The Balangoda Restoration Project is located in a rural, ecologically significant landscape in the Sabaragamuwa region of Sri Lanka, near the foothills of the country’s central rainforest belt. The surrounding communities are primarily smallholder farming families whose livelihoods depend on tea cultivation, home gardens, and seasonal agricultural work. Type of Living Situation
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City: Balangoda
State:
Zip: 110011
Contact Email: sajwijesingha@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 94777771348
Contact Name: Saj
The local population maintains strong community ties and a culture of cooperation, with regular involvement in shared agricultural activities, village development efforts, and cultural or religious gatherings. While the area remains relatively rural and less industrialized, it is socially stable and community-oriented.
The project is embedded within a broader landscape connected to important watershed systems and forest ecosystems. Local engagement is an essential part of the restoration work, and collaboration with nearby households, schools, and community groups is encouraged as part of long-term ecological recovery efforts.
Volunteers will have opportunities to interact with local residents in a respectful, structured environment focused on environmental restoration, knowledge exchange, and community-based conservation.
Accommodation is simple, rural, and volunteer-focused. Participants are hosted in shared housing facilities located close to the project site. Living conditions are basic but adequate for short- to medium-term stays.
Facilities typically include shared rooms, communal kitchen space, and shared bathroom facilities. Electricity and clean drinking water are available. Internet access may be limited or intermittent depending on location.
The lifestyle is quiet and nature-oriented, reflecting the rural setting. Volunteers should expect early starts, outdoor field activities, and a low-impact living environment. Meals are generally locally prepared and based on Sri Lankan cuisine.
Transport to field sites is organized by the project where necessary.
Living conditions are designed to support immersion in the local environment while maintaining practical comfort for volunteer participation.
Nörd Commons is a forming cohousing community in the Twin Cities metro, created by people who want more than just a house—they want real connection. We envision privately owned homes thoughtfully clustered around shared green space and a welcoming common house, designed to support both meaningful relationships and personal privacy. This is a professionally led development. Our community is supported by an established Community Coordinator to keep membership strong and engaged, alongside nationally recognized cohousing consultant Katie McCamant. Development is guided by Urban Development + Partners (UD+P), ensuring the project stays financially sound and on track. Architectural design will be led by Bryan Bowen of Caddis Architects, bringing deep cohousing experience to the site and home design. We are still shaping who we will become—and that’s part of the invitation. Nörd Commons is for those who want to help co-create a neighborhood rooted in mutual support, shared responsibility, and everyday connection. If you’re curious about living more intentionally and building community from the ground up, we’d love to explore it with you.
Website: https://www.nordcommons.com
City: Minneapolis
State: Minnesota
Zip: 55447
Contact Email: live@nordcommons.com
Contact Phone: (612) 482-9605
Contact Name: Nord Commons/Christina Marshall/Karen Boles
We are a small group of queer individuals from around the world with a shared dream – creating a vibrant, interdependent queer affirming, feminist eco-community rooted in connection, care, and co-creation—a space where we live in alignment with our values, in solidarity with one another, and in harmony with nature and the people & culture around us.
Website: https://queerlivingmexico.wixsite.com/queerfeministeco
City: Col. Centro Ajijic cp 45920
State:
Zip: 45920
Contact Email: piercejboulet@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Pierce J Boulet
What began as a dream for intentional living is now a reality in motion. During the past year we have formed a core group of founding members, and began laying the groundwork for the community with a Shared Vision and Operating Agreements.
We have identified a couple of potential properties, one in Amealco, Queretaro and one in San, Juan, Cosalá, Jalisco.
We are looking for a few more founding members to join our circle. If our values speak to you, we’d love to build this home together. Please reach out!
We’re building a vibrant community in Greater Victoria, BC where residents mutually support one another, preserving independence and nourishing social connections. The six storey apartment building will feature common areas on the first floor with a large kitchen and many gathering spaces. The private units will be on floors two through six. The sixth floor will feature a common balcony as well as two guest rooms. There will be 34 units with a mix of one, two and three bedroom units. Common space on every floor. Parking will be EV ready as well on-site car share. Lots of bicycle parking as well as a planned bike share. The exterior will include open spaces for gardening, gathering and connecting within and outside the community. We are close to all schools (kindergarten to high school), lots of parks, ten minute walk to the oceanfront, direct access to bicycle pathways connecting the Southern Vancouver Island as well as bus transportation just outside our front door.
