| Pagan Intentional Community (PIC) is a growing group of Earth-centered families, working toward forming our dream village in the tropics. We will live by sustainable farming and fishing in a rural setting. We want to raise our kids in peace, health, and simplicity. We seek new members who can help our effort succeed. People do not have to be wealthy to join us, as long they can provide essentials for themselves and any dependents.
We are not a traditional commune. We will have our own homes and possessions but work together on a communal farm and share a town center. We will form our community guidelines and deal with problems in an open egalitarian forum, reaching decisions by consensus.
We hope to establish a free learning center, in which people of all ages will be able to learn about whatever interests them, unfettered by the constraints of a traditional school system.
We seek an island or large tract with fertile soil and a strong ecosystem where we may live lightly, gently finding our place in the existing food chain. Our family is headed down to Panamá during the winter of 2005/06 to scout out possible community sites for our project. We prize diverse, creative, free thinkers who will make our village strong and viable. We are currently seeking grant money, and those who can help us obtain it. If you wish to join our e-mail list, please e-mail me at WaterSpryt@aol.com.
Brightest blessings!
Meli Chang-Turpen, moderator of the PIC list. Status: PIC is, as yet, unformed. | Community location is placed at the center of the zip/postal code, city/state, or city/country (not based on street addresses) |
| Former/Other Names: PIC, Pagan Island Community This page last updated:1/26/2005 Visitors Accepted (We hope to show the world what we are doing, once we have formed. Visitors will be welcome.) Visitor Process: Contact us at WaterSpryt@aol.com in order to find out where we are, and at what stage of development the community project is now. |
Population Open to new members: Yes (We seek families with children and child-friendly adults.) | Government Decision Making: By consensus Leadership Core Group: Yes (The group which will make community decisions will be comprised of the entire population of the community.) | Labor and Money Financial Style: Other (No income is taken into account in our community. Personal contributions of time and labor are the lifeblood of the community. We will live by fishing, foraging, and sustainable subsistence farming. As the community is being built, members may contribute capital as they see fit.) Labor Contribution: | Land and Buildings Rural Land Owned By: The community (Our land has not yet been found, purchased, or settled.) | Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: over 50% (We hope to grow nearly all the food we need to survive, supplementing with fish, which we will catch.) Share Community Meals: 2-5 times/week Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual | Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: Yes Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Paganism/Earth Religions (We are mostly earth-based, but are open to anyone who does not push dogma or have a conversion agenda.) Educational Style(s): Home schooling (We plan to form a free school, or learning center, which will strive to meet the needs of all community members.) | |
