Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative (SBSHC)
Website: http://www.sbcoop.org/
City: Isla Vista
State: California
Zip: 93117
Contact Email: info@sbcoop.org
Contact Phone: 805-685-6964
Contact Name: marcelino sepulveda
The Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative is a nonprofit, member-run cooperative providing low-cost housing for students attending colleges and universities in Santa Barbara County. We own and operate five houses in Isla Vista, California, where student members live together, share responsibilities, and collectively govern their houses.
A student-run cooperative community. Members are not tenants. They are stakeholders who help run their houses through elected service positions like House Treasurer, Food Shopper, Maintenance Manager, and Garden Manager. Members also share chores, attend house meetings, and participate in quarterly Work Holidays. Beyond the houses, members can join SBSHC committees or the Board of Directors to help guide the broader organization.
Five houses, each with its own character. Biko House is a dedicated safe space for students of color, grounded in racial equity and social justice. Dolores House is vegetarian and vegan, with a focus on ethical and environmentally minded living. Manley House is our first communal house, known for its avocado trees, solar panels, and annual traditions like prom and outdoor movie nights. Merton House is interfaith-themed and also home to the SBSHC central office, library, and auditorium. Newman House is LGBTQ+ affirming, with gardens, a fire pit, and member murals throughout.
Shared meals, shared resources. Most houses run shared food programs funded through General Use Food Funds (GUFF), which cover bulk groceries, house supplies, and home-cooked meals each week. All houses include utilities and free laundry on site.
Open membership and inclusive community. SBSHC welcomes members regardless of gender, race, social, political, or religious affiliation. We work to eliminate prejudice and discrimination in our community and run educational programs that further the principles of cooperation through mutual, self-help living at minimal cost.
Anna Maria College closed in Spring 2026. A group of the Laudato Si` faithful have gathered to purchase the College and form a NASCO supported limited equity cooperative. Over time we intend on restarting a downsized College offering a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Integral Ecology and a certificate program in Eco-Village development and management.
Website: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UD1sgdlMUtMEd59vlic8VvXbRO2TL1KW/view?usp=drive_link
City: Paxton
State: Massachusetts
Zip: 01612
Contact Email: admin@annamariaecovillage.org
Contact Phone: 508-753-8874
Contact Name: Richard Kerver
Mission: Threshold Village is a residential intentional community striving towards collective and individual liberation. We fiercely celebrate being alive together through radical care & abundance, experimenting & play, reimagining belonging, shared power, stewardship, interdependence with the more than human world, and a festive focus on food. About: Threshold Village is a new intentional community based on 3.6 acres of forest and gardens in Montpelier Vermont in an 8,000 square foot recently renovated mansion from 1907. We began development in 2023 and opened to residents in 2026. We are owned by Threshold Community, L3C a low-profit company founded for this project.
Website: https://thresholdvillage.com
City: Montpelier
State: Vermont
Zip: 05602
Contact Email: thresholdvillage@protonmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Threshold Village
Overlooking Parsons Bay in Nubeena, on the stunningly beautiful Tasman Peninsula, our 23 acre property is being transformed into a modern, sustainable and affordable community. We are re-purposing a 1970s motel and are fortunate to have inherited several lovely community spaces – a large kitchen, common room, recreation room, tennis courts and a barbeque area. The land is undulating with diverse natural features. ● affirms our understanding that we are an integral part of nature, respects all beings, and treads more lightly on the Earth,
Website: https://tasmanecovillage.org.au
City: Nubeena
State:
Zip: 7184
Contact Email: info@tasmanecovillage.org.au
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Tasman Ecovillage
Just an hour and twenty minutes from Tasmania’s capital city, Hobart, we are surrounded by beaches, forest and magnificent scenery. We are five minutes walk from the centre of Nubeena, where there are many services such as the district school, police and emergency services, doctor, chemist, bank, post office, supermarket and a tavern. We have a vision of a way of life that :
● acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land and the rich diversity of our own ancestral histories,
● is resilient and able to adapt to a changing world,
● is sustainable ecologically, socially and economically,
● is developing efficient, sustainable and locally-based systems for food, water and energy,
● is cooperative and mutually supportive,
● has decision-making and group processes which promote harmony,
● encourages a focus on relationship and inner peace,
● provides a safe, loving environment where everyone flourishes and is nurtured,
● is a vibrant hub of community arts and crafts,
● is fully engaged with the larger community of which it is a part, and