Website: https://www.evcohousing.ca
City: Victoria
State:
Zip: V8R 6N4
Contact Email: info@evcohousing.ca
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Jill Marchand
Autonomy in Community Rare is the opportunity that you get to create your neighborhood, to choose your family, to build your tribe. What does “home” look like to you? Is it a tiny home? Yurt? Something more traditional? The vision is individual times. Your private space. With personality. Within a community. With common areas where if you wanted company and conversation you could go sit with a cup of coffee or tea. Adult beverage? What would you create? Who would your neighbors be? We build it together. In cooperation. This is not just housing. This is home. This is family. It is sustainable. It is resilient. It is a lifeboat. It is an island of coherence in an increasingly incoherent world. Come join our team. We’re pursuing a “Form OUR Team, Build OUR Dream, Buy OUR Property” approach.
Website: http://www.somopnw.wordpress.com
City: Independence
State: Oregon
Zip: Oregon
Contact Email: aslaird@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Cynthia Blackshear
VOLAR Intentional Cooperative Community is built for members to support one another while also engaging in the broader work of social change grounded in spiritual development. This cooperative housing opportunity focuses on shared living, community engagement, and personal development. Residents support one another and participate in collective decision-making and community-oriented activities.
Website: https://www.volar.site/general-8
City: Baltimore
State: Maryland
Zip: 21202
Contact Email: volar018@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: M. Gomez
Holding vision for a community centered around the needs of mothers who are also artists. Others may be welcome, however, this is the group whose needs will be prioritized.
Website:
City: Falls Church
State: Virginia
Zip: 22041-2715
Contact Email: courtney.dowe@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 2022211173
Contact Name: Courtney Dowe
Rent based shared housing. Democratic, weekly meetings, non religious and apolitical. I am the founder, an addict in recovery. I went through a self run sober living and thought the model had some mileage with ‘regular’ people. I think it has the possibility to introduce community in a practical and affordable way. Equal rent among members, utilities and household essentials included. Profits go towards household modifications, unity events and opening more houses.
Website: http://www.veldthouse.com
City: albuquerque
State: New Mexico
Zip: 87111
Contact Email: veldthouse@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 7197250734
Contact Name: Daniel
We aim to be a village of diverse, multi-generational neighbors living in private homes within a shared communal space held in a land trust. We are looking for a low EMF property that has a water source and can be developed into food forests, open spaces and multi-use structures. We plan on growing as much food as we can and providing other goods while also utilizing the extended community for goods and services we cannot provide. The community is guided by a council women who will, with input of community members, provide written agreements, mediation and problem solving and vetting of potential members.
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City: Mount Vernon
State: Ohio
Zip: 43050
Contact Email: Hearingheartholistic@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Willow McClellan
Single family detached homes within walking distance of Citrus Glen Elementary School. Walking to the bus on Telephone Road or bicycling on neighborhood streets that feed easily into class 1 bike paths is easy here. If you like to drive, traffic here is very calm and convenient. Recreational walking and olympic-sized pool and playing fields are located within an easily walkable mile or two. Shopping via bicycle or car is easy and convenient at a wide variety of stores within bicycling distance. Families can choose from a variety of middle and high schools in Ventura Unified School District as well as a variety of private schools in the area. We grow fresh vegetables in back yards here year-round and enjoy fruit from cherimoya, loquat, strawberry guava, pineapple guava, mulberry, fig, apple, and pomegranate trees. Staycations are definitely viable fun here, as our weather is wonderful year round and it takes about 10 minutes to drive to the beach on highways 126 or 101. Riding bus from here to Santa Barbara Airport is quite feasible and inexpensive if you want to fly. We appreciate and strive to achieve clean indoor and outdoor air here and we love to help our local native birds. Please email George to schedule an appointment to learn more about homes for sale and how to get involved. Although George is a licensed real estate broker in California, he is not representing any of the homes which are about to go on the market.
