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Our SAGE Community Project

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About the Communities

  • Forming
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2019

What we do

CURRENTLY SEEKING 5 PEOPLE/FAMILIES TO SERVE AS THE FOUNDERS GROUP TO SET-UP THE INITIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE TOGETHER. WE ARE ALSO IN NEED OF INVESTORS TO GET STARTED.
Our SAGE Community Project is about starting from scratch to build a sustainable, eco-friendly and modern village whose goal it is to collaborate, communicate, educate and ultimately build the village of the future. The time is now and everyone knows it. We feel it in our bones and in our souls. Weather you call it evolution, healing the earth, ascension, a better way to live, a sustainable planetary future this is it. It’s time we the people take the next step. Our SAGE Community project is about learning and doing together to make our visions of the next phase a realty. Our vision currently has five main values in which all our investments and projects will align with. These are:
Sustainability: To heal ourselves we must also heal our planet and eco-systems.
Abundance: The universe provides more than enough for everyone.
Global Outreach: As we build and grow and learn we want to collaborate globally for what works and what doesn’t. We have the technology to do this, and if we work together we are strong.
Enjoyment: What ever happened to just plain fun? Isn’t that what we crave when we crave community? Enjoying our selves and our friends is what its all about.
Community: Nurturing our village and our relationships and getting closer again is important, and we want to remember how together. Weather it’s your neighbors next door, or your neighbors across the continent.
We are currently seeking to form the leadership team and pioneers of the community in which we envision a total of five people/couples/families starting out on a piece of land in Tennessee. We have secured 50 Acres of land in Van Buren County. Approximately 6 acres are sort of cleared (needs to be cleaned up) and 44 acres we would like to remain forested. At this time it just my husband and I. We are eager to meet some potential leadership candidates and are excited to hear your input as well.

Our Mission

It is our mission to join the collective consciousness and propel our evolution to the next phase of humanity, harmony and healing by building a working model of the way communities can live together in balance with each other, the earth, animals and other beings. We will strive to collect knowledge and project education as a means to facilitate our objectives on the global arena.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Coliving
  • Ecovillage
  • Sustainability practices
  • Permaculture design
  • Activities
  • Farming
  • Education
  • Experiences
  • Networking
  • Others

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2019
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2021
  • Started living together
  • 2 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
2

Basic expectations or agreements for members

We have secured land. Ideas and help with construction and next steps are needed. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at in**@**************ty.com or call or text me at 657-243-4098 to get in touch

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

We’ve never done this before, so although our research into what Sociocracy means seems like a good fit initially, we are open to working through the specific leadership approach with the core 5 leaders we are looking for.

Economic model

  • Partial Income-Sharing

Members contribute a percentage of income to community funds.

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

Additional economic information

Join fee: Yes
Regular fees: Yes
Labor: Yes
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed
Our vision is that we utilize the resources of the land, structures and human talent to start and build multiple small businesses and income streams while working toward self reliance in our small community. We do not have a hard dollar amount it will take to invest in the initial housing and startups, and are willing to consider more than just dollars as an investment. This is something that will be discussed with the core leadership group we are forming so we can all decide together.

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, Hot tub or hot springs, Outdoor Kitchen, Large Scale Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Stage or Auditorium, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Recreational vehicles, Gym or sports area, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • Approximately 1 meal per day

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced

Dietary type

  • Kosher Only

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
  • Organization, Resource, or Network
  • WWOOF'ing, Guest Farming
  • Festivals, Conferences, Events

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure
  • Substance use occurs primarily at celebrations or ceremonies

Gender composition

  • Roughly balanced (no group over 60%)

Age demographics

  • Mixed adults (few or no children)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a single individual, couple, or Family Trust

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Sustainability approach

  • Permaculture design

Land practices in our community

  • The community practices permaculture

Energy sources used

  • Wind
  • Photovoltaic Solar
  • Hydro

Food systems

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

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Location

  • Tennessee, United States

Our SAGE Community Project

Needs and Offers

Offer
  • Real Estate For Sale
2 months ago

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