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One Community

  • Communities

About the Communities

  • Forming
  • English
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2011

What we do

One Community is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization practicing a philosophy for The Highest Good of All as the foundation for all our decisions. Our purpose is global transformation and our approach is designing and open source free-sharing comprehensive sustainability components so people have access to these resources anywhere in the world.
Please visit our website for complete details on what we are creating, who we are seeking, and how to get involved: https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/

Our Vision

Our vision is to usher in a new age of cooperation, collaboration, and sustainability. We do this by demonstrating what’s possible, open sourcing and free-sharing the blueprints, and making modular or total duplication easy enough, affordable enough, and attractive enough so that positive and sustainable world-change will spread on its own.

Our Mission

Our mission at One Community is to help people create a better world by demonstrating a more sustainable and enriching way of living while open sourcing everything required for replication, making sustainable living easier for individuals, communities, and organizations around the world.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • English
  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Coliving
  • Ecovillage
  • Activities
  • Ecological Restoration
  • Permaculture
  • Property management
  • Farming
  • Construction
  • Education
  • Experiences
  • Networking
  • Services Business
  • Others

Commemorative dates

  • October 10, 2010
  • Started planning

Gallery

  • 5 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Not open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
Total
12

How to join

The process and application details are here: https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/membership/

Basic expectations or agreements for members

See this page: https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/membership/

Primary decision-making authority

  • All Community Members Together

The whole membership decides collectively.

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.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • 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?

Vehicle accessibility

  • It would be easy / doable to live in this community without a car
  • There are one or more community vehicles

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

Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Vehicle Share, 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 all meals

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced

Nature of social activity

  • Social events are common

Community activities and engagement

  • Transition Town (post-petroleum and off-grid communities.)
  • School, Educational Institute or Experience
  • Volunteer, Internship, or Apprenticeship, or WWOOF’ing
  • Neighborhood, Community Housing, or Homeowner's Association
  • Ethical Business, Investment Group, or Alternative Currency
  • Organization, Resource, or Network
  • WWOOF'ing, Guest Farming
  • Festivals, Conferences, Events

Local connectedness

  • We have strong relationships with our local community

Friendliness of people and local government

  • It’s a mix

Pet policy

  • Pets are allowed, with special approval or according to policy

Substance use culture

  • Substance use occurs in peripheral / discrete / only in personal or private spaces

Practiced relationship models

  • Monogamy
  • Polyamory / Open relationships / Ethical Non-Monogamy (ENM)
  • Celibacy
  • Others

Member support features

  • Physical labor expectations tailored to members’ short or long-term physical challenges
  • Spiritual Practices
  • Active Meditation
  • Dancing practices
  • Energy healing
  • Holistic health approaches
  • Meditation
  • Mindfulness
  • Philosophy discussions
  • Qigong
  • Sacred sexuality practices
  • Seasonal celebrations and rituals
  • Tai Chi
  • Yoga

DEI and anti-oppression training

  • Yes, some individuals

This is part of our consensus training

Internal and external practices

  • Organizes trainings and workshops for your members
  • Develops a system for addressing microaggressions

This is part of our consensus training

Level of LGBTQIA+ inclusion

  • Very inclusive - significant LGBTQIA+ representation

Gender composition

  • Roughly balanced (no group over 60%)

Age demographics

  • Mixed adults (few or no children)

Racial / ethnic demographics

  • Some diversity (2-3 different backgrounds)

Socioeconomic and wealth composition

  • Moderately diverse (some economic variety)

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Location

  • California, United States

Needs and Offers

Connecting people and communities through an intentional online marketplace

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  • Real Estate For Sale
1 month ago

3000sf House+Apartment, Rosewind Cohousing, Port Townsend WA

We are a retired couple who are downsizing, still living within the community. We are selling our large, flexible, comfortably rustic house, perfect for a multigenerational household, a family with kids or for 2 separate households. It’s 3000 square feet on 3 levels. The house is on a slope, with 2 main entrances. At one time it housed a large blended family. The current setup is a 2250 square foot, 2 bath main house with a 700 square foot rental apartment, also called an auxiliary dwelling unit (ADU). There is a staircase between the main and lower floor, with a lockable door. If desired, the ADU kitchen can be removed. The main floor has a very large kitchen/dining area, large living room, two small bedrooms, a bathroom with 2 sinks and a shower, a laundry room and a large mudroom. The non-bearing wall between the 2 bedrooms can be removed to turn it back to a single primary bedroom. The top floor has two bedrooms, one of which is primary with a large bright sitting area, and a large open middle area between them (game room, TV room, kids sleeping area, etc.). There is a bathroom with a claw-foot tub, no shower. The lower floor is the ADU, a finished storage area and a stand-up “crawl space“ which is used as a second pantry and storage.Attached to the house there is also a 150 sq ft wood paneled office/hobby space with its own electric and propane lines. Features: – straw bale construction, which is energy-efficient, great sound insulation, and provides a warm, soft, feeling. -very large functional kitchen with a long granite countertop. The dining area fits 10 people. -natural construction, with solid maple floors in the middle and upper level, marmoleum floor in kitchen and oak floor in the lower level. The two small bedrooms have painted wood floors. The doors are all solid wood. -large, functional, low maintenance patio area. Room for a table for eight and an additional sitting area. Propane hook ups for grills and smokers.
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7 months ago

Worktrade Opportunities on Big Island Hawaii

We are continuing our work-trade program at Bridge Hawaii for the right people on this beautiful 86-acre land located along the Hāmākua Coast. Ideally, we want to host those individuals who can help with the garden and who can support with build projects for up to a 3 month stay. This work-trade would include lodging, food staples, community kitchen, running hot water showers, off-grid electricity, and laundry. There is access to high speed wi-fi. We often have a car that can be reserved. We also have full bar signal strength with Verizon cellphone service. We have about 2 acres of permaculture garden that needs to be cared for including; weeding, planting, picking up mulch, some tree trimming, ect. We are currently in a building stage on the land. We have a few current grant projects we are working on and some build projects that are underway. We are an intentional community with about 8 permanent residents. There are rescue dairy cows, mini cows, mini donkeys, horses, a donkey, cats, dogs, and active bee hives. We are a drug and alcohol “free” space. A glass of wine or beer with dinner is fine, but absolutely no day drinking or parties. We have a meditation temple and many waterfall pools that are wonderful for swimming. Close to some of the nicest beaches on island. We have snorkeling gear and a kayak. Since this is an animal sanctuary, we limit the consumption of meat on the land. Fish, eggs, honey, and dairy are fine. Let me know if you’re interested by sending an email or text for our application. Maomi (801) 623-0738 ma***@*****************ii.com

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