:TwinPines: It's really something when you find yourself amongst a group of people who legitimately care about your well being, who are thinking about your interests even when you're not. I'd never had that experience outside of my immediate family; the first time I did 🤯 #Solidarity #IntentionalCommunity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyhPpO5H2sg

Eve: the off-grid life of a nine-year-old climate activist

Heartwarming documentary. One of the possible futures for our children.

https://youtu.be/zSJTDbB3K-U

https://www.theguardian.com/news/georgemonbiot/2021/jun/01/eve-the-off-grid-life-of-a-nine-year-old-climate-activist

#ClimateChange #IntentionalCommunity

I've "done my time" in the industry. Over a decade now, and I'm done working to make fat wallets fatter. I'm moving to be an OpenSource engineer, creating the software to enable an empowered and decentralized regenerative future for all.

The first thing I want to build is https://github.com/BioHarmony-Foundation/OpenEcoBuilder

From there, I'll be contributing to its supporting OpenSource projects, joining One Community Global's volunteer software team, helping reVillager get their platform OpenSourced, and generally helping to build anything that powers an open and empowered future for everyone.

Until my family's "Domestead" is self-sufficient, I still have to provide for my family. So I've created a GitHub sponsor profile. https://github.com/sponsors/spockNinja

#opensource #opensourcesoftware #opensourcecommunity #intentionalcommunity #community #software #future

@ulmfn I even have a great concept - all I need to do is win the $1B lotto. The I can start a kick-ass #SolarPunk #IntentionalCommunity to wait out the coming #ClimateWars

We have big things in the works by #Minneapolis Northside unhoused & formerly unhoused leaders, please donate & boost

$junail22 <-- has done so much, her vision makes the #LandTrust #IntentionalCommunity we're going for possible

Kailash #Ecovillage | #IntentionalCommunity | #Portland

https://www.kailashecovillage.org/

CampOma Rural & Pumpkin Spice Urban #EcoVillage - Foundation for #IntentionalCommunity

https://www.ic.org/directory/campoma/

I have long been drawn to #IntentionalCommunity like Dancing Rabbit and Twin Oaks but always in the end chose to stay nearer to family & in a climate that doesn't require wood heat (I think electric and/or solar heating will become more sustainable)
Something like *this* inspires me to keep moving forward in my quest for a sustainable #SharingCommunity nestled right here in the city I've decided to stick with as my #home

#AntiCapitalist in a #capitalist world hopes to build something better

Members of our #IntentionalCommunity met last night to decide how to meet the new increased #EnergyBills, and I'm blown away by how collaborative and mutually supportive the conversation was. We went in feeling anxious and financially squeezed, but ended up with a sense of spaciousness and that none of us have to increase our contributions as much as we were prepared to. It's amazing what becomes possible with vulnerable sharing, and meeting each other with curiosity and compassion.

Communal living seems to be very appealing to a lot of folks on Mastodon (myself included.) But starting a commune or intentional living community is hard without the right resources.

Thankfully, plenty of intentional living communities already exist, so you don't necessarily have to start from scratch. You can take steps to join an existing one.

There's even a database of intentional communities, so you can see which ones are seeking new members and which would be the best fit for your needs and values! I've linked the database below.

And, of course, vet any community that you decide to visit or join. Be safe, friends. 💕

https://www.ic.org/directory/

#commune #CommunalLiving #IntentionalCommunity #EcoVillage

@twistylittlepassages THANK YOU re MerrySky 🌞 Argh, I was on founder team for new #intentionalcommunity for 2.5 solid ass-busting years til we lost critical mass of participants. Did SO many IC.org workshops! Dare I ask (if its not invasive, no presh) if you're at Twin Oaks or Acorn or Living Energy Farm or ? We met so many cool people doing Zoom networking. Just living vicariously, sad my group crumbled. We tried super hard, just not enough people able to go the distance. It's daunting AF. 🙏

#introduction time!

I'm retired, live in the #Borderlands, very close to Mexico.
I'm involved with #ebikes, #permaculture, desert #agroforestry, #intentionalcommunity, #offgrid, #solarpower, #waroncars

One of the weirder things I've posted to our community Discord group:
"I'm missing my mannequin head. She has real hair and her name is Debra. Last seen in upstairs north wing before the party. [3-year-old] loves her very much. Any leads?"

#parenting #IntentionalCommunity #CommuneLife

Saint Andrew laying down the case for a new definition of family (a new definition I'm actively pursuing! My family is looking for housing! and more family! Help us out? Join us? Pls?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmqNSCe0w2w

#solarpunk #IntentionalCommunity #CommunityLiving

Second, make progress on the solarpunk permaculture intentional retirement community. If you know anyone who is doing that sort of work please consider pointing me in their direction. Especially-especially if they're also covid-cautious. I've found both kinds of community -- covid cautious and solarpunk/IC -- but it's proven very difficult to find folks who are in both camps.
#solarpunk #IntentionalCommunity #CovidIsNotOver

Hi all, if you're reading this, thank you. I still need to sit down with the rest of my nuclear group and hammer out exactly what we are looking for, but myself, my partner, and my mother are currently looking for housing together in the #boston area. So ideally, a minimum of two rooms. We'd love the idea of living in community with other folks, but all the places we are aware of seem to not be set up to accept people who, frankly, don't make a lot of money. It's very likely we do not know where to look, though, and that is one of many areas I am seeking guidance.

