Sustainable Intentional Village

Peak Oil
Climate SystemDisruption
Economic System
Dysfunction

Peak Oil
Climate SystemDisruption
THE RESILIENT VILLAGE...
Provides nutritious food and wonderful shelter affordably
Is insensitive to fossil fuel price hikes
Has a strong community that can respond to climate change
Gives you a place to be with a clear social conscience
Enables you to be the change you want to see
Provides something you can pass on to your children
Economic System
Dysfunction

Folke Günther
Systems Ecologist
Since 1970’s:
Researched back to 1600’s
Livedself-sufficient
Triedeverythingpractically
Encouragedotherstirelessly
http://holon.se

100 friends (with theirchildren) and
A farmer
Some land access - onehectar per family
Somewoods and other land

REALITY NUMBER ONE:
You are starting a business together that is worth
anything from EURO 2- 6 million

OPPORTUNITY NUMBER ONE:
Your investment willgive you what you need – a great place to live and organicfood – whatever the economic situation

REALITY NUMBER TWO:
It is like enteringinto a new relationship, with all the associated fun and trials and tribulations…..

OPPORTUNITY NUMBER TWO:
You get a lot of new friends and be in a group of people who will support eachother

REALITY NUMBER THREE:
You are embarking on a personal developmentcourse

OPPORTUNITY NUMBER THREE:
You are embarking on a personal developmentcourse

Business Plan
Stage one: legal organisation - youth hostel
Stage two: weekend/holiday home
Stage three: CSA scheme
Stage four: permanent home
Stage five: home and work-life platform

Co-operatives
Your investment gives valuewhile it is with the organisation
Have a readymadedemocratic legal structure
Tried, tested and accepted

Limitedcompanies
Your investment gives valuewhen you sell it
Meansmany people can be involved with a small amount of money
Shouldgive the equivalent or more of what you can get in the bank
Could provide otherbenefits like rebates on goodsbought.

61% of the fuel is used after foodleaves the fields

Write the prospectus and gainclarity

Checklist for land

SO FAR

Wehavehostedsomeamazingcourses

Wehaveenjoyedmakingfood for eachother and dining together

Wehaveenjoyedsome great moments with simple pleasures

Experienced the mental and physicalrewards of using your body

Justgone and got food from outside the door

Workedout simple solutions like using an earth drill and….

Putting your green compostdirectly in it.

Planned, financed and startedtwo new homes.

Foundourselvestalking…. A lot.

There’splentyleft to do…
Get planning permission for the otherhouses
Do the group dynamics, team building, ”cleaningbackwards” stuff
Work outhow to find that farmer and deliver food for 15 families
Continue to developnutrient recycling and water handling
Get a firm grip on financial and project plans

Opportunitiesopen up
Investing in Open World Villages in savings plans
Turning neighbourhoodsintoeco-units/open world villages
Using land you own to make the change

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Sustainable Intentional Village

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