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City: Ventura
State: California
Zip: 93004
Contact Email: nauglesrce@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: G. Naugles
Moonrise Meadow Collective is a forming women-led spiritual eco commune focused on permaculture, ethical land stewardship, connection to nature, feminism, working towards food/energy sovereignty, spiritual growth, radical honesty, mutual aid, collective support, and holistic healing with an emphasis on healing trauma together as a group. Our focus is on women, but we are a safe haven and affirming space for queer folks, non-binary folks, LGBT+ folks, polyamorus folks, BIPOC folks, trauma survivors, abuse survivors, and other marginalized groups. Bigotry is never welcome here. As of 2026, we are newly forming on 11 acres of meadow, forest, hills, and marsh with 1 established house that is shared communally. We are starting a garden, and laying plans for solar panels, permaculture, communal space improvements, and more. In our home, we have a Sacred Space room for spiritual ceremonies, meditation, yoga, and group trauma healing. Our goal for the next 3-5 years is to use our current land and home as an experimental communal living project in which we all grow/heal together, learn to be good stewards of the land, learn from each other, and find a core group that will continue the mission in the next phase. Our 5-10 year goal is to purchase 100+ acres in northern Michigan and begin a new chapter there with eco buildings (cob, earth bag, earth ship), more communal spaces, a spiritual retreat center, more eco-friendly agriculture, energy sovereignty, and food sovereignty. What Guides Us: The deep mission is to break cyclesof intergenerational pain/trauma by actively reconnecting the body, mind and spirit to the land. It’s about using the physical labor of permaculture/regenerative agriculture and the vulnerability of radical honesty as tools to rewire our nervous systems away from survival mode and into a state of shared feminine power. We are a laboratory for Cosmic Feminism in action. The true goal is to physically and spiritually embody the balance of feminine energy that the world lacks right now, using the seasons, the soil, and the safety of the group for that transformation. Our spirituality is not dogmatic. We focus on the universal connection of energy that all of us have equal access to and equal responsibility to care for and nurture within our own healing journeys. We believe in the conscious rebraiding of spirit, body, and mind that modern society has systematically forced to split apart and fray.
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City: Perry
State: Michigan
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Contact Email: moonrisemeadow@proton.me
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Forming within Park Lane Towers (a 180-unit residential landmark in the heart of Fort Collins, Colorado.), Sovereign Commons is an enclave that integrates our individual Sovereignty, a deep respect for personal freedom and solitude, with the Commons, where shared time, space and skills are maintained through mindful stewardship as an act of service to the whole. The vision is a distributed community of purpose-driven neighbors spread across the buildings: people who want to share daily life, creative work, and mutual mentorship without giving up the privacy or independence of their own home. The project is founded by a former international educator (elementary school, secondary art, and ESL) and long-time digital nomad who spent a decade preparing for this: yoga teacher training and ecovillage design education in India, a cross-country bus tour of over 25 intentional communities across the USA, training in Nonviolent Communication, Restorative Justice Circling, and Authentic Relating, and deep study in the Enneagram, integral theory, and emotional intelligence. The community is ‘high-connection, low-maintenance.’ By nesting within an established building, we outsource the friction of property maintenance to free our collective bandwidth for Seva —the yoga of selfless service. By tackling daily necessities like cooking, cleaning, and errands together, we create a structure of mutual accountability and operational efficiency that transforms these tasks into mindful rituals, reclaiming our time for deep creativity, wellness, and mutual support in our personal and professional development Daily life is organized around three rhythms: Me-Time (deep solo work and rest), We-Time (shared co-working, meals, and a daily “head and heart” masterminds using Restorative Justice Circling), and Free-Time (personal evenings and community events). The schedule is a starting point, not a rule — long-term residents and owners are encouraged to design their own household rhythms. We welcome remote professionals, digital nomads, educators, artists, meditators, social entrepreneurs, and retirees who want a grounded urban home base — people who value emotional intelligence, honest conversation, and the quiet productivity of working alongside others who share their values. The community is currently forming, with one condo owned by the founder (with space for 1-2 renters/volunteers), two units available for annual lease, and six units for sale to prospective co-founding owners. Non-resident membership and virtual participation are also welcome.
