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Forming Formed: 2010 Established: 2010
This page last updated:11/7/2011
Ecolivom City
Burlington, Massachusetts,
United States
A beginning of a hopeful Future
 This is an experimental commune in progress where anyone from children to seniors can join as equals(except understandably for hospitalized people). Since there is no law in intentional communities in favor of age racism, no one can prevent youth or seniors from moving to an intentional community without a fair trial in a court of law. Those who rebel against such a trial with abusive action should too be considered for trial. A fair trial here is with qualified youth rights activists(children rights and teen rights) or qualified senior rights activists in favor of the accused in direct accordance with what physical age the accused is and how many are against the accused. If the trial's delayed suspiciously by anyone including politicians and business members, then the delayer should be interrogated immediately and the trial reopened an hour later if the reasoning is not valid. Organic farming marketing, herbal medicine marketing, manufacturing services, construction services, decontamination services, salvage collecting, and salvage marketing would provide most of the commune's budget. Room and board would be potentially free of charge and of debt, because taxes would come out of a percentage of extracted vegetable oil from grown plants(for the government to exchange to companies that use vegetable oil for money) or from a excessive percentage in supplies(ranging from salvage to plants). Members would build their own homes and independent electricity service from unused materials and unused junk: Literally from scratch, but with reasonable safety precautions and clear direct building instructions(on behalf of the F.I.C staff themselves). Water would come from ground water, dug out by shovels where there already is plantless ground(or decaying/dead plants) and brought up by buckets(or one) that are decontaminated by being heated up to boiling point with safety precautions(then refrigerated for colder drinking water). Each room would be equal to one household, but in studio apartment room layout(basically very compact except for a small practical restroom) that could double as work areas. A organic garden would be near or within the city with walking trails for easy access to food and the outdoors, while the rest of Ecolivom City's layout is what its own members make it(including alike personal room preferences and decontamination if necessary).
 
Contact:
Arry S. , Public Relations Executive
144 Cambridge Street
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803 United States

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This page last updated:11/7/2011
 
Visitors Accepted
 (Because it's still forming.)
Visitor Process: All that I ask is that visitors and members alike should treat each other with respect, trust, and understanding: It's very subjective to what the members of Ecolivom City make it in terms of customs and common interests that a visitor would most likely share with a member.
Network Affiliations:
Fellowship for Intentional Community
:: GEN - Global Ecovillage Network
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
(But it's just forming.)
Non-member Residents:
0
(But it's just forming.)
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
(How else would potential members be directly involved in community formation?)
Identified Leader:
No
(Not yet anyway.)
Leadership Core Group:
No
(Not yet anyway.)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Other
(It's mostly up to the community's members, but probably with a tax non-reliant trading system of some kind.)
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
(It wouldn't be debt for long since room and board would be free(as explained in the description).)
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(But on weekly/daily work shifts that work best for them(including office work and physical work).)
Join Fee:
No
(There's no monetary fee; work is the only expected fee.)
Regular Fees:
No
(Not expected because it's not tax dependent, but finance structure is mostly up to the community's members.)
Land and Buildings
Other
(Mixed; some modern qualities and some old fashioned qualities in terms of lifestyle.)
Area:
50 acres (20.2 hectares)
(Just an estimate though.)
Land Owned By:
The community
(But they're practically retiring their property.)
Number of Residences:
20
(Just an estimate though.)
Cohousing:
Yes
(The experimental model of this community certainly has a lot of shared property and workload involved.)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
21-50%
(Organic garden and water well(s) as explained in the description.)
Share Community Meals:
Rarely
(But it's up to the community members of who they eat with, if anyone.)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
(But it's very flexible, considering how open for members this community is.)
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
(But it's very flexible, considering how open for members this community is.)
Alcohol Use:
Seldom used
(But it's very flexible, considering how open for members this community is.)
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used
(Restricted to living quarters.)
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
(But it's very flexible, considering how open for members this community is.)
Which Spiritual Traditions(s):
Other
(It's very flexible and subjective, but every spiritual traddition should be respected and understood among the community's members.)
Educational Style(s):
Other
(Education would be chosen independently by each member, even if there is a majority of members that prefer a certain type of education.)
 
 
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