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Off-Grid Christian Communes

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If you got some money, i know a good place in Washington State to build an IC

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Small homesteader needs help

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How Can a Humanitarian Organization Spread Permaculture Knowledge?

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Intentional Conundrum

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Places to WWoof in between

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Family of 6 taking the plunge into Homesteading in Northern Alberta

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One community's secret of success

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New Permaculture Project Near San Antonio (advice?)

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Legal and screening strategies to protect ecovillage from new potential members?

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Spearheading an Intentional Christian Community...

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Preventing or De-escalating Conflicts

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Montana and Idaho communities.... Where are you all?

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experience of looking land, south America to Europe

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elders and subsistence farming semi-retirement

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Looking for others in Northern Catskills of NY

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My cost of living is only 200$/month and I live in paradise

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Mid Missouri

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seeking tiny home/ rv rental on homestead/ farmland

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Intentional Community Design Factor: Changing Mindsets

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Hi! I am starting a Sustainable Living Community near Phoenix Arizona...

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Ten (10) rules we used to build our sustainable community

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Communities!

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What if the ideal community is the one you already live in?

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Water rights in New Mexico

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If not today, then when

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Need a caretaker - A few acres in Olympic Peninsula, Wa

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Do you have a camper or RV and need a spot to rent?

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CPC "Community Permaculture Cooperative"

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RV or Tiny Home hookup spot north of Asheville, NC

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Factor e Farm

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Top 5 lessons learned living in a village: A psychologist’s view

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ISO Missouri Community/ friends / land

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work in groups, consensus and hierachy

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Southwest Idaho Communal Farm

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Agorist Handbook / Template?

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Best ever topics in intentional community

Do you want to be right or do you want to have friends

10-15 women creating a community in upstate NY (tiny homes/mobile homes/etc) - advice?

Off-Grid Christian Communes

Budgeting, and is this possible?

Homestead Base + Operator Opportunity — 20 acres in Bennett County, SD (Move-in May–Sept 2026)

Anyone know of an IC that has broken a large plot?

Co-op community in nebraska

urban vs rural farming?

Adapting to Global Warming

If you got some money, i know a good place in Washington State to build an IC

Northern California? Are there any groups or communities?

A Vision for Sustainable Rural Renewal in Northeast Spain

Partial Work Exchange Tiny Home in Mountains of Western North Carolina

Intentional Community Serious Discussion and Committment

North Mississippi homesteading possibility

Should I make an LLC for my soon to be ecovillage?

Small homesteader needs help

Common points and differences between IC and traditional ways around the world?

How Can a Humanitarian Organization Spread Permaculture Knowledge?

Intentional Conundrum

Places to WWoof in between

Family of 6 taking the plunge into Homesteading in Northern Alberta

One community's secret of success

Seeking Land Partner(s) for Intentional Off-Grid Living in SE Oklahoma Mountains

New Permaculture Project Near San Antonio (advice?)

Legal and screening strategies to protect ecovillage from new potential members?

Spearheading an Intentional Christian Community...

Preventing or De-escalating Conflicts

Montana and Idaho communities.... Where are you all?

experience of looking land, south America to Europe

elders and subsistence farming semi-retirement

Looking for others in Northern Catskills of NY

My cost of living is only 200$/month and I live in paradise

Unschooling as a community - my rambling thoughts

Mid Missouri

Utopian fiction vs. post-apocalyptic reality: great interview

seeking tiny home/ rv rental on homestead/ farmland

Intentional Community Design Factor: Changing Mindsets

Hi! I am starting a Sustainable Living Community near Phoenix Arizona...

Ten (10) rules we used to build our sustainable community

Communities!

What if the ideal community is the one you already live in?

Water rights in New Mexico

If not today, then when

Need a caretaker - A few acres in Olympic Peninsula, Wa

Do you have a camper or RV and need a spot to rent?

CPC "Community Permaculture Cooperative"

RV or Tiny Home hookup spot north of Asheville, NC

Factor e Farm

Top 5 lessons learned living in a village: A psychologist’s view

ISO Missouri Community/ friends / land

Person with tent or tiny house wanted on our homestead for summer (or permanent?) work exchange

work in groups, consensus and hierachy

Southwest Idaho Communal Farm

Agorist Handbook / Template?

Island of Misfit Souls

Gorgeous Autumn Leaves and Flowers

Top Forums

digital market

building

permaculture artisans

skip

growies

ungarbage

critters

homesteading

energy

monies

community

wilderness

regional

permies.com

projects

global resources

kitchen

education

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purity