tierra sagrada intentional community

Ecovillages are:

• Natural and non-toxic buildings
• Organic gardening & composting
• Preservation of wilderness
• Biological waste management
• Reuse, recycle, rebuild
• Renewable power systems
• Conservation land planning
• Egalitarian & open democratic governance

photo by Mike Ward
Photo by Mike Ward


About Community

Community starts with understanding and personal responsibility. We believe that each of us are constantly learning how to be better community members within all levels of our social circles. This starts with our own inner consciousness and radiates out. Here you will find some useful readings to give insight to community basics at the core.

The Way of Council "Voice is another vehicle of transition. A few favorite songs or chants, possibly related to the topic of the council, awaken the expressive mode in the circle before the talking piece begins making its rounds." read more>>

The Hidden Commons "... It is the vast realm that is the shared heritage of all of us that we typically use without toll or price. The atmosphere and oceans, languages and cultures, the stores of human knowledge and wisdom, the informal support systems of community, the peace and quiet that we crave, the genetic building blocks of life -these are all aspects of the commons."
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Eight steps to creating your own Sustainable Community by Robert Gilman
The social process   of eco-village development. read more>>

Things to Think About Personal Desires, Individual Concerns, General fears involved in living in a community based housing system. read more>>


Existing Communities as Role Models and Learning Centers
We've provided a list of other existing communities for you to explore under Recommended Links.


"Eco-village is much more than co-housing alone. Eco-villages designate a responsibility to mother nature that is beyond that of normal co-housing. Such responsibility requires different design principles when it comes to dwellings, landscape and life support systems. Life support systems include passive solar energy, wind power, grey water systems, composting, rainwater catchment systems, food growing and many other elements of life."