my ideal commune would have: 1. enough land to farm for ourselves (an acre per person); 2. indivual insulated sleeping houses for singles, pairs or families; 3. a couple of outhouses (depending on the number of people), 4. either a river running through it, a lake side plot, or an easily accessable well or water source; 5. a 'longhouse' with enough comfortable living room for everyone; 6. a cook top big enough to cook for every member of the commune; 7. a storage area for our food for winter and spring; 8. solar panels for electricity (? raidio, hot water...); 9. many more things that i've probably forgotten to mention. i love the idea of living in a 'commune' where everyone would farm and be as family and friends. i love the idea of the ultimate amount of freedom this lifestyle has to offer. i do not like the idea of everyone putting in equal work and sharing everything. for starters, i have never lived on a commune, but i have been in many situations where work is to be divided fairly. from these situations i have learned that many people are not willing to share the work but are willing to share the profits, and that is not fair to the rest of us. i would like this to be in canada, for i am canadian. i would be willing to purchase the the plot of land if all the others would be willing to pay the taxes on it every year (the taxes would be cheap). say we were to start this around april next year i would have a decent amount of money saved ($30,000) and we'd be able to live on a good sized piece of land. you would have to have enough money to support yourself (clothes, personal expensies, ect.) and build your own sleeping quarters. you would also have to pay a fair share for the expenses of the tribes belongings (things you would use such as outhouse materials, longhouse materials, solar panels for hot water, ect.). the idea of living simplisticaly and in a loving manner really appeals to me. tell me your ideas. lets get this started.
If you're interested in purchasing land, or contributing to a community owned land purchase, i've been researching and working towards establishing a communal living tribe, group, family, whathave you. Core beliefs in preserving natural earth, i.e. organic farming, eco friendly lifestyles, wind/solar power, a place to live in peace, raise a family or find your center. and ofcourse a community working as one to live happily in this twisted world. Please contact me on the forums or at colony1313@yahoo.com . We can change damage done to mother earth, only if we all are one and work together. I know there are more of us out there, waiting to make a diffrence. Peace to all, Ziggy
hey check out ic.org for some canadian communes, also if you wanna talk/through some ideas around let me know by email or msn/yahoo as I don't check the forums as much as I used to. my website below has some info on it too FYI you might find some stuff interresting. also 1 acre per person is a little low. from the research I've been doing to heat a average size(1200sqft)(and I know that is not really what will take place) home for a year sustanibly maintaining a forest so as to always have wood to provide for the wood stove will take about 5-10 acres depending on the types of trees/soil conditions. and this doesn't even include a garden and other stuff... now if you have multiple people/families living in homes you can cut that number down quite a bit, again with many variables... the rest of that list pretty much matches where my thoughts have been leaning.