Website:
City: Fort Collins
State: Colorado
Zip: 80521
Contact Email: eric@ericvikjohnson.com
Contact Phone: 9708148781
Contact Name: Eric Johnson
Mermaid Avenue is an intentional farming community for individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families. We will not only provide support for the families on the land, but also the larger disabled community in the area. We would also aim to provide arts and mutual aid initiatives within the greater community. Our farm would be an ecovillage that incorporates aspects of permaculture and optimizes sustainability. We would have a large biodynamic vegetable/herb garden where we will grow produce for residents of the land and also offer fresh produce through our own food pantry, farmer’s markets, or prearranged community initiatives (shelters, group homes, schools, etc.). (Note: Biodynamic farms aspire to generate their own fertility through composting, integrating animals, cover cropping, and crop rotation. It is a system of farming that follows a sustainable, holistic approach which uses only organic, usually locally-sourced materials for fertilizing and soil conditioning, views the farm as a closed, diversified ecosystem, and often bases farming activities on lunar cycles”.) In addition to farming, we would offer additional opportunities for neurodivergent individuals to learn, build skills, socialize and receive support during the day. K-12 students would be offered an alternative schooling option – think “free school”, “Sudbury method”, or “Waldorf method”. Adult members would visit “stations” throughout the day (i.e. farm, arts, weaving, music, nature walks, etc.). The idea would be that the K-12 residents would graduate to the adult program and move into on-site independent cohousing with other neurodivergent folks and develop skills for independent living. The independent living house would be staffed by volunteers and/or a householder or full time caregiver. Families on the land will have their own housing but there will also be a shared community building/kitchen where shared meals will happen. Community will also be open to members who will serve as supplemental staff to assist families and help facilitate day programs. Child care would be a communal responsibility and self care (especially for parents and caregivers) would be a priority. *We are currently in the planning stages of this community and are seeking other families with neurodivergent members who seek to create community with other likeminded families. We currently do not have a location yet, but aim to stay in the New England/Midatlantic area. Feel free to reach out if any of this resonates!
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City: Cambridge
State: Vermont
Zip:
Contact Email: thziegler1@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Trevor
At Avalon Community Cooperative we share a 7 bedroom house with a communal kitchen, living room, and bath rooms as well as a tiny home that shares our bathrooms and kitchen. Our house is on a double plot that has been a food forest for the past decade and we are working on cultivating the food forest and adding a garden that will be open to the neighborhood for picking, planning, planting, and tending. We have a young family living here and aim to be a family friendly coliving space for years to come. We take turns cooking house dinner every night, share a food budget for communal groceries, and all contribute to a common purse for home maintenance, utilities, and house supplies. We help govern the Land Trust that owns the house alongside the organization’s board of directors and house residents have full control over the resident bank account. We govern our house through weekly house meetings using a consensus-based democratic model. We are part of the broader Bloomington cooperative scene that includes 5 other houses under a different co-operative organization (Bloomington Cooperative Living) but with close social and structural ties. Half of the founding cohort of Avalon comes from Bloomington Cooperative Living. There is also a greenhouse down the black that we help tend, an informal co-living house with a large garden in the back 2 blocks away, and a neighborhood center a 10-minute walk from us that several of us are very involved with. We see ourselves as embedded in a larger co-operative ecosystem here in Bloomington and want to be a part of growing the projects that enmesh our lives with those of our neighbors.
Website: http://avaloncommunitylandtrust.com
City: Bloomington
State: Indiana
Zip: 47404
Contact Email: avaloncommunitylandtrust@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 6093755636
Contact Name: Liz
OUR LIFE IS A CEREMONY * SERVICE IS OUR MEDICINE This is sacred ground. Not because we declare it so, but because it has been held as such by the Ancient Apus is an intentional community, ecovillage, retreat center, and ashram dedicated to We are not tourists. We are not colonizers. We are guests on this land, invited through nearly 17 Ancient Apus is co-created through four interconnected elements: Together: a thriving ecosystem of service, healing, growth, and shared life. Ancient Apus calls to those seeking:
Website: http://www.AncientApus.com%20(Launching%20May%2015th,%202026)
City: Pisac, Cusco Region
State:
Zip: 08105
Contact Email: amistadsagrada@gmail.com
Contact Phone: +1408-898-7011
Contact Name: (Sanan) David Reid
We live in the Sacred Valley of Peru, in the Andean district of San Salvador, 25 minutes from the
pueblo of Pisaq, at the base of Pachatusan—“The one that holds the world,” designated a National
Cultural Heritage site in 2009. Here, six hectares of rich, fertile soil are nourished by pure mountain
water. Our neighbors are the indigenous community of Huanca, and we are surrounded by ancient
apus—sacred mountains that have witnessed ceremonies, prayers, and sustainable living for
thousands of years.