Throwing hard requirements up first:

Our biggest hurdle is my partner works hybrid remote and NEEDS to be within carless commuting distance of the Boston core. Ideally we'd like to keep their commute under an hour.

My mother works remote and will need a good, calm place to set up her desk.

I'm... a fuckup without a career who's a big ol' "bikes as transit solutions" nerd, so ideally there's a chill, not bro-ey #bikeshop nearby I can work at.

Indoor bike storage. We are building up a fleet. Maybe we'll do something cool with them someday.

We are all crafters, so having space to work is pretty crucial. I tend to work with messy things that people don't want in their living space (electronics, bikes, woodworking/puttering), so a basement or shed I can set up a workbench in would be ideal. My partner is a very gifted seamstress and would need permanent space devoted to her sewing machine and cutting station. My mother mostly knits, and is fairly compact in this regard.

A good kitchen is a huuuuge plus.

Good local community that takes care of each other (or at least a solid chance that we can dig in and help build that community)

Nice things to have:

Green space, especially for a potential garden.

Good sunlight for our existing houseplants.

Pet friendly. We'd love animals some day, sooner rather than later.

Accessible nature, especially by bike or by foot.

room for a chest freezer so we can start building a stash of food, for emergencies or lazy nights, IDGAF.

Good people. Maybe you?

Why you want to live in community with us:

First and foremost...

The world is hard. Home shouldn't be. We want to help build a space that supports our community, especially those we live with day in and day out. We want to support everyone in being able to pursue our goals as individuals and a collective, and live a life that supports our values and pursuits.

Figuring out those values should obviously be a community effort, but if I had to establish a good starting point: developing a sustainable lifestyle, mutual aid, community involvement, and personal and collective development.

Our domestic skills are pretty good by today's standards, especially in the kitchen. My mother and I are both accomplished home cooks, with different arenas. I'm good at big projects that take time but can feed a crowd. She's good at being flexible and improvising with what's available. We'd like to live with folks we can share a meal with more than occasionally. Sit down, talk about our day, and connect. We are also good about keeping common spaces clean and tidy, and would like to develop systems of accountability that help keep us all on track taking care of the space while still letting us have most of our time for our pursuits.

We are trying to build a better world. We firmly think a big part of that is little "r" revolution, live life how you think it should be lived after we've won, don't wait for it. Once we've established ourselves we want to do what we can to connect with others and build networks of support for each other. In short, we want to live and take care of each other like good neighbors. Like anarchists.

That all maybe sounds super serious. Mostly we just want to be able to carve out leisure time for everyone so we all can have fun.

420 and psychedelic friendly, queer/poly/kink friendly, damn near any kind of pet friendly... my partner is allergic to cats but loves them dearly... it's ideally something she should be able to get some separation from if it comes into play. She's lived with them in the past. Anything else though is fair game! Reptiles, rats, fish... bees? We don't judge.

Covid consciousness... We all still mask. We try to keep our risks minimal, but we still go to the occasional show. We communicate about potential exposures and test when we think we've been put at risk. We're trying to do our best to take care of each other and still enjoy culture, but if we end up living with some one with a higher risk factor we would modify our behavior to reflect the new situation.

We currently have two cars, though one of us is hoping to sell theirs soon.

We also have a growing fleet of bikes. Good indoor storage is important!

Please recommend better hashtags to help me get this out there!
#somerville #somervillehousing #somervillema #bostonhousing
#housing #housinghelp
#intentionalcommunity #solarpunk #sustainableliving #anticonsumption #fuckcars

If you're looking to make some end-of-the-year donations, consider donating to HOPE North Carolina. They're working to build an #IntentionalCommunity of #AffordableHousing that's inclusive of people with and without intellectual disabilities (here in #ChapelHill #NorthCarolina, where housing prices are through the roof).

https://hopenorthcarolina.networkforgood.com/projects/180168-creating-communities-of-belonging?utm_campaign=dms_email_blast_2214272

Freetown Christiania, Denmark #photography #travel #intentionalcommunity #denmark #anarchist #joy

Freetown Christiania, Denmark #photography #travel #intentionalcommunity #denmark #anarchist #joy

It's official! I'm going to visit Dancing Rabbit #Ecovillage in the spring! I've heard about this #IntentionalCommunity for EVER it feels like and I'm really excited to visit them in person.