FOSL - The Foundation of Sustainable Living

Forming Formed: 2005 Established: 2009

This page last updated:5/29/2013

Fort Bragg, California,

United States

By using modern and historic methods of relating to one another founded in taking personal responsibility, respecting each other, participating in life-long learning, working for the best for our communities, a peaceful and productive culture will be nurtured. Sharing the support and effort to help children, young adults and older folks live in community to learn, teach, and practice localizing production is the social side of the sustainability solution.

Technical Sustainability: The technical side of sustainability is using a “Permaculture” model for living within and on a given area’s biological web of life, utilizing what, with good husbandry, nature produces annually, leaving a better place for those who come after us.

The use of clustered green co-housing, smaller residential units with some common central facilities, organic agriculture, small scale localized manufacturing, and building a competent local medical infrastructure are all part of the physical sustainable equation.

The Leverage of Working Together Financially: By combining our financial ability to purchase property and infrastructure and sharing equity under the umbrella of non-profits, we can focus our ability and means to acquire what is needed bio-region by bio-region. The long term vision of FOSL is to develop parallel sustainable culture with farms supported by villages area by area where the future weather projections offer the best chance of success.

Status: Active

Website: http://thefosl.org

Contact:

Parker, David (info@thefosl.org)
Fort Bragg, California 95437 United States

Links:

The Foundation of Sustainable Living: Vision, reference materials, publications, resources

Community location is placed at the center of the zip/postal code, city/state, or city/country (not based on street addresses)

This page last updated:5/29/2013

Visitors Accepted

Visitor Process: Please contact us. info@thefosl.org

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): 0 Non-member Residents: 0 (Residential buildings not yet constructed.) Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: By a group of elders or other leaders (Many details on our site, www.thefosl.org) Identified Leader: No Leadership Core Group: Yes (We are a council-focused organization formed around subject areas. Everyone over 14 votes for Leadership Council membership, and major issues. Each property has a committee which manages that property. Many details on our site, www.thefosl.org)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances (FOSL aspires to build community businesses and practice "financial permaculture".) Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: No Answer (No current policy.) Labor Contribution: Expected (Defined by the resident community at each site.) Join Fee: No (Many details on our site, www.thefosl.org) Regular Fees: Yes (Fee levels and benefits are defined.)
Land and Buildings Rural (Rural setting, a short distance from a small town.) Area: 5 acres (2.0 hectares) Land Owned By: A subgroup of community members Number of Residences: 1 Cohousing: Yes (Cohousing is one FOSL objective not yet realized. Cohousing is part of the plan.)	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 1-5% (Not yet resident on the property. Expected to begin these efforts in 2012.) Share Community Meals: 2-5 times/week (Not yet resident. Frequent shared meals are anticipated. Resident community decision for each site.) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual Dietary Practice: Omnivorous (Resident community decision for each site.) Alcohol Use: Used occasionally (Resident community decision for each site.) Tobacco Use: Seldom used (Resident community decision for each site.)	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: No Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Other (Residents select their own spiritual traditions.) Educational Style(s): Other (Residents select their own educational options.)

Cohousing Details

Cohousing Status:

Forming

(Currently hold title to property. Working on the permit process.)

Number of Units:

None, currently. Planned as the project develops.

Architect:

DIY

Developer:

DIY

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