying interest on that money for 30+ years. Imagine what kind of difference that could make in your life? As a primary benefit, our 'way of living' will be much less expensive than a typical lifestyle. We intend to build our own homes (Many of us already have experience in building or construction, electrical, plumbing, etc) using the best technology and technique of the modern age. I personally intend to use Compressed Earthen Block technology and build my home to last (I build things to last) Further benefits become synergistic and compounded when you consider the additional savings in reduced repair and maintenance costs, reduced energy waste, as well as the potential to easily learn to grow much of your own food supply (or even produce an income from your abundance!) \n\n\ This is truly a lifestyle, not just a move. There are so many ways to improve this that I haven't even begun to explore them all. \n\n\ There will be negative aspects. Rural living is slower, and while we fully intend to be close to civilization and employment opportunities, we will be living in a semi rural area, with space, privacy, and quiet more often then not. There may not be a starbucks on every corner - but the people will be friendlier. I encourage you to really consider the pros and cons of a rural ecovillage lifestyle in full before making any commitments.\n\ ----------------------------------------------\n\ Breakdown\n\n\ This is a call to those virtuous people out there who seek a life of win-win. Not win-lose. For those who desire to live a life that heals, not kills. For those who want to raise a family holistically rather than chemically. For those who wish to produce, not just consume. For those world-weary souls who have never felt at home in the modern world, and longed for the days of simple village living (Without giving up your internet or technology!)\n\n\ For you, brothers and sisters, I made this video. \n\ For you, I invite you to learn about Galt's Retreat.
From www.ic.org/directory/working-title-order-of-the-phoenix/:
Updated 7-17\n\n\ Bought land with other Voluntaryists (moved here, others haven't made the move yet!) Began building first structure, cutting walking paths, laying out plans for expansion pending additional help and bodies." primary_location_id: 23287 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Montana physical_city: Kalispell mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: The Barnyard Homestead mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -113.73 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 48.08 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: PO Box 10302 oid: 0d161d95-c0d8-41d8-8b83-2fddb05bd022 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22852 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: Our mission is to live independently, but with community values and support on a Godly foundation. We are not opposed to worldly comforts, but we do believe that hard work, trust and honesty are core values that have been lost on many. Our goals are to build a sustainable micro farm and ranch that can cover all the living, building and property expenses of the farm. Every family will have joint ownership in the land and community buildings and have responsibilities on the farm. This farm will not be an attempt to seclude its members from the world but a place for some to fit into it in a way we understand. Jobs will be necessary for a time along with many other things. But in the end our mission is to create life long relationships with other families of like minds and develop a fully functional micro farm that sustains its members.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-barnyard-homestead/:
We are seeking to develop four homes with young families built ans sustained by our members along with a fully functional farm center on the goal of self sustainability and individual living. Co-housing seems to be the best definition we are working to develop. In 2020 we would like to buy our-right or put a down payment on 20 acres in the beautiful Flathead Valley of norther Montana where we live and jointly own and build it with three other families. The property will house each family a horse stable, pasture, both an animal and hay barn, a large garden space for community and market gardening, a large chicken coop and a few other buildings. Expenses can come from the farm and or outside work we are not opposed to modern convinces. The biggest reason we would like to see this collaboration develop is because we personal know how hard it is to grow a family in this day and age. Our economy is failing many of us and if you dream on owning your own home and living on an active and working farm this is the alternative way without inheriting or having hundreds or thousands of dollars to buy it. We are looking for the young struggling couples that wish to have a family, grow in the lord, home school there children and have community with neighbors that they can trust and rely on. We are one family of four. My wife and I and our two children. We want our children to grow old with life long friends that are not molded to society and the worlds way of life and belief. We hunt and fish for food, gather firewood for our homes and additional income and work hard to maintain strong connection with grounded living and moral principals. Our farm will consist of horses, cows, goats, chickens, ducks rabbits, dogs, cats, pigs and most likely other animals that will come along the way. As this is a developing opportunity there is room for your say and in the next few years we hope that we find and get to know the family's we wish to development life long friendships with. Contact us and learn so much more. primary_location_id: 23288 physical_zip: "59904" - website: physical_state: Oklahoma physical_city: Yale mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Country Gardens mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -96.69919 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 36.11423 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 361d39c2-6529-4fda-9810-726b772425b5 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22853 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: \xE2\x80\x9C\xE2\x80\x9CWe are a rural eco-village community, cultivating supportive relationships with each other, the larger community, and the Earth.\xE2\x80\x9D
From www.ic.org/directory/country-gardens/:
We are at the early stages of forming. We are seeking like-minded, respectful, community-oriented, organically oriented gardening, permaculture, self-sufficiency, peace-loving co-founders to join with us in designing and establishing the village. \n\n\ We envision creating a rural eco-village community, cultivating supportive relationships with each other, the larger surrounding community, and the Earth.\n\n\ We have strong Environmentalist Values\xE2\x80\x94potential new members must be comfortable with the expectation that this is an environmentalist community. Prefer members to be of a permaculture and organic mindset; for both gardening and farming animals.\n\n\ Location\n\ Our 95-acres of land are located in north central Oklahoma, which is in the center of the U.S. and part of the \xE2\x80\x9CGreat Plains.\xE2\x80\x9D Our 95 acres is heavily forested in places and has some open pasture and farmland as well. We are 3 miles from a small town population 1,100, and about 50 miles west of Tulsa, OK. \n\n\ We already have a great deal that we do on our land, practices we have followed, and projects completed and in the works. We are open to the community validating or changing these as the group determines:\n\ 1. Permaculture principles such as Hugelkultur, deep mulching, terracing with swales and berms; and rainwater capture\n\ 2. Energy independence using solar, wind, water capture, and earthship greenhouse\n\ 3. Peace-loving, open-minded lifestyle\n\ 4. Organically certified gardening\n\ 5. Ranching, dairy goats for milk, cheese, yogurt and Kefir production\n\ 6. Poultry for eggs and meat production, as well as for pest reduction;\n\ 7. Wildcrafting/Foraging for greens, mushrooms, fruit, herbs, soapberries, etc.\n\ 8. Agricultural land use for potential produce sales income through the Oklahoma Food Cooperative (www.oklahomafood.coop) and/or a nearby Farmer\xE2\x80\x99s Market.\n\ 9. Hunting in an excellent white-tailed deer habitat with limited bow-hunting for shared meat acquisition\n\ 10. Cob-Straw-bale building (in process) for multi-purpose community use, such as for meetings, a loft for WWOOFers, group music making and drumming, and health food store inventory and retail sales.\n\ 11. Cob-Rocket Oven and Shelter (in process) for outdoor community cooking use\n\ 12. Greenhouse (Earthship design, under construction) for seed-starting and winter greens production.\n\n\ Some of our core values, principles we would like to ascribe to, are listed below.\n\n\ 1. A Multi-generational approach to living and sharing labor and knowledge\n\ 2. Peace-loving attitudes with open-mindedness as a fundamental value\n\ 3. Tool and equipment sharing, for community projects\n\ 4. Egalitarian, Income-Sharing optional on communal farm enterprises (such as health food business, farm store, or organic produce sales)\n\ 5. Energy and self-sufficient lifestyle, (within reason--not from a paranoid viewpoint)\n\ 6. Communally engaged (while still respecting everyone's right to privacy)\n\ 7. Environmentally focused (respect and care for surrounding environment and the Earth as a whole)\n\n\ What we prefer to avoid:\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2Gun use other than for food acquisition\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2Extremist viewpoints\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2Using large farm equipment\n\n\ When contacting us please include:\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2What about Country Gardens interests you and what are your intentions for being here?\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2What does living in an eco-community mean to you?\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2What assets will you bring to the community?\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2What is your background so far?\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2What is your full legal name, address, birthday, and government form of identification?