What I want to build in Mexico

Hello, I have been immersing myself in permaculture all while becoming further disenfranchised by what is happening in this country. I am so excited to start my tiny house educational homestead in Mexico. I want to be in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains, I have two horses that will be coming with me, as well as two dogs. I will need a safe place to perch when I arrive. I am happy to work on an existing peramaculture or traditional farm/homestead seeking to adapt. I am doing everything I can to move myself toward this goal currently and I'm certain I will be able to manage it because it is my greatest dream. However, I do have a backup plan and started a Freedom Cell in Vermont called Survive to Thrive so if I am stuck here I will still have a network of people to operate outside the system with. Thank you so much in advance for any help you can give me. I'm interested in any of the earthship programs as well. I don't need a place to live so much as a place to park my truck and trailer. My direct email is Survivetothrive@protonmail.com.

As an observer from Australia, I would think moving to Mexico for any reason would be worse than staying in your country.
What would be the benefits of such a move?

Absolutely Jillian... I have been intuiting those same things. I joined a mailing list of expats and those in Mexico are quite happy with their choice

I am going to possibly look for someone who wants to move also. Split some of the stress and not be alone. Though alone is not a deterrent.

Jillian, I love tiny homes!

Jillian,

Any updates?

Yes, any updates?
I've lived in Mexico for 23 years, I've seen a lot of Americans come and go. Keep in mind that we often take the things we are running from with us, and while I love my life in Mexico--Mexico is far from perfect, and depending on what is it you are disillusioned within the good old US of A, you might find more of it in Mexico.
Many ex-pats think they have moved to a "freer" country when they moved to Mexico, the opposite is true, but as ex-pats they live outside of society and the typical social obligations that societies have...

Hi ,
Where abouts does Mallissa live in Mexico , and do you know of any permaculture people or commmunities please ?

I would live in Mexico in a NewYork minute but my significant others have never been interested. Was raised in Kenya and miss living in a lesser developed country and warmth.

Alan Usher wrote:Hi ,
Where abouts does Mallissa live in Mexico , and do you know of any permaculture people or commmunities please ?

Hi I live in the state of Oaxaca. There are many permaculture communities scattered around Mexico. If you are a facebook user there's a pretty active Permacultura en Mexico facebook group (Spanish language)  These guys are the nearest to me.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcjqYLwofjtT1lHymdogYDg

My husband is a member of a traditional communal agricultural community and we have decided that instead of moving to a community that is already doing permaculture--our path is to introduce/restore permaculture practices to our community that was deeply harmed by the "green revolution" of the mid 20th century.

Jillian Krake wrote:I am going to possibly look for someone who wants to move also. Split some of the stress and not be alone. Though alone is not a deterrent.

Hey Jillian, did you make the move to Mexico? My wife and I are considering a move to Mexico and we wonder how your plans turned out.

Hi! Any updates on this? I’m
A professor with 2 kids teaching remotely and looking for an offf grid community with excellent internet so I can stay employed

Welcome to the forum, Sharon!

Have you looked into satellite internet?

What part of Mexico are you looking at?  On of the beach cities?

Here are the options for satellite internet:
   Starlink: The global satellite internet system being rolled out by Elon Musk. ...
   HughesNet Mexico: An established provider of high-speed internet services with packages for home and businesses. ...
   ViaSat Mexico: Offers high-speed internet services for home and businesses.

Ive used Hughesnet for years though not in Mexico.

Our daughter is sold on Starlink and wants us to change.

Sharon Tompkins wrote:Hi! Any updates on this? I’m
A professor with 2 kids teaching remotely and looking for an offf grid community with excellent internet so I can stay employed

Rather than internet--your biggest concern would be stable electricity. We often lose power. Like, every time it rains. Outages last from a few seconds to a few days.

There's a growing range of eco-community developments in MX, I'm not watching too close but saw this one recently near San Miguel with nice looking homes for sale in a semi-off-grid setting with well thought out modern co-housing design (but not much agriculture): https://www.hapori.com.mx