Ecovilla Gaia

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 1992

What we do

Gaia Argentina is a pioneer ecovillage project with permaculture basis, in development since 1996, in a rural area 120km from Buenos Aires.
Gaia functions as a living and learning center, and has been sharing information and inspiration for permaculture projects and ecovillage development in the southern region and farther.
Over the years of permaculture design gave us a place with a unique scenery of beauty and abundancy, generator of food and other resources. All of this is built around natural houses that give this place a special feeling for its architectonic style based in the harmony of the clay-based forms.
To get a better connection between the habitational spaces and nature, Amanecer Condominium is the home of 35 exclusive parcels in a plot of 9 hectares.
Here you could join a place with possibilities for people of all ages, enjoying a multigenerational and multicultural environment.
The Amanecer Condominium allows the members to generate their own income as it counts with several productive projects, such as:
Rent of the auditorium/salon with food service.
Guided visits and lunches to the general public.
Guided visits for student groups, from elementary school to universities.
Courses and seminars.
Production of fruits, vegetables, wood, bamboo, wood and seeds.
Member will also be able to start new productive or service ventures that they’d like to develop using the facilities and the common zones.
Those who use their house for weekends or don’t use them for a period of time, can also rent them, or through our booking central, house students and visitors, earning revenue for this. If your lot holds a hostel apart from the house, this can also join the same booking system.
Amanecer produces it’s own electricity through wind turbines and solar panels.
Besides of the private plot, members are able to use the next co-ownership places:
Auditorium for 130 people with complementary rooms of reception, store, office and kids playroom.
Community center with industrial kitchen, dining room for 100 people, pantry and internal storeroom.
External storeroom
Building and kids playroom
Showers with laundry center
Sheds and workshops
Greenhouse
Native species forest, forest of number species and fruit forest.
Orchads
Irrigation network
And several commodities to have lunch/dinner to be in fresh air.

Our Mission

Living, community and Permaculture

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Ecovillage
  • Sustainability practices
  • Renewable energy systems
  • Permaculture design
  • Activities
  • Property management
  • Services Business

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 1992
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 1996
  • Started living together
  • 90 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Not open to visitors
Total
150

How to join

Contact us in**@******rg.ar for information about available houses or lots.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

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Primary decision-making authority

  • All Community Members Together

The whole membership decides collectively.

Decision-making process

  • Majority Vote

More than 50% agreement needed.

Governance structure

  • Representative/Democratic

Members elect leaders who make decisions within defined roles.

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: $26000
Regular fees: $10
Labor: Encouraged or suggested (0 hrs/week)
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed

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

Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Outdoor Kitchen, Large Scale Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Stage or Auditorium, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • 2-5 times per week

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced

Dietary type

  • Vegetarian Only

Dietary restriction

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

Community activities and engagement

  • Neighborhood, Community Housing, or Homeowner's Association
  • Ethical Business, Investment Group, or Alternative Currency

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure

Gender composition

  • Roughly balanced (no group over 60%)

Age demographics

  • Family-focused (many children and parents)

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.

Community type

  • Cohousing

    Private homes with shared common facilities, designed for neighborly
    interaction while maintaining independence.

  • Ecovillage

    Integrated communities designed around ecological principles with sustainable living practices.

Sustainability approach

  • Renewable energy systems
  • Permaculture design

Land practices in our community

  • The community practices permaculture

Self-produced energy

  • Over 66%

Energy sources used

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

Self-produced food

  • 33 - 66%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • 33 - 66%

Food systems

  • Community garden
  • Greenhouse / aquaponics
  • Land area size
    20 hectares

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Location

  • Buenos Aires, Argentina

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