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Website: http://prairiehillcoho.org
City: Iowa City
State: Iowa
Zip: 52246
Contact Email: iowacitycohousing@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Cecile Goding

Prairie Hill Cohousing, the first cohousing community in Iowa, welcomed its first four households in March 2018. By the first anniversary in 2019, more than half the 37 homes had been sold and the Common House had been completed. As of June 2023, all of our homes have been sold and moved into.

Prairie Hill Cohousing is a multigenerational Ecovillage on a nearly 8-acre infill site in a cosmopolitan city of 70,000. We are located on a bus line and near biking and walking trails about a mile from the University of Iowa and downtown Iowa City. Prairie Hill is adjacent to a small city park and near another large multifaceted city park. There are numerous restaurants and businesses to meet most of a person’s everyday needs within walking or biking distance of Prairie Hill.

Over four acres of our site is being used for gardens, prairie, orchard, and open space. We have been awarded state grants to support sustainable stormwater management practices on our site. As we continue to develop the open space and the land around our homes, we are following permaculture principles.

Committed to being a diverse, inclusive community, we are especially interested in attracting families with children. Current members range in age from 8 to 80. We include current and retired teachers, librarians, professors, a mediator, engineers, social workers, a landscape designer, a massage therapist, an editor, writers, a professional genealogist, and specialists in affordable housing.

Homes range from studio apartments in our Common House to two-story, two- or three-bedroom duplexes. Other homes are configured as four-plexes, single-story townhouses, and one-story duplexes. Our smallest homes are 515 square feet and the largest are 1,290 square feet. All homes are super-insulated and built to meet Energy Star and LEED certification standards. Many have installed solar panels on their roofs.

Iowa City ranks high in many national ratings of desirable communities, including 4th best place to live in America, according to the 2019 livability.org index. It has top-ranked public schools, a major research university and world-class university teaching hospital, a thriving arts and entertainment culture, free summer festivals, and Big Ten sports. It was the first UNESCO City of Literature in the country, home to the renowned Iowa Writers’ Workshop and excellent independent bookstores. Iowa City and the University of Iowa have silver ratings as a bicycle-friendly community and university, respectively according to the League of American Bicyclists. The city was the site for the first event in the 2019 World Cyclo-Cross World Cup series of international races.

Website: https://lifedonefree.com/
City: Holton
State: Kansas
Zip: 66436
Contact Email: tagnbee@lifedonefree.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Tag

We are not an Intentional Community but more like an Intentional Neiborhood.  Each member owns their own land and make their own decisions. Our Neiborhood is based on

Perpetual Sustainability, Individual Sovereignty, Collective Security, Voluntary Exchange.

Collectively we have over 1800 acres of land.  We consist of 21 active Homesteads and 76 individuals.

Website: http://www.montereycohousing.com
City: St. Louis Park
State: Minnesota
Zip: 55416
Contact Email: info@montereycohousing.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Monterey Cohousing

We are a unique, small community located just outside Minneapolis near lakes and shopping. We value diversity, and have varying incomes. Our 15 households currently include people of ages 10 through 85, singles and couples, with and without children.

Occupations include computer programmers, artists, teachers, therapists, caregivers, scientists, architect, piano teacher, executive director, gardener, and more. Our traditions include parties, campfires, sing-alongs, game nights, house concerts, solstice celebration, etc. Community meals and “co-chats” (spontaneous conversations) are the glue that hold the community together. We self-manage, and value working together.

The community has an abundance of common space, including a large living room, library, kitchen, dining room, three-season porch, four working fireplaces, exercise room, wood shop, laundry room, children’s playroom, and office. Outdoor common space includes lawns with picnic areas, a play area, a vegetable garden, and an acre of woods. The grounds are lovingly landscaped; we often see deer and wild turkeys roaming through our property.

Homes include eight retrofit coop apartments in an American Colonial mansion and seven townhomes built for the community. The two buildings are connected by a tunnel, which removes the weather as an obstacle to getting together. Home size ranges roughly from 400 to 1600 sq ft.

Our community grows from working together and shared experience.

Website: http://redearthfarms.org/dandelion.html
City: Rutledge
State: Missouri
Zip: 63563
Contact Email: kim@ic.org
Contact Phone: 660-883-5870
Contact Name: (Kimmy) Kim Scheidt

Hi, thanks for your interest.