\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2If anything stated above concerns you, but you are still interested in being a part of our community, please let us know what your concern is and we can speak further with you in that regard. \n\ -----------------\n\ Summary:\n\ Our 95 acres is in a rural setting, but only a little more than 1 mile off of state highways. Our property is forested with some open areas for gardening or pasture.\n\n\ Eco-Village /Co-housing Startup is located 50 miles west of Tulsa\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\t95 Acres owned \xE2\x80\x93 Beginning Eco-Village Design and Startup\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tLooking for like-minded souls to meet and design eco-village/co-housing in north central Oklahoma\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tPermaculture principles \xE2\x80\x93 Hugelkultur, deep mulching, terracing, rainwater capture\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tLand: Dense Forested Land + Ag Land + Native Prairie + Intermittent Spring + Pond\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tEnergy independence: Solar; water capture; earthship greenhouse; \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tPeace-loving lifestyles\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tMulti-generational\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tTool-Sharing; Equipment-Sharing\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tGardening \xE2\x80\x93 Organically Certified Garden; sharing\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tRanching: Milk Goats for Milk, Cheese, Yogurt, and Kefir production\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tPoultry: Chicken Egg Production, Guineas, Heritage Turkeys\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWildcrafting /Foraging: Greens, mushrooms, fruit, herbs, soapberries, etc.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tSingle-housing + Co-Housing; build your own eco-friendly home or join with others to create a co-housing;\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tOn-site Health Food Store Business for personal ordering and potentially for income sharing\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tAgricultural Land \xE2\x80\x93 potential produce sales income with Oklahoma Food Cooperative + nearby Farmers\xE2\x80\x99 Market.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tHunting \xE2\x80\x93 excellent white-tailed deer habitat; limited bow-hunting for shared meat acquisition\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tCob-Straw-bale building\xE2\x80\x94for multi-purpose community use (in process);\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tCob-Rocket Oven + Shelter\xE2\x80\x94for outdoor community cooking use (in process) ;\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tGreenhouse (Earthship design)\xE2\x80\x94for seed-starting and winter greens production;\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tEgalitarian, Income-Sharing optional on communal farm enterprises\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tSpirituality\xE2\x80\x94Freedom of religion\xE2\x80\xA6 no extremist viewpoints welcome.\n\n\ Below are the list of values we found on another eco-village site and we believe this would be a good list to start with for us as well:\n\ 1. We find beauty and wisdom in nature\xE2\x80\x99s design and seek to emulate it in our village.\n\ 2. We value caring and respectful interactions with members of our village, guests, the surrounding neighborhood, society, all living things, and the Earth.\n\ 3. We approach change and challenges with open-minded\xE2\x80\x94rather than dogmatic\xE2\x80\x94attitudes.\n\ 4. We have an egalitarian power and decision-making structure.\n\ 5. We make and honor agreements with great care and sincerity. \n\ 6. We balance participation in the village with individual needs, and welcome the opportunities for engagement, fun, and enjoyment the community life brings.\n\ 7. We steward and nurture the land on which we live, its natural and human communities, its productive farm, and its role in the ecosystem around it.\n\ 8. We balance the stewardship of our land with areas for food production, human habitation and recreation, and restoration of the native ecosystem.\n\ 9. We steward personal and community energy and resources responsibly with moderation, innovation, and sharing.\n\ 10. We engage in ecologically and socially sustainable practices to meet our needs.\n\ 11. We actively engage and participate with the surrounding neighborhood, city, and region, in education and work that nurtures and sustains our common society and environment.\n\ 12. We value diversity and invite all who share our vision to explore participation and/or membership in our village.\n\ 13. We strive to continually learn and grow in ways that support our vision and values." primary_location_id: 23289 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Idaho physical_city: Nampa mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Windy Hill Farm Cooperative mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -116.607471 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 43.511569 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 10716 Lakeshore Dr. oid: 4676ffa4-6e73-4691-86f4-b7219621344b mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22855 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: We would like to work toward self-sustainability utilizing permaculture principles and value creative exploration.
From www.ic.org/directory/windy-hill-farm-cooperative/:
We are a small mixed bag of folk who have worked to get the property to a functional state with many projects in the dream works. We have 3 greenhouses, a fruit and vegetable growing field, goats, ducks, chickens, a shop, a few dwellings, fruit trees, and a farm stand. We also already have a few cats and dogs and will not be accepting any more. We are very open-minded and would love to have people passionate about permaculture and more natural ways of living. In the past we had a lot of fun but got sidetracked when venturing into beer- and wine-making and problems ensued, so lesson learned, we are working to get back on track to our original vision and will not be accepting people with any drug or alcohol problems. We still plan on having fun but hopefully with music, food, and dance minus the drunken shenanigans. At the moment the property is not very child-friendly, but with the right kind of folks and property cleanup, that will hopefully change. We have lots of stuff for the creative person to mess around with. This year we would like to work on soil remediation and nut trees and redesigning our planting field in line with permaculture principles. Next year we would like to be able to have enough produce to sell at the local farmers market. We are not certified organic nor do we intend to be, but we do practice organic methods. primary_location_id: 23291 physical_zip: "83686" - website: physical_state: New Mexico physical_city: Santa Fe mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Our community vision mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -105.982146 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 35.697473 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: fc469c21-9af7-4926-9ab0-8f10364eb788 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22856 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Harmony with nature, healthy interdependence and equality, gentle cooperative childcare, and food self-sufficiency are the underlying principles we are seeking in community.
From www.ic.org/directory/our-community-vision-looking-for-a-tribe/:
****PLEASE READ: We are not currently planning to form a community, nor do we have an established community. Right now we are traveling across the US, looking at some communities we are interested in joining. Below is our vision for the ideal community. We still welcome email inquiries from folks who resonate with our vision!****\n\n\ Our goal is to build or join an intentional community of families working towards ecological and social sustainability. The clear place to start is through finding like-minded, like-hearted individuals with whom we can embark on this journey.\n\n\ I hope that in sharing my vision, our family will either find an established community of families interested in our joining as potential members, or that we\xE2\x80\x99ll find a group of families interested in embarking on the journey of creating an intentional community together.\n\n\ ABOUT US:\n\n\ We are a family of five humans. Joey is in his mid-thirties and I am in my mid-twenties. We have three children together \xE2\x80\x93 Peacy is 5, born in March 2011. Micah is 3, born in December 2012, and Ahmik is 6 months old, born last January. We currently live in northern New Mexico on a small and anything-but-sustainable homestead. We tend goats, chickens, rabbits, honeybees and a garden. We have a dog who lives with us, and three cats who live in our outbuildings, keeping the mice at bay. We have lived in a number of other places over the past few years as well \xE2\x80\x93 New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut \xE2\x80\xA6 and some other temporary spots along the way. \n\n\ I am a natural childbirth (freebirth) advocate, a gardener, herbalist, baker\xE2\x80\xA6 I love to work with my hands \xE2\x80\x93 to create beautiful things. I built a cob oven last summer, and it has taken a huge place in my heart \xE2\x80\x93 stoking the fire, kneading the bread, forming the loaves and letting them rise \xE2\x80\xA6 and baking, and then finally eating them and feeling all that love made tangible. I have a newfound love for sourdough. I have a strong desire to become a master grower of brambles \xE2\x80\xA6 to learn how to cultivate the BEST black raspberries ever \xE2\x80\xA6 because what could be better than raspberries?? I am also incredibly in love with waterfalls, thunderstorms \xE2\x80\xA6 stones, mountains, willows \xE2\x80\xA6 moss, ferns, motherwort, yarrow, mint, roses \xE2\x80\xA6 . I am learning how to be the best mother I can be \xE2\x80\x93 to be mindful and deliberate in my relationship with my children. This is my greatest challenge, but the process is so rewarding when I commit myself to it fully, and looking back, I can see in the last five years how I have made enormous progress in my ability to be a gentle, compassionate parent.