Quechua people since time immemorial. We walk lightly here, with reverence for those who came
before and responsibility to those who will come after.
sustainable living, spiritual practice, and service to indigenous communities. We are building
something rare in the modern world: a place where people live in harmony with the land, with each
other, and with the wisdom of traditional Andean culture.
years of continuous service by our nonprofit, Amistad Sagrada, which supports local Quechua
communities in education, health, and cultural preservation. This work is sacred reciprocity—
relationship built over years of consistent presence and care. Our vision holder, Sanan, has lived a
life of service in Pisaq since 2009. This deep, reciprocal relationship forms our foundation—not
as charity, but as mutual commitment.
The Ecovillage: Our residential heart, where members live, grow food, raise families, and build
lasting relationships through permaculture, natural building, and shared community spaces.
Amistad Sagrada: Our service arm, honoring our commitment to indigenous neighbors
through education and cultural preservation.
The Mountain Sanctuary: A retreat center offering transformational healing, personal
awakening, and opportunities for meaningful service.
SanAshram: A spiritual practice hub where service, sustainability, and spirituality merge.
Our way of life is rooted in:
Spiritual openness, honoring Andean cosmology while welcoming diverse paths
Conscious substance use, with plant medicines reserved for ceremonial contexts
Collaborative governance through sociocracy and consent-based decision-making
Relational depth, with direct communication and honest conflict resolution
Ecological regeneration via permaculture, renewable systems, and natural building
Multi-generational living, welcoming families, children, and elders
Community Land Trust stewardship, ensuring land is held in trust for future generations
Own your land, build your homestead, be part of a next-generation ecovillage in the Sacred Valley.
Shared infrastructure includes permaculture gardens, greenhouses, a healing temple, a school for
children, animal husbandry, a kitchen and dining temple, a natural medicine clinic, and more—
welcoming your unique path, diet, spirituality, and gifts.
We invite you to join us—those who believe another way of living is possible, where service and
growth, community and autonomy, spirituality and sustainability become one integrated life.
A life rooted in purpose and connection
Service to something larger than themselves
Sustainable living integrated with spiritual practice
Community that honors both autonomy and shared vision
Deep relationship with the earth and indigenous wisdom
This Vision Document is our invitation and our commitment. We are in our founding phase (2026),
developing land, infrastructure, and agreements. This is a rare opportunity to co-create culture and
build from the ground up.
Welcome to Ancient Apus—Rooted in the Sacred Valley, Growing in Service, Thriving in Community…Together.
Hello! We are currently four people who live on a 7-acre property at the edge of the village of Trumansburg, in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. On the land there’s a large 4-bedroom farmhouse and two small cabins (one is off-grid). Currently we are looking for more people to live here and become involved in our community, with a particular focus on working with the land and developing more housing spaces (especially using natural building techniques). The community formed in 2017 with a focus on Permaculture, gardening and farming. One of the key community members left in 2023, and the focus shifted to become more about personal growth, spirituality (we each follow different paths), and reverence for all life. That shift was necessary for long term sustainability. Our aim now is to co-create the kind of world we want to live in, starting with a foundation of joy, deep reverence and generosity of spirit. In 2026 the gardening and Permaculture are coming back to the forefront, and our large garden is taking shape! The land itself is a lovely mix of open and wooded areas (cultivated and wild areas) nestled at the edge of a vibrant small village. We have some peach trees and other baby fruit trees (plums, apricots, Asian pears), hazelnuts, elderberries, currants and lots of wild berries for foraging. Our large garden is ripe for expansion, and we hope to have chickens again next spring. There’s a clean pond for swimming at the back of the property, and a corner of the land runs along Trumansburg Creek. Across the creek is a public natural area that’s great for exploring the woods. The property is within walking distance of the Farmers Market, Gimme