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icon Associazione Culturale Torri Superiore
ecovillage (community)
Torri Superiore view from the valley

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location
ventimiglia.

links
www.torri-superiore.org

setting
legal structure: not-for-profit corporation
surroundings: village
land ownership: owned by a group of insiders
building ownership
neighbors: neighbors are friendly

population
total number of people: 15
children (0-10): 4
teenagers (11-19): 1
adults (20-60): 10
females: 5
males: 5

housing
number of buildings: 1
number of housing units: 7

sharing
income sharing: common purse for food and/or housing
communal meals: all meals are communal
communal food: most food is communal
tools and machinery: most tools and machines are shared
motor vehicles: all vehicles are shared
bicycles: bicycles are private property

spirituality
spiritual diversity: very diverse

government
common political theme: no official theme
selecting leaders or centrals: no leaders by principle
decision making: done by consensus
rules

activism
protests and demonstrations: some people

sustainability
self-grown food: 30%
organic food (grown+purchased): 70%
self-produced energy: 30%
energy from renewable sources: 30%

income and money
income generated within: 70%

agriculture / garden
livestock
crops or produce
fruit trees
permaculture methods

diet preferences
common diet: one common diet for all
omnivore
whole foods: encouraged / mostly whole foods
coffee and caffeine: no restrictions
sugar: no restrictions
salt: no restrictions

love and sexuality
homesexuality (male): respected and welcome
lesbianism: respected and welcome
heterosexuality: respected and welcome
celibacy: respected and welcome

seeking people
seeking people: not at this time, but keep in touch
people with children: not at this time, but keep in touch
people with disabilities: not at this time, but keep in touch
elderly people: not at this time, but keep in touch
single parents: not at this time, but keep in touch
need capital to join: no

drugs / stimulants
marijuana
psychedelics: prohibited
tobacco / nicotin
liquor: no restrictions
wine: no restrictions
beer and cider: no restrictions

dress / tidiness
nudity: limited to certain areas and times
tidiness: reasonably tidy
cleanliness: reasonably clean

visitors
visitors without intention to join: welcome
paying visitors: welcome
working visitors: welcome
wwoofers
prearrangements: contact a week or more in advance

languages
english, italian, german.

partaking users
torrisup, founding member

last updated 2005/01/22
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