jungle permaculture community Maui

We are an eclectic, devotional permaculture community in the heart of Maui's east side jungle valley.  We are calling in like minded free spirited individuals who are passionate about growing luscious food, lovingly tending the land, and living in harmony with plants, people and animals.  

Offerings and opportunities for learning:
Permaculture minded food forest
Lush garden and greenhouse (all fruits and veggies grown on the land)
Composting and vermiculture
Korean Natural Farming! JADAM natural pesticide techniques and magical plant remedies
Ethnobotanical studies
From-the-land food creations: house made breads, herbal crackers, coconut products, ferments, nut cheeses, etc.
Daily community meal 6 times a week plus full access to garden abundance and kitchen staples
Individual private dwellings
Solar/woodstove hot shower/bath most days, sauna several days a week,
Devotional music practice
Sewing studio with natural fibers
Weekly community potlucks
Mostly cash free, mask-less existence

What we are looking for:
Community minded folk, easy to get along with
Healthy minds, lifestyles and attitudes, emotional maturity
Good work ethic, enthusiasm for learning
Passion for plants, soil health, food sovereignty
Building skills

Bonus points:
Permaculture, natural farming experience
Production kitchen skills
Musicial background

This looks and sounds amazing--if I were closer and not in the midst of a permaculture project of my own, I'd be there in a heartbeat! Since I was very young, I've always had a deep interest in tropical ecology, especially in the plants, and I have many books on the subject--alas, I have settled in a more temperate place. Annual rainfall here is around 50-55," so not quite on par with equatorial rainforest precipitation, but close to that of temperate and boreal rainforests (and our forest is a wetland forest!). I plan on finding as many hardy tropical and subtropicals that I can!

I wish you and yours all the best--it looks to be a wonderful life there :)

Hello Maayan! Thank you for sharing the opportunity to learn more about your permaculture community. Sounds so wonderful.

My husband, 2yo and I, have been actively looking to form or join an established IC, centered around many of the values and offerings you’ve described here.

We’ve been seriously considering a move, from our current home base in San Francisco, to the Big Island, as our family has a 1 acre plot that hasn’t been developed. Although our heart is in doing this passionate work within intentional community.

We’ll be visiting the Big Island from April 13-22 and could possibly look to visit your community in Maui, if the timing would work for you.

I’d love to chat more and see if there may be fit.

From what you’ve shared, we’re happily aligned on vision to share community meals, steward the land using natural techniques, permaculture, embodying healing remedies, gratitude in sharing from-the-land creations (Ray is an excellent cook and so eager to try wood fire bread!), living in sovereignty, rooted in passion to keep learning and growing, together. We’re able bodied and want to dig in physically, and also have financial investment for the community as we build and improve the current offerings and residences. My husband practices the flute and I’m getting back to my violin days. We unschool our daughter and have location independent work. In addition to community farming, we are meditation teachers, film creator and marketer.

I’d love to connect for a video chat and hear more about your community, if you’d be interested.

I’ll send you a pm Cheers!

 
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From: Eun-Young Lee
To: Maayan Kasimov
Date: Nov 16, 2021 12:11:42
Subject: Join your community
Hello Maayan,

I just read your post about your jungle permaculture community on Maui!! And I feel so drawn to it.

I am Eun-Young, born in Berlin, Germany, having Korean roots.
I left Berlin end of September, leaving my old home, life, old job, phase of depression and burn out behind, following a call to travel, and start a new chapter in my life, feeling that I will be away for a longer time, maybe even finding a new home to live.
Since a few years I feel a strong desire to go to Hawaii and especially Maui.
I see myself living in community and in harmony with nature.

I love eating  delicious, healthy, vegan food and I love cooking.
I love the ocean and I love moving people in the ocean, moving them above and under the water...giving water flow massage sessions. I am also currently doing a holistic bodywork training, with the focus now on developmental trauma and I have recently finished a training to facilitate "the completion process" by Teal Swan, which a helped me to heal deep, old traumas from the root! I love this process which creates deep, sustainable healing from the origin. One big part of my healing and still is, the re-owning my feminine, which I have rejected and neglected a long time and also connecting to my Korean roots and nature again  has become very important to me.

I will be on Maui, from Nov. 25th, 2021and I would love to meet you, the community and place in person, since I will be there anyway.
How would this be for you?

I am also available to call or make a video call, but I prefer meeting people in person.


Much blessings,
Eun-Young
 

Hi.  I am interested in this community.

I am cery interested in this and id like to know how i can get involved i will pm you and try to contact anyway i can

Do you still have some place available? Im interested and capable. Im currently in LA, CA.  Please message me to chat. Thank you. Seb.

Hello, I hope your offer is still open. My name is Collin Thompson, I'm 21 years old and I'm very passionate about returning to nature. I'm sad to say I have little to no actual experience in permaculture/agriculture, but I'm sure I can make up for it with hard work and devotion. My hope is to gain the experience I need to become a major contributor to any community or have the know-how to start my own. If you feel I could fit in your community or if you have any questions please let me know. Email: Collinqt07@gmail.com

Has anyone actually received a response from this community?

Hey are you up for visitors? I'm living in Huelo looking to get more involved with serious permaculture. I have a lot of experience with permaculture.

Andy Howell

Very nice!  I'm open to possibilities and have experience.  PM me if you are still searching....Thanks!

Maayan,
I hope you're all right.
Barb (Nina)

Hey, how’s it? I am reaching out to make a connection now in prep for a visit we are planning. My family and I currently live on Pine Island, a barrier island in south west Florida. We have a small food forest and farm. I’m a certified Permaculture designer (1997), and Landscape Architect (2005) my husband and my cousin, are contractors and roofers.  We have a 6 yr old we are unschooling with a great community here. We all love and play music. I am also a biofield tuner.
We are thinking about the future which we don’t feel like is here in FL long term.
We would be interested in visiting your community and connecting.
Peace, Emy

May I get more information about joining this community?

hi my partner and I are going to be in haiku from january - march. we are both musicians with plenty of kitchen and restaurant type experience but want to learn permaculture and see how different communities do things. would love to work with you all in any capacity. my email is pedrotaylor2188@icloud.com