Vital Village :: Communities Directory

Forming Formed: 2009 Established: 2010

This page last updated:7/29/2010

Vital Village

Comisaría Emiliano Zapata, carretera Xul km 12 , Oxkutzcab, Yucatán,

Mexico

Vital Village, Yucatan,

Mexico

Vital Village creates a framework for people’s development. Together with the traditional knowledge of the Mayas of Yucatán - the same people that once managed a sustainable civilization - we combine European technical and organizational knowledge. We create places where people can lead meaningful productive lives, be focused, decide, and act in their own ways - whatever their background may be. Learn and gain confidence! We invite you to get involved, learn and live in co-creation!

Vital Village is about the fusion of cultures, of languages and civilizations, of nature and man. Careful technology application involves a consideration of relationships. Vital Village technologies may never be seen as stand-alone technical instruments. They are judged by all their effects, their efficiency, their social, ecological and cultural implications, strongly related to beauty and health. We cooperate with EPEA to implement its Cradle to Cradle concept of nature integrated technology applications.

Our aim is to create villages that act as social settings for peaceful development. They will serve as productive areas for healthy nutrition and centers for sustainable and efficient power supply. We connect Social Business to the village world, providing decentralized, modern sustainable technologies, biological agriculture and ecologically sound silviculture.

Schools and training:

•Maya Silviculture & Timber Management

•The Water School: Water Management

•Tropical Organic bee-keeping

•Tropical Organic agri-culture

•Organic Food-processing

•Personal empowerment

•International Exchange

•Product Development

•Renewable Energy

•The Village School

•Bamboo College

•Woodcrafts

Vital Village is efficiently run like a company. It’s profits shall not be extracted, but be re-invested into further Vital Village projects.

You can join us buying the life-time right of use for beautiful Vital Village forest land at a total cost of 5‘500€ per hectare. Construct your future living space, grow your own food, participate in the decision making processes concerning the design, economy and resource management of the community thus involving craftspeople, teachers, farmers and workers. Every hectare financed by an investor will create permanent work opportunities for at least 2 local families.

Status: Growing, seeding, expanding

Website: http://www.vitalecovillage.org/

Contact:

Ane Mari Aakernes
Chan Ka Vergel
Comisaría Emiliano Zapata,
Carretera Xul km. 12
Oxkutzcab, Yucatán 97880 Mexico
Phone: 0034-697425531, 0047-41225585

Links:

www.vitalecovillage.org: A fusion village.

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Former/Other Names: Pilot project: Chan Ka Vergel

This page last updated:7/29/2010

Visitors Accepted

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Visitor Process: Contribute your personal strengths : We want you to participate as a person, with your knowledge, your strengths and your weaknesses. Together we will be strong, effective, successful.  It’s all about joining in responsibility !

Network Affiliations:

GEN - Global Ecovillage Network

:: Bamboo College

Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:

Our community fits the legal definition of "housing for older persons" * and thus we may restrict membership/residency to those of a certain age and may have limits on child membership/residency in accordance with the law. Our community does not discriminate based on race/color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or domestic abuse.

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): 500 (families planned) Non-member Residents: 100 (investing members planned) Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: Other (communal, unanimous, based on a clear set of Social Business Development criteria determined by an independent Advisory Board) Identified Leader: Yes (installed by the independent international Advisory Board) Leadership Core Group: Yes (12 representatives of different Vital Village sectors and groups)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Other (Guaranteed unconditional basic income for members, Entrepreneurship and Social Business Development support. Members' businessses and companies are actively supported. Own currency is planned.) Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: Yes Labor Contribution: Join Fee: Yes (members fee one time)
Land and Buildings Rural (Rural, but situated between 3 Mayan Villages) Area: 1235.5 acres (500.0 hectares) (we will grow in the near future.) Land Owned By: Other (Cooperative where members/investors own rights to use the land) Number of Residences: 280 (with chance of growing) Cohousing: No	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: over 50% (Food, timber, biomass, renewable energies,) Share Community Meals: 2-5 times/week Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual Dietary Practice: Primarily vegetarian Alcohol Use: Seldom used Tobacco Use: Seldom used	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: Yes Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Other Educational Style(s): Private school at the community (Both children and adults from Mayan families, professional training in renewable energy production & management, vital agri-culture, water management, Entrepreneurship, Social Business Development, Health …)

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