Heather Sachs

Thank you all so much for your replies. It seems there may be quite a bit more out there than I am finding on the internet! I have been looking at ic.org, ecovillage.org and cohousing.ca for years now but it always seemed as though there's been very few options in Canada.

FYI as for employment, I'd probably need to be within commuting distance of a place with more than 10,000 inhabitants... but as long as there's a decent hospital with good facilities, there'd be hope for me. However hubby would probably have to work in a big city. We've discussed the possibility of him living in a studio apartment in the city for some fraction of the week, then coming "home" for long weekends for example. Probably we'd need to be within a 2-3 hour drive of a large city for that to work though.

Thanks again for your input. I look forward to continuing to check on my little thread in future. We're hoping to start visiting some places and checking out possible future homes this coming year

Hi all. I've lived away from home (Canada) for some years now, and am at the point in my life where I'm dreaming of returning and setting up a long-term community-oriented residence with other like-minded people.

I've done a whole lot of searching online for ecovillages and cohousing setups, preferably in BC or Ontario, but I am open to considering other provinces. Unfortunately I haven't found a lot of options over the years. So in case anyone can help, I'm just going to list my ideal criteria, and maybe with time I'll get some helpful responses

I'm dreaming that my future home will:

- have some degree of focus on permaculture principles
- be close enough to a city that I could reasonably expect to commute and find work to support myself
- present opportunities for spiritual learning and connection, whether informally or formally organized. Although not formally religious myself, my beliefs tend toward Buddhism.
- offer alternative schooling options, such as Waldorf or Steiner type education, nearby or on-site

I'm hoping in the next few years to be able to buy a bit of land and/or build a small eco-friendly home. Community is so important for me - I can't imagine life being nearly as fun or meaningful on my own as it would be with other permie-sorts to build something really amazing with.

Thanks in advance for any tips or words of support.