Terrenity

A #knowledgecommons for regenerative village building

We recently shared an article that attempted to answer this question in the briefest ways possible. What do YOU think?

Although highly controversial, there seems to be a key differences between an ecovillage and a regenerative village. Controversies: - How necessary is it that technology is adopted at face value and it is really a measure of superiority? - Does it follow the same blind paradigm of "regenerative is better"? - What wisdom do ecovillages have to offer us as we build the villages, cities, and societies of the future? Very interesting discussion presented in this article of the Terrenity Substack.

Whether it's one person wanting to start a homestead to large groups of people designing parallel institutions like network states, we all wonder why there aren't more of these #regenerative #landbased projects. This article attempts to lay out what Nicole Reese calls the constraints of the domain. https://lnkd.in/eBp4AjUm Recommendation: read the thorough article by Simon Grant written in response to the article here: https://lnkd.in/e7HBz2-P It's very encouraging to have other alive minds interacting with each other's work and creating what Gary Sheng calls "scenius". Recommendation: read Gary's work on substack, he writes at the perfect confluence of regeneration and pop-up hashtag #decentralizedcities. https://lnkd.in/e_KN8jxy

We are big fans of Cynthia Tina's work in building ecovillages. Thrilled to have our founder Nicole Reese featured on the Blueprints for Belonging podcast. You can check out a whole playlist for more episodes on FIC's YT channel.

Living in community requires skills you almost certainly didn't learn growing up. You have to identify which skills you are missing, and where to learn them. The latest Terrenity article includes a lot of courses offered by Foundation for Intentional Community, which explore skills like deep listening, consensus in community, and non-violent communication. Books mentioned can be found in the Terrenity library. An excerpt from the article: "Intentional community is a bit like romantic relationships in the sense that the hard work is so worth the payoffs and highs. Also like romantic relationships, there are skills you need to learn such as communication tactics, self-reflection, and boundaries to truly be successful in your relations." read more at https://lnkd.in/gBf-JYSF reposted on the CommunityFinders blog here: https://lnkd.in/dMsJwvSk

There are 2 main approaches to creating ecovillages and regenerative communities. Which one does your project take? Photo Credit: Green Dream Tulum https://lnkd.in/gGfUsYt6

Founder Nicole Reese featured on this podcast episode on Metamodern Regenerative Villages! Give it a listen.

Interviewing community builders and members of the Arhuaco tribe escorted by Sun Nation!