Within Reach - Emerald Earth Sustainable Community Tour

[simplerlife]

most communities in the sustainable communities movement are all white. it's not intentional. it's just a matter of awareness.

[lionwarrior7819]

everyone there is of the same ethnicity. Is that intentional?

[Mystefier]

Do the costs include internet access and enough electricity to run a computer. What about lights and refrigeration, washing machine and dishwasher? Just curious even though I don't use it; do people there have and watch TV?

[zos24]

Beautiful!!!

[xxXghislainXxx]

I want to live like a hobbit. u gotta love the bathroom septic tank, very eco-friendly xD. I don't think I could stand the high temperatures or the insect /wild life but hey to each his/her own I guess, back to how mother earth intended it in the first place: no internet, computers, youtube, ps3, shinny lcd screens or junk-food :( Personally I am not ready 2b released into the wild, I'm used to live in captivity now xD Namaste

btw beautiful transparent coloured glass incrustations/decorations ;)

[xxXghislainXxx]

also, my current economic situation wouldn't allow me to quit my shitty job (credit card debt, a loan to pay the credit cards, cellphone, telephone and internet bills to pay, money to donate to world vision, monthly subscription to david icke website) maybe next life or in another parallel universe I would go, or if I win the lottery ;) - I guess I better buy a ticket now xD

[sufizmjim]

looks like a good place,and all this shoot from a laptop,nice.

[SargonMan]

The only think I can say is when the weather is nice, the living is easy. Communes in more northerly climates are hard pressed to stay warm in the winter and stay fed. I'm all for living simply and with a mind to low impact, I live that way now.

Where do people with no jobs, and no cars to get to the no jobs, get $350 a month in dues?

[simplerlife]

the answer is not that complex. capitalism isn't working. restructure lives locally, simpler, and more in touch with nature.

[SargonMan]

I totally agree, answers are not always complex. But still I never hear the answer to my basic, first step, square one, starting point question, "How do you finance your back to nature life-style?" Land is not free, only our labor is free. Any thoughts?

[CreatorChannel]

There are lots of ways to design community that are economically viable. People will pay to visit for various accomodations. There are cottage business that are needed in any community and surplusgoods can always be produced. Also most incredibly "community hours" should be instituted for exchange, accumulation and a way to pay community dues. Read some books on community.

[17seventySIX]

@SargonMan Seen the show call the Colony? We are starting our own colony in Santa Barbara CA, we need mechanical-computer-structural engineers, and a doctor to join. For only $5k you get 1/2 acre of your own to get away, close to town, with water on 100 acres surrounded by BLM land hunting and faming. We also need Mechanics architect, nurses builders handymen, beautiful women, scientist horticulturists farmers musician, people with resources welder natural healers NO BANKERS OR HOLDING HANDS

[MsPollywogg]

@17seventySIX that SB location sounds great... wish i could go... i'll keep that Colony in mind for about 8 years from now

[Mystefier]

@simplerlife You didn't answer his question. Where do people get the money, not how do people save the money. Especially without using capitalism. I'm curious too because I'm interested in doing something like this. Lady Heathen mentioned a lot of great suggestions for raising funds, but those mostly are engaging in capitalism (selling things you make is capitalism.) Could you please give an answer to SargonMan's question in regards to how people GENERATE the $350/month?

[vajraloka1]

@Mystefier -- alot of commune kids are white middle class s,have money in the bank, have trust funds, or some may get unemployment or assitance i supposed, but my experince is most hippies or altenative persons are from middle class homes, the farm in tenn used alow persons to go wtih no dues, i bet its changed though

[adamdm87]

One way to think about how it is, materially, you're interdependent with other people in some kind of economy; everyone is a bit of a generalist, and a bit of a specialist. Every person in any society survives by finding a nichce of some kind. With any sustainable / off-grid lifestyle, you could finance your project by being entrepreneurial. Whether it be a knowledge in food production or preservation, building sustainable homes, medicine... whatever.

[LadyHeathen]

Trustfunds, and outside work, and or the sale of art, crafts, wild crafted herbs, homemade jellies, breads, fresh organic veggies, all kinds of ways for, crafty folks to generate cash when we need it.

[nano8se]

Modern day philantropist! Hi.

[rebeljd73]

Dear Ryan,

This is a good documentary, pinpointing a time and concern in 2007. Most interested in interviewing the same people ten years down the road and even 20 years from now.

~Gay Powers

[SCODgreenhood]

Great job guys! Keep getting the messages out there. *****