We’re looking for new friends who want to live with us who have an interest in permaculture, simple living close to nature, DIY, rustic (we’re off-grid), egalitarian minded, self-motivated individuals who don’t need someone to “manage” them however they also work well with others. We’ve been here for 20 years but in many ways are still in the baby stages of the community because so much potential exists. We want a healthy atmosphere that supports personal growth and love for one another and the Earth. A good place to raise children. Super privileged/entitled people not a good fit. We prefer non-nicotine users and folks who might only use other substances in small amounts or on occasion. We are looking for people who have a desire to form a family of friends/close neighbors to live and work together to mutually support and uplift one another. It can be challenging to live here because it’s so rustic and different than mainstream however it’s a good situation for some people. Might be good opportunity for a young family, LBGTQ+ welcome. We’ve got 12.7 acres, young permaculture food forest, 30×60 high tunnel hoop-house, pond, gardens, it’s too much for just us 🙂

We value feminism, permaculture, cooperation, open communication, simplicity, honesty, nonviolence, and the willingness to resolve conflict.

We are located in rural northeast Missouri positioned within a network of other intentional communities. We have an annual garden, a high-tunnel hoop house, and a young orchard of fruit, nut, and timber trees, all which we garden organically. As far as buildings go, we live in a bermed-in small house with attached greenspace, there is a tiny home guest house, a small uninsulated cabin, and a more recently constructed building to house visitors that still needs some finishing touches but is livable.

We have many systems in place, and we aim to keep our lifestyle simple, yet fulfilling. It means a lot to us to have control over our own time.

Dandelion is a sub-community of Red Earth Farms. (see redearthfarms.org) Our goal is to become a family-style group of 6-14 adults, and we are open to children as well. More living space will need to be constructed as our population increases.

We are looking for self-motivated individuals to join and help grow this egalitarian, family-style sub-community. People who value simple living, personal growth, living in alignment with the universe, living closely with the earth, not spending a whole lot of money, regenerative/sustainable living, non-violent and direct, honest and open communication. Prior community experience helpful. Prior experience living rustic helpful. Enjoy growing, preparing and eating healthy, delicious food a plus.

This is a rustic setting (no running water/hot water on demand/indoor shower, no washer/dryer or other high-draw appliances). We have telephone and internet, and a small off-grid electical system.

We want others to bring their skills and creative energy to come help Dandelion blossom into an active, thriving sub-community.

Website: https://www.mkr.house/
City: Pittsburgh
State: Pennsylvania
Zip: 15208
Contact Email: toddmedema@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Todd Medema

MakerHouse is a community of makers, doers, and lifelong learners, with a special focus on sustainability, creativity and DIY.

With a focus on sustainability, MakerHouse is fully electric, powered by clean energy, and nestled in a highly walkable area.

Built for community living, the house features roomy living spaces, a huge workshop for members to create to their heart’s content, excellent soundproofing, a gym, home theater, and more.

Website:
City: Bedias
State: Texas
Zip: 77831-5677
Contact Email: kimtravis056@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Kim & Garth Travis

A healthy older couple, with 20 acres, lots of assets just sitting, with full knowledge of homesteading, standard and alternative construction, permaculture, regenerative living, animal husbandry and growing stuff seeks community. The place is a mess, but changing daily for the better.  No fragrances, smoking, toxic chemical or wifi allowed on premises due to health issues. We’re good teachers, looking to share with wanna be farmers/homesteaders. Provide your own off grid accommodations, we are not picky. Cover the cost of your living here, and we can work together for the benefit of us all.  We have one 40 something male living in his camperized van.  He enjoys being the grunt labor, but does not want to be in charge of anything, and is not a self starter.  For the right people, there are farming enterprises that can be built and be profitable, but you will need to support yourself to get there.

We own the 20 acres, but we farm the 40 next door as well without a long term contract on it.  Currently we have 2 pure bred Jersey cows and Jersey mix cow with her bull calf.  We are in the process of replacing 30 year old fencing, rebuilding the garden beds and creating a chicken complex.  Another project for this year is an off grid water supply.

Website: https://www.crosslakeestates.com
City: Pine City
State: Minnesota
Zip: 55063
Contact Email: crosslakeestates@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Kati Berg

We have an amazing piece of land assembled with 7-14 housing units already on it. It’s on  450′ of Cross Lake shoreline, walking distance to dozens of shops & restaurants, there is a great spot for a shared garden and community room. We don’t live there yet, but in 2030 (after our kids graduate from high school) we plan to make it our home and hope to share it with cool people who dig the idea sharing a weekly vegan meal together, using the common room for card tournaments, movie nights, or morning yoga. The long term goal is to create a Planned Unit Development or PUD either as an HOA or a Coop so we can sell the existing townhomes and single family homes while maintaining a common beach area and community room. Until then all the properties are leased separately. We furnish the units to make it easy to sample life there.