\n\n\ Peacy is in love with flowers. She has big questions for a five-year-old, like \xE2\x80\x9Cwhere does water come from?\xE2\x80\x9D \xE2\x80\x9CHow are rocks made?\xE2\x80\x9D \xE2\x80\x9CDo crabs breathe air or water?\xE2\x80\x9D Sometimes I know how to answer her questions but usually we just contemplate them together\xE2\x80\xA6 . She gets me thinking and I really love getting deep into things with her. She is very guarded around people she does not know, too. Micah is a very gentle soul \xE2\x80\xA6 very internal, but really fun to be with. He likes to watch little creatures, like beetles and ants and bees, and to talk about them. He loves to share his joy. He also has a mischievous streak, and he loves the moon. Ahmik is so sweet, so open and bright and excited to be with others. She has an amazing smile, and a beautiful laugh. I can\xE2\x80\x99t wait to see what she will be like when she is older. \n\n\ LAND:\n\n\ I know that the land I choose to inhabit will ultimately shape my life to a greater extent than any other factor. So in that respect, there are a few aspects which I consider essential in determining where to live. \n\n\ Firstly, nearby access to clean freshwater is essential. That could take the form of lakes, ponds, rivers, or year-round streams. (Ideally, they would be strong and consistent enough to support human use for washing, drinking and watering gardens in dry times. I would rather not rely solely on well-water for these purposes, although living with the right people is more important to me, so I would compromise on my desire to use surface water for our needs in exchange for the right community. I would also love to implement good, simple rainwater catchment systems for these purposes.)\n\n\ Secondly, the land would need to be fertile enough to easily support permaculture gardens, fruit trees, chickens and annual crops such as potatoes, carrots, beets, garlic, onions and greens. This would be taking into account composting of human manure to re-fertilize growing spaces.\n\n\ Thirdly, the land would need to be part of or somewhat near to wild, undeveloped places, with ecosystems strong and abundant enough to support sustainable, ethical hunting and/or fishing for meat and foraging for wild foods. \n\n\ There are other aspects of the land which aren\xE2\x80\x99t by any means essential but which would provide an advantage that I\xE2\x80\x99d consider either important or just simply \xE2\x80\x98nice.\xE2\x80\x99 Obviously they are not all compatible with each other, and obviously a community/tribe could thrive without any of these, so this is why I don\xE2\x80\x99t list them as essential. These include lush pasture for rotational grazing of domesticated farm animals, salmon streams, a long growing season, abundant sugar maples, and ocean or a large body of water within walking distance.\n\n\ COMMUNITY VISION: \n\n\ My ideal for a community is one in which the members make a commitment to live and work together, with a common vision and with common values. \n\n\ A commitment to being together is essential. One of the main reasons for my dislike of the nuclear family model is that each family is working towards a separate goal of sustenance, making time spent together outside of the nuclear family rare. When we all have separate houses with separate meals to make, separate dishes to do, separate children to raise, separate gardens to tend, separate money to be made \xE2\x80\xA6 where does that leave time to be together? If meals are usually shared, that means meal preparation and cleanup can be communal \xE2\x80\x93 and it means cooking and dishes can be more fun. If we raise our children together, we can share the responsibilities in ways that make sense for us and our children. If we work and build and grow food together, that can be more fun and more productive, too. Many hands make light work.\n\n\ The vision of living together does not necessarily mean many families sharing one home, although it could easily take that form and work beautifully. It could mean many small, simple dwellings centered around a larger common space, where food is usually prepared and eaten communally in the common space \xE2\x80\xA6 this seems to be the model in many traditional tribal cultures.\n\n\ Making food central to community seems very important \xE2\x80\x93 food is central to our well-being, and with a shared vision of growing, raising and gathering our food communally \xE2\x80\x93 working together to nourish each other \xE2\x80\x93 it seems inevitable that we will see that we are all crucial to each other\xE2\x80\x99s well-being. Because of this, in order to fully share meals, some overlap in dietary preferences seems necessary. It also seems like diet should be based on what the land can provide. It would be difficult to support a group of vegans in the arctic, for example.\n\n\ Emotional maturity and making communication a priority, even in times of conflict and difficulty, seems essential in community. Meeting many different needs simultaneously can be difficult, and conflict is inevitable \xE2\x80\x93 it should be planned for. If we can listen to each other with respect and speak honestly and directly when we need to express something, conflict resolution can be graceful. Without a commitment to everyday openness and vulnerability, the natural flow of emotions will be blocked and tension will inevitably build. So it seems crucial that all involved in a community are ready to articulate their needs, feelings, worries, etc., and at the same time be willing to really make the time and space to listen to others when they need to speak. It also seems necessary to give each other emotional space, with forgiveness and understanding that we are all on our own path of self-discovery, and mistakes in how we communicate are possible, not cause for creating more distance between each other, but simply cause for further, deeper communication. Nonviolent communication could be a very helpful tool. \n\n\ My philosophy on being with children also holds a big space in my vision for community. They need respect and cooperation on the part of adults in the same way that we need respect and cooperation from them. If they are to grow into healthy community members, they need to be treated respectfully as human beings, and not as property. I want a children\xE2\x80\x99s culture \xE2\x80\x93 a place where children are free to discover the world around themselves together through their play and exploration, or to join in with the tasks and projects of adults if they are interested. Respect for our children\xE2\x80\x99s choices and their organic learning process is so important to me. Forcing children to comply with school, or even forced compliance with simple things like cleaning up, does not resonate with me. Naomi Aldort is an inspiration for me in this regard. Radical unschooling is an inspiration as well \xE2\x80\x93 not that school is inherently bad, but that the choice to attend school should be the child\xE2\x80\x99s. All that being said, boundaries seem very necessary, as adults have needs too. It also seems necessary to have some parameters around children\xE2\x80\x99s relationships with each other, specifically in terms of their conflict resolution \xE2\x80\x93 it seems only fair to guide their conflict resolution in a nonviolent way if a child is resorting to violence. Otherwise, it seems best to be aware but out of the way unless asked for. Respect for children starts in infancy \xE2\x80\x93 honoring their requests for closeness, comfort, and care through co-sleeping, breastfeeding on demand, etc., and through to their transition to adulthood by honoring their choices, as long as their choices do not interfere with the sovereignty/well-being of other humans. Through a balance of respect for our children\xE2\x80\x99s choices and a commitment to vocalizing our own parental needs and requests, my hope is that a healthy parent-child dynamic will ensue, leading to greater respect and freedom for all.\n\n\ Shared or communal childcare is also something that\xE2\x80\x99s important to me, and something I am looking for in community.\n\n\ Love for the earth and a commitment to working towards true sustainability is also so important. If we took the time to look at every facet of life to see if there is a simpler more gentle approach, we could greatly reduce dependence on industrially-produced tools and appliances. Minimal use of modern technology would be my ideal, obviously including electricity and gas, but with an open mind and a willingness to take an even deeper look at more simple technology to see if it actually improves quality of life or not, and if it does, what is the environmental impact of that technology and is it worth the trade-off? This would include prioritizing simplicity through natural building, simple tools for gardening, simple tools for cooking/food storage/food preservation, etc.\n\n\ Another aspect of a tribe which I crave, but which would not necessarily be essential for me, is the regular sharing of celebrations. I am drawn towards pagan traditions in this regard, and would love to communally celebrate full moons, solstices and equinoxes, seasons, birthdays, weddings, coming-of-age, funerals\xE2\x80\xA6 all of it. I feel like intentional celebration has the potential to greatly improve the health of a community!\n\n\ The issue of meat is also one that I feel would play a role in community. Our family is omnivorous. We would strive to eventually raise or harvest all of our own meat, whether through ethical hunting and trapping, fishing, or pasture-raising farm animals, which would mean that a good deal of time each season would be dedicated to projects related to meat \xE2\x80\x93 slaughtering, butchering, preserving, hide tanning\xE2\x80\xA6 etc. Animals do have many more similarities to humans than carrots or potatoes, which makes it easier for us to empathize with them. But carrots and potatoes are living beings too, with an incredible intelligence of their own. In order for life to be sustained, it needs to feed on life, and although taking the life of an animal can be devastatingly sad, our truth is that it is part of the natural cycle. So, we are not vegetarians, but we would not object to living with vegetarians.