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I live in an intentional community. It is only 3 years old and not flourishing at all. The major problem is the benevolent dictator system and highly restricted
by evjim 10y ago
I live in an intentional community. It is only 3 years old and not flourishing at all. The major problem is the benevolent dictator system and highly restricted rules.
I find reading these reports very interesting because I would like to find/join/build an actually successful village.
Current cities are highly regulated and high cost. All I want is my own plot of land(not a commune) with like minded neighbors who built their own houses, grow their own gardens, and work on technology. It seems like the only way to do that would be to cooperatively purchase land at split it up on ground leases, making it commune ish
- blunte 10y agoYou mention like-minded neighbors... even if everyone in your community is like-minded, your community property boundary touches properties owned by people who may not share your vision or ideals. Then you need to create a buffer zone around your community. But even still, and especially significant for communities that want to do farming, property beyond your control can do things that directly affect water flows into your property. There are some eco village efforts going on around the world. The Tamera group in Portugal is fairly famous (and mentioned in the article), but it tends to draw a lot of attention due to it's _almost_ mandatory practice of non-monogamy. (And I challenge you to look through their photos and imagine being expected to have sex with some number of the other community members :P ). Costa Rica seems to attract very eco-minded community efforts, and in fact much of their tourism is eco-related. You might find something interesting there.