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The Eden Project

The Eden Project is to create a MultiGenerational 2,240-acre Permaculture based EcoVillage Community in Mendocino County in Northern California that will be able to become completely Self-Sustainable in food water energy housing education and reproductive capacity. We do not yet own the land.

We will each be able to build our own Passive-Solar homes on Homesteads which will all be 3 acres in a circle all around the rim of Eden with a view across the valley farmlands.

Along with that will go another 2 acre farm site right in front of the homestead and out within the good farmland in the valley itself totalling 5 acres for a Contribution Pledge starting at $36,000.

The Vegan Village will be an Egalitarian Community within a Community that could have over 200 members on 90 acres.

There will also be a large community farm to create jobs and to support our own Sustainable Micro-Economy. The Village will be a large central area for community uses like music and many other things.

Ancient Valley is a 200-acre natural area for camping and retreats with two big lakes and a creek, set aside to remain very much the way it is.

Surrounding woodlands complete the picture all nestled within the Mountains and the hills around us up against 55,000 acres of Protected Wilderness Lands that run right up into Mendocino National Forest.

Village Foods will create a market for some of the many things we will each be growing on our personal mini-farms by having our own natural-food store in the town of Willits which is about 33 miles away.

Eden is a Child Centered community and for that reason it is a Womens Centric Community meaning this might be just the place for the female spirit to be able to spread Her wings and fly.

Our focus is on Earth Stewardship for the greater good in a natural learning and healing environment. Our purpose is to Save the Earth as a part of the Emerald Forest of Sustainable Communities.

There will be low income opportunities like the no down payment Pledges for one out of 3 Homesteaders that can be paid off over time. And there is a Seniors Discount as well.

The Eden Journal is also available with maps and resources and is only $10.00 for the next four issues. Make checks payable to: T. McClure, PO Box 571 Kenwood CA 95452.

Status: Ongoing Membership Building and Integration Process

Website: http://www.edenvillage.net

Contact:

T
PO Box 571
Kenwood, California 95452-0571 United States

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Vegan Village: The Vegan Village is a plan for a smaller village of about 200 people on 90 acres within an even larger EcoVillage in Northern California. Vegans need to feel that they have their own area within the larger community and this also allows us to do some other quite interesting things with The Vegan Village.

The Pleiades EcoVillage Network: Each of these new EcoVillages will be like one of the Stars in the Pleiades which is one of the few constellations that really is a constellation as represented by the 5 stars in alignment which as you can see are not linked up in solid formation but are voluntarily lined up in Solidarity with our common intentions to Save the Earth and All Her Children. - T

The Sustainable Communities Network: The Emerald Forest will be made up of all the sustainable communities that join in with us towards changing the world. We will plant each community like trees relatively far apart at first and then as they continue growing they will become like a forest that will be able to exert an influence upon the weather and the environments both here in the Americas and then throughout the world. - T

The Lodge Meetings: Most of the many people who have come to grace our table with their presence have been from within our local focus area which is loosely described as being somewhere in between Santa Cruz and Arcata and then that could extend east up into the Sierras so you can bring your ideas to share about community as well and make some important local connections with folks here in this EcoRegion.

The Videos: Join our growing Email Group with over 600 Members

The Contribution Pledges: This is where all the hard won numbers are kept about the Contribution Pledges, which is how we plan to pay for the land and the community building projects that will follow. - T

Frequently Asked Questions: This is the one page you need to read if you are in a big hurry to get all the information fast. - T

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Former/Other Names: Eden Village - The Eden Project

This page last updated:6/12/2010

Visitors Accepted

(At the Lodge Meetings in Glen Ellen which is just about 45 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge)

Visitor Process: We have open Lodge Meetings four times a year at 11 a.m. on the last Saturday of January, March, May, and September. We meet in front of the Jack London Lodge Restaurant area, right in the middle of the very small town of Glen Ellen, which is about 45 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, on Arnold Drive, in the center of Glen Ellen, California. All positively oriented spirits are welcome to come, and your voice does need to be heard to be fully appreciated.

Affiliations:

Network Affiliations:

FEC: Federation of Egalitarian Communities

:: Ecovillage Network of the Americas

:: Twelve Tribes

:: Fellowship for Intentional Community

:: Northwest Intentional Communities Association

:: GEN - Global Ecovillage Network

:: Utopian EcoVillage Network Federation

:: The Emerald Forest :: The Pleiades EcoVillage Network

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Population Members(adults and children): 300 Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: By consensus (Consensus Democracy) Identified Leader: No Leadership Core Group: Yes (The Eden Work Group)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances Labor Contribution: Expected (4 - 8 hours Community Service/Week) Join Fee: Yes (Each Homesteading person, group or family must make a Contribution Pledge to the whole community. of $28,800 and up for Seniors or $36,000 and up for regular Contribution Pledge.)
Land and Buildings Rural (Beyond the Sidewalks) Area: 2240 acres (906.5 hectares) (It will be 2,240 acres. But we are a Planned EcoVillage Community which has not yet purchased the land.) Land Owned By: Other (Eden will be owned by a Not for Profit and controllec by the Stewards Council which is made up of One member from each homestead unit.) Number of Residences: 70 (There will also be Vegan Village of 90 acres that is the equivalent of 18 Homesteads) Cohousing: No Answer (There will be 70 homesteads that people will be able to build their own passive solar homes on.)	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: over 50% (We plan to become completely self sufficient in food production.) Share Community Meals: 2-5 times/week (It will vary some all meals some only occasionally) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual (The Vegan Village will be entirely for Vegans only.) Dietary Practice: Omnivorous Alcohol Use: Used occasionally (No Alcohol will be used in the Vegan Village) Tobacco Use: Seldom used (No Tobacco in the Vegan Village)	Social Factors Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Eclectic (integrates pieces from many religions) Educational Style(s): Home schooling

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