\n\n\ How we deal with illness and healing might play a role in community life, and although I would be glad to live with humans with different philosophies on healthcare, I\xE2\x80\x99d like to share my thoughts and personal philosophies in case they would cause conflict. I would prefer to, whenever necessary, have trust in my body\xE2\x80\x99s immune system and ability to heal on its own. Susun Weed\xE2\x80\x99s \xE2\x80\x9Csix steps of healing\xE2\x80\x9D is an inspiration, as she starts out this way too \xE2\x80\x93 most of the time illness is caused by a physical or emotional imbalance that can be corrected through simple lifestyle changes or through emotional acceptance and release. If necessary, herbs can be a great ally. I would prefer to eventually grow and wild-gather herbs and tincture them, dry them, etc. to make an herbal pharmacy, with an emphasis of plants native to the region that I choose to call home, so as to be health-care self-sufficient. I have little or no interest in modern medicine, but I do have some interest in traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, and various healing modalities of native tribal people around the world. \n\n\n\ List of Interests/Inspiration/Community projects:\n\n\ -Humanure composting\n\ -Simple hand-powered types of construction & home building \xE2\x80\x93 cob, straw-bale, earth bag, cord-wood, etc.\n\ -Cob/Earth oven building\n\ -Sustainable cooking \xE2\x80\x93 high-efficiency fire cooking such as rocket ovens, rocket stoves\n\ -Sustainable home-heating \xE2\x80\x93 rocket mass heaters\n\ -\xE2\x80\x98Primitive\xE2\x80\x99 skills including hide tanning, fire-making, home-building, hunting & trapping\n\ -Permaculture\n\ -Medicinal herbs \xE2\x80\x93 growing and gathering\n\ -Milk and everything it entails \xE2\x80\x93 cows or goats, butter, cheese, yogurt, cream\xE2\x80\xA6\n\ -Sheep, wool, spinning & weaving\n\ -Raining chickens for eggs and meat\n\ -Raising rabbits for meat and hides\n\ -Gardening with heirloom varieties\n\ -Herb and edible flower gardens\n\ -Beekeeping & honey\n\ -Maple-sugaring\n\ -Rainwater collection\n\ -Greywater gardens\n\ -No-till gardening\n\ -Root cellars, drying, canning and other simple food storage systems" primary_location_id: 23292 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: New Jersey physical_city: Westwood mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: The Garden of Autism mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -75.073244 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.84706 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 700-76 Broadway Suite#183 oid: 219aafde-366b-41b9-8a11-214cdea6ce69 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22859 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: The Garden of Autism will be a non-profit organization and a home to 50 autistic adults living in an intentional community. See the video on our webpage and find out how you can help us and join us in our mission! Visit http://www.thegardenofautism.com.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-garden-of-autism/:
The Garden of Autism will be primarily a farming community where 50 autistic adults will live and work alongside support staff. There will be many other features as well and an emphasis placed on self-sustaining practices. Both New Jersey and Pennsylvania are being considered. It will be determined by the state that provides the most support in terms of Medicare and Social Security subsidies. primary_location_id: 23295 physical_zip: "07675" - website: physical_state: Ohio physical_city: New Lebanon mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: New Lebanon Mobile Home Park mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -84.392863 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.745579 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 361 W. Main St oid: 770b56d2-4da0-44da-90bf-2bc7eb470b27 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22862 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Live together in peaceful, quiet, and vibrant community.
From www.ic.org/directory/new-lebanon-mobile-home-park/:
Hi! We are a community of people living in a mobile home park in New Lebanon. We have a wide variety of residents, some who have lived in the park since it was first built almost 70 years ago. We are hoping to build a stronger community within the park. Everyone owns their own home and is a permanent resident. In the past, the park owners have not fostered a strong sense of trust and community in the park. We are trying to change that. There is a large lawn for planting gardens, quiet and peaceful location, and a small town with plenty of opportunity for entrepreneurial minds. If you are interested in living here, please get in touch! It's the least expensive way that I know of to own your own home in a great community of people. primary_location_id: 23298 physical_zip: "45345" - website: physical_state: Oregon physical_city: Hood River mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Gorge Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -121.52146 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 45.7054 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 7613fd74-8886-4135-8e3e-6c72d9cc8cc4 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22863 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: A collective of Columbia River Gorge residents, interested in creating and living in cohousing neighborhoods in the Gorge.
From www.ic.org/directory/gorge-cohousing/:
A collective of Columbia River Gorge residents, interested in creating and living in cohousing neighborhoods in the Gorge. We are getting organized and getting to know each other. Several groups may emerge as we discover our differing needs. Some will create cohousing in Oregon or Washington, in rural or urban areas. We currently meet every 2nd & 4th Thursday for our business meeting. We'll also meet once a month at a home for a potluck to get to know each other and newcomers. Every 2nd and 4th Sunday you can join us for coffee at Dog River Coffee, 1-4pm, in Hood River, Oregon. primary_location_id: 23299 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Michigan physical_city: Detroit mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Detroit Cooperative EcoVillage forming mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -83.045754 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.331427 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Undetermined oid: 17762544-ccc4-4a04-bead-7752efcf772b mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22868 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: Our goal is a 100% Renewable Energy, Self-Sustaining Cohousing/Ecovillage Vegan Community with a central organic cooperative. An inclusive, diverse group to create an oasis where there is now a food desert and be supportive of each other by providing child, elderly and disabled care. True integration, real egalitarianism. In addition, we seek to have a companion site in Florida to supplement Detroit and give us good, hands on ground experience which we can then transplant/export to the North when Florida becomes too hot and/or sinks.
From www.ic.org/directory/detroit-cooperative-ecovillage-forming/:
We are in the very beginning of forming. At present we have a general idea and seek like-minded, progressive people to join us in our venture. The goal is a 100% Renewable Energy, Self-Sustaining Cohousing/Ecovillage Vegan Community with a central organic cooperative. An inclusive, diverse group to create an oasis where there is now a food desert and be supportive of each other by providing child, elderly and disabled care. True integration, real egalitarianism. In addition, we seek to have a companion site in Florida to supplement Detroit and give us good, hands on ground experience which we can then transplant/export to the North when Florida becomes too hot and/or sinks. primary_location_id: 23304 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: West Virginia physical_city: University Park mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Add a lil Life mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -79.958969 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 39.643315 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: d4d14c29-923b-4087-a3bf-7c67c43fcb7b mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22871 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: Our focus is to have our children grow up slow and able to be kids. To live passively and not leave a footprint. Teach others as we learn and have community.
From www.ic.org/directory/add-a-lil-life/:
Our community is just forming, we are a family with 3 young children 5, 3 and infant; we have dreams of living within a community that has other children and families. We want our children to grow up out in nature. We want to be self-sustaining. We are looking to buy an acreage and build some small homes. Our funds are limited so we would like to join another family so we can buy a larger property for a homestead. Please contact us for more info; we would love to hear more about you and see if our dreams mesh. primary_location_id: 23307 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: New York physical_city: saugerties mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: No Man's Land mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -74.005973 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 40.714269 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: cdf7cbed-b322-402d-a64d-f7bf32968c51 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22873 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We want the land to be a place for creativity and growth while aiming for a zero carbon footprint and taking to heart the principles of Burning Man. Here's a list of the principles for those unfamiliar with them. 1. Communal Effort 2. Gifting 3. Radical Inclusion 4. Radical Self-expression 5. Civic Responsibility 6. Leaving No Trace 7. Radical Self-reliance 8. Participation 9. Decommodification 10. Immediacy We want to make our everyday life have a positive impact on the world around us and future generations.
