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Forming Formed: 2008 Established: 2008

This page last updated:8/21/2009

Suderbyn

Visby, Gotland,

Sweden

Suderbyn was established during the summer of 2008 and has had year-round residents since August 2008. The old five-hectare farm is bicycling distance from the World Heritage town of Visby, and walking distance from pristine Baltic Sea beaches, on the Island of Gotland. Suderbyn Cooperative Society plans to establish a large permaculture forest garden on the property and establish a community-built eco-village in its center with local natural materials. For social and ecological reasons we wish to have a high proportion of collective facilities complemented by very simple private housing. We will work towards increased self-sufficiency in energy (solar, wind, and wood) and food. We have chosen to have only dry toilets and natural purification of our greywater.

We hope employment in the village will be possible. The location is excellent for tourist-related businesses such as artisan products, holistic treatments, courses, food-processing, book café, cultural and social centre, and offices and hostel to be located in our “eko-torg,” the former barn. We expect that residents who are not self-employed will have location-independent jobs or seek employment in Visby. Until the ecovillage is built, the old farmhouse serves as a collective for the first 8 to 10 pioneers.

We are at this time seeking contact with others who could help make Suderbyn a vital community with its own unique cultural identity and social cooperation. From the start, we see Suderbyn as part of the global intentional community movement and wish to attract a broad spectrum of people from Sweden and abroad to join us.

Website: http://www.ekobogotland.se/SuderbynEcovillage

Contact:

Robert Hall
c/o Suderbyn
Västerhejde Toftavägen 211
Visby, Gotland 622 99 Sweden
Phone: +46-498-21 10 14, +46-76-2187369

Links:

Gotland Eco-Village Network: Portal for Eco Lifestyle on Gotland

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This page last updated:8/21/2009

Visitors Accepted

Visitor Process: Overnight visitors need to make prior contact to establish availability and details for a visit. Visitors are asked to contribute in work or money to cover their room and board.

Affiliations: Emerald Earth

:: Damanhur, Federation of Communities

:: Lost Valley Educational Center

:: Sieben Linden Ecovillage

:: Svanholm

:: Torri Superiore Ecovillage

Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:

Our community does not discriminate in regards to housing based on race/color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, family status (i.e. having children, not having children, or being pregnant), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, age, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or being the victim of domestic abuse.

Population Members(adults and children): 4 Non-member Residents: 1 Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: By consensus (Until now consensus has been possible. We may have to consider have qualified majority decision-making if a vital issue was to arise where consensus could not be reached.) Identified Leader: No Leadership Core Group: Yes (Cooperative Board)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances Labor Contribution: Expected (tbd) Join Fee: Yes (100 000 SEK for full membership) Regular Fees: Yes (200 SEK annual fee 2009)
Land and Buildings Rural (7 km from town centre) Area: 12.4 acres (5.0 hectares) Land Owned By: The community Number of Residences: 1 Cohousing: Yes	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 1-5% (Just starting, will be 50% we hope) Share Community Meals: Nearly all meals Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual (Vegetarian meals based on local organic foodstuffs is the norm) Dietary Practice: Omnivorous (Mostly vegetarian) Alcohol Use: Used occasionally Tobacco Use: Seldom used (Smoking is restricted to a smoking area outside)	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: No (We expect all to be interested in individual paths to personal development) Educational Style(s): Other (Both public/priv schools used now)

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