Regenerative Cooperative of Pomona (Regen)

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • Ecological
  • Suburban

Founding year

  • 1999

What we do

The Regenerative Co-op of Pomona, Regen, is an intentional community located in a quiet suburb east of Los Angeles. Founded by graduates of Cal Poly Pomona’s Center for Regenerative Studies in 1999, we strive to incorporate sustainable and regenerative principles in our urban/suburban environment.
The food in the co-op is vegan/vegetarian, although the co-op includes residents who are non-vegetarian away from home. We have community meals 5 nights a week and always include a vegan option. We use solar power, maintain a gray water system, edible landscaping and organic gardening. Community decisions are consensed upon during our monthly community meetings.
We organize a Sustainability Seminar every Spring with workshops and speakers on topics from solar power and making bio-diesel to activism and social justice. In addition we host various workshops of social and environmental interests as well as skill shares throughout the year.
Currently we can accommodate approximately 30 residents distributed among four homes. Some of us are active in local peace and environmental issues; others are not. We have had residents from as far away as Germany and as local as Orange County. We are organizers, teachers, technicians, students, business people, philosophers, artists, and many other things. Most members are students or recent graduates of various local colleges. We do have openings from time to time. If you are interested in applying please contact us about openings.

Our Mission

The Pomona Regenerative Cooperative seeks to establish, develop, and maintain viable, community-friendly, environmentally-oriented shared-housing. We understand environmentalism to include the pursuit of ecological, economic, racial, gender, and social justice.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Coliving
  • Ecovillage
  • Intentional Neighborhoods
  • Sustainability practices
  • Renewable energy systems
  • Regenerative agriculture or permaculture

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 1999
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 1999
  • Started living together
  • 22 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
22

How to join

Our process to become a resident member involves two visits to the co-op, both including a vegetarian dinner. The first visit is informal, involving a tour followed by dinner time to meet some current members and interact casually. The second visit has a more formal interview where both we and the applicant ask questions to get to know if we are a good fit, after which the community comes to a consensus on the applicant’s acceptance. Applicants are notified 48 hours after the community’s decision.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Visits can be arranged around our regular shared meals (weeknight dinners) or short tours during the day. We do not offer overnight-stay visits.
To arrange a visit, please reach out to our Housing Coordinator at re*********@***il.com.

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

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

Decision-making process

  • Full Consensus

Everyone must agree before moving forward.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • 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

Regular fees: Yes
Labor: Yes
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed
Resident members contribute to a house-level food fund for shared food staples that most, if not all, house-members use. Residents of the same house may also decide to chip-in for some shared house projects or items (e.g. a printer and ink).
On a community level, members are expected to contribute monetarily to our two annual events; monetary contribution is on average $15 per event.

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

Common House, Garden(s), Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Fire pit, Gym or sports area, 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

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure
  • Substance use is prohibited in the community

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

  • Suburban

Residential areas outside city centers but within metropolitan regions.

Community type

  • Coliving

    Shared living spaces with private bedrooms/bathrooms and communal
    kitchens, dining, and social areas.

  • Ecovillage

    Integrated communities designed around ecological principles with sustainable living practices.

  • Intentional Neighborhoods

    Geographically close groups of independently-owned homes whose residents actively cultivate community relationships and shared values.

Sustainability approach

  • Renewable energy systems
  • Regenerative agriculture or permaculture

Self-produced energy

  • 33 - 66%

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • 33 - 66%

Food systems

  • Community garden

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Location

  • California, United States

Regenerative Cooperative of Pomona (Regen)

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