Coffee, Main St. Market, and several restaurants and other fun shops. There are four of us in the household: Eva (the landowner) is a vibrant woman in her prime and a keen meditator who loves to garden and walk in nature. Shelly is a heart-centered being who loves cooking nourishing foods. She is interested in alternative medicine, fermenting, and building community. Nina has a deep love of the arts. She writes songs, meditates, and works as a teacher. Kat is a warm, playful and creative being that is into recovery, food rescue, and connection. Three of the four of us have lived together for 2 years. The main house is the center of our activities, with a large kitchen where we enjoy cooking and sharing healthy meals and preserving foods. There’s a cob pizza oven in the back yard, and we love to invite friends and neighbors over for pizza night. Currently there’s one vegetarian and three omnivores in the household. We have a food fund that everyone contributes to monthly for purchasing shared staple foods, like rice, beans, oils, etc. Sometimes we buy big bags of veggies to share – locally and organically grown. We have a rotating system for how we share housework. In the winter we like to gather around our wood stove, which means there’s kindling to be gathered and firewood to cut ourselves or purchase collectively. There’s also a far infrared sauna in the house! We like to live with people who practice mindfulness, have an open mind, and are committed to living in community. We value deep listening, honest discussion, and a caring attitude. Each of us has a spiritual focus, and we strive to support each other in our practices and our well-being. The world is so intense these days and living with others who share some basic values around mindfulness, compassion, joyful living and interbeing is a very grounding experience! One of our guiding principles is something Charles Eisenstein wrote about Reverence – carrying the awareness that we are all sacred beings (https://charleseisenstein.org/essays/we-can-do-better-than-this/). It provides a good idea of what we are striving for in our little community. We have one indoor/outdoor cat, Cleo, who is about 3 years old. She’s both cuddly and rambunctious, and has an amazing variety of vocal expressions! We are open to adding another pet to the land, as long as they are a good match. Currently the rooms and cabins are rented out to community members by the landowner, who very much wants to figure out a way for long-term community members to gain equity in the land. We welcome conversations with other communities about ways to make that happen in this ownership-focused world.
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City: Trumansburg
State: New York
Zip: 14886
Contact Email: evasparadigm@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 6073277488
Contact Name: Eva Hunter
Looking for fellow spiritual travelers that seek part or fulltime community of like minded people in or near Western Canada. Ideally we would have respect for all spiritual traditions and be well along our own journey and path. You are welcome to come live here to see if a longer term situation might be an option. I practice the teachings of Dr. David Hawkins. He describes his path as ‘devotional non-duality’. This path may be practiced within any spiritual context. I am a ‘mind/body’ therapist trained in Hakomi and other disciplines. I have lived in ashrams and monasteries, taught yoga, travelled the world, and immerse myself in the wilderness when ever possible. I live in a rural area, on a river, surrounded by mountainous crown land. There are limitless recreational activities here, with very few people around. I hike/bike/snowshoe year round. I caretake the land and do not own it. I have been here almost 20 years and have a dog and cat and a sense of humor most of the time. I hope to attract a small group of like minded people and possibly move to another location if we become larger. I am not interested in being a leader or teacher but a fellow traveler on our spiritual journey.
Website:
City: Grand Forks
State:
Zip: V0H 1H1
Contact Email: canyonriver12@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 2504428302
Contact Name: Mark
Bigfoot Nature Fellowship is a Florida‑based nonprofit that blends voluntaryism, permaculture, and spiritual ecology to help people live more freely and in harmony with nature. Through workshops, food forests, retreats, and online media, we teach regenerative living, food sovereignty, and self‑reliance inspired by Taoist principles, animism, and the “Bigfoot” spirit of wild autonomy. Join our mission to awaken, grow your own food, and reconnect with the land—explore events and resources today!
Website: https://bigfootflorida.com
City: New Port Richey
State: Florida
Zip: 34655
Contact Email: bigfootnaturefellowship@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 5709770950
Contact Name: Cory Endrulat
Apply for FREE here: https://www.bhccoops.org/houses/the-peoples-mansion/ Ever dreamed of living in a literal mansion with a big group of friends in the heart of Capitol Hill in Denver? Apply now to The People’s Mansion, a recently renovated 19-bedroom, permanently affordable cooperative house where community, creativity, and fun come together under one roof. Each resident has a private bedroom, but everything else is shared: kitchens, living spaces, chores, food, and all the woes and triumphs of adulting! Residents manage their home through weekly consensus meetings. This isn’t just affordable housing, it’s a chance to be a founding member of a new co-op, helping shape culture, systems, and traditions from the ground up. Owned by Better Housing Colorado, a small nonprofit where residents sit on board of directors, The People’s Mansion is our fifth permanently affordable cooperative house. Rooms available now! Rent starts at $635 + food and utilities. Pets are considered. Find out more about what we’re up to by visiting our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhccoops/ The People’s Mansion is committed to serving Denver’s most underserved, low-income residents. BHC is an equal opportunity housing provider. Black, indigenous, people of color, immigrants, women, all gender identities & sexualities, people of all ages, families, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Apply FOR FREE Here: https://www.bhccoops.org/houses/the-peoples-mansion/
Website: https://www.bhccoops.org/houses/the-peoples-mansion/
City: Denver
State: Colorado
Zip: 80203
Contact Email: staff@bhccoops.org
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Lily Kapiloff
(English below.) Nuestro sueño es establecer una comunidad intencional e igualitaria de entre 100 y 150 personas en Perú. Nos inspiramos en comunidades como Twin Oaks (EE. UU.) y Tamera (Portugal), y buscamos minimizar las desigualdades entre quienes se sumen al proyecto (económicas, raciales, de género, de edad, de orientación sexual y otras) y crear un espacio de transformación personal y colectiva, donde las relaciones sean íntimas, honestas y saludables entre las personas, y los vínculos sean respetuosos y regenerativos con la naturaleza. El Pilote es nuestro proyecto piloto, una casa de campo en el pueblo de Calca, a una hora de Cusco en el Valle Sagrado. Estamos viviendo aquí desde abril de 2026 y planeamos quedarnos aproximadamente un año antes de mudarnos a un lugar más grande. Para más detalles, puedes leer nuestro blog: https://elpiloteperu.substack.com. —— Our dream is to create an egalitarian intentional community of 100–150 people in Peru, inspired by Twin Oaks in the USA and Tamera in Portugal. We’ll work to minimise inequalities between our members (e.g., based on economy, class, race, age, and gender) and create a space for personal and collective transformation, cultivating healthier, more intimate, and more honest relationships. We’ll start from our shared needs and potential as human beings, building a regenerative culture in which we can live more fully while protecting our environment. El Pilote is our pilot project, a group house in the town of Calca, an hour north of Cusco in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. We’ve been living here since April 2026 and we plan to stay for about a year before moving to somewhere bigger. For more details you can see our blog at https://elpiloteperu.substack.com.
Website: https://elpilote.pe/
City: Calca
State:
Zip:
Contact Email: elpilote.pe@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Claudia, Ian
In 2021, I formed Infinite Abundance Ministries (IAM) to empower people to reach new heights of success and fulfilment. Our congregation is non-denominational and welcomes people from all walks of life. I incorporate teachings from the Bible, Vedas, and other religious texts into our doctrine. This caused my focus to shift. I have been called to bring my people to a place of safety and peace while the chaos unfolds around us. If you would like to learn more about this unique opportunity, I would be happy to share my insights with you. My contact information is in this listing.
Website: https://pastorcwjohnson.com/
City: GLENDALE
State: Arizona
Zip: 85302-1204
Contact Email: pcwj2030@icloud.com
Contact Phone: 623-473-1911
Contact Name: Pastor C.W. Johnson
My words encourage members to find the path that truly resonates with their souls.
For many years, God has granted me prophetic visions of a major societal shift.
I call it, “The Final Days of Babylon.”
I see myself as a “Citizen of Earth” who does not belong to any one specific place.
I personally travel from state to state, bringing individuals and communities together for this cause.
