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Forming Formed: 2011 Established: 2011

This page last updated:3/21/2012

Berkeley California Vegan Community

Berkeley, California,

United States

(rental)

Vegan permaculture community forming in Berkeley CA.for 5 to 20 people of all ages. Artist's especially weclcome.

focus is on compassion, creativity, sustainability and educating and helping others to start on the path of vegan and permaculture ventures. Creating income through collaboration as well as working part time or full time jobs.

We will start out in a rental location and move on from there. This is to be an urban intentional living space/ecovillage that is accessible to those who will rent a house, duplex or converted industrial/loft space.

The urban focus is so that we can access our day jobs as long as we need them and be there to give workshops to others who want to form urban communities and don't know where to begin.

The point is to start on growing our own food in the garden or roof garden or deck space while we work toward collaborative ways to generate income and find a more permanent location or a secondary rural location with more land for food forest style fruit based permaculture.

It is possible to create an affordable urban eco-village without having to buy land first.

Please go to this page for more details http://www.radical-freedom.org/articles/2011/03/27/berkeley-vegan-intentional-community-forming/

Status: second meeting 6/16 2011

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:3/21/2012

Visitors Not Accepted

(It will be when we are ready)

Visitor Process: If you are interested in forming a rental community in Berkeley please contact Zoe

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.

Our community does not provide land or housing and is therefore not subject to fair housing laws.

Housing in our community is incidental to employment and therefore fair housing laws do not apply (though employment discrimination laws may).

Population Members(adults and children): 20 (5 to 20 depending on how many houses) Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: By consensus (NVC) Identified Leader: Yes (For now Zoe Zuniga) Leadership Core Group: No (It will soon)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Partial income sharing (could be independent or partial) Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: Yes Labor Contribution: Expected (1-3 hours a week: chores and collaboration more for large projects if we want) Join Fee: No Answer (we might eventually depending upon legal structure) Regular Fees: No (again that is for us to decide as a group)
Land and Buildings Other (mixed we might have two locations) Land Owned By: Other (absentee landlord for now) Number of Residences: 1 (to start but could be a whole block!) Cohousing: No Answer (we will decide later)	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: over 50% (ideally we would grow it all at the rural location) Share Community Meals: 2-5 times/week (People can decide for themselves) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual (Must be VEGAN) Dietary Practice: Vegan only (ethical vegan) Alcohol Use: Seldom used Tobacco Use: Prohibited	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: Yes (ethical veganism, hopefully spiritual) Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Native American :: Buddhist :: Paganism/Earth Religions :: Eastern :: Protestant/Lutheran :: Quaker :: Sufi :: Jewish :: Unitarian Universalist :: Muslim :: Ecumenical (includes "all religions") :: Eclectic (integrates pieces from many religions) :: Other (staunch traditionalists ill not feel comfortable here) Educational Style(s): Home schooling :: Private school at the community :: Private school off the property :: Public schooled :: Other (unschooling with full integration into life)

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