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Farma pod Vlciu - Degrowth and radicality based homestead

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About the Communities

  • Forming
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2022

What we do

I am David, Belgian, living on 4 hectares of forested land in central Slovakia, at 400m altitude, in a valley where terraced crops once covered every hillside before farms gave way to cities. I started from nothing: no existing structures, no local network, no prior farming experience.
What exists today: 1000+ fruit trees planted, animals, bees, wood heat, rainwater collection, no flush toilet. A productive garden and greenhouse. Everything built or rebuilt with hand tools and salvaged materials. Currently under construction: a walipini greenhouse, an A-frame cabin for long-term residents, a root cellar, and a semi-buried permanent house. Straw & clay constructions.
This ambitious project did not begin as a search for community in the conventional sense. It began as a conclusion: the growth trajectory of the last two centuries is physically finished. Resource depletion, net energy decline, soil degradation, biodiversity collapse and demographic pressure are converging constraints that do not negotiate and do not wait. Understanding this should be, by far, the top priority of anyone alive today, because these physical realities already structure our existence whether we are aware of them or not.
Most responses to this situation, even well-intentioned ones, try to manage the problem inside the existing framework: greener technology, softer consumption, better policy. This does not work. The existing framework is the problem. Most normal people, well-intentioned or not, ARE the problem. Not able to stop consuming, not able to rearrange their brain, not able to educate their children totally differently, etc. The only coherent response is a fully restructured life: producing your own food, drastically reducing dependence on industrial infrastructure, staying in one place and building something real instead of consuming places one after another, TRAVELLING, enjoying life as much as possible without even knowing that acts do have consequences.
I am far from a perfect example of this. I operate inside a system built by and for people going in the opposite direction, under laws that are often outdated and poorly suited to what I am trying to do. What exists here is not a finished model. It is an ongoing, serious attempt, under real constraints, to live in a way that is consistent with what the situation demands.
Right now, this is a project of one person, actively looking to grow. First and foremost, I am looking for a life partner: someone to build this with long-term, who finds meaning in daily physical work, honest conversation, seasonal food and genuine quiet. I am also open to long-term volunteers (one month minimum, longer strongly preferred) who have already started to seriously question their own way of life, not simply talk about it.
A few things I will not accommodate, without exception: veganism or vegetarianism as a fixed ethical position (I raise and eat animals); any religious or quasi-religious worldview, including wellness-as-religion frameworks such as yoga as spiritual practice, energy healing, astrology or manifestation; identitarian or woke politics, which I consider a distraction from material reality; and intellectual or material dependency, since I am a teacher, not a therapist.
I say what I think directly, and expect honesty in return. I believe this directness is, in fact, the most caring position available: treating someone as capable of understanding difficult things and changing accordingly, rather than staying silent to avoid discomfort.

Our Mission

To avoid poverty tomorrow, choose sobriety now: off-grid homestead built on physical reality, realistic predictions about the future, meaningful life.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Sustainability practices
  • Water conservation and management
  • Permaculture design
  • Activities
  • Farming
  • Experiences

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2022
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2026
  • Started living together
  • 1 Total member
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
1

How to join

There is no formal process yet, since this is currently a one-person project. For a long-term volunteer or a potential life partner, it starts with an honest conversation, ideally a video call, to establish whether our values and expectations genuinely align before any commitment to stay long-term.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Contact me directly through the email listed here and introduce yourself: explain what draws you to this project specifically, not a generic message. I read everything but do not reply to copy-paste inquiries. Minimum stay for volunteers is one month; shorter visits are considered case by case.

Primary decision-making authority

  • Single Leader or Founding Couple

One person or partnership has ultimate authority.

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).

Conflict resolution approach

Decisions are currently made by the founder. As the project grows to include a long-term partner or residents, this may evolve.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

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
  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Regular fees: Yes
Labor: Yes (84 hrs/week)
Volunteers exchange labor for food, lodging, and hands-on skill-sharing. No formal fees are currently required, though structured paid stays are available separately for those wanting a shorter, guided introduction.