From www.ic.org/directory/no-mans-land/:
We want to be more or less around 6 families living there full time where they can park a home on wheels or build a small dwelling with natural or up-cycled material. While this is going to be on the side of an anarchist community, keep in mind there will be certain rules that will need to be followed. While most of the 18-acre land will be communal space, there will also be shared tasks that each member must fulfill one way or another. Some tasks will include taking care of the gardens, the livestock and maintaining the guest cabins, yurts, tree houses, and tent placements which will play a role in the community as rental income. We also will have a MakerSpace with several art and fabrication workshops for us to use which will need to be kept clean and organized. We want this to be a place for everyone and be an affordable artist/traveler resort. The land will be used for small festivals and fairs 3 times a year or so. There is only 5 or 6 acres of the land that is flat and cleared so the festivals can only be so small due to the lack of parking. Anyway, this will be our home so we don't want anything big, just a good party once in a while! Living in harmony with nature, creativity and self-sustainability while having fun is our goal. primary_location_id: 23309 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: New York physical_city: Geneva mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Blueprint Geneva Downtown mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -76.98195 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.873115 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 55 State St oid: fb7bf1cf-3dd6-460a-832b-350ef1493d98 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22876 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Blueprint\xE2\x80\x99s ongoing purpose is to demonstrate the market viability for co-housing developments and sustainable building methods. Blueprint's communities serve as demonstration communities for documenting the development process and costs. That information will be shared on an open-source platform for other developers to copy, use, revise, and improve.
From www.ic.org/directory/blueprint-geneva-downtown/:
This 14 townhouse community is centered around a 4000-sq. ft. community house in the middle of downtown Geneva, on the shore of Seneca Lake in the middle of the Finger Lakes Wine region. The community is currently accepting applicants and is open to residents of all ages, incomes, and interests. \n\n\ These 480-sq ft. to 960-sq.ft. homes are grid-connected but are completely self-sufficient for electricity, heat and water. They feature modern conveniences such as in-floor radiant heat, designer kitchens, vaulted ceilings, central AC, and maintenance-free exteriors.\n\n\ The community has shared resources including a community lounge, kitchen, dining room, theatre, storage units, workshop, and guest rooms. The community also will feature an electric-vehicle-sharing program." primary_location_id: 23312 physical_zip: "14456" - website: physical_state: Golden Bay physical_city: Takaka mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Tui Community mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 172.951908 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -40.820813 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 264 McShane Rd oid: 8694d3c9-3b84-43cb-a5b0-073a44a24106 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22878 created_at: physical_country: New Zealand phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Today 30 \xE2\x80\x93 40 adults and children live in a beautiful place by the sea, Wainui Bay, on the edge of the Abel Tasman National Park in New Zealand\xE2\x80\x99s South Island. Among the many activities of the community, we grow an organic garden, organic orchard and share weekly communal meals. Families live in unique separate houses and people are responsible for the financing of their own accommodation. Some people work at Tui Balms cooperative and many have independent incomes and occupations. A main focus of community life is the building of genuine relationships based on honest and open communication.\n\n\ The Tui Spiritual & Educational Trust is a charitable Trust dedicated to the general promotion and enhancement of community life.\n\n\ The Trust gains much of its impetus from the working example of Tui Community and some of its objectives are realised by providing programs in which people may visit, experience and learn the workings of an intentional community.\n\n\ The Tui Events Park is currently holding events catering to Tracks and Tides Rites of Passage Foundation, Permaculture, Men\xE2\x80\x99s & Women\xE2\x80\x99s Gatherings & Heart Shares, festivals and markets. These events are either coordinated or administered by Tui Trustees. They are open to public participation and focus broadly on the healing and enhancement of individuals, through their participation in the challenges and nurturing of community.
From www.ic.org/directory/tui-community/:
Tui Community was founded in 1984 with the aim to create intentional community. The group purchased a farm consisting of 50 hectares (125 acres) in Wainui Bay. Over the years community people and processes have evolved. Now it is a blend of an \xE2\x80\x9Cintentional community\xE2\x80\x9D and a \xE2\x80\x9Cvillage\xE2\x80\x9D where people deliberately come together to share lives in a way that reaches out beyond nuclear family living." primary_location_id: 23314 physical_zip: 07183 - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Shelburne mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Civil Bonobo's mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -118.546716 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 34.44084 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 26b28122-fd8b-41da-b128-98faa219e018 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22879 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description:Mission: The focus would be on finding ways to support each other spiritually, physically, mentally, and materially. Anything from art to science is supported as a personal way forward.
From www.ic.org/directory/civil-bonobos/:
So, I'm looking for people. There are some interesting possibilities around route 5 or at least a little east of route 5, northern California. I filled out some sketches of what interests me in terms of sharing a space together. I believe in an active community of listeners and communication heavy environments. Obviously there are times we all need/want to be alone... and finding that balance really depends on the people. I would like to find a group of eight people/couples. primary_location_id: 23315 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Saskatchewan physical_city: Frontier mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: "Forever MicroRanch: A Community Living Project" mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -108.561809 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 49.204894 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: Box 103 oid: 24173011-e7a1-4ecc-b064-538beeac37c8 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22881 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Reclaiming Quality of Life: Intentionally empowering and advocating for the lives of farmed animals through a pro-intersectional model of sustainable community.
From www.ic.org/directory/forever-microranch-sanctuary-ecovillage/:
Forever MicroRanch: A Community Leaving Project is a diverse collection of human folk and nonhuman residents, acting together as co-citizens, who believe that farmed animal, environmental and human justice promotes health and quality of life for all. \n\ \xE2\x80\x8B\n\ We understand that our wellbeing as a community is directly connected to the kindness, compassion and respect we extend to nonhuman animals, humans and our natural environment, and we are dedicated to promoting a space of safety and comfort for all, here at Forever MicroRanch (FMR).\n\ \xE2\x80\x8B\n\ FMR's permanent resident farmed animals are an integral focus to our social justice work, with whom relational ways of being are explored and lived within a multi-species community. As members of this community model, we are committed to pursuing and advocating for a path of least harm toward all nonhumans, humans and the environment, which includes continual cooperative discovery and incorporation of accessible, attainable strategies to live as compassionately and sustainably as possible.\n\n\ Our organization is built upon the foundational framework of pro-intersectional veganism. \n\ If you feel you would like to grow with us, contact us at @ ForeverMicroRanch.com to discuss your plans." primary_location_id: 23317 physical_zip: S0N 0W0 - website: physical_state: California physical_city: Albany mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Berkeley Moshav mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -122.29828 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.889525 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 61b6fffc-7593-40b2-a888-8b5364b99c5f mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22882 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: Berkeley Moshav is a vibrant cohousing community that supports and encourages Jewish life.
From www.ic.org/directory/berkeley-moshav/:
Berkeley Moshav is a vibrant cohousing community that supports and encourages Jewish life. Our community nurtures residents' lives through daily social interaction, shared community responsibilities, spiritual expression, and a balance of communal and private living, in a physical environment of quality homes and extensive common facilities. The members of Berkeley Moshav are deeply inspired by Jewish values and openly express these values in the physical, social, and spiritual dimensions of our intentional community. We are an inclusive community that respects and values diversity in age, family composition, economic circumstance, and Jewish observance. We intend to create a community of households that are both committed to Jewish life and diverse in Jewish observance. We recognize that this will require compromise and accept that we will all have to go a little beyond our comfort zones in order to create a truly inclusive and Jewishly diverse environment where those who practice and express Judaism differently can make community together. We welcome equally Jews from all backgrounds as well as non-Jews who wish to live in such a space. (Examples of the latter would include non-Jewish spouses/partners and participants in Jewish life who are neither formally Jewish nor self-identified as Jewish.) We will be a community that honors, respects, appreciates, and values differences in Jewish observance and expression. Jewish practice within each household is entirely at the discretion of that household. primary_location_id: 23318 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Maryland physical_city: Prince George's County mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Common Roots Co-op mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -76.763078 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 38.876067 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: TBD oid: 88f04492-3611-4f10-9a22-ff382394dceb mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22883 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We are looking for other people to be a part of designing our focus and mission. We're interested in compassionate communication, community building, permaculture, eco-villages, sustainability, micro-farming, etc.
