Communities Directory: Sage Sparrow

Forming Formed: 2007

Sage Sparrow

Buffalo, New York,

United States

Sage Sparrow is a forming intentional community in Western New York. We have a small group of four people currently who are looking to buy land and build a permaculture site in Southern Tier of Western New York. Our aim is to create an inclusive, unitarian community which honors all traditions in the way in which these traditions honor Mother Earth and its ecology. Currently, most of our members are Native American or Pagan. We are not averse to raising free range livestock, but are interested in creating organic, healthful surroundings that work with nature, use geothermal heating as much as possible and are not reliant on outside gas and electricity. Community activities would include workshops given by our members to discuss the ways in which our various spiritual paths have brought us to a reverence for the earth. This is the focus of a non-profit religious group which is currently seeking its NPO status entitled Mother Earth Temple.

A future consideration would be to create a setting similar to Camphill Village, but without the overtly Christian ethic, which would serve to provide housing to developmentally disabled adults who would be trained in permaculture and agriculture to the extent that they are able to. As the group home waiting lists become increasingly long, this would provide such individuals with the ability to live and work in an ecovillage community setting.

Contact:

Sage Sparrow/Mother Earth Temple
PO Box 881
Buffalo, New York 14220 United States

Last Updated:1/27/2008

Population Age Restrictions: No	Government Decision Making: By consensus Identified Leader: No Leadership Core Group: Yes	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances
Land and Buildings Rural	Food, etc. Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual Dietary Practice: Omnivorous	Social Factors Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members: Yes Restrictions on Romantic Relationships (between consenting adults): No Shared Spiritual Path: Yes Which Spiritual Path(s): Native American :: Paganism/Earth Religions :: Eastern :: Unitarian Universalist :: Other Educational Style(s): Home schooling

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