Website: http://www.innisfreevillage.org/
City: Crozet
State: Virginia
Zip: 22932-1633
Contact Email: info@innisfreevillage.org
Contact Phone: 434-823-5400
Contact Name: Julie Freeman Mullins

A Life-Sharing Community
Set in the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Crozet, Virginia, Innisfree Village was founded in 1971 as a creative alternative for adults with intellectual disabilities. More than a program or service, Innisfree is a life-sharing community where adults with disabilities, known as coworkers, and residential volunteers live and work side by side on our 550-acre farm.
A Community Built on Contribution
Life at Innisfree is rooted in the belief that everyone has something meaningful to contribute. Our days are shaped by shared work, shared meals, and shared responsibility, creating a therapeutic environment grounded in empowerment, interdependence, and mutual respect. Today, around eighty people call Innisfree home. About forty are adults with intellectual disabilities, and the rest are residential volunteers and long-term staff who live and work alongside them. About ten additional coworkers join the rhythm of the village through our day program.
A Heart of Meaningful Service
Residential volunteers are a vital part of life-sharing at Innisfree. Volunteers live alongside coworkers in the village homes, fully participating in the daily rhythms of household and community life. They provide personal care, guidance, and emotional support, while also sharing meals, celebrations, and quiet moments together. This immersive life-sharing approach allows volunteers to experience the depth of community life—the joys, challenges, and meaningful connections that come from living, working, and growing alongside others. With a two-to-one ratio of coworkers to volunteer caregivers, life at Innisfree feels personal, connected, and truly shared.
Meaningful Work, Shared Purpose
Each day, volunteers and coworkers participate together in our therapeutic workstations–the bakery, community kitchen, farm, herb and vegetable gardens, weavery, woodshop, and art studio. These shared tasks give shape and meaning to the day. Coworkers build skills, confidence, and creative expression, while volunteers offer guidance and often discover new practical and creative abilities of their own.
The Rhythm of Community
Community life extends beyond the workday, too. Shared meals, house meetings, celebrations, and seasonal gatherings weave the village together. Many daily decisions are made by consensus, reflecting our commitment to shared responsibility, while broader organizational decisions rest with our leadership and board. Innisfree is a registered nonprofit, guided by an executive director and assistant directors, and dedicated to supporting a life rooted in respect, empowerment, and creativity for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Join Us
If this way of life resonates with you, we invite you to reach out and learn more about becoming a residential volunteer at Innisfree Village.

Website:
City: Altestovo
State:
Zip:
Contact Email: theWorldCommunity2@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: AlKot

We are group of very different people who would like find practical way of sustainable living without any form of unfairness and domination. Such as: private ownership, finances, status.
We all have different background but believe that there is another way of people interaction, other then violence and manipulation. We call it Participation.
We are group of very different people who would like to find [practical way][practical processes] of sustainable living without any form of unfairness or domination, such as may occur with private ownership, finances or status.
We all have different backgrounds but believe that there is some way to interact without violence or manipulation. We call it Participation.

Website: http://www.muircommons.org/
City: Davis
State: California
Zip: 95616
Contact Email: Info@muircommons.org
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: 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.

Website: https://www.cathedralparkcohousing.com
City: Portland, OR
State: Oregon
Zip: 97217
Contact Email: info@cathedralparkcohousing.com
Contact Phone: 503.319.5003
Contact Name: Alicia Delashmutt

Hello from Portland, Oregon’s newest cohousing community! We are creating a community of belonging, compassion, and curiosity—and we’re a fun bunch to boot! We own our urban hillside property with stunning views of one of the nation’s largest urban forests, Forest Park, and the iconic St Johns Bridge. We are right next door to a large community garden and are building 25 Universally Designed (no stairs!) studio to 3-bedroom homes. Our site has easy access to downtown Portland and tech hubs, and we are within a few blocks of public transportation, and multiple restaurants, coffee shops, pubs, grocery stores, services, and more. All of our condo homes have full kitchens, laundry hook-ups, and common-space amenities.

We have a strong, committed membership and a successful, experienced professional development team and are working our way toward beginning construction the next 2 years.

For more information, please call our Outreach Coordinator at 503-319-5003 or sign up through our website to join us for one of our virtual information sessions and community-building happy hours. We look forward to meeting you!

Website: http://www.stmichaelscr.com/
City: Esterillos of Parrita
State:
Zip:
Contact Email: Justin.Dolan@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 011(506)85154882
Contact Name:

We are a functional sustainable community with a large surplus of beyond organic food and pristine water. We cultivate a polyculture of over 500 different types of plants, plus raise regenerative cattle, sheep, chickems, fish, and shrimp. We built the community years before the aqueduct was brought to our area. We have springs, rainwater collection, clean streams that start in our community, and many water storage cisterns (one is the first floor of our Modern Tree House, but you would never know unless you were told). On any given day we could provide food to feed over 50,000 people. Our design is to use as little labor as possible. Currently, the work crew is the owner and a local family of 3.

Intentional design integration touches every part of our community. Homes are built beyond LEED standards. All homes have either a rainwater collection roof or a livingroof or a hybrid of both. The landscaping is edible, for utility, and full of medicinal plants. We grow the medicines for ourselves and our animals. Our Permaculture Country Club is unlike any other Country Club in the most important ways possible. Our course takes people though a food forest. It uses no purchased water or toxic chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides. The course has examples of regenerative agriculture, sustainability, and permaculture at every hole. It hosts the National Disc Golf Championship of Costa Rica every July. We are a community that produces more than we consume.

Website:
City: Campo
State: California
Zip: 91906
Contact Email: heartland79@hotmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Richard Boynton

Latest Update:

We have 4 new members! 2 more sales in progress. Still recruiting more members at this time. Soon we will be full.

Current Situation:
We have 13 memberships in a non-profit mutual benefit corporation. The land is 120 acres which is paid in full. The community is like a neighborhood of camps in the oak woods.

Community Focus:
New clearings for new members are being created. One camp comes with a trailer. Most new members prefer to start from scratch and create their own dream. Infrastructure maintenance has never been better. We recently had a community project successfully rolling a new water tank up the hill and placed next to the existing one. Access road and water system improvements are ongoing. Hiking/ mountain biking trails are being made or re-cleared. Phone conference meetings have been more productive. Focus has been on membership transfer.

History:
The property was inhabited by the Kumeyaay people probably until the treaty of 1852. A homestead was granted in 1908. Heart Land Concepts, Inc. bought the property from the homesteader’s nephew in 1979.

About the Land:
It’s a canyon with an old live oak forest and artesian spring. In the live oak woods are some granite rock outcroppings where a seasonal creek flows down through small pools. Morteros for pounding acorns and grinding acorn flower historically used by indigenous people are found here in the granite rock. Native plants are: miner’s lettuce, watercress, prickly pear cactus, acorns and more. Red rocks in the shape of a heart are embedded in a bluff that juts out from the upper area of the land. A network of trails and a fire road connect camps and lead to scenic areas.

My story:
At my camp, I’ve had many years to make my dream come true. I’m growing food in two hoop houses with wire mesh to keep the animals out. They sit atop two hugelkultur beds which harvest rainwater draining off the fire road. I’ve had some success at growing a variety of vegetables, berries and stone fruits.

-Richard

Website:
City: Santa Barbara
State: California
Zip:
Contact Email: jordanschachter@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name:

The room is free and furnished. You’d serve as a Community Catalyst. Private bedroom (shared bathroom with one other person).

Free access to a hot tub, sauna, pool, and a large common room with tables.
Beautiful setting in the Alta Mesa part of Santa Barbara, near the ocean. 100+ residents living on the property.

You help activate and grow community (e.g., organizing and promoting events like yoga classes, meditation groups, and community talks) by putting fliers on cars/doors and verbally encouraging residents to attend and participate. You’ll also use Meetup and hand out fliers around Santa Barbara to reach beyond the community.

You should be happy and willing to devote a few hours each day to outreach, coordination, and relationship-building to support the above. Also includes light cleaning of the shared bathroom and kitchen.

I was a therapist in Colorado and recently moved to SB. While this initiative was requested, the community isn’t paying for it so I’d be covering your portion of the rent. Thus, part of your role will involve generating leads and scheduling clients for my counseling practice (outreach, networking, and invitation).

The search is for someone personable, organized, and proactive. You should feel comfortable talking to people and encouraging participation. Ideal candidates are interested in wellness, community-building, psychology, and spirituality.

March serves as a trial month. If things go well, there’s potential to expand the role and include profit-sharing in my professional practice.

If you enjoy bringing people together and turning “unused potential” into living community, this could be a great fit.

March is a trial period to see if our energies align.
There is no guarantee of residency beyond 3/31; extensions depend on the success of the trial.
Looking for a self-starter who is proactive, organized, and carries a welcoming energy.

**You get:**
• Private bedroom with panoramic mountain views
• Hot tub, sauna, pool, and communal gathering hall
• Shared bath/kitchen
• $0 rent / $0 utilities

If you are a facilitator of connection who enjoys the business side of wellness as much as the spiritual side, reach out with a bit about your experience. No pets in March, but if extended, a dog may be possible.

**Note:**
If you reply with only one sentence, there won’t be a response.
This role requires effort and follow-through.

Thanks!

Website:
City: Grand Rapids
State: Michigan
Zip:
Contact Email: GRCohousing@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name:

We are a community forming in West Michigan, USA, centered around the Grand Rapids area. We have a growing group of people who have met monthly since April 2023 and have starting sharing regular meals at a nearby and already established cohousing community (Newberry Place). Values and elements we’d like to see in our future cohousing community: minimal environmental impact, equity-minded, intergenerational, regular shared meals, natural area/woods, space for growing food, co-working space.

Website:
City: Delray Beach and surrounds
State: Florida
Zip:
Contact Email: posttoliz@hotmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Elizabeth

** PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING **

a.  Are you an older (55+) single person with no children?

b.  Have you recognized that your capacities are changing (even subtly), and given thought to the years that lie before you?

c.  Do you yearn for support for aging-in-place and having your end-of-life wishes fulfilled?

d.  Do you want to do whatever you can to avoid ending up in a “facility” (aka warehouse) for the elderly?

e.  Are you health conscious and strive to live healthfully?
* e.g., You are not a smoker, alcoholic, or drug abuser.

* e.g., You may exercise, be vegetarian, meditate, spend time in nature, and/or be a continual learner.Are you service oriented

f.  Are you service oriented?
* Do you do volunteer work?

* Do you help neighbors and friends?

** DID YOU ANSWER “YES” TO ALL THESE QUESTIONS? **

If you answered yes to all  of these questions, you may want to explore joining me and/or others like you to create a mutual support community.

Not all intentional communities are residential! Think of Care Circles as communities without the complexities of running and maintaining residential communities (e.g. co-housing), but with the benefits of a sense of belonging and mutual support.

As part of this “care circle,” we will get to know each other, our interests, and preferences . . . and . . . do things like provide transportation to others for medical appointments, help with ensuring our members get groceries, aide with technologies of various types, serve as patient advocates, help arrange for nursing in-home services and hospice, provide respite companion care, share information and resources, and/or other things that support our members.

If there are enough participants, and the need, we may be able to arrange special pricing with nursing agencies, and/or share hours (that is, if the agency requires a 4 hour minimum and two community members live nearby, those hours could be split

If we can get this working well, it could be a model for others – an alternative to assisted living and nursing homes – for those with similar healthy lifestyles and a service orientation.

Right now, I envision “pods” of 5-10 people. But this whole model is a work in progress, so it will evolve over time as warranted.

** IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MY VISION, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL WITH AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. **
* Where you live? (City, State)
* Why you are interested.   It will help if you acknowledge how you are aligned with a. through g. above.
* Your experience with ALFs, NHs, and/or medical facilities. This experience could be due to family or friends or yourself, employment, etc.
* Anything else you would like to share that gives me a sense of who you are.

** THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST! **
Elizabeth

P.S. The Care Circle model in England

Recently I learned about the CIRCLE model in England – a model that has been around for over a decade.  Wow. The impetus is the same, but their vision is a bit different: much larger and less selective of participants.   Success has been mixed.  I still think “pods” (small circles) are likely more viable, though replenishing them could be challenging; perhaps a network of pods could address shifts as participants move away or disengage (in whatever form that takes).

Some links that may be of interest:

___ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/sep/04/circle-model-adult-social-care

___ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/apr/24/london-elderly-scheme-closure-care-gap-crisis

___ https://www.health.org.uk/sites/default/files/upload/publications/2021/ARadicalNewVisionForSocialCare_WEB.pdf

___ https://finalexitnetwork.org/

Website:
City: La Plata
State: Missouri
Zip: 63549
Contact Email: whiterosecw@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 6603324026
Contact Name: John Bambrick-Rust

WRCW is committed to faith, hospitality to the homeless, education for social justice, peacemaking/nonviolence, sustainability, and gift economy. Started in 2009 in the Chicagoland area, the WRCW moved to Northeast Missouri in spring of 2014. We are dedicated to integral nonviolence (meaning to self, others, earth, institutions, etc.) including caring for those in need, striving towards electricity & petroleum free living, gift economy, communal living, simplicity, etc. We are part of Bear Creek Community Land Trust, which is a 154 acre off-the-grid community with our immediate neighbors (17 adults and 14 children).  At White Rose, we have three residential buildings on the land: a medium-size home, a small 4 season one-room cabin, and a small 3 season cabin. Planning to build more natural buildings to expand our housing options.  We also have a barn, horse-powered laundry house, and a large swimming pond.

Life on the farm includes home-cooked meals, composting toilets, hosting those in need, growing vegetables, planting trees, continuing permaculture design, chopping wood, hosting college groups, and much more! Off the farm, we are involved in a variety of social justice causes.

There are plenty of additional opportunities on the 154 acres like classes on permaculture, wild edibles, primitive skills, nonviolent communication, canning/preserving vegetables, natural building, etc. Plenty of self entertainment is available on the 154 acres …  birthday parties, sports playing, craft nights, swimming, etc. Between White Rose and Bear Creek, we host over 300 visitors a year … so there are plenty of opportunities to meet people from all over the country and the world doing fascinating things.

The nearest town is La Plata, which is 6 miles away and has a public library and an Amtrak station! So it is easy to get to by mass transportation. We have extra bikes available for use. Kirksville is 14 miles away and is a small college town.

The Catholic Worker movement is composed of over 200 communities worldwide of many different faiths (not just Catholic) that are committed to nonviolence, voluntary poverty, prayer, hospitality for the homeless, exiled, hungry, and forsaken, and protest of injustice and violence of all forms. To learn more about the movement, the best book is probably “Loaves & Fishes” by Dorothy Day (co-founder).

Other skills – Our neighbors are often working on a variety of interesting projects like straw bale house building, hand tool repair, canning, spoon carving, fermenting foods, horse care, etc. There could be opportunities to volunteer with some of these projects on occasion.

Website: http://sunburstnh92.wixsite.com/sunburstnh
City: Alton
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03809
Contact Email: sunburstnh@proton.me
Contact Phone: 6033126735
Contact Name: Dee or Peter

Sunburst is a community whose ideology revolves around agriculture, education for all ages, combining alternative-technology education with holistic living.

Our goal is to provide our essential needs for food, shelter, energy, healing, companionship and self-actualization by sustainable growing practices, regenerative farming techniques, harvesting renewable energy for heat, electricity and mechanical work, our goal is to be completely off grid, utilizing solar and other best practices.

On occasion, shared meals, dances, optional spirit practices as well as regular meetings and shared work on the grounds.

We intend to generate value for ourselves, for each other and for our neighbors, caring for animals, wild and domestic, potential animal sanctuary, selling extra food and plant medicine, education, forest products, alternative energy technology, natural healing and other business ventures.

Sunburst consists of 84 acres, 50 are in farmable conservation. We currently have 2 hoop houses 30 x 72′, a 40′ geodesic dome, a converted schoolie, and two 40′ shipping containers.

Intentions for our land will hold a teaching center, alternative housing such as tiny homes, yurts, tipis, schoolie, Earthship, tree houses, with emphasis on small, energy efficient, simple buildings, using recycled and local materials, when possible, with centralized community space for dinners, music, dancing, lectures and movies.

An ideal intention, would include natural healing, 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 will have facilities for bathing, swimming, hot water soaks, sauna, and sweat lodges.

Food production will be from foraging, gardening, greenhouse hydroponics, aeroponics, aquaculture, farming, permaculture and agroforestry.

We would like 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 want our members to reside in “tiny homes”, members can bring their own or reside in ours. As of yet we have no hookups for an RV, we have no electric, no sewer, no water. 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 an aquaculture system utilizing fish and vegetables. Also, we plan to install an underground thermal storage tank for our compost heating system combined with our solar hot water and rocket stove’s.

We are building the relationships and the organizational foundations of a community. 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

Website: https://www.chikwaecovillage.org/
City: Chikwawa
State:
Zip:
Contact Email: hello@chikwaecovillage.org
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Malwa Tchagbele, January Mvula

The Chikwa Ecovillage is our answer to Malawi’s pressing ecological and economic challenges. On a 10-hectare site, we are building a resilient community from the ground up, using eco-friendly Superadobe homes, sustainable agriculture, and renewable energy. Our goal is to create a beacon of hope that empowers disadvantaged individuals and provides a blueprint for a better future.

Website:
City: Springs
State: Arkansas
Zip: 71909
Contact Email: Gardenerziggy@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Ziggy

H.E.A.L. (Heal Earth And Life)
Think of H.E.A.L. as a very cool, well organized tool shed for humanity.

We are located with in a 26,000 acre guard gate community, with 12 lakes and hundreds of miles of hiking trails. This property is located above one of the largest crystal vortex on the planet.

It is our hope to give an environmental example in our community of how man can live as one with nature, using all of our renewable energy sources, feed ourselves good healthy organic food, experiment with best eco friendly building practices while teaching others to do the same. Do you have some ideas for making our project better? There´s plenty of room, and we welcome you to be a part of this working/teaching environmental classroom.

H.E.A.L. has a simple belief. This planet is our home! There is a definite connection between its health and ours. We as a generation are moving to new heights with our ability to rejuvenate, renovate, and resupply our bodies and minds with so much that is good for us. Let’s do the same for the place we live, our home, our community, this planet. There is power in the masses and their movement. These days that movement is towards hope. Look around you and you will see it everywhere. We at H.E.A.L. would like to identify the problems, present the solutions and put them in the hands of the people who can make a difference, YOU!

