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About the Communities

  • Forming
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2018

What we do

Greetings,
Seeking a group of like-minded individuals to begin planning and forming a sustainable community in Northwest BC, in the temperate region between Terrace and Burns Lake, with the aim of purchasing and breaking ground within the next 2-3 years.
Why?
As anyone who follows the topic is likely aware, climate change and ecological collapse has crossed into potentially irreversible territory and the impact of this on industrial agriculture and associated supply chains represents a considerable existential threat by the early to mid 2030’s. While the long-term prospects for humanity are increasingly dire, the mid to short term window in BC is unlikely to see considerable existential threats other than wildfire – for people willing to “collapse now, and avoid the rush” ie: be well established before just-in-time delivery infrastructure fails. If you’ve read Jem Bendells “Deep Adaptation”, published in 2018, we’re on the same page.
That being said, it is abundantly clear that only a resilient community will be adequately prepared to deal with these conditions. No person will survive as an island moving forwards, as division of labor and diversity of skills will be a necessity when faced with chaotic growing conditions and failing supply chains for basic necessities. As such, now is the time to bring diverse skills together and set the groundwork.
How?
I’m hoping to form a group of similarly educated and rational individuals who are interested in pooling our financial resources to purchase and develop a low impact community on a large rural acreage, with a heavy focus on sustainable permaculture, food forestry, and developing shock-resistant crops. I believe that the northwest corner of BC, the Skeena-Bulkeley region, will prove resilient to medium-term disruption from the warming climate (with a positively modified growing season), and is somewhat buffered from the wildfire threat which covers the provincial central & eastern interior.
The size of land to purchase will be determined by where we decide to cap our membership, keeping in mind potential future growth. For a membership of 15 for example something in the range of 500-1000 acres of mixed clearance and woodland, with a deep water supply or significant surface source, would be ideal. Thankfully, undeveloped large acreages remain very affordable in this region.
When?
Ideally we would as a group possess sufficient resources to sign the cooperative paperwork and purchase the land by 2022 at the absolute latest. Current trends indicate significant disruption to society by the early 2030’s, and a buffer period of five to six years where we can leverage outside supply chains as we find our feet and build our community and ramp up food production capacity is a necessity. This is especially critical as it is unlikely that all members will possess the resources to be present full-time during the snow free months, and initial construction + agricultural development may be slowed until full-time habitation occurs.

Our Mission

This is a lifeboat. Food security, net-zero living expenses, and deep community resiliency in the face of extreme conditions is our goal.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Sustainability practices
  • Permaculture design
  • Activities
  • Others

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2018
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2025
  • Started living together
  • 1 Total member
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
1

How to join

Email a brief description of yourself, what you can contribute to this venture, why it interests you, and any further details you believe to be relevant.

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

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

Decision-making process

  • Modified Consensus

Generally seek agreement, but have backup methods when consensus isn’t reached.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Conflict resolution approach

To be determined during planning stages.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • There is a one-time fee, investment, or share purchase to join the community separate from accessing housing
  • 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

Join fee: $50000
Regular fees: $1000
Labor: Yes (25 hrs/week)
Community economics to be determined. Primary required contribution will be towards group purchase of land, cost to be divided evenly between all stakeholder units. Ongoing costs include any potential land mortgage & annual property taxes.
Costs associated with purchase of community amenities, such as equipment or agricultural necessities, to be shared evenly among all stakeholders and purchase determined by consensus on utility. Monthly contributions from all members go into community fund for the above purpose.

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

Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Outdoor Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Fire pit, Gym or sports area, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • About once a week

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.)

Substance use culture

  • Substance use occurs primarily at celebrations or ceremonies

Age demographics

  • Mixed adults (few or no children)

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Location

  • BC, Canada

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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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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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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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