● is a place of healing, training and education
The below community description is very much still a draft, intended to be refined and shaped collaboratively by others who join us along the way. If any of this resonates with you please reach out! What are we hoping to build? • Interreliant community among women, queer people, and especially queer women and woman-aligned nonbinary people, both within the collective and in the wider world • A loving village in which to raise children and grow old together in a model that disrupts patriarchal constructs such as heteronormativity and isolation within the nuclear family; a wider family composed of multiple family units • Sustainable systems based on anti-consumerism and environmental consciousness • Spaces which facilitate community through organic interactions, (e.g., communal kitchen, outdoor oasis, living rooms) •Spaces which allow people to explore their interests and foster creativity (e.g., garden, workshop, music studio, library, craft room etc.) • A socially conscious group committed to engaging with broader social justice and liberation movements. What benefits do we hope this will provide? • The opportunity to share in the joys and burdens of daily life
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City: Berkeley
State: California
Zip: 94704
Contact Email: eastbaylavendercollective@gmail.com
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• Lower cost of living through resource sharing and collectivism
• An easier, more equitable life than we have been told we should aspire to under capitalism
(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
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Contact Email: elpilote.pe@gmail.com
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Contact Name: Claudia, Ian
Hello friends. Mountain Laurel House is a shared three-bedroom eco-cottage surrounded by native wildlife habitat intentionally stewarded by the household. There are two rooms available this fall 2026 for Lease from July or August through the end of May 2027 and possibly longer. Rent is $925 plus $75 for utilities. Mountain Laurel House is located close to the E. 11st Street and E. 5th St dining and entertainment district, downtown Austin, the state Capitol, University of Texas, Huston-Tillotson University, and Austin Community College, Blackshear Elementary School, Kealing Middle School. It is across the street from a public bus stop, the Carver Library and Carver African American Cultural Center. The house is on a cul de sac, a short bike ride to Lady Bird Lake and other hike and bike trails. Kayaking on Town Lake or swimming at Barton Springs and Deep Eddy natural water swimming pools and Rosewood, Givens, and Stacey pools are great outdoor options. Whole Foods is within walking distance and HEB the popular Texas grocery store is about a 5 minute drive. Amenities in the house include a dishwasher, utility room with a clothes washer-dryer and an optional clothesline, high-speed internet, a big dining room table for meals or activities, and a large screen TV for movie nights. The yard has beautiful native wildlife/pollinator gardens, veggie beds, a large Cedar Elm, Live Oak, and a fruit-bearing Fig tree, a Champenelle grape vine, and a Chili pequin bush. The cul de sac is a large park-like, green space for short walks or meditation, and one of us is active at a neighborhood garden a few streets away where people are welcome to join in monthly garden workdays. To apply, email donnaleehoffman@gmail.com with subject line Room at Mountain Laurel House. Request an application. We’re looking for a housemate who likes the idea of or has practiced intentional living and has some skills or positive experience in community-building. These are the qualities we’re looking for… Self awareness, self compassion, self care Artists, gardeners, scholars, social and environmental justice activists or professionals, people of color, LGBTQ folks, vegetarians, vegans are especially welcome and encouraged. Folks with cooperative living experience or willingness to try something new will be a great fit. We create an affirming balance of positive communication, mutual support, love, and respect for quiet time and personal space. If you are further interested in developing co-ownership in the land and structure or are interested in building in downtown Austin, there is a small piece of land available for purchase or land-lease next to the house that is part of this property. There is also a large green space immediately to the west of the house that is currently for sale. I welcome interested intentional community visionaries to contact us to discuss the possibilities for conserving that space for wildlife habitat and local food, or building single family homes, duplexes, or triplexes. We want to highlight and preserve the history. More on that coming here soon. Email donnaleehoffman@gmail.com. Thank you! Donna
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City: Austin
State: Texas
Zip: 78702
Contact Email: donnaleehoffman@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Donna Hoffman
Positive, friendly communication skills
Dedication to a Bi-Weekly or Monthly Community Dinner for fun, to inspire and support each other, and to decide about how we want to take care of the shared spaces
Environmentally-Conscious, Sustainable Lifestyle
Mutual respect for quiet time
Healthy eating habits would be a big bonus!