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

Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Workshop, Outdoor Kitchen, Fire pit

Frequency of communal meals

  • Approximately all meals

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced

Community activities and engagement

  • Volunteer, Internship, or Apprenticeship, or WWOOF’ing
  • WWOOF'ing, Guest Farming

Age demographics

  • Mixed adults (few or no children)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a single individual, couple, or Family Trust

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

  • Water conservation and management
  • Permaculture design

Land practices in our community

  • The community practices permaculture

Energy sources used

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

Food systems

  • Community garden
  • Greenhouse / aquaponics

Source of water

  • Rainwater capture and storage for use (barrels, cisterns, etc.)
  • Land area size
    4 hectares

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Location

  • Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Farma pod Vlciu - Degrowth and radicality based homestead

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1 week ago

Beautiful 3+ Bed, 2.5 Bath Townhome in Established West Emerald CoHousing, Seattle

A rare home is available at West Emerald Cohousing, an established all-ages intentional community in West Seattle. For those considering a move to the Pacific Northwest—or hoping to join a mature community rather than one still in the forming stages—West Emerald offers decades of community life, beautiful gardens, shared resources and a peaceful setting within the city in a convenient location since 1999. This unit has a unique floor plan that is ideal for co-buying, co-living, or for one household. The home itself offers a flexible 3+ bedroom, 2.5 bath layout: Garden-level room with a separate exterior entrance and half bath—ideal for a home office, studio, guest space or client-facing business Main-level bedroom and full bath, laundry, making one-level living possible Open great room with large windows overlooking gardens filled with birdsong Well-designed kitchen with generous storage and pantry Two additional light-filled spacious bedrooms and a full bath upstairs Thoughtfully maintained and updated Located at the end of a common pathway for added privacy and garden views, Just feet from parking, which is out of view West Emerald community amenities include: Common House with gathering and activity spaces Community meals and events Mature gardens and shared outdoor spaces Workshop/maker spaces and bike barn Exercise room EV charging opportunity Excellent Metro access to Downtown Seattle just minutes away Nestled into a dell, it’s Seattle’s best-kept secret South Seattle College and lifelong learning, NW Wine Academy, the Seattle Chinese Garden are nearby, with easy access to Alki Beach, Lincoln Park, magnet schools, ferries, and the shops and restaurants of the West Seattle Junction. 6000 17th Ave SW, Seattle, WA Is a wonderful opportunity to have your own comfortable, private home while becoming part of a vibrant and well-established Seattle all-ages cohousing community. For more information contact the friendly Realtor at 206-579-9066, or at ki**********@**********te.com who will be happy to meet you there or do a facetime tour.
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3 months ago

Do you feel called to help co-create a small, newly forming eco-spiritual community?

Old structures are crumbling. New ways of living are calling. We are answering that call. Wild Grace is an eco-spiritual community located in the Sierra foothills 30 minutes from Grass Valley, California. We recently completed new homes for those who feel called to our vision. Currently there are four of us living on this sacred 80 acres of land although we are a hub for an expanded neighborhood community. Many join us weekly for potlucks, expressive dance, Qi Gong, monthly musical gatherings, and seasonal celebrations in our temple, as well as tending to our orchard. We are excited to welcome others to join us on the land who are dedicating their lives to spiritual growth and ready to live in a more focused and intimate heart-centered lifestyle. Might that be you or someone you know? The fundamentals are simple. Spirit. We listen personally and collectively together most mornings, usually starting with a musical offering, a prayer, or a short reading, followed by about 40 minutes of what we call “sacred silence.” Heart Circles. About once a week we gather to share and listen. We are informed by authentic and compassionate communication practices. Nature. The land itself—an 80-acre oasis of field and forest perched above the wild and scenic South Yuba River—calls for our stewardship in the gardens, orchard, greenhouses, and general care. In turn, nature feeds us abundantly, both literally and spiritually. Interbeing. We join with others to share inspiration and connection as we host monthly gatherings of song, story and prayer that draws from the larger community in addition to other events we share with our closer neighbors. As we attend to these fundamentals, Grace flows to and through us—often in “Wild” or unexpected ways. Grace catalyzes through us, but is not something we possess. Because we all are connected, we feel that Grace actively transforms n
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Housing Co-op in Berkeley, CA has two member openings for 1-bedroom units

