YUNDA

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2012

What we do

Located in the beautiful Noosa Hinterlands of the Sunshine Coast region in Queensland Australia. Our place is a 50 acre, rather remote, plot near the top of Black Mountain with views of our surrounding volcanic region. Our wondrous place is 1/3 cleared grass/gardens, 1/3 forested timber, and 1/3 rugged native bush. There are endless varieties of feathered, fury, and scaly creatures — we enjoy and respect them all! Native regeneration underway over 30 years and we are now more permaculture focused (to care for the land, care for people, and share the abundance).

Our Mission

YUNDA eco is a nature sanctuary and sustainable homestead offering life / work experience in environmental regeneration, resourceful building and sustainable homesteading. We apply permaculture, organic and biodynamic practices in our efforts to create highly nutritional gardens, thriving ornamental and edible orchards, and natural habitats where native plants, animals, and people may flourish. We offer internship and short courses in horticulture, native regeneration, ecology, geology, bio-dynamics, astronomy, and weather — as well as music, art and meditation retreats. Our community is growing and always welcomes like-minded people.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Sustainability practices
  • Permaculture design
  • Activities
  • Farming
  • Education
  • Experiences
  • Networking

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2012
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2016
  • Started living together
  • 4 Total members
  • Not open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
4

How to join

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Basic expectations or agreements for members

Best email us expressing your interest and desired timeframe. We will get back soon (though teaching, planting, hiking most days).

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.

Decision-making process

  • Leadership Decides

A single person, couple, or small group makes most major decisions.

Governance structure

  • Founder/Leader-led

Primary authority rests with the community’s founder(s) or designated leader(s).

Economic model

  • Partial Income-Sharing

Members contribute a percentage of income to community funds.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
  • There is a labor obligation

Additional economic information

Regular fees: Yes
Labor: Yes

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Outdoor Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Fire pit, Waterfront access, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • Approximately 1 meal per day

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced

Community activities and engagement

  • School, Educational Institute or Experience
  • Volunteer, Internship, or Apprenticeship, or WWOOF’ing
  • Organization, Resource, or Network
  • WWOOF'ing, Guest Farming
  • Festivals, Conferences, Events

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure
  • Substance use occurs primarily at celebrations or ceremonies

Gender composition

  • Majority cis (over 60%)

Age demographics

  • Mixed adults (few or no children)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a Community Land Trust or some other kind of nonprofit

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Community type

  • Ecovillage

    Integrated communities designed around ecological principles with sustainable living practices.

Sustainability approach

  • Permaculture design

Land practices in our community

  • The community practices permaculture
  • The community is working to remove invasive plants and grow only indigenous plants

Self-produced energy

  • Over 66%

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar
  • Biomass (from wood or other organic materials)

Self-produced food

  • 33 - 66%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • 33 - 66%

Food systems

  • Community garden
  • Greenhouse / aquaponics
  • Land area size
    50 acres

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Location

  • Queensland, Australia

Needs and Offers

Offer
  • Real Estate For Sale
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