*As of May, ’26, we have 2 units available for sale. Specifics are on our web site, www.woodardlanecoho.org and facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/share/192YrgpwwX/?mibextid=wwXIfr Our loving and vibrant community has been living together since 2010. We share meals, conversations, helping hands, babysitting, song circles and the joy of connection. We are tucked into the edge of a ravine, within walking distance of downtown Olympia, but in a lovely older neighborhood. In 2016, we completed the 2nd and final phase of our construction project, which expanded us from 11 to 18 units. The approximately 50 members currently range in age from 5 to 83. Our site is on Olympia’s West Side, just 1.6 miles from downtown, and 6 blocks from the beloved Westside Olympia food coop. Part of our land is a green belt provided by a deep ravine sculpted by a year-round stream that enters Puget Sound several blocks away. We currently have a large vegetable garden and play areas for the kids. All of our homes surround a Center Green where we gather to talk, walk our dogs, ride bikes and scooters, and enjoy the sunshine. Our legal structure is a condominium with a Steering Board made up of two members from each of the working committees – Building Maintenance, Grounds, Administration, and Community Life.
Website: http://www.woodardlanecoho.org
City: Olympia
State: Washington
Zip: 98502
Contact Email: dl32@icloud.com
Contact Phone: (360) 357-4503
Contact Name: David Lerner
The Seed of Life is an Essene Temple Retreat Center is in the heart of Central Texas Hill Country. The Essene Way is Judeo-Christian (ala the documentary, Christpiracy) and peace-nature-oriented based on ancient scriptures including Canonical Gospel ‘red letter’ teachings of Yashua Hamashiach (Yeshua Ha Mashiakh – commonly known as Christ Jesus, the Nazarene). Our goal is to provide a sanctuary focused on Healthy Living, Sobriety and Recovery, Music, Dance, Praise, Animal Stewardship, Gardening, Zero-Point and Alternative Energy and Self Sufficiency. * We follow Terrain Theory, which is a preventative approach to the well-being of our “Living Water” body temple. We are best served following G*D’S plan for us in Genesis 1:29. * We are building a lifestyle-based intentional eco-community in alignment with Essene practices: strictly vegetarian and vegan, plant-based and holistic. * Our unrestricted land allows us to bring innovative modern architecture and permaculture practices into reality and serve as a Holistic Business Incubator.
Website: http://www.seedoftexas.com
City: Johnson City
State: Texas
Zip: 78636
Contact Email: anand@goodwiccan.com
Contact Phone: 830-220-1224
Contact Name: anand
Our home is an experiment in rewilding how we live — tending to the land, ourselves, and each other with curiosity and respect. Through practicing sustainability, shared responsibility and open communication in the messy but beautiful work of building community, we are healing, finding meaning, and deepening our connection to the world around us. The concept for our community home originated in the summer of 2023 alongside another community home down the street that is organized around burning man principles as a hub for artists and dancers. We have since developed a clearer picture of our own values and purpose – veering deeper into sustainability and implementing permaculture principles as we develop a food forest on our half acre property. We enjoy music, crafts and dancing in our space as well in smaller, more intimate gatherings while still enjoying larger gatherings and events with our sister community home. We envision a space that inspires people to grow more of their own food, develop awareness of our interdependence with nature and brings neighbors and neighborhoods together to make changes to our suburbs and the norms that have become so deeply established there.