Gaia Grid is a small piece of land in the Western Ghats that has slowly been brought back to life. What was once dry, rocky ground with almost nothing is now a growing forest of fruit trees, native species, birds, insects, and everything that follows when land begins to heal. I started the project around 9 years ago as an experiment. Since then, with the help of volunteers who have come and spent time here, it has gradually evolved. We’ve built a kitchen and common hangout space, a large dormitory (which also doubles as a yoga/meditation space), planted over 800 trees, and constructed a basic shower and toilet block. In many ways, it is still very simple and still evolving. It is not a finished place. It is a process you step into. The intention behind Gaia Grid is to explore simpler, more conscious ways of living that are less dependent on external systems and more connected to natural cycles. Water, food, shelter, and energy come from systems that are still being developed, with a majority of these resources coming from the land itself. The community here is small, fluid, and constantly changing. There is no fixed group or formal structure. It is usually just me, along with a small number of people who choose to spend time here. While people may arrive as visitors, they become part of the space through shared responsibility for the work, the food, and the overall environment we create together. Daily life is simple and participatory. Meals are cooked and eaten together, and responsibilities are shared as needed. Some days are quiet and slow. Others are more physical; hands in the soil, moving stone, planting, maintaining, or building. The rhythm is shaped more by the land and the season than by any fixed schedule. Decisions are generally informal and situational. There is space for discussion, but also an understanding that the project itself has a direction shaped by its long-term intention. The structure is light, but participation and awareness are expected. Beyond the physical aspect, Gaia Grid also holds space for reflection. The land is quiet, relatively remote, and surrounded by nature. Many people find that being here shifts their relationship with time, attention, and what they actually need. There is space for conversation, but also for silence. My own journey has moved between very different worlds, and Gaia Grid reflects that ongoing exploration. It is not about offering a fixed path, but about creating conditions where people can observe, question, and experience something different. If someone is interested in inner work or self-inquiry, that can be explored informally through conversation and shared experience. What we are attempting here is simple, though not always easy which is to regenerate a small piece of land, to live in a more aware way, and to explore what it means to share space and responsibility with others, even temporarily. Gaia Grid is not a finished community or a defined model. It is an evolving experiment in living differently. Anyone who spends time here becomes part of that process, even if only for a short while.
Website: https://www.thegaiagrid.org/
City: Sholayur
State:
Zip: 678581
Contact Email: thegaiagrid@gmail.com
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Contact Name: Harsh Valechha
Taman Petanu is a consciously evolving model community that embraces diversity and radiates harmony, respect, innovation, abundance and joy.
Website: http://tamanpetanu.com
City: Gianyar, Bali
State:
Zip: 80582
Contact Email: info@tamanpetanu.com
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Contact Name: Gede Kurniawan
The Taman Petanu Eco Neighborhood is a beautiful property just 15 minutes south of Ubud, see the neighborhood’s location.
The Taman Petanu Eco Neighborhood is based on a deep commitment to enhance Bali’s environmental, social, cultural and economic sustainability. It is being created to demonstrate a model for sustainable living and community empowerment that upholds the Balinese philosophy of Tri Hita Karana, which balances our harmony with man, nature, and God or Universal Energy.
The neighborhood includes 20 self contained private plots, supported by a range of common facilities including: waste and wastewater treatment, Permaculture landscaping, pool, playground, barbecue area, amphitheater and pavilion for workshops and events.
Hi everyone — we’re opening applications for a small first cohort of families for a village-based community in Central Portugal. We’re building for families who want more than a house: shared rhythm, children with a peer group, nature, common life, and enough quiet for real work and real learning. This is not a retreat and not a mass coliving project. We’re looking for a small number of families who want to help shape culture from the beginning and who are serious about year-round life in Portugal. If your family has been looking for a child-friendly community in Portugal, this may be relevant. Details + application here: [application link] If it resonates, feel free to comment or message me.
Website: https://povoa-dao.com/
City: Silgueiros
State:
Zip: 3500
Contact Email: nebel@markusnebel.de
Contact Phone: 017684228176
Contact Name: Markus Nebel
Wonder Forest Village is an intentional community focused on sustainable cooperative sustainable living, spiritual growth and healing, artistic expression, and generally living in the wonder of life. We are looking for like-minded families and individuals to live with us in the forest north of Charleston South Carolina. The land will be purchased, maintained, and legally protected through a “permanent land cooperative” which provides both residents and outside parties the ability to participate. The village will consist of homesites for families and individuals, common areas for food and resource cultivation, art and science, recreation, and communal gatherings. By purchasing a “resident share (or shares)”, a resident will have the right and responsibility to live on the land and participate in the activities based on their skills and knowledge. It is the desire of the village to have a diversity of skills, interests, and knowledge represented within those living in the collective, especially those which support the key village values of: -Sustainable living (food, fuel, shelter) -Spiritual Growth and Healing -Art (Music, Visual, Dance) -Discovery/Wonder Science We are also open to the financial participation of those who will not live with us as “investor members”, who in exchange for their investment will receive a modest return annually based on the profits from the farming, healing work, and art of the community. Donations are also welcome to contribute to the starting of this village.
Website: https://robconnelly.net/wonderforestvillage
City: Mt Pleasant
State: South Carolina
Zip: 29466
Contact Email: robconnelly29@gmail.com
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