Then we plan on using what we do here as a teaching classroom.
We need your help to find the sharpest tools on the planet: those people who know the answers, who know how to fix what’s damaged or broken—the experts at global and human restoration, on free energy, on growing organic healthy food, on building 3d printed homes.

We want to support them and pay them to do what they do best, provide solutions! If you are interested in this adventure please contact us and hey, thanks for being HERE!

Ziggy, C.E.O.(Concerned Environmental Officer)
H.E.A.L. (Heal Earth And Life)

Website: https://phoenixfarmssi.com
City: Salt Spring Island
State:
Zip: V8K 1C9
Contact Email: freyja@phoenixfarmssi.com
Contact Phone: 7789917013
Contact Name: Freyja Skye

Our community is based on a gorgeous 18 acre property on Salt Spring Island, BC.
Rolling fields, multiple established orchards, berry patches and gardens are interspersed with private corners for residences and groves of trees.
There are currently 8-10 adults and a teenager living on our part of the land (The other land partner has multiple tenants on her side and is not part of this project per se).
We also accommodate work traders throughout the growing season and have a large dome as a communal structure for workshops, events, ceremonies etc.
There is no religious affiliation of the project.

Website:
City: Tijeras
State: New Mexico
Zip: 87059
Contact Email: earthsound.org@gmail.com, windseedsprouting@yahoo.com
Contact Phone: 505.503.3520
Contact Name: Jacques & Tara

**Please scroll all the way down to photo gallery to see our 2nd page flyer!**

**EARTH’S CIRCLE ORG. Healing & Thriving Center**

**OUR VISION:**

A return to live in harmony with all life through a cultivation of our relationship to our self, our body, our mind, each other and nature.

Our offerings, always growing and refining, currently encompass principles of ancestral wisdoms as well as modern and innovative practices such as:

~ Lakota

~ Toltec

~ Rinzai Zen Buddhism

~ Aikido (philosophy)

~ Inipi Ceremony (sweat lodge)

~ Talking Circle

~ Open & non-aggressive communication – conflict resolution

~ Transpersonal Psychology

~ Yoga

~ Nervous system healing method

~ Restorative body/mind/spirit approach

~ Herbalism

~ Nutrition

In addition, we are working towards integrating regenerative permaculture, sacred geometry and natural building as well as other complementary pathways such as rite of passage, natural homeschooling, vision quest ceremony and more.

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**AS A COMMUNITY:**

We honor Nature by living with the seasonal rhythms, giving care and consideration to all of our actions and what we consume. We mostly eat organic whole foods and love finding local sources. We strive to only eat animal products that have been humanly raised/processed and greatly appreciate well water. We seek to support and nurture the resiliency of our immune system through the use of herbs and other natural/holistic methods. We use solar energy and wood fires, collect rain water and use composting practices.

We strive to foster open communication that nurtures both receptive and decisive action in problem solving. We commit to relentlessly engage in internal and external awareness- mindfully conducting ourselves with respect in community spaces. This means helping each other in holding ourselves accountable – progressing towards discerning any dysfunctional ways or patterns and proceeding to self-correction.

At the foundation, we have a clear intent to do our own shadow work and aspire for excellence with all our endeavors while navigating daily life. Shadow work is largely under valued and often misunderstood but is in fact fundamental to a healthy collective path. For us, it is a way of life.

Our intention is to create a collaborative community that learns, shares, and practices the following:

~ Cultivating one’s spiritual connection.

~ Detoxing false beliefs & negative habits (shadow work)

~ Recovering and nurturing a healthy body and mind.

~ Grasping self-governance as the underpinning of any healthy system.

~ Systems of collaboration and reciprocity, such as holacracy and honoring the 8 forms of capital.

~ Worldviews that go beyond the propaganda of global financial systems.

~ Achieving success for one’s life goals.

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**CURRENTLY SEEKING MEMBERS:**

As we continue to co-create this healing center, we are in search of dynamic, motivated, energetically balanced individuals to join us full or part time. One must have the ability to be both independent and collaborative.

Within a full time commitment, we welcome potential core members who embody two fundamental traits:

~ A diligent commitment to their own healing and shadow work

• This way of life requires great commitment and daily practice, but is invaluably rewarding.

~ A diligent commitment to being at the service of all life and support of young generations

• We understand that harmonizing with Creation involves serving where we are most needed through offering our unique gifts.

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**PRESENTLY** pursuing a property in the mountains SE of Albuquerque NM. This new space provides 100 + forested acres, a house, large shop, pavilion, and immense possibilities.

