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Formed: 2004 Established: 2003
Abeo
Southern Tasmania, Tasmania,
Australia
 Abeo, formerly 'the change', is a new permaculture community in Tasmania as of 2005. We have a central property consisting of over 200 acres, mostly light dryland native forest and we have an informal 'lease' agreement with one of our members that allows us to share her property.
We are seeking visitors, wwoofers, and any potential members.
Our philosophy comes from a wide range of books by authors like 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.
 
Website: http://abeo.earthsociety.org
Contact:
Abeo
TASMANIA Australia

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Former/Other Names: The Change
Last Updated:7/1/2007
 
Visitors Accepted
 (AU$20 per week is expected for food)
Visitor Process: Visits are arranged via e-mail: . 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 invitiation you will be turned away. This is our home. Pick-up from airport or most anywhere in Hobart area is very possible, just let us know when and where.
Network Affiliations:
GEN - Global Ecovillage Network
Population
Adult Members:
3
Child Members:
2
Non-member Residents:
0
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
Gender Balance:
40% M 60% F
Age Focus:
No Focus
Age Restrictions:
No
Government
Decision Making:
By majority rule
(As with all tribal organizations meritocracy is our ultimate goal)
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 earns and pays you, in goods, services, or money. 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 have to offer the group. Note: we are setting up a Tasmania-wide LETS system which will create many new opportunities and jobs in the coming months and years.)
Land and Buildings
Other
(Our property is rural, but we are close to Hobart and intend to do much business and thus living in urban environs.)
Area:
222.4 acres (90.0 hectares)
(We are utilising two properties at the moment, please see website for specific details.)
Land Owned By:
Other
(We are in the process of transferring the title of land from former member to community organisation (legal business))
Number of Residences:
1
(Our current dwelling is on a property belonging to one of our members. Please see website for more details.)
Cohousing:
No
(We share housing - kibutz/communal resources model. This structure requires that we have similar values, which gives us more trust of each other and hence more strength and liberty.)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
6-20%
(Our goal is produce over 50% of our own food - we have planted and are planting for much excess production.)
Share Community Meals:
Nearly all meals
(This is a general goal.)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Other
(Open to all, however for sustainability reasons we refuse to raise hooved 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
Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members:
Yes
(Polyamorous peoples - so long as you can respect the boundaries of other individuals, you are welcome.)
Restrictions on Romantic Relationships (between consenting adults):
No
(We are polyamorous and will not recognize permanent monogamous relationships (you can be 'married' to someone else, but within our group you will be treated as a polyamorous person))
Shared Spiritual Path:
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 Path(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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