Parker Street Cooperative (PSC) – a co-owned housing co-op in Berkeley – has two openings for 1-bedroom units for new prospective members! THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 11:59PM ON NOV 1ST, 2026 You can find the application on our website at parkerstcoop.org Our monthly assessment for a 1-bedroom will likely be just $675 (compared with average rent of about $2,400 for a 1-bedroom in Berkeley). This covers all our shared costs. This is a great opportunity to become a fellow co-owner at a very affordable cost and secure long-term low-cost housing with a co-op community in a fantastic location in Berkeley! The current  share price for a 1-bedroom membership is about $30,600 (which is a small fraction of market rates and entirely refunded/sold back with nominal interest if a member leaves the co-op) ONE-TIME CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION FEE Lastly, if admitted, becoming a member also requires a one-time, nonrefundable $6,000 Capital Contribution Fee, which helps sustain the co-op property. For example, renovating a unit prior to move-in averages about $12,000.   CO-OP DETAILS PSC has 24 units in two buildings. We’re located in a highly convenient Berkeley location, fairly near the UC Berkeley campus, downtown, a bunch of grocery stores, Ashby Avenue, the Berkeley hills, two BART stations and other public transportation, and just two blocks west of Telegraph and two blocks south of Dwight.   The apartments have beautiful, nearly wall-to-wall windows in the living room, sizable windows in the bedroom and kitchen, hardwood floors, and original Art Deco kitchens and bathrooms. Shared spaces include common rooms, rooftop decks, beautiful though moderate garden spaces (17 fruiting plants!), high-quality fitness equipment, a very well-equipped maintenance room, bike/storage space, and a rear parking lot. MAKING IT POSSIBLE We co-own and manage the property and work together to help keep it very affordable for us and for those who come after us. For that reason, we need people who are excited and prepared to contribute substantial time, energy, and skills to the co-op, such as project leadership, budget management, facilitation, conflict mediation, administration and/or gardening. An ability to get along with a wide range of different people is also highly desirable, and prior co-op experience, or similar experience with cooperative or community-based living, is a plus. MAINTENANCE SKILLS — HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR THIS OPENING For these specific openings, substantial maintenance experience/skills are a major priority! 9-MONTH PROSPECTIVE TRIAL PERIOD The final two candidates selected after our interview process would first enter a 9-month fixed-term tenancy. As a tenant, the candidate would pay $1,675/month in rent, along with a $1,675 security deposit (which is either refunded or credited towards the share value). Near the end of the 9 months, the co-op will make a final decision about whether to offer the candidate admission as a co-op co-owner. CO-OP TOURS We’re planning to organize at least two tours of the co-op property in October before the application deadline. If you’d be interested in joining a tour, please contact us at pa***************************@***il.com and let us know. We don’t have openings that often, and each one is a special opportunity! Please feel free to share this opening with anyone who might be interested in being a new member for our community!
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7 days ago

Looking for a family-friendly farm, cohousing, or intentional community

This might be a little hard to explain, but I’m going to try. I’m 28, Colombian-American, and I have a seven-year-old daughter. Our life is a little unconventional. I travel, my work is not a normal 9–5, and I’ve realized I don’t want to keep building our life around temporary housing, hired help, and having to recreate a support system everywhere we go. I keep wondering whether there is somewhere we could actually belong. Not necessarily an “intentional community” in the formal sense. It could be a farm, a group of families, cohousing, an intergenerational household, or something I don’t have the language for yet. What I want is for my daughter to grow up around people she really knows. Other children. Adults who become familiar and trusted over time. A place where people notice when someone needs help, where meals or childcare or work sometimes overlap naturally, and where community is more than everyone living near each other. And for myself, I want people I can actually think and build with. I care a lot about spirituality, inner work, land, education, caregiving, and learning how to live differently. But I also care about power and about whether the communities we create reproduce the same things we say we’re trying to get away from. I need to be around people who can acknowledge things like racism, class, gender and systemic inequality without becoming defensive or treating those conversations as inherently divisive. I’ve been developing some of my own thinking around all of this through a framework I call Conscious Colombia, Participating Wisely, and Contemporary Sādhana. A lot of it comes down to a question I keep returning to: how do we become people who can participate in community wisely, while also creating structures that remain accountable and open to correction? I don’t have a fixed location in mind and I’m not looking to rush into anything. I’m really just trying to find the people and places where this kind of life is already being attempted — imperfectly, seriously, in real life. If you’re building something like this, living in something like this, or even asking similar questions, I’d love to talk.

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