We are a town based community currently living in Northampton (England), which intends to relocate and start an anarchist ecovillage, growing vegan organic food and materials in a forest garden. We are living in a large town house, which was originally built as a school in about 1880. The community started in 1988 to provide a supportive base for families who wished to home educate and live in an environmentally friendly way.
We share an ethos of nonviolence, and respect for each other and the wider community. Some of us are working on anti war activities. We also run an organic vegetable box scheme. Alongside the house is Blackcurrent Centre - Northampton's peace, justice and environmental resource centre.
Anarres is the name we have chosen for our ecovillage. It is taken from a SF novel called 'The Dispossessed' by Ursula le Guin and the story is set in an anarchist society called Anarres.
We expect the process of finding the land for Anarres and getting planning permission to take about two years. We then expect the process of building and initial planting to take about another two years. During this time we will live part time on the land, moving there full time in about 2006.
We welcome visitors and new members who are interested in working with us to establish the village.
"A child free from the guilt of ownership and the burden of economic competition will grow up with the will to do what needs doing and the capacity for joy in doing it."
-- Odo in Ursula Le Guin's "The Dispossessed" |
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| Greetings. My name is samuel zavaletta. I'm wondering what kind of technology you will permit. |
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| setting |
legal structure: cooperative
land ownership
building ownership
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| population |
total number of people: 5
ideal or planned maximum number of people: 200
adults (20-60): 4
seniors (61 and older): 1
females: 2
males: 3
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| housing |
number of buildings
house sharing
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| sharing |
communal meals
communal food: all food is communal
tools and machinery: all tools and machines are shared
motor vehicles: don't have motor vehicles
bicycles: all bicycles are public
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| ethnicity |
ethnic diversity: open to all yet unintentionally not diverse
white / caucasian: present
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| spirituality |
spiritual diversity: strongly secular or intentionally not diverse
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| government |
common political theme: libertanian socialist (anarchist)
selecting leaders or centrals: no leaders by principle
decision making: done by consensus
rules: a few maxims which decisions and agreements must respect
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| activism |
party politics: discouraged
protests and demonstrations: major theme / encouraged
non-violent direct action: major theme / encouraged
cyber-activism: a few people
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| sustainability |
self-grown food: 100%
organic food (grown+purchased): 100%
self-produced energy: 100%
energy from renewable sources: 100%
self-produced fuel: 100%
car-free
building material which is salvaged
food from salvaged source (reject)
waste which ends up being recycled: 100%
sewage which is treated ecologically: 100%
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| income and money |
income generated within
personal expenses
income from state
savings: no defined procedure
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| agriculture / garden |
crops or produce
fruit trees
permaculture methods
veganic (vegan-organic methods)
fukuoka (natural farming methods)
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| diet preferences |
common diet: no defined common diet
raw vegan (plant based diet)
vegan (plant based diet)
whole foods: encouraged / mostly whole foods
coffee and caffeine: prohibited
sugar: limited use
salt: limited use
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| love and sexuality |
polyamory / open relationships: not welcome
bisexuality: respected and welcome
homesexuality (male): respected and welcome
lesbianism: respected and welcome
heterosexuality: respected and welcome
monogamy: respected and welcome
celibacy: respected and welcome
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| parenting / children |
attachment parenting: encouraged
co-parenting: encouraged
home education: home education is encouraged
breastfeeding: extended breastfeeding encouraged
home birth: natural home birth encouraged
cloth diapering: disposable diapers prohibited
corporal punishment: will not be tolerated
childhood vaccines: artificial immunization prohibited
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| seeking people |
seeking people: yes 200
people with children: welcome
people with disabilities: welcome
elderly people: welcome
single parents: welcome
need capital to join: no
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| drugs / stimulants |
marijuana: in private room or designated areas only
psychedelics: medicinal use only
tobacco / nicotin: in private room or designated areas only
liquor: special occasions only
wine: no restrictions
beer and cider: no restrictions
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| dress / tidiness |
nudity: anywhere anytime
tidiness: reasonably tidy
cleanliness: reasonably clean
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| visitors |
visitors without intention to join: welcome
paying visitors: welcome
working visitors: welcome
wwoofers: welcome
prearrangements: contact a few days in advance
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| languages |
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english, french, german, italian, portuguese. |
last updated 2004/11/17
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