Treehouses with an extra ‘Wow’ factor. This is both a community and a tourist destination in Costa Rica, described as “a sustainable treehouse community”, but is also ‘sold’ on the site as a ‘hotel’ destination.
The 62 acre area started out as a little acorn of an idea: “Erica wondered out loud if friends might be interested in purchasing the property together… and maybe they would like to build a treehouse too… And wouldn’t it be cool if the treehouses were connected with ziplines and bridges? Kind of like the Ewok village in Return of the Jedi…” And there’s now closer to 600 acres.
Link to their website with lots of additional links and videos.
The Findhorn Foundation (with its community and eco-village) is one of the older intentional communities in the UK, located in the north of Scotland. Their website suggests that, “One of the aims of our community is to create an environment that enables each one of us to deepen our connection with all of life, and to open to transformation within ourselves and within the group. The invitation is to let go of limitations, open to love, and be the change you want to see in the world.” They also publish books and hold lots of courses.
Floating Neutrinos are a diverse floating community of water-borne dwellers and adventurers. Not just about scrap-raft building and living AND sailing rafts across the Atlantic Ocean. But, about sustainability and freedom to a home in an over-crowded world. Under Poppa Neutrino, Captain Betsy and others they have also developed what they call ‘triadic’ thinking and methods to self-repair.
They are pretty awesome! And 'random lunacy' is their pledge.
Link here to their official website, which includes videos, plus another video from Poppa about some of their adventures afloat.
Dutch-based site and concept for what they describe as:
"A Flow Town can be seen as a combination between an (eco) village, care farm, inspiration and education place. They are meant to be about 90% self-sufficient. With their own flow-school, own food supply, and a recycling purpose. The purpose is a global network of flow towns (eco villages).”
So, all about making connections. Some of those involved with discussing the term have also described making an international network of places where ‘nomads’ can travel to, stop and move on. Link to their website with videos, pics, the book, ‘Nova Globe’ and info on summer camps and more.
Lots of floating ideas from Denmark! The Floating City, electricity generating bikes and much more.
Their site states: “The goal of Flydende By is to build up a sustainable society from below. We develop methods to create decentralised sustainable solutions out of reused and organic resources.
We want to find ways of using the ocean in a sense-ful and constructive way, as part of the future sustainable society.”
Video link to Fort Groenoord community in Afrikahaven, Amsterdam in 2010.
Foundation Owaze - Earthships' info from Netherlands.
This group describes itself as:
“The [freespace] movement is an experiment in what is possible when a community shares the gift of physical space. A [freespace] is a gathering place for people to come together, to create, teach, learn, and share the things which they are truly passionate about, and strengthen connections between individuals as well as communities through art, events, and long term projects.
[freespace] began in June 2013, inspired by the National Day of Civic Hacking, when a building was gifted to the community for just $1. The radically low barrier to entry and open door policy lead to a hugely diverse range of people from different cultural, economic, and professional backgrounds connecting and creating projects together such as a free bike share, maker classes for people in homeless shelters, and a community garden.
To date, [freespace] has hosted over 300 free events, seen more than 30 murals, fostered 4 long-term projects within San Francisco, and instigated an immeasurable amount of inspiration, collaboration, and solidarity within the communities it has touched.
[freespace] is now a global movement. Currently there are [freespaces] developing in 26 locations and 18 different countries around the world.”
One of the world’s oddest, most eccentric squats. This link takes you back to Notting Hill in London in 1977. If you ever saw the Ealing comedy, ‘Passport to Pimlico’, this is the hippy version!
One of the most esoteric thinkers of the twentieth century. His ideas and writings provided ‘mind food’ for many free cultural spaces and people. A complex legacy. Here are a couple of links that introduce us to elements of that legacy including the ‘Gurdjieff International Review’.
“Without struggle, no progress and no result.”