From www.ic.org/directory/common-roots-co-op/:
We are currently 2 adults with 2 children seeking like-minded individuals to create a co-housing community in the DC area. Currently we are focusing our search in the Prince George's County area, where currently no other IC's exist. The easily available and relatively affordable rural land, yet close proximity to the city make it a great option for people working in the city who want a communal, sustainable, slower pace of life within a reasonable commuting distance to Washington DC, Baltimore, and Annapolis. We would love to find more individuals interested in getting in on the planning! We seek to create a diverse community and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race or sexuality. We are flexible and diverse in our interests depending on the interests of the community. Personally we are interested in community building, gardening, sustainability, micro-farming and homesteading. We are seeking democratic and and community-minded people who want to come together to care for the land and create community through various interests and shared spaces (like community gardens, jam nights, camp fires, potlucks, board game nights, etc.). We're looking for visionary and energetic people who want to join us in the planning stages and be a part of designing our mission and goals! primary_location_id: 23319 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Florida physical_city: Lakeland mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Friends and Neighbors Adult Cohousing mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -81.939096 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 28.0290159 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1069 Clearview Ave oid: 0bbc1479-a09d-481e-bd96-cebd6d28a7dd mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22888 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Goals are\n\ \xEF\x83\x98\tCreate a sought-after \xE2\x80\x9Cold fashioned\xE2\x80\x9D neighborhood of baby boomers and older adults.\n\ \xEF\x83\x98\tFoster a culture of successful aging amongst mutually supportive friends and neighbors.\n\ \xEF\x83\x98\tHave a trusting relationship with the neighboring areas; be recognized in our city as a \xE2\x80\x9Cgood neighbor.\xE2\x80\x9D\n\ \xEF\x83\x98\tCreate a sense of community pride by maintaining a safe, friendly, attractive, pedestrian-friendly neighborhood.\n\ \xEF\x83\x98\tBe a shining star in our city's \xE2\x80\x9CCommunity for a Lifetime\xE2\x80\x9D and an advocate for AARP\xE2\x80\x99s \xE2\x80\x9CAge Friendly Community.\xE2\x80\x9D\n\ \xEF\x83\x98\tProvide a positive model for future senior cohousing communities.
From www.ic.org/directory/friends-and-neighbors-senior-cohousing/:
Adult Cohousing" primary_location_id: 23324 physical_zip: "33801" - website: physical_state: Apeldoorn physical_city: Veluwe mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Psytrance Bisexual community :) mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 5.852049 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 52.30512 updated_at: physical_address2: 1 hour from Amsterdam physical_address1: In the Dutch Forests oid: 99dfa8b7-180f-422b-966e-f92a46d80791 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22889 created_at: physical_country: Netherlands phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Hi! Do you love psytrance? Are you bisexual?\n\ if you said yes to both questions, then here is a piece of pie for you <3\n\n\ Why psytrance, you might ask, and why bisexual only, you might also ask, you sillypie with oh so many questions.\n\n\ I feel psychedelic trance provides the glue that will hold the community together. Psy trance has its own energy code we all know about and love. We can organize parties and why not our very own festival :D\n\ We know if we all love psy-trance, then we probably have much in common, apart from our sexuality. \n\n\ Then why bisexual only? Because... because!\n\ Yep, thorough answer to your questions.\n\n\ Let's grow together! and shine like buttercups <3\n\n\ spirituality/shamanism allowed and encouraged. \n\n\ :)
From www.ic.org/directory/psytrance-bisexual-community/:
Ok I will use this to talk about logistics.\n\n\ I chose Dutch forests, because:\n\ They are in the midsts of beautiful nature, but also close to Amsterdam city.\n\ Not sure if we will live in the actual forest, but at least nearby so we can have awesome walks there and pretend we are hobbits and elves.\n\n\ We are a short flight away to most European cities like London, Berlin, etc, where the trance scenes are awesome. \n\ We are in Europe = Psytrance festival season in the summer wohoooooooooo :E\n\n\ Now, this community is \"Open Source\" so, anyone can suggest other alternatives, like, renting instead of buying, living nearer Amsterdam instead of in Veluwe, living in a big house versus living in small private houses, etc.\n\n\ what else? yes, bring a pillow for pillow fights" primary_location_id: 23325 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Massachusetts physical_city: North Adams mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Blackinton Village Cohousing - FREE LAND mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -73.157822 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 42.702516 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1245 Massachusetts Avenue oid: d14e6069-a9af-4aba-9f81-34befc02bfaa mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22890 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: We will work on the mission statement as a community once formed.
From www.ic.org/directory/blackinton-village-cohousing/:
We are working with design/engineering and eagerly awaiting our 3 conceptual site plans on this south-facing site in the Berkshires, Ma. We are designing for 35 families. Solar PV and solar hot water energy systems will be incorporated into the design. The Land Is Free. You own it. Community members choose the floor plan and exterior design. Homes will range from 850 sf to 1650 sf depending on wants and needs. Common house will be 4000-4500 sf (3 levels). General consensus thus far is single-floor living with open floor plan. I do have an escrow agreement for the initial deposit to become a member. First in get to choose where they live on site. primary_location_id: 23326 physical_zip: "01247" - website: physical_state: VIC physical_city: Melbourne mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Urban Coup mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 144.963058 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -37.813628 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: CBD oid: e06f13ac-1347-431d-aae1-ebb9e743ee1d mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22892 created_at: physical_country: Australia phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: The Urban Coup will be a resilient, positive and diverse community that contributes to a healthier world, and one that enriches its residents' lives.
From www.ic.org/directory/urban-coup/:
Urban Coup (the 'Coup') is an initiative of a group of Melbournians who share a vision of creating not just housing, but community...but more than this, home is where our community is, our family, friends \xE2\x80\x93 the networks that support and nourish us.\n\n\ We are a cohesive community that is welcoming, supportive and inclusive of all individuals. We currently have two cohousing projects in development, driven by slightly different needs and the extensive shared knowledge of our memebership.\n\n\ Urban Coup also presents a range of opportunities for engaging and sharing with diverse local communities via supportive activities. This may lead to partnership, social enterprise or simply manifest kinship within our local hood via volunteer activities. Examples include: a food cooperative; local garden and food exchange; skill exchange workshops; upcycling activities and support for diverse local causes. We actively encourage the development of cohousing communities in Australia. \n\n\ We have more than 35 members so far, but are always looking for more, as these members are divided between the two current projects. We also hope to be able to incorporate some social housing into the mix of accommodation, however this will depend on opportunities. \n\n\ 'Near and Tall'\n\n Near and Tall is a high-density apartment development close to the CBD. This project is at an advanced stage of planning, with a partner architect and developer engaged, and is actively seeking participants as either owner/occupiers or investors. Members Contract Pack will be available for signature in late November, and a Terms Sheet will be available for investors five weeks later. Projected move-in date in December 2019.\n\n\ 'Far and Wide'\n\n\ Far and wide is a lower-density garden-st development in the middle to outer suburbs. The project is in an earlier stage and is seeking participants to further develop the plan.\n\n\ Real names for each project will be decided by the community based on the site, when it is secured. Urban Coup is a group of committed people preparing to purchase land and develop an environmentally sustainable urban cohousing community. We are a cohesive community that is welcoming, supportive and inclusive of all individuals. Both projects hope to purchase land and begin to build in 2017. \n\n\ Urban Coup was formed in May 2008, when a group of like-minded folk gathered to discuss their dreams of what living in such a community would be like. We found we had a lot in common and thus decided to work together to build first our group, and then the dream: a new co-housing community. We are now comprised of a healthy mx of couples, families and singles.\n\n\ The group is made up of people from many different backgrounds, with health professionals, graphic artists, architects, designers, urban designers, environmentalists, engineers - who are now becoming friends. Currently, we meet fortnightly and often socialise before or after the meeting. We also go away together a couple of times a year to enjoy being in community whilst we build our dream. \n\n\ In this time, Urban Coup has developed an extensive invetory of healthy group processes and proactive ways of dealing with conflict should it arise. We operate under a consensus decision-making model and our conflict-resolution processes are based on the non-violent communications (NVC) approach. Members are offered training in both these group processes.\n\n\ And the name? No, \xE2\x80\x98coup\xE2\x80\x99 is not a spelling mistake. The Urban Coup is our way of living differently to help ourselves to help the planet. Choosing to build a cohousing development is our answer to an age when global resources are being strained by modern living, urban sprawl is ever-expanding, and many of us in the city find ourselves isolated from real community in our current homes." primary_location_id: 23328 physical_zip: "03000" - website: physical_state: Wyoming physical_city: Cheyenne mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: "Lincoln Court: A Mixed Use Intentional Creative Community" mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -104.814163 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 41.133133 updated_at: physical_address2: 109 E. 17th St physical_address1: North of Grant Street at W. Lincolnway oid: 3e691258-bd15-4e01-a588-574bc45a1b23 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22896 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: In addition to the innovative mixed uses, including affordable and universally accessible housing and cohousing, is a higher purpose around creativity - creative aging, nurturing artistic entrepreneurs, cultural exhibits and performances in residence.