We are considering using a land trust to purchase as a collective. Open for the right people to join us at our current location as we prepare for the transition.

We have various accommodations and facilities in resonance with this vision, as well some assets to relocate to the new property.

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If you truly align with this vision, we would love to hear from you, and we are appreciative for passing this information along to anyone potentially a fit. Many blessings to you all.

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***SOME SPECIFIC ROLES***   we are looking new members to fill are:

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* ***Networking Coordinator:***

**Traits:**

***** Self motivated

***** Outgoing

***** Strong communication/interpersonal skills

***** Able to see the big picture

**Role description:**

***** Website building & up-keeping

***** Potential member initial screening

***** Connect with potential collaborators (sister centers/healers)

***** Follow up with connections & potential events

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* ***Marketing Specialist***

**Traits:**

***** Tech savvy

***** Artistic/creative

***** Business oriented

**Role description:**

***** Website design

***** Fundraising

***** Vision board design

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* ***Legal Navigator:***

**Traits:**

***** Organized

***** Self motivated

***** Left brained/understand legalese

**Role description:**

***** Research (land trust/PMA/508c la)

***** Translate legal documents

***** Draw up contracts

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* ***Event Organizer:***

**Traits:**

***** Self motivated

***** Organized

***** Able to see the big picture

***** Skilled in hospitality & home maker skills (cooking, sewing, etc.)

**Role description:**

***** General hospitality & hosting logistics

***** Cooking

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* ***Land Steward/Handyman:***

**Traits:**

***** Self motivated

***** Able bodied

***** Knowledgeable in construction & landscaping

***** Likes working with hands & being outside

***** Able to see the big picture

**Role description:**

***** General construction & repair

***** Electrical & plumbing a plus

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* ***Educator:***

**Traits:**

***** Strong communication/interpersonal skills

***** Adaptability & creativity

***** Patience & persistence

***** Respect & humility

***** Organized & self motivated

**Role description:**

***** Facilitate a holistic, student-centered, experiential learning curriculum

***** Engage students in collaborative & interdisciplinary activities

***** Promote critical thinking & creativity

***** Foster inquisitive exploration, resilience & self-actualization

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* ***Healing Practitioner:***

**Traits:**

***** Humility

***** Compassionate

***** Deep listener

***** Self motivated

***** Dedicated to being at the service of all life

**Role description:**

***** Offer your unique gift to others

Website: http://artmonastery.org
City: San Francisco
State: California
Zip: 94110
Contact Email: info@artmonastery.org
Contact Phone: 4156448242
Contact Name: Suiko McCall

ORIGIN STORY: Suiko McCall (then known as Betsy) met Christopher Fülling at the Burning Man Festival in 2006. Christopher, an early-music vocalist and ritual theater director, had just come from working with his ensemble at a monastery in Germany. The ensemble had participated in the monks’ schedule, joining them for meals and rehearsing while the monks did their work. Christopher left his time at the monastery deeply inspired and replenished. Suiko and Christopher started wondering what would happen if a group of contemporary artists were to live in a beautiful historic monastic structure, applying the thousands of years of monastic principles of discipline, contemplation, and sustainable living to creativity and the art-making process. They never stopped asking that question and now we have the Art Monastery.

HISTORY: Art Monastery Italia, a small residential community of “Artmonks”, hosted many visiting artists and guest Artmonks-in-Residence while living and working together in a centuries-old, former monastery. Together we created dozens of original works, symposia, exhibitions, and site-specific performances that animated historic spaces throughout Italy and interacted with the local communities. Our half-decade in Italy culminated with an EU grant to partner with six other intentional communities throughout Europe to share experiences and develop best practices, resulting in the publication of a book, Hosting Transformation.

CURRENT: The Art Monastery is now informally located on the ancestral land of the Kanaka Maoli, Big Island, Hawaii. While we are still exploring the possibilities of in-person artist residencies, we do offer meditation & creativity retreats and classes online.

Website: https://www.olamina.homes/welcome-home
City: Winston-Salem
State: North Carolina
Zip: 27103
Contact Email: Rayellen.Kishbach@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 978 772 7974
Contact Name: Rayellen Kishbach

We are designing a 7.4 acre mixed housing and farm land in Winston Salem.

Opportunities in 2026 include a Land Steward program, community events, designing the financial/legal structure collaborative meetings. Land subdivision and permitting is a work in progress, but the concept drawings and vision board are available to see here: https://www.olamina.homes/welcome-home

We are looking for founders to become co-designers of the village, or even those working on their own vision who want to collaborate. Land and housing costs in the Triad area are reasonable (compared to other coastal regions) and local code allows for “missing middle” housing like cottage courts and accessory dwelling units.