We are a community focused on putting an end to unnecessary suffering. We believe in teaching people to fish, rather than providing it. Our goal is to create a community through teaching people how to grow their own food, build their own homes, live in harmony with nature and be healthy. We know this to be a truly sustainable path to empowering and enabling people to secure the healthy and happy futures they deserve. Our plan is to gradually build up the infrastructure so we can help former foster youth, immigrants, refugees, homeless individuals/families and domestic violence victims. We provide hands on education for building cabins, growing food, eating in a way that prevents disease, stress relief and living sustainably, a place to stay and an environment where they can thrive.
At the moment we have six dry cabins, a communal kitchen/shower, a greenhouse and a fenced in area for our food forest. Currently, we are focusing on expanding our garden beds in the greenhouse, caring for the food forest, rescuing an abandoned macadamia nut orchard, caring for our dogs, cats, horses and chickens, thinking about projects that can focus on green/renewable energy and amping up our social media presence. We are using, hydroponic permaculture and agroforestry concepts. Soil health is a priority when growing food and caring for the land. In the future we’ll build more cabins and a second kitchen/hangout area. Volunteers and community members will get to learn how to make garden beds from scratch, harvest, plant, compost, soil health, care of trees, how to live self-sufficiently, and how to start a farm from the ground up. Maybe even get to learn how to build a cabin!
Long term stays are preferred as we invest a lot of time and energy into training the right people. There will be a probation period as you must have a work ethic that flows with ours. Skills are not required, but ambition is the key to being here. If you are not more ambitious than most then this will not be a good fit for either of us. We are not looking for an average helper, volunteer or community member. In general people are infinitely more capable than they are willing to apply themselves and we want to help bring out your best as it will help us bring ours. In return you will be provided with your own off-grid cabin, food, a surfboard, kayaks, snorkel gear, our love, appreciation and getting in on the ground floor of a project that will empower the less fortunate to help themselves. You will also get a car or a ride somewhere to see the sights once a week as we are in a bit of a remote location.
We will provide healthy staples for your breakfast and dinner. Lunch is communal. We provide a plant based whole food lunch. A long-term volunteer loves to cook this way and if she is not cooking, we would love for you to try to cook a healthy lunch full of whole, unprocessed foods! We believe in our health and the health of the planet. Therefore, we discourage processed foods on the property and do not use chemicals (this includes personal care products; please no fragrances!). You will share a kitchen, shower, composting toilet and living room with us so please know that we keep a clean common area and trust our volunteers and community members will treat our space with respect. Let’s be the best version of ourselves!
The property is located in a small town 30 minutes South of Hilo called Kurtistown. This is about 3.5 miles to the nearest bus station.
Helping those in need to help themselves.
Our main focus is helping foster youth as the age out of the system, while building a sustainable, off-grid community.
Email conversation. Questionnaire for you to fill out. Video chat. If we decide to welcome you, it will be under a probationary period to make sure we are all a good fit for each other.
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One person or partnership has ultimate authority.
Generally seek agreement, but have backup methods when consensus isn’t reached.
Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Labor: Yes (30 hrs/week)
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed
Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Large Scale Kitchen, Fire pit, Internet
Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.
Private homes with shared common facilities, designed for neighborly
interaction while maintaining independence.
Integrated communities designed around ecological principles with sustainable living practices.
Communal living with shared resources, property, and often income or work responsibilities
Geographically close groups of independently-owned homes whose residents actively cultivate community relationships and shared values.
Residential communities focused on providing space for meditation, spiritual practice, and personal growth retreats.
A residential project: people live here as their primary home.
An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).
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