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Forming Formed: 1998
This page last updated:5/12/2012
Abundant Freek
Palo Alto, California,
United States
(*** Project in formation only! ** No current location! ***)
 The Abundant Freek community-in-formation is specifically conceived of as a co-community. This means that it is attuned to addressing the challenge of enabling other pre-existing communities of people in their quest to find more equitable ways to live. As such, it does not aim to be egalitarian or collective itself. The ultimate organizational format is yet to be determined, and may include for-profit, values-driven corporation.
We aim to only need about 10 acres of good farmland, in a location such as Blue Lake, California, U.S.A. By effective tractor and hand cultivation of the land, we will be in a position to offer biodynamic bulk produce to the core and related community in exchange for any hand weeding needed and the picking labor.
By making equipment shop facilities available to responsible parties, we will enable members of the community to own low-cost, functional trucks, etc. By keeping our land open to all enthusiastic people, we will enable people to find their own relationship to the land. By providing community facilities, we will enable people to find their own relationship to each other. By offering a very low-cost but abundant lifestyle, we will enable people to find out what cultural-economic ("culturonomic") change is about.
 
Contact:
Christopher M. Balz
PO BOX 263
Palo Alto, California 94302-0263 United States
Phone: 6502833925
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This page last updated:5/12/2012
 
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process: Contact via e-mail.
Network Affiliations:
Fellowship for Intentional Community
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
No Answer Provided
Population
Members(adults and children):
0
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
Other
(By the property owner.)
Identified Leader:
Yes
(Yes: The property owner.)
Leadership Core Group:
No
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Other
(correlation curve of income contribution requirement is roughly, under $5,000 per year - no contribution, income from $5,000 - $200,000 contribution is10 - 80% of yearly income.)
Labor Contribution:
Expected
Join Fee:
No
Regular Fees:
Yes
Land and Buildings
Rural
(A rural location is planned.)
Cohousing:
No
Food, etc.
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
Used Occasionally
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
(Absolutely not.)
Which Spiritual Traditions(s):
Buddhist
:: Paganism/Earth Religions
:: Eastern
:: Protestant/Lutheran
:: Unitarian Universalist
:: Eclectic (integrates pieces from many religions)
 
 


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