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City: Temple Hills
State: Maryland
Zip: 20748
Contact Email: meganran8@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Megan Randolph
This community is looking for other people interested in biomedical research, robotics, philosophy, heterarchical collaboration and reduction of hegemony, and social entrepreneurship. The methods by which we seek to achieve these goals are by employing rational science and technical methodologies and we realize that they will not happen overnight. Therefore, it is also a community that is an educational and societal initiative to improve scientific inquiry by breaking down the ivory tower so that science and innovation are not restricted to just those who go through established educational channels. The goal is to find like-minded people who both long for the close community and the “radical openness” that is a common theme in intentional communities, as well as have a drive to innovate and advance engineering, technology, science, and medicine. While we embrace environmental sustainability and political activism, there are other communities that are more suited for people solely interested in focusing on these activities. Our primary goal is the collaborative effort to make progress towards four main areas: • Improve self-deterministic abilities of individuals and society With these goals in mind, we hope to establish a communal house/set of houses with adjacent shop space that we can use to work together to implement the above goals. The intention is to form a cooperative business around the innovations that come from the incremental attempts at achieving these lofty goals. The hope is for members of the community to not need to have outside employment, so that we can focus our efforts towards advancing our mission. There are several areas that have already been identified and are currently being developed so that we can start earning an income as soon as possible. These are some of the core values that this community should hold: • Insatiable desire for the application of more knowledge, skill, and ability • Desire for rational discourse • Heterarchical cooperation over hierarchical hegemony • An open and honest sharing of feelings and resources • Positivity towards all bodies, minds, and sexual expression and exploration towards more pluralistic normativity • Working through discomfort and conflict – a move beyond discomfort to a shared understanding • A desire to lead a healthy lifestyle and to be continually trying to improve our health • A desire for long term practicality and pragmatism; to seek to minimize undesirable but necessary tasks and maximize desirable activities over the long term, even if this means short term undesirable activities may need to increase. The goal is to use the seven cooperative (or “Rochdale”) Principles as the basis for the organizational structure of The Other Realm: • Voluntary and open membership • Democratic member control, with each member having one vote • Economic participation by members • Autonomy and independence • Education, training and information • Cooperation among cooperatives • Concern for community See the “Draft of Governance” section of the website for more details. If you are interested in joining to work on the mission remotely, that is cool as well (right now there is only one space available – we are working on getting a bigger space)! All races, genders, body types, and other such social/physiological quirks that make us unique are welcome! If you want to join us in pushing the boundaries of what is possible and working together on things, please send us a message
Website: https://otherrealm.org/
City: Amherst
State: Massachusetts
Zip: 01002
Contact Email: the@otherrealm.org
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• Extend abilities beyond the body
• Enable better and new methods of communication and consciousness
• Enable new forms and definitions of life
In 2013 a group of households came together for a potluck in Silverton, Oregon. Our purpose was to enjoy the great feast that we produced from our individual homes and to also talk about an idea that had surfaced for several of us; intentional community. That was the beginning of Evans Oaks. Since that time we have incorporated as an LLC (Evans Oaks), located and purchased a beautiful piece of land, and obtained approval from the City of Silverton for our project (including the necessary rezoning), completed all site and Right of way work and finished construction of our homes which we moved into during November and December of 2020. Evans Oaks is an intentional community of 11 private homes clustered around shared space. Each single family home has traditional amenities, including a private kitchen and small yard area. Our shared spaces feature a common house, which includes a kitchen and dining area, guest space and recreational spaces. We have a workshop and garages with personal storage at both ends of the property. Shared outdoor space includes parking, walkways, open space, and gardens. Community members also share resources like tools, books, and recreational equipment. Households have independent incomes and private lives, but neighbors collaboratively plan and manage community activities and shared spaces.
Website: https://www.evansoaks.com/
City: Silverton
State: Oregon
Zip: 97381
Contact Email: lesliegang6@gmail.com
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Tres Placitas Del Rio is a small-scale cohousing community. We live in an urban neighborhood with a rural feel along a tree-lined river. We are 14 adults and 2 children in 11 households, with ages from 11 to 85. We have 11 houses plus a community ramada and plaza on nearly 3 acres. Placement of houses along a driveway leaves a large open space with our community ramada and plaza, a play space, a vegetable garden, and a barn with nanny goats and hens. Pattern language, permaculture, and each member’s uniqueness shape and enrich our community. Homes are owner-designed and sometimes owner-built. We love children, animals, gardens, and creativity. An attitude of participation, resource consciousness and land stewardship is fostered. We operate by listening to each other, discussing ideas, changes, and issues that surface. We pay attention to our dynamics and find the balance between community life and personal freedom. Our relationships are based on mutual respect between committed, caring, creative, and responsible individuals of all ages. We tend to engage actively in the social and political issues of our larger community and the planet. We are (extra)ordinary people from varied backgrounds living life in community without pretense. Tres Placitas is a strong base for a healthy life–a place to settle in and call it home.
