SAGG Eco Village Kashmir

Communities

About the Communities

Established
English
Ecological
Rural

Founding year

2012

What we do

Sagg Eco Village is J&K’s first eco village started in 2013. Sagg is a natural farm cultural retreat center located in Ganderbal that integrates ecological, cultural and human needs and resources with technology in a unique blend to design, develop and promote recreational, educational and lifestyles services, spaces, products and programs for individuals, families and groups. A localized ecological entrepreneurial venture Sagg is a contributor to the local area economy. (www.saggecovillage.earth)
With a mission to build integrative and regenerative lifestyles and communities, Sagg Eco Village has emerged as the best offbeat recreational destination in Kashmir offering

Recreational and educational retreats and expeditions including Nomadic Homestays, Village Camps and Hostel, Natural & Traditional Foods, Shepherd Trail Treks and Offbeat Recreational Activities,
Health foods & lifestyle products,
Skills and leadership capacity building programs for students, farmers, professionals and businesses,
Coaching programs for students and entrepreneurs, and
Consulting services to schools, colleges, universities, businesses, NGOs & government sector.

Media Coverage
Founded by Fayaz Ahmad Dar, Sagg is inspiring the local population & is gaining popularity:

GOGO MAGAZINE, 18 April 2022 | Sagg Eco-Village – Hidden Gem of Kashmir
Business Kashmir, 1 April 2022 | Sagg Eco Village Holds Kashmir’s First Ecological Entrepreneurship Festival
Kashmir Monitor, 24 March 2022 | Green Start-ups, Kashmir’s First Ecological Entrepreneurship Festival
Kashmir Life, 30 September 2021 | Ancient Futures
Outlook India, 17 May 2021 | Nurturing the Roots
Rising Kashmir, 4 March 2021 | Sagg Eco Village: Making education fun for children
Kashmir Observer, 11 Jan 2022 | Startup Kashmir: Serving Culture on Platter (Video)
The Kashmir Walla, 2022 | Sagg eco village: An eco-cultural, recreational, educational farm (Video)
Kashmir Life, 11 March 2022 | Sagg Reinventing Past | A Recreational Centre (Video)

Purpose

Ecological

Languages

English
Urdu

Community type

Ecovillage
Land-Based Communities

Activities

Education
Experiences

Commemorative dates

January 1, 2012

Started living together

Video

Membership

Not open to new members

Open to visitors

Total

2

Guest Book

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Location

India

SAGG Eco Village Kashmir

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Healing Love Healing Money: Trust As The Foundation For A New Culture

Money, love and power are among the hardest things any community works with, and many of us carry the same fears into both: not having enough, losing what we have, and the sense that if someone else gets money or love, we won’t. Healing Love, Healing Money: Trust as the Foundation for a New Culture is taught by two intentional communities. Karen McAllister and Duncan Cryle are from Clear Sky Meditation and Retreat Center, a Buddhist-lineage community in the BC Rockies. Monika Alleweldt and Benjamin von Mendelssohn from Tamera Healing Biotope, a community of about 160 people in southern Portugal that has spent decades studying love, trust and relationship. Clear Sky has spent years working on its relationship with money, and our two communities found surprising parallels in the fears beneath both. Over four sessions we explore the roots of fear around money and belonging, love, possession and power, trust as infrastructure (community as a container for healing), and ethical livelihood. We use short meditations, body-based practices, reflection and small-group conversation. You do not need to be in a romantic relationship or live in community. When: October 27, Nov 3, 10, 17. All four sessions: 12–2pm Vancouver, 1–3pm Alberta, 7–9pm UK and Portugal, 8–10pm Central Europe. Note: US and some Canadian provinces change clocks on November 1, so the US west coast is 12–2pm on October 27, then 11am–1pm for the remaining sessions, and Eastern is 3–5pm on October 27, then 2–4pm for the rest. Cost: sliding scale Details and registration: https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/healing-love-healing-money-online/

October 27, 2026 13:00 – November 17, 2026 15:00

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Looking for Full Time Volunteers

We are currently accepting full-time residential volunteers. Join us for 6 months (or more) at our Tibetan Buddhist center. Volunteers receive their own private room as well as all meals covered. Volunteers also have full access to classes, workshops, events, and ceremonies. This is a labor-intensive work study program–volunteers work 6 days a week on a variety of tasks such as cooking, cleaning, house maintenance, gardening, It & Tech, event planning, administrative duties, and more.