From www.ic.org/directory/lincoln-court-a-mixed-use-intentional-creative-community/:
The LINCOLN COURT is a mixed-use intentional urban community. The project is a collaboration among Wyoming Community Media, Caddis Architects, Wonderland Hills Development and Dozzer LLC. \n\n\ In addition to the innovative mixed uses, including affordable and universally accessible housing and cohousing, is a higher purpose around creativity - creative aging, nurturing artistic entrepreneurs, cultural exhibits and performances in residence.\n\n\ Plans are to develop on the 20-acre Back 40 Subdivision on the West End of Cheyenne, Wyoming, consistent with the approved Missile Driver Corridor Plan.\n\n\ The property is adjacent to the former Hitching Post Inn site. The project name is homage to the Lincoln Court, a motor lodge that preceded the Hitching post, which fronted on the Historic Lincoln Highway (US 30).\n\n\ The project is planned to be a mixed-use development consisting of owner occupied (possibly some rental), universally accessible senior and inter-generational dwelling units \xE2\x80\x93 detached and duplexes with the \"cohousing overlay\", civic and community spaces and appropriate retail that would support the community such as a coffee shop, offices, live-work options.\n\n\ The project will be anchored by the proposed City of Cheyenne sports complex adjacent to the Ice Center.\n\n\ The LINCOLN COURT also is interested in innovative continuous care, including inter-generational \"green houses\" as championed by Bill Thomas for caregivers who could live \"on site\" in the cohousing community with their disabled family members who need more intensive and specialized health care nearby.\n\n\ The target market is wide open and consists of inter-generational individuals and families, as well as seniors over 50 years of age, who may be local or out-of-town \"empty-nesters\" and wanting to downsize, \"vigorous retired\" people wanting to stay active and age in a community setting. In support of this, the project will investigate compatible services such as personal care, urgent care.\n\n\ The project is a public/private partnership with strong private-sector partners and the affordable housing component involving participation by local, state and federal government agencies. The project is economically viable with a balance among strong equity from the public and private non-profit sectors, debt financing and sales/lease." primary_location_id: 23332 physical_zip: "82001" - website: physical_state: NSW physical_city: Queanbeyan mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Sun Villages Queanbeyan mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 149.215198 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: -35.343352 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 3 Young Street oid: fb20b5e6-beea-44c5-a25f-029e46cfad00 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22899 created_at: physical_country: Australia phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: We believe that:\n\ * housing is the strongest form of investment\n\ * housing needs to be accessible\n\ * housing must serve residents' needs\n\ * more of your money should stay in your hands\n\ * architectural design affects well-being\n\ * people who have access to both community and privacy are healthier and happier.\n\ * personal and community empowerment comes from individuals understanding the relationship and interplay between the wide angle view of community development and the individually focused aim of real estate.
From www.ic.org/directory/sun-villages-queanbeyan/:
74 apartment homes have already been built and sold in a mainstream way. Stage three of the total development is called Sun Villages, which is an additional 25 units with social spaces, flexible architecture for changing needs, ownership by way of company shares, and long-term leases that are unprecedented in their tenure and security and which vary according to how much space you occupy. The Sun Villages model is an Australia first, with several components from places around the world including elements of co-housing. Our financial model is designed to keep more money in your pocket where you don't have to pay: solicitors\xE2\x80\x99 fees, stamp duty, mortgage insurance, bank fees, interest on a mortgage and agent fees when selling to upgrade or downgrade." primary_location_id: 23335 physical_zip: "02620" - website: physical_state: Louisiana physical_city: Lafayette mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Eashira Village mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -91.991044 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 30.24171 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 489d9fae-8e88-4620-a4c3-f772711c31bb mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22900 created_at: physical_country: United States phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: We are an intentional community built around multi-generational households committed to sustainable living and shared resources.
From www.ic.org/directory/eashira-village/:
There was a time when multiple generations of families lived together in the same household or the same community for both ease and economy. Over the past few generations this concept has been lost in American culture, and many feel we are worse off for it. Each generation is pushed out of the home they were raised in, to build their life from scratch, shouldering tremendous financial burdens just to replace the family home they left. Children are disconnected from their grandparents and other relations. Parents are often left to carry the load of caring for and raising their family, on their own. \n\ We understand the need for privacy and independence as generations mature, and our village can provide this without being so disconnected from other generations. Our homes and land are designed and arranged for both private spaces and shared spaces within a household. We even extend the multigenerational concept so that a household contains multiple generations of multiple families. This further enriches the lives of everyone in the community and it allows us to share resources, skills, and experiences.\n\ Our buildings are designed with \xE2\x80\x9Caging in place\xE2\x80\x9D features to accommodate families in all stages of life. This includes features such as wide doors, ground floor accommodations for mobility impaired family members, grab rails, easy to operate handles, minimal obstructions, and non-slip surfaces. Households have a variety of spaces for everyone from single adults, couples, or larger families, to accommodate everyone as their needs change. \n\ Having multiple generations of multiple families living in the same community, or even the same household has many advantages:\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tFamily members experience the high level of emotional bonding and closeness across generations.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tOlder generations provide important role models in the socialization of children. Younger generations learn how to care for their elders.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tSpending time with children can bring purpose and meaning to the lives of older generations. For example, the physical demands of keeping up with kids and helping with homework make them feel younger, more useful, and active.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tGrandparents help grandchildren survive changes in their parent\xE2\x80\x99s domestic structure by giving grandchildren undivided attention and helping when single parents are overwhelmed. \n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tMultigenerational families have financial benefits for everyone involved. If grandparents are in good health and willing, they can help care for young children. Adult children living in the multifamily household can save money while going to school, finding a job or saving money to buy their own shares in the village company.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tFamily members provide constant companionship, as well as help reduce financial strain and stress.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tVillage members look after, help and support each other.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tBringing village members together can be a joyful time to treasure and share.\n\ \xE2\x80\xA2\tWhile you have the ability for solitary time to yourself, you are never so isolated as to feel lonely or on your own." primary_location_id: 23336 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Alberta physical_city: Rockyford mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: The Agrihood Project mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: -113.142201 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 51.234498 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: 1 Main Street oid: 19f071c3-d518-4c8a-9c23-52a8a741adf0 mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22901 created_at: physical_country: Canada phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: We are a group of Calgarians seeking a more connected and rewarding life in a rural setting. Our dreams bring us together and help us create a vision that includes self-sufficiency, balance, and a deeper commitment to community and stewardship of the land. Our vision is to integrate our group into Rockyford and engage the residents of the Village and surrounding area in our projects. We want to actively and enthusiastically participate in the community while bringing the Agrihood to life.