Website: http://www.tresplacitasdelrio.com/
City: Santa Fe
State: New Mexico
Zip: 87501
Contact Email: tpdelrio@gmail.com
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Contact Name: Tres Placitas del Rio
Hi there and welcome, I am a vegan yogi, who has been on a long path including rawfoods. My name is Dhyan given to me by one of my gurus or his devotees, his name is Osho. He died in 1990 before I ever met him. I was a corporate tax lawyer in London till aged 27. I worked in the top firms in the world. Then I quit and decided to find a life. Smoked dope, went to India and met heaps of gurus. And found my home away from home. I fell in love many times with all sorts of people, cultures and religions. I gave up the hallucinogens a long time ago, but they played an important part in where I am now. I am super healthy and drug free now. I live in a very remote part of the world, surrounded by eucalyptus forest, hundreds of km of it, and it is a long way to get here. It took me 3 years to find this place and buy it. It has a very spiritual Aboriginal connection called Nymboida – meaning Spirit Being. Nym-Boida. I live alone in the wilderness doing yoga and growing fruit and vegetables. And I would like some friends to come live here with me to help grow this place into a loving, kind, small, eco-conscious spiritual community. I offer some amazing themed retreats for just a few like minded people to try out. This is a beautiful simple back to nature boutique yoga health retreat based on the spiritual teachings of the Unification Organisation of Collective Ascension. People are welcome to volunteer here for a minimum of 3 weeks. But really, I’d prefer it if you stayed for good. There is a large two-storey eco-sustainable solar-powered off-grid house on 4 acres of mowed grounds, orchard, vegetable garden, organicish with 200 acres of secluded forest in Nymboida, Australia. Two more huts can be developed and a shed. Up to six people can stay in four bedrooms in the house and there is camping for about ten more. More yurts, huts and a temple are planned and timber from the property has been logged so carpenters, etc welcome to build with this. Those suitable will be assisted to build their own accommodation if they wish to live here. Members must go through a visitor-resident period of at least 12 months. They must follow the vegan diet, practice yoga and meditation here and work 4-6 hours per day. Preferable if you are vegan or rawfooder, don’t smoke, drink or do drugs and don’t have tattoos. And have a meditation and yoga practice. Perfect for yoga and meditation. All are welcome regardless of race, gender, sexuality, creed, culture, age, and disability.
Website: http://yogaretreat.net.au
City: Nymboida
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Zip: 2460
Contact Email: info@yogaretreat.net.au
Contact Phone: 0457414301
Contact Name: Dhyan Abhay
Mobile Community Meditation and Retreat Center aka Buddhist Boondockers are a group of full and part time mobile nomads living on the road and in nature practicing mindfulness and learning the Dhamma together. We meet regularly throughout the day to meditate. We discuss daily and weekly plans including if necessary to relocate. We stay mostly in the South and northwest, the coast and wherever else the wind takes us. Temperatures and climate being a primary factor. We are currently trying to develop and create a strong more coherent Sangha/community. Stacey, the creator of the group has been meditating and studying Buddhism for over 25 years. She has studied under some of the most prominent Buddhist scholars and Meditation teachers like Bhikhu Bodhi, Bhante Gunarantana (Bhante G) and Sayadaw U Tejaniya to name a few. She’s been in both the Ch’an (Zen) and Theravada tradition and has traveled and lived in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to further her knowledge and practice. Stacey has been teaching meditation since 2018 and started leading retreats in person and online since 2021. Stacey is an extremely dedicated Buddhist practitioner, and nothing gives her more pleasure than sharing what she’s spent decades learning with others, especially when it helps create community. Buddhist Boondockers has plans to acquire land in the future, and create places where others can stay, study and practice together while inviting monastic and lay teachers to share their knowledge.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486636172562915/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT
City: Venice
State: California
Zip: 90291
Contact Email: sapolacco@yahoo.com
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Contact Name: Stacey Polacco
My wife and I are looking to start a matriarchal cooperative community focused on social change, progressive values, healing, and economic revolution. While I do identify as an idealistic dreamer, I am also a social worker working as a therapist and an attorney and I want to put these skills to use during these challenging times. I am hoping to perhaps transition to a more non-profit/community building type of work. My wife is currently in the military doing program management and will be retiring in 2.5 years. We have purchased a 10-acre farm with 6-bedroom farmhouse and are looking for renters to help us build this community and to provide different skill sets and/or financial help in growing the community. We may build an additional dwelling unit on the property down the line.
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City: Westminster
State: Maryland
Zip: 21158
Contact Email: healinghearthcooperative@protonmail.com
Contact Phone: 831-241-1388
Contact Name: Monica Riggins
Ecovillage Georgia is an intentional community building a regenerative, ecological and socially just future in rural Georgia.It was initiated by a group of Georgian and international people who share values of trust, cooperation and care, and a desire for a more sustainable, grounded way of life. In 2023, we jointly purchased a beautiful 6.5-hectare plot of land in the Lagodekhi municipality of Kakheti, nestled at the foot of the Greater Caucasus mountains. The land offers space for housing, fresh water, fertile soil, trees and stunning views; everything needed to build the ecovillage we envision. The village features: – Community Center to connect, learn, organize events, trainings, retreats and host visitors. – Communal gardens and food forest that will provide a large share of the food for inhabitants and visitors. Planned: – residential plots in private ownership where residents can create their own environmental friendly living space – Co-housing spaces for volunteers, travelers and prospect members – Artisanal workshops and tool sharing – Social businesses by (groups of) residents – A learning center for adults and child led education Our vision: We are a voluntarily self-organized, non-hierarchical community, thriving in mutual respect and support. We are co-learning and implementing approaches to Regenerative ecology and culture. Being interconnected with the wider community, we desire to create a sustainable society. Our community is growing, and we are welcoming people who are searching a meaningful way of life and resonate with our vision. It is possible to join as residents, supporters, lenders, advisors or volunteers. We are diverse, and believe that everyone has talents and inspiration to share, and can contribute to shaping and developing the ecovillage. New members join through a process of conversations, meetings, land visits and getting to know each other on different levels. If this resonates, or if you want to learn more, we’d be happy to hear from you. Membership & Visitors Current members: 10 We are diverse, and believe that everyone has talents and inspiration to share, and can contribute to shaping and developing the ecovillage. New members join through a process of conversations, meetings, land visits and getting to know each other on different levels. There are several options to join us: 1. As a (Future) resident 2. As a friendly loaner 3. As a volunteer: Please not that as of now (beginning of 2026) we do not yet live on the land, but there is almost always someone present. We stay in tents, and the community center is functional with a kitchen and social room. We have functioning gardens and a food forest. We are open to temporary shelters and permanent housing. See our architectural plan on our website.
Website: https://ecovillagegeorgia.ge/
City: Lagodekhi
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Contact Email: infoecovillagegeorgia@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Anna Samwel
Open to new members
Open to visitors
With the residential loan of 6000 $, you gain the right to utilize 300 sq.m. of land for your private use. The land is owned by the NGO, granting residents the right to utilize designated portions for building homes or social businesses. Additionally, you will have free access to the remaining 6.5 hectares of land and all other communal facilities (community center, workshops, community garden, etc.) By becoming a resident, you’ll be involved in the decision-making processes.
To support the Ecovillage, you can borrow us at least USD 1000 without interest. As a friendly lender, you will become part of our extended community, could become a resident later, attend events, organize your own (non-profit) events, and share in our surplus harvest of hazelnuts, fruits, and vegetables. Most importantly, it means strengthening the foundation for a sustainable and just community.
We are looking for builders, gardeners, financial and fundraising talents, legal specialists, communication coordinators, landscape planning, green architects, educators and other people who would like to work, learn and live with us.
** PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ** a. Are you an older (55+) single person with no children? b. Have you recognized that your capacities are changing (even subtly), and given thought to the years that lie before you? c. Do you yearn for support for aging-in-place and having your end-of-life wishes fulfilled? d. Do you want to do whatever you can to avoid ending up in a “facility” (aka warehouse) for the elderly? e. Are you health conscious and strive to live healthfully? * e.g., You may exercise, be vegetarian, meditate, spend time in nature, and/or be a continual learner. f. Are you service oriented? * Do you help neighbors and friends? ** DID YOU ANSWER “YES” TO ALL THESE QUESTIONS? ** If you answered yes to all of these questions, you may want to explore joining me and/or others like you to create a mutual support community. Not all intentional communities are residential! Think of Care Circles as communities without the complexities of running and maintaining residential communities (e.g. co-housing), but with the benefits of a sense of belonging and mutual support. As part of this “care circle,” we will get to know each other, our interests, and preferences . . . and . . . do things like provide transportation to each other for medical appointments, help with ensuring our members get groceries, aide with technologies of various types, serve as patient advocates, help arrange for nursing in-home services and hospice, provide respite companion care, share information and resources, and/or other things that support our members. If there are enough participants, and the need, we may be able to arrange special pricing with nursing agencies, and/or share hours (that is, if the agency requires a 4 hour minimum and two community members live nearby, those hours could be split. If we can get this working well, it could be a model for others – an alternative to assisted living and nursing homes – for those with similar healthy lifestyles and a service orientation. Right now, I envision “pods” of 5-10 people. But this model is a work in progress, so it will evolve over time as warranted. ** IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MY VISION, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL WITH AT LEAST THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. ** ** THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST! ** P.S. The Care Circle model in England A year or so ago I learned about the CIRCLE model in England – a model that has been around for over a decade. Wow. The impetus is the same, but their vision is a bit different: much larger and less selective of participants. Success has been mixed. I still think “pods” (small circles) are likely more viable, though replenishing them could be challenging; perhaps a network of pods could address shifts as participants move away or disengage (in whatever form that takes). Some links that may be of interest: ___ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/sep/04/circle-model-adult-social-care ___ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/apr/24/london-elderly-scheme-closure-care-gap-crisis ___ https://www.health.org.uk/sites/default/files/upload/publications/2021/ARadicalNewVisionForSocialCare_WEB.pdf ___ https://finalexitnetwork.org/
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City: Delray Beach and surrounds
State: Florida
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Contact Email: posttoliz@hotmail.com
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Contact Name: Elizabeth
* e.g., You are not a smoker, alcoholic, or drug abuser.
* Do you do volunteer work?
* Where you live? (City, State)
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* Your experience with ALFs, NHs, and/or medical facilities. This experience could be due to family or friends or yourself, employment, etc.
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Elizabeth
The garden is an egalitarian community propagating a culture of sharing, freedom, and cooperation. The Garden is an open-door community. There’s is no need to contact for visitation, like most intentional communities, just show up. You are welcomed to contact if you feel the need, though response is sometimes delayed due in part to busy schedules and limited internet access. Making a comment or post on one of the Facebook pages will also get you a faster response. The garden hosts two free 10 day long gathering events each year. One in spring and the other in the fall. They are great times to meet the community, learn earth skills, meet others interested in community living or networking with others in the space that are coming from forming or established intentional communities. The Garden is the Hub for the Peoples Project, a 501c3 organization, with the missions of; Shared Land Communities and Mutual Aid Network. Annual meetings for The People’s Project are held at The Garden during The Gatherings. No violence What to expect There is well water for drinking water, community shared outdoor kitchen, (in winter is in the kitchen bus), kid outdoor play area, school house, office (with phone data booster), 3 composting toilets, rain water catchment for showers and laundry, Amish laundry washer, art/mud bus, greenhouse/tree nursery, multiple gardens, berry labyrinth, orchards, berry patches, creek, pond, mushroom logs, solar power for limited charging of devices. Theres a couple woodsheds one for kitchen cooking wood, and the other for dry building materials. Expect to camp, there may be availability to stay in one of the 3 cabins, an Rv, a few buses/vans as well for housing. There is also a community barn for board games, pool table, piano, free closet and community sleeping space up stairs. Mutual Aid The garden during the year helps with volunteering with a local farmer who lives about 10 miles down the road, Long Hungry Creek Farm, The Barefoot Farmer, Jeff Poppens. A great opportunity for learning new skills and practicing mutual aid.
Website: https://thefreegarden.org/
City: Lafayette
State: Tennessee
Zip: 37083
Contact Email: peoplesproject501c3@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 615-680-9886
Contact Name: Patrick, Shine, Julia, Mai, Abee
This land is available as a space for families and people to work and prosper together in a flexible environment that is fun, and also family friendly.
An off-grid intentional community. Theres no city water, and no access to the electrical grid.
The Visitation Process
Visitors are welcome to come without notice or application and stay for 5 days. If you’d like to stay longer than 5 days you may make a request at council, which would then be consented upon by the community. Visitors are not expected to contribute monetarily but are expected to uphold all other guidelines. When you arrive, ask for a tour of the space!
Our guidelines:
No drugs
No alcohol (intentional home brew projects are allowed w/ consensus)
No cats
Dogs must be on a leash, or in one of our two dog-friendly structures
*** We currently have a room opening! Message us for details. 🙂 *** The Establishment is a 19-bedroom home in downtown San Luis Obispo. Our community is loosely organized around house dinners, home projects, group fun and community projects. It is our intention and that of the owners to have a close-knit atmosphere where all residents interact often and not just in a superficial manner. Rent and bills are organized more like an apartment complex than a co-op, everybody is individually responsible to the landlord. Food and supplies are all purchased on an individual basis. The house does have a small fund collected from a yearly party and monthly contributions by housemates – this pays for basic shared necessities, particularly toilet paper and cleaning supplies. The house is already stocked with a kitchen full of shared pots, pans, spices, appliances, dishware, utensils – those are not guaranteed as part of your residence, but are simply there to be shared. House chores are assigned on a rotating basis and housemates are expected to do an assigned task every week. The large kitchen, den and backyard are the only shared common areas – this is where “everything” happens. The kitchen has dry food spaces, which are assigned, and four refrigerators also assigned. In general, there isn’t too much kitchen space for your personal cooking goods – shopping small and often is usually required. While the house tends to aim for socially conscious and environmentally friendly practices, (rags over paper towels, waste sorting, and RO wastewater collection are current examples as of writing) there is no associated community mission. The number of vegan/veggie housemates varies. While many housemates own and drive a car, there is a strong bike culture including parking for up to 2 bikes per person and shared bike repair supplies. We are also located about 10 minutes walk from the bus transit center and downtown SLO, and less than 5 minutes walk from the Amtrak station. Housemates are usually nature loving, artistic/handy/otherwise skilled, curious, open minded, social (though not necessarily extroverted), and fans of shenanigans. Sharing a home joyfully with a rotating cast of 18-20 other people requires compassion, a thick skin, good communication skills, and a healthy dollop of patience. If you wish to inquire, please be sure to read everything above. Questions about specifics are welcome – please provide some info about yourself and you interest with your inquiry. Messages which say “How much is rent and do you have any space this summer?” will likely just be deleted, sorry. If you are interested in our upcoming subleasing opportunity please indicate that in the subject line of your email. We are not accepting more pets at this time.
Website:
City: San Luis Obispo
State: California
Zip: 93401
Contact Email: establishmentslo@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
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Messianic disciples of every generation, and in every location they/we have existed since the 1st century, were/are not religious, political, economic or business centered. We know that this life is but a blink of time, but it has a much greater purpose; to expose our volition unto our Maker, by how we live in the here & now. Our unity therefore will not be as it is in the greater society, where all things are determined by money; especially relationships. The woes of this life are caused by blind enculturation and human followship or memesis; by a lack of independent thought and critical thinking. Therefore, we will not be as strangers coming together to run a trial or experiment on how to live together on Earth; instead, we will be as that proverbial light on the hill, exhibiting how we should all be living on a finite planet, created and owned, only by our Maker. Please read at least some of the information thoughtfully provided in the website link before making contact. Emails must go through the website, not IC.org. – Mahalo & Gracias & Shalom!
Website: https://discipleofMessiah.neocities.org/IC.html
City: Des Moines
State: Iowa
Zip: 50309
Contact Email: monkofYHVH@proton.me
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Pávlos
we are the midst of getting a bit more intentional on this beautiful refuge of an island that has been carefully made a safe refuge just a short paddle away from the Peninsula. mangrove was planted all the way around the island and many trees were planted as well. the main open space is beautiful, soft grass, flowers and trees so you feel like you’re in a tropical getaway …and you are! there is one business on the island. It is a creativity and wellness retreat center, offering a space to do solo couple and friend retreats in a teeny home on the island. we would like to expand this somewhat and invite other people who are Artists, wellness specialists and people interested in consciousness expansion to offer retreats on the island. we would like to create a workshop space that people who are interested in art, meditation, breath, work, dance, drumming, and other fun, creativity, and cautiousness, raising event events. everyone lives alone in their own home or a home that they rent. we do not have apprenticeships or much in the way of co-housing but we do have properties for sale if you would like to live in paradise and focus on the things that truly matter to you with loving community.
Website:
City: Belize
State:
Zip: Stann Creek
Contact Email: Creatrixsb@gmail.com
Contact Phone:
Contact Name: Sylvia Brallier
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
Website:
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!
