looking for people to help us create our self sufficient, renewable energy driven, organic homestead in France

topic posted Thu, September 10, 2009 - 3:38 AM by  James
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We are looking for people to help our communal dream become reality...

French Manoir / farm in Normandy with organic kitchen garden, 2 fields of 2 hectares, chickens etc..We now want to create Biosphere/Geodesic dome, full organic self sufficiency aiming towards being carbon neutral and using renewable energy. We are looking for people interested in the technological side of self sufficiency as well as running a small organic kitchen garden. Creative people welcomed, We are both musicians, non smokers, not drinkers. The house contains a studio and we work developing and recording bands and artists..,Ideally we would want to feed ourselves and our clients with vegetables and food from the farmstead. Over the years we have had quite a few WWOOFERS (world organic farming volunteers) which has proved successful but unfortunately most people are only available for a few weeks or months as this organisation is more geared for shorter stays, we are looking for someone, or a couple who would like to become a more permanent part of our team.
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James
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  • I've developed a new form of commune, which you might want to consider.

    I believe that old style communes work to some extent, but not very well. Shared income is an extremely efficient way of living, which allows it to work in spite of other major problems. The problem is that when you share income, you eliminate the individual freedom aspect of society. This creates a system that works somewhat, but only with compatible people.

    The solution is to add the individual decision making back in, while keeping the shared income system. This results a super society. Way more efficient living, combined with way more effective decision making.

    What this can mean to your commune, is this: More effective decision making means a far greater ability to develop and sustain income sources. It means a rich commune, not a poor commune. It means 100 percent self reliance in both energy and food is very easy, rather than a major struggle. It also means greater joy, less politics and arguments. It means people will be fulfilling their dreams, accomplishing what they want to accomplish.

    My website tells more about it.
    conceivia.com

    Soon, there'll be other such communities forming, and once formed, there'll also be a network allowing people to travel from one to another for vacation or sharing talents or whatever.

    Tony

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