From www.ic.org/directory/the-agrihood-project/:
An agrihood is a housing development built around a farm and often includes a re-skilling component. Residents work together, contributing their labour and skills to grow delicious, nutritious food and keep the cost of food affordable. This arrangement makes farm-to-table living a reality.\n\n\ Our plan includes three pillars. The first one is a Sustainability Centre, which is a demonstration site showcasing building methods and food growing in Southern Alberta. We will share our knowledge with others to build resilience and self-sufficiency. Our programs emphasize high-quality education and lifelong learning in both the Rockyford community and beyond. We also envision the Centre as both a demonstration site and a hands-on learning lab for program participants to connect concepts with real-world design. Programs are offered in tandem with the physical development of the site, allowing program participants to help design, build, and contribute.\n\n\ The second pillar is growing food. Food security is important to all of us, and much of the school ground is dedicated to food production. A large greenhouse enables us to grow food year-round. We envision providing high-quality produce to the citizens of Rockyford and surrounding area, giving the residents the opportunity to buy local and support the village. In addition, our goal is to model a resilient and adaptive community that draws agri-tourists into Rockyford. \n\n\ And the final pillar is housing. Our focus with the housing is to create highly energy-efficient and healthy homes constructed out of environmentally responsible materials. Once the housing is completed, we anticipate there will be approximately 16 \xE2\x80\x93 24 units, attracting 30 - 50 new residents to Rockyford." primary_location_id: 23337 physical_zip: T0J2R0 - website: physical_state: Oost-Vlaanderen physical_city: Sint-Niklaas mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Cohousing Waasland mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 4.154441 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 51.1558839 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: d58f0acf-852b-4ad7-aa78-c4e2fa15deeb mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22906 created_at: physical_country: Belgium phone: mailing_zip: description: |-Mission: 3 major principles: - financial: bearable for everyone - social: be there for each other - ecological: take care of our environment
From www.ic.org/directory/cohousing-waasland/:
Group of 22 units, we hold all the building permits and start construction 9 jan 2017. 18 appartments, 4 houses and a common house. primary_location_id: 23342 physical_zip: - website: physical_state: Catania physical_city: Catania mailing_address2: mailing_address1: dso_update: fresh year_founded: name: Naturamata mailing_state: mailing_country: longitude: 15.0830304 grouping: fax: response: import_notice_sent_at: dso: Fellowship for Intentional Community physical_county: mode: latitude: 37.5078772 updated_at: physical_address2: physical_address1: oid: 95aa9f4a-5494-4dc0-a107-570d171a7c0f mailing_county: source_grouping: responded_at: mailing_city: group: democratic: dccid: email_response_token: email: access_rule_id: 1 id: 22907 created_at: physical_country: Italy phone: mailing_zip: description: "Mission: Cerchiamo persone motivate e decise, disponibili subito, che vogliano trasferirsi in campagna, per condividere progetto di vita in autosufficienza. Non \xC3\xA8 un\xE2\x80\x99offerta di lavoro, ma la ricerca di compagni di avventura che vogliono cambiare vita. Con capitale o senza capitale, non importa, ma bisogna almeno poter disporre per un paio d\xE2\x80\x99anni di 300 -500 euro al mese per partecipare alle spese comuni. Dopo un primo periodo di assestamento la propriet\xC3\xA0 sar\xC3\xA0 donata ai partecipanti, che costituiranno un\xE2\x80\x99associazione. Al momento c\xE2\x80\x99\xC3\xA8 un agrumeto in produzione, un mandorleto in collina non irriguo da recuperare, molti ulivi sparsi in parte selvatici. Tutto quello che si realizza dalla vendita dei prodotti, verr\xC3\xA0 fin da subito condiviso. Il territorio, grande e vario, \xC3\xA8 quello di un antichissimo podere nella zona di Carlentini (SR), con caseggiati e vecchi impianti, un bosco di querce, panoramico, arieggiato e ricco di macchia mediterranea. Le abitazioni sono da sistemare, ma in parte abitabili subito. Molte persone provano e rinunciano, perch\xC3\xA9 c\xE2\x80\x99\xC3\xA8 molto da lavorare. La vita in campagna non \xC3\xA8 quella che si vede in tv, ma quella che ti sporca le mani e ti piega la schiena, per vedere crescere i tuoi prodotti genuini e un pezzo di pianeta diventare la tua casa. Perci\xC3\xB2 occorre essere determinati e forti, nel corpo e nello spirito, e soprattutto liberi da condizionamenti filosofici, etici e religiosi che impediscono l\xE2\x80\x99armonia con una natura bella e crudele. Per maggiore chiarezza: il progetto \xC3\xA8 incompatibile con scelte vegetariane, animaliste, pacifisti.
Dall'etimologia borgo significa citt\xC3\xA0 fortificata e mercantile, torre, nell'uso comune \xC3\xA8 un quartiere della citt\xC3\xA0, usualmente fuori le mura. In altre spiegazioni si legge anche la differenza fra borgo e villaggio, dove il primo pu\xC3\xB2 essere considerato una citt\xC3\xA0 anche molto piccola, ma importante ed autonoma, il secondo rimane spesso un'insieme di case e di persone privo di struttura economica e politica.\n \n\ Sta tutta qui la differenza fra il borgo rurale e l'ecovillaggio, come si suole chiamare una comunit\xC3\xA0 di nuova tendenza nel linguaggio forbito dell' utopia contemporanea. L'ecovillaggio si rappresenta spesso come un'isola felice, al di fuori del travaglio e dei conflitti di una societ\xC3\xA0 in continua trasformazione, in realt\xC3\xA0 sono progetti rimasti sulla carta o esperienze travagliate come tutte le altre.\n \n\ Questo non \xC3\xA8 il progetto di un ecovillaggio ma di un borgo rurale.\n\ Il borgo mi fa pensare al maniscalco, all'osteria, al mercato, ai viandanti, alle botteghe artigiane, al disordine di gente operosa e libera, anche avventuriera o temeraria, ai contrasti stridenti fra ricchezza e povert\xC3\xA0, allo scontro giornaliero fra la bont\xC3\xA0 e la cattiveria, fra l'arrogante ignoranza e la signorilit\xC3\xA0. Il borgo \xC3\xA8 un luogo dove convivono lavoro e passione, cultura e divertimento, regole e galera, natura e scienza. \n \n\ Ma andiamo con calma, non vogliamo costruire una citt\xC3\xA0, non c'\xC3\xA8 lo spazio, anche il borgo sarebbe troppo grande. Del borgo prenderemo il dinamismo, l'assetto territoriale, l'idea delle fortificazioni. Abbiamo anche la torre e un alto promontorio detto il \"poggio di progenio\", da dove guardare le coste, nel caso che il nemico venisse dal mare.\n \n\ Ma in tempo di pace faremo l'orto, la carciofaia, pianteremo i legumi e i cavolfiori, le zucche, cureremo l'agrumeto, gli ulivi, i mandorli e i fichidindia. Faremo i contadini a tempo pieno, per coltivare la terra e mangiare da re, perci\xC3\xB2 saremo anche saggi, nobili e generosi, come i veri re.\n \n\ Verranno fuori le diversit\xC3\xA0, alcuni saranno miti e riflessivi, altri irruenti ed istintivi, qualcuno amer\xC3\xA0 la strategia, altri la poesia o la cura del corpo se non quella della mente. Il carattere forte ed equilibrato trasciner\xC3\xA0 quello pi\xC3\xB9 debole, quello smaliziato aprir\xC3\xA0 gli occhi al timido. Alcuni lavoreranno la terra, altri la esplorereranno, tutti insieme la conquisteremo, per strapparla ai devastatori e agli usurpatori; non ci sar\xC3\xA0 pace senza giustizia, non ci sar\xC3\xA0 libert\xC3\xA0 senza lotta. Il male non va ignorato o evitato, ma affrontato, sia che abbia le sembianze umane, quelle di una forza occulta o di una infezione virale. Non aspetteremo la buona sorte, andremo a cercarla ovunque si trovi.\n \n\ Il terreno \xC3\xA8 grande, bello e fertile, l'ideale per mettere su casa e lavoro, famiglie, singoli, coppie, alla fine un gruppo di amici che si organizza per vivere e produrre.\n \n\ Non inventeremo nulla di speciale: quando tutto sembrer\xC3\xA0 normale, sar\xC3\xA0 gi\xC3\xA0 speciale." primary_location_id: 23343 physical_zip: