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Forming Formed: 2009 Established: 2010
Queer Ecovillage
Gainesville, Florida,
United States
(Gainesville and surrounding areas)
 Call to Join, July 2009
Seeking LGBTQI and native 2spirit people to join in the formation of a queer/trans women-centered eco-community in the Gainesville, Florida area.
Individuals and families with vision and commitment are needed now to guide the founding and serve as initial investors. We are creating an inventory of potential 80+ acre parcels.
The community is envisioned to be a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, multi-generational, affirmatively anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-homo & transphobic family friendly space. We share a long-term commitment to sustainable living, self sufficiency, social justice and a return to a healthy relationship with the Earth and all life.
We offer an alternative to urban migration of queer people by providing a non-urban "back to land" farm and wilderness-based space that can facilitate healing between people and the living Earth.
The proposed location is the Gainesville, FL area which features a warm subtropical climate, abundant rainfall, & long growing season. The liberal university town provides cultural, academic, & research amenities.
Using green building, alternative energy, organic growing of food and resources, we can face the end of fossil fuels, water shortages and climate change. Our community can remain abundant, adaptable, and alive learning and growing with the land.
An end to authoritarian and unjust systems, we envision a collaborative community based on openness, respect, and sincere mutual interest. We use consent-based meeting and decision making. We celebrate the freedom to choose partners,relationship styles and express our identities.
Tapping the special spirit of queer/trans/2spirit people, we express ourselves in art, performance, healing, innovation, and contributing hard work to both community-led and DIY (do-it-yourself) projects. We share joy and laughter with each other.
With the needs of the community in mind, we choose how and when to work, each to their interest, ability and pace. We share skills with each other. We create an economy that neither damages people nor the natural world around.
We provide a safe and sober community suitable to families and children. We build individual and co-housing. We choose our own diets with an emphasis on locally grown, organic and humane foods. We humanely raise farm animals and bees (apiary).
We welcome all spiritualities with special sensitivity to not appropriating or stealing spiritual/cultural practices from Native people and others.
  Status: Seeking Resident Investors for Forming Council
Website: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000138031139
Contact:
Naomi Archer, Susan Carrara
United States
Phone: 828-230-1404, 828-230-2900
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Former/Other Names: Queer Ecovillage
Last Updated:1/26/2010
 
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process: Process to be developed to ensure safe space of residents.
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
No Answer Provided
Population
Members(adults and children):
0
(Seeking individuals and families)
Non-member Residents:
0
(Accepting of Woofers and Others)
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
(We expect a core group of residents)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Other
(To be determined.)
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
No Answer
(TBD)
Labor Contribution:
Expected
Join Fee:
No Answer
(TBD)
Regular Fees:
No Answer
(TBD)
Land and Buildings
Rural
Land Owned By:
The community
(Looking towards NonProfit Ownership)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
(Looking to grow as much as possible)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
(Encourage organic, locally grown, humane)
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
(Community spaces are sober)
Tobacco Use:
(Community spaces are smoke free)
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
(Please no spiritual practices that appropriate or steal from Native peoples or others.)
 
 
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