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Formed: 2004 Established: 2003
Abeo
North Western Tasmania, Tasmania,
Australia
 Abeo, formerly "The Change," is a new permaculture community in Tasmania as of 2005. We have 50 acres of deep, rich, red soil farmland at 200 meters elevation in the high rainfall area of northwest Tasmania. We also have the possibility of using/purchasing another property consisting of over 200 acres, mostly light, dryland native forest 15 minutes from Hobart in the south of the state.
We are seeking visitors, WWOOFers, and any potential members.
Our philosophy comes from a wide range of books by authors such as Daniel Quinn, Ayn Rand, B.F. Skinner, Sun Tzu, Plato, John Robbins, Gene Roddenberry, Robert Heinlein, Frank Herbert, and Issac Asimov. However, mentioning one of these authors shouldn't lead one to assume we agree fully with them.
Please visit our website for a more detailed description of us, what we are doing, and other potential membership and/or lifeboat opportunities. Also feel free to email us with your ideas; we are open and active-minded people.
 
Website: http://abeo.earthsociety.org
Contact:
Abeo
TASMANIA Australia

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Former/Other Names: The Change
Last Updated:10/15/2008
 
Visitors Accepted
 (AU$20 per week is expected for food)
Visitor Process: Visits are arranged via email: Each visitor must write a letter to us detailing their background and desire for coming to visit. No drop-ins. If you turn up without an invitation, you will be turned away. This is our home. Pick-up is very possible.
Network Affiliations:
GEN - Global Ecovillage Network
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
No Answer Provided
Population
Members(adults and children):
4
Non-member Residents:
0
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By majority rule
(Through calm, socratic, open and active minded discussion, we select appropriate individuals to manage areas/jobs/tasks/work)
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
(Currently all those contributing have a say and there is no veto more information on the website)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Other
(What you bring in is yours, what interest you earn is yours, what effort you put into a project is fully compensated to you as per mutual agreement.)
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
(What you bring in is yours, including any and all debts.)
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(Everyone capable needs to contribute to the garden such that we may feed ourselves, no one is a slave to another.)
Join Fee:
No
(There is no longer a fee for membership.)
Regular Fees:
No
(We are akin to an investment group, what you put in, labor or money earns and pays you, in goods, services, or money - contractual arrangements. Some may contribute money in exchange for the services/goods of another member; others might exchange services/goods for services/goods and bypass money altogether - it depends on you and what you desire and have to offer other members.)
Land and Buildings
Rural
Area:
52.5 acres (21.2 hectares)
(Please see website for specific details.)
Land Owned By:
Individual community member(s)
(We intend to put the land into trusteeship for the community)
Number of Residences:
0
(We've just moved to this property and will be building shelters this summer. Currently we have a large shed for storage and living space)
Cohousing:
No
(We share what housing we have. We intend to build several different housing systems - some may be co-housing, some will be shared housing.)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
none
(We just moved here over winter. Our goal is produce over 80% of our own food - we are planting for much excess production for sale at market gardens.)
Share Community Meals:
Nearly all meals
(This is a general goal.)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
There are some dietary restrictions
(we are dairy free, aim to be GM free, and avoid commercial processed foods and products.)
Dietary Practice:
Other
(Open to all, however for sustainability reasons we refuse to raise large animals.)
Alcohol Use:
Prohibited
(Our rules can be 'bent' in town, but not on our properties, nor around our children - we will not accept alcoholics for members.)
Tobacco Use:
Prohibited
(We aim to set good examples for future children, thus we seek people who strive toward a healthy lifestyle. You can use addictives in town, but not on our properties nor around our children..)
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
Yes
(We are truth seekers. We are Socratic and practice detachment of 'self-ego' from 'idea-meme'. We strongly encourage people to push mental boundaries. As such we are an 'anti-cult' as there is nothing blasphemous to our ears/minds.)
Which Spiritual Traditions(s):
Other
(Socraticism - fearless challenge of ideas - truth seekers.)
Educational Style(s):
Home schooling
(Prefer un-schooling & self-teaching methods - we will at some point set up an educational area for our children - library and shared educational tools.)
 
 


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