Spoluzemě Vrábsko

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About the Community

  • Established
  • Rural

What we do

The emerging ecovillage Spoluzemě Vrábsko is located between Písek and Příbram in southern Bohemia next to ponds with herons and swans, in the Schwarzenberg countryside full of thick oaks along roads, fields and spruce monocultures.

There are about 12-15 people and a few children living here. The core is 12 members – from the founding circle of the Community in March 2021. Most of our members have their own projects, create something or start a business.

In the future, we would like to have more members, to be such a small eco-village. In the first phase, we are now creating the foundation – housing, space, garden and tuning the internal system. To a certain extent, we already have our stability and in the near future we would like to gradually welcome other members and families with children who will have enough appetite and courage to step into the unknown and develop the project. There are no accommodation capacities in the houses yet – we have to gradually create everything together. But there would be a place for an enclave of small houses. The total potential includes a building plot as well as a residential attic, which requires investment and reconstruction.

Our Vision

LONG TERM VISION

About 50-70 of us live here. We are a small ecovillage. We are one of the ecovillages in the Czech Republic, we are interconnected. Children learn together here – in our School of Life. We have workshops for creating everything possible – a fermentation workshop, a weaving workshop for making carpets and bags, a sewing workshop, a workshop for working with wood…

We live in our own smaller houses and a few buildings in several enclaves, each with its own common facilities. Some live more independently, some live together a lot. Although some people have their own little garden around the house, we also have communal gardening and an edible forest.

In addition to the desire to live meaningfully, in respect and in a natural grouping, we are also connected by the project of an educational center and a place where people come for stays. Visitors are inspired, take part in the proceedings, relax and experience the local atmosphere. They are transformed by the direct experience of being in Vrábsk.

Our Mission

LONG TERM VISION

About 50-70 of us live here. We are a small ecovillage. We are one of the ecovillages in the Czech Republic, we are interconnected. Children learn together here – in our School of Life. We have workshops for creating everything possible – a fermentation workshop, a weaving workshop for making carpets and bags, a sewing workshop, a workshop for working with wood…

We live in our own smaller houses and a few buildings in several enclaves, each with its own common facilities. Some live more independently, some live together a lot. Although some people have their own little garden around the house, we also have communal gardening and an edible forest.

In addition to the desire to live meaningfully, in respect and in a natural grouping, we are also connected by the project of an educational center and a place where people come for stays. Visitors are inspired, take part in the proceedings, relax and experience the local atmosphere. They are transformed by the direct experience of being in Vrábsk.

  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Activities
  • Services Business
  • 20 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
Total
20

How to join

One should come a few times to some of our evets or for a visit and should spend couple of days with us. Then one can come to live with us for a longer time if the community agrees. One can ask to become an aspiring member and after 6-12 months can be accepted as full member.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Send us an email or come to one of our events listed here: https://www.facebook.com/vrabsko/events/

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
  • There is a labor obligation
  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Monthly fees/dues: $33
Labor required: 3 hours/week
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes (some debt)

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Tractor & Farm Equipment, Fire pit, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • 1-3 times per month

Substance use culture

  • Substance use occurs primarily at celebrations or ceremonies

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a single individual, couple, or Family Trust

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Self-produced energy

  • Up to 33%

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%
  • Land area size
    9.5 hectares

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Location

  • Czech Republic, Czech Republic

Spoluzemě Vrábsko

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