Alpe Pianello

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Alpe Pianello

Dumenza, Italy

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• Last updated: September 24, 2025 (0 seconds ago)
• Listing created on: September 24, 2025

Mission Statement

At Alpe Pianello we seek to live in harmony with nature, nurturing body, mind, and spirit through shared daily life. Our vision is a community of authenticity, cooperation, and creativity, where people grow together and with the land.

Community Description

• Status: Forming
• Started Planning: 2021
• Start Living Together: 2021
• Visitors accepted: Yes
• Open to new Members: Yes
• Please read the details in Membership below before contacting this community.
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• Phone: +41 787350317
• Community Address:
  Alpe, Pianello, 1
  Dumenza, 21010
  Italy

• Location

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About

• Type(s): Commune (organized around sharing almost everything), Ecovillage (organized around ecology and sustainability), Spiritual or Religious Community, Transition Town or Eco-Neighborhood (focused on energy/resource resiliency)

• Programs & Activities: Transition Town (post-petroleum and off-grid communities), School, Educational Institute or Experience, Volunteer, Internship, or Apprenticeship, Festivals, Conferences, Events

• Location: Rural

Housing

• Status: We have land we have developed on

• Area: 50 hectares

• Current Residence Types: Single-family homes, Multi-family homes, Room(s) in a house or building, Tiny house, Yurt, tee-pee, dome, treehouse, or tent, Mobile homes, RV’s, converted buses, Natural built structues, Lots to build on

• Current Number of Residences: 6

• Planned Residence Types: Single-family homes, Multi-family homes, Room(s) in a house or building, Tiny house, Yurt, tee-pee, dome, treehouse, or tent, Mobile homes, RV’s, converted buses, Natural built structues, Lots to build on

• Housing Provided: Rental, Work-exchange

• Land owned by: Individual community member(s)

Membership

• Adult Members: 6

• Child Members: 3

• Non-member Residents: 10

• Percent Women: 50%

• Percent Men: 50%

• Visitors accepted: Yes

• Visitor Process:

  Alpe Pianello is open to explorers, volunteers, and those curious about intentional community life. You’re welcome to join us for a few days, a week, or longer, whether you’d like to rest in nature, share daily life, or contribute with your skills.

  To come, simply reach out through our website contact form. We’ll get back to you with details on availability, how to get here, and what to bring. Since our community is still forming, we ask visitors to arrive with openness, flexibility, and a willingness to take part in shared meals, daily tasks, and the natural rhythm of the mountain.

• Open to new Members: Yes

Government

• Decision Making: Sociocracy

• Identified Leader: Yes, multiple identified leaders

• Leadership Core Group: Yes

Economics

• Dues, Fees, or Shared Expenses: Yes

• Regular Fee per Month: $300

• Shared Income: Partial share of income

• Required Labor Contribution per Week:

• Open to members with existing debt: Yes (some debt)

• Additional Comments:

  Life at Alpe Pianello is supported through shared contributions. The standard cost for staying is €750 per month, which covers food, accommodation, and community life for those who prefer not to engage in work exchange.

  For those who wish to contribute time, skills, and energy, the cost scales down depending on your level of work exchange and involvement. Together we find a balance that feels fair, transparent, and sustainable for both you and the community.

  We also welcome people who bring their own ideas or projects—whether related to nature, well-being, arts, or community development. In these cases, we collaborate to find creative solutions that integrate your initiative into the life of Pianello.

Sustainability Practices

• Energy Infrastructure: We use both systems.

• Current renewable energy generation: Almost All, around 90%

• Energy sources: Solar, Geothermal

• Planned renewable energy generation: Almost All, around 90%

• Current food produced: Between 26-49%

• Planned food produced: From 50-75%

• Food produced locally: Up to 25%

Lifestyle

• Common Facilities: Common House, Garden(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Large Scale Kitchen, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Internet

• Internet Available: Yes, community provides it

• Internet Fast?: Yes, exceptionally.

• Cell Phone Service: Good for some people.

• Shared meals: Approximately all meals

• Dietary Practice: Vegetarian Only (no animal meat; dairy and eggs okay) – Please check this only if you are 100% Vegetarian, Mostly Vegan, Opportunivore (dumpster diving, nature harvesting, etc.)

• Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Somewhat – there are some dietary restrictions or customs.

• Special Diets OK: Yes

• Alcohol Use: No, this community does not permit alcohol use.

• Tobacco Use: Yes, used seldomly, or ceremoniously.

• Common Spiritual Practice(s): Not a particularly spiritual or religious community

• Spiritual Practice Expected?: No

• Education Style(s): Home Schooling

• Healthcare Options: Up to each family or individual

Community Network or Organization Affiliations

The Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC), RIVE

Keywords

Italy, Meditation, Community

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