Astronaut working outside Mars or lunar colony with domed habitats and rockets.

Mars or Lunar Colony Preparation Community

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About the Communities

  • Forming
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2020

What we do

We will be colonists. Our descendants will live among the stars. To prepare for this, we will research how best to survive physically and emotionally at optimal group sizes while optimizing mission/experiment goals. After initial research is complete, short location experiments will be done at cold and dry earth locations to prepare. We will also research community best practices, post-national sovereignty, and how to best cooperate with giant multi-planetary corporations.
What is the hold up? We are only waiting on adequate energy generation and thrust engine technologies. Our community will be ready when these technologies become a reality. If these technologies are capital intensive we will need to negotiate with Government or Corporate entities. If the technological capital requirements are low to medium in cost, strap in ladies and gentlemen! We will go it alone.
Community organization will be experimentally controlled by optimization algorithms using cutting edge Artificial Intelligence. No politics only productivity.
Community values will be balanced between individual autonomy and group loyalties grounded in a post-industrial theology that acknowledges the intrinsic worth of every “seed” of the earth seedpod, and stands in awe of the immensity and complexity of the universe which is ours to explore.
Community finances will be fully shared subject to experiment or colony rules. If we contract with governments/corporations each member will be able to accept or reject the community offer for off-world mission inclusion.

Our Mission

We prepare for the seedpod of mother earth to propel us as seeds to green and beautify other extra-terrestrial locations, to expand understanding and deepen experience among the stars. This is our birthright and destiny.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Coliving
  • Student Co-op
  • Activities
  • Property management
  • Farming
  • Education
  • Experiences
  • Networking
  • Services Business
  • Others

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2020
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2020
  • Started living together

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  • 2 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
2

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

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

Decision-making process

  • Consent-Based (Sociocracy)

Decisions proceed unless someone has a reasoned objection.

Governance structure

  • Sociocratic/Circle-Based

Organized in circles or domains with distributed authority.

Conflict resolution approach

Governance will eventually be computer mediated based on machine learning algorithms and will seek to maximize productivity and community.

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
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed
If a prospective member has existing debt then special arrangements will be made. All off-earth mission members should be debt free.

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

Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Library, Workshop

Frequency of communal meals

  • Approximately all meals

Dietary restriction

  • People can cook and eat what they want in their own residence

Community activities and engagement

  • Transition Town (post-petroleum and off-grid communities.)
  • School, Educational Institute or Experience
  • Volunteer, Internship, or Apprenticeship, or WWOOF’ing
  • Neighborhood, Community Housing, or Homeowner's Association
  • Ethical Business, Investment Group, or Alternative Currency
  • Organization, Resource, or Network
  • WWOOF'ing, Guest Farming
  • Festivals, Conferences, Events

Substance use culture

  • Substance use occurs primarily at celebrations or ceremonies

Age demographics

  • Mixed adults (few or no children)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By several individuals through an LLC or a Tenancy In Common agreement

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Self-produced energy

  • Up to 33%

Energy sources used

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

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • Up to 33%

Food systems

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

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Location

  • Idaho, United States

Mars or Lunar Colony Preparation Community

Needs and Offers

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2 months ago

Community House in SE Portland Seeks Membership!

Ellis Street Community House is seeking kind, present, and engaged new housemates with experience in community living. We are currently 3 adults, one baby, and two cats living in a 6 bedroom, 3 bath house on ÂĽ acre of land near Powell Butte nature park and the Springwater Corridor bike trail. We expect to be joined by a shy and sweet 2 year old in the next few months. For us, living in community is a collaborative process, one that helps improve our quality of life. We’re able to eat great food, keep the place clean, maintain a garden, and hold a space large enough to host guests and events by working together. We have an extensive community library and art/craft material collection, as well as a great tea selection, stocked pantry, and functional kitchens ready for feast-making, canning, and fermentation dreams. We make kombucha, ginger beer, sauerkraut, bone broth, natto, and apple/pear butter on a rotating basis. With two fridges and two deep freezers we can save blueberries and blackberries we harvested from close by and get meat directly from farmers. We hold potlucks and other events like bonfires and game nights about once a month, and make a house dinner together weekly. We maintain a home free from artificial fragrances and voice-activated technology. The larger downstairs room is available for $740 per month. The smaller downstairs room will be available for $600 per month starting on September 1rst. The main kitchen is on the second floor. We also have private outdoor space for someone sleeping in their home on wheels available for $200-500 per month depending on the size of the vehicle. This would include membership in the community and use of the common spaces. Guest space is available for friends and relatives of residents – upstairs there is an office/guest room for longer visits, and the couches/pads in the common areas are available for shorter stays. The home has heating and cooling through an efficient heat pump, and we ju

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