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Communities with Openings

Two Homes Available in Cohousing Community - Indianola, WA

The Wise Acres Community is a cohousing neighborhood in Indianola, Washington. We currently have two openings: a 5-bedroom house and a 1-bedroom cottage. In Wise Acres, we gather for dinners, parties, and other events in our common house and tend a community garden together. We look out for each other, make decisions by consensus, and share the work of stewarding the land. One house available for rent has 4 bedrooms, plus a study that can be used as a bedroom. The kitchen and great room face east and south, with high windows that invite lots of natural light. The single-story home has a wood-burning stove in the living room and a whole-house A/C heat pump. Unfurnished. For photos and a floor plan of this house, click here. The other home available for rent is a 1 bedroom 650 sq ft cottage with skylight and a forest balcony. The tranquil, three-story house is suitable for those with good physical mobility. For photos, click here. Wise Acres is walking distance from the beach in a small, friendly town that is 6 miles from the ferry to Seattle. Here’s a link to the Wise Acres community website. We are seeking to rent to a household that wants to participate fully in community life. For more information, call or text 360 860 0644.

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Affordable Cohousing in California

La Querencia is an established, multigenerational cohousing community of 28 private homes in northeast Fresno, California. Homes of different sizes are available for sale or rent, at prices well below those of many other cohousing communities—especially in California. We each have our own homes and lives while also sharing meals, gardens, celebrations, a common house, a pool, and the work of caring for the community together. See current homes, prices, photos, and details: https://www.laqcoho.org/available-homes We offer monthly virtual information sessions and in-person tours for people who would like to get to know the community. Tour information is available through our website: laqcoho.com.

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Real Estate For Sale

Breathe the Magic

Set in Sea Elephant, Tasmania, within a remarkable conservation landscape, this contemporary home offers genuine privacy with the assurance that the surrounding native environment is protected for the future. With its cool King Island climate and abundant rain and water supply, your lifetyle is secure in a climate future that is becoming unsettling. Experience the unique community lifestyle that only King Island can offer. Sleep with the peace of knowing you live in a place where everyone looks out for everyone else, and someone will always have your back. 1675 Reekara Road offers slightly more than 51 hectares of protected King Island wilderness, of which approximately 48.84 hectares are protected under a conservation covenant encompassing King Island scrub, blue gum forest, remarkable wildlife. The property is surrounded by the Lavinia State Reserve and Council Hill Conservation Area. A 2 hectare residential entitlement provides ample space for planting vegetables, fruit trees, keeping chickens, or creating other sustainable living infrastructure. Already included are: – A well-maintained house built in 2023 with upstairs en-suite bedroom and deck with gorgeous views, including forest/ocean outlook. – A spacious downstairs bathroom provides options for guest accommodation – Just include a sleeper couch or 2 in the ample living area. – A large pristine kitchen, including pantry and laundry. – Small wood shed – Large shed or double garage built in 2024 – Enclosed garden – 40,000 litre water storage tank – large dam An existing approved DA means you have the option of further development. Buy the property furnighed, unfurnished, or with a 2015 Jeep Wrangler thrown in.

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Womens Tiny Mud House Workshop

I’m Na, a regenerative designer, earthen builder and educator with the Global Ecovillage Network. I’m passionate about helping people step into action, however big or small. A women’s build I joined back in 2015 was a much needed transformational experience that set me on this path. Offering this workshop is a way of coming full circle and passing that same spark on. Sat 16 to Fri 22 January 2027 This is a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn earthen building techniques and build a tiny house from the earth up, with your own hands. Why tiny? A tiny house requires careful, creative design and asks – what space do we actually need to live? It uses far less material and takes less time to build, so it’s practical and economical. This also allows us to experience all stages of a house build, from design and brick-making to building and finishing. You’ll get your hands into every part of the build. We’ll work with mud brick (adobe), cob and bamboo, then earth plasters and finishes. This workshop is open to women of all ages and abilities are welcome. Come if you’re new and curious, if you want more practice on specific parts of a build, or simply to play in the mud with wonderful people. It’s genuinely good fun. We’ll be in my little forest, a small house on the edge of a village and national park, 20 km south of Chiang Mai, Thailand. You can stay on site in simple earthen dorms or tents, and we’ll share home-cooked Thai food in the cool, bright days of Thai winter. Read more and register here

January 16, 2027 00:00 – January 22, 2027 23:59

See more at: ecovillage.org

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Community Seekers

Seeking to work and live in a sociocracy-inspired community 💫

I am looking for a well-aligned community where I can live and work in a mutually beneficial way- offering my organizational, educational, and communication skills to further our collective and individual causes. You can learn more about me by viewing my communitarian resume. My ideal community would be able to employ me or offer a fair trade for room and possibly board. It would be practicing or interested in exploring sociocratic governance and share values like cooperation (or powering-with), transparency, clarity, compassion, and authenticity. It would also be a plus if it held its land in a Community Land Trust or the like. If you think we may be a good fit for each other, I would love to meet you and explore the possibility of working together! ✌🏼

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Housing For Rent + Shared

Indianola Cohousing Rental

Two separate homes available for rent in an established cohousing community. We are looking to rent to folks who want to participate fully in community life. Please visit this listing for information: Two Homes Available in Cohousing Community – Indianola, WA