Buvena Vista

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About the Community

  • Forming
  • Rural

What we do

Me and Roberto have been working on this project for 3 years in the mountains of North Colombia. It’s 50 hectacres, which 40 are forest and bordered by mountain streams. A few hectacres of pasture, gardens and coffee too. It’s a lot of physical and financial work and we need help with getting this project going. We have made little progress ourselves, just surviving and maintaining so far and realize we need to grow our team/tribe/community if we plan to make it. Please contact me for more info

Our Vision

Our main goal is survival and self sustainability. We are not dogmatic and willing to experiment to figure out what works best for us in our situation.

Our Mission

Our main goal is survival and self sustainability. We are not dogmatic and willing to experiment to figure out what works best for us in our situation.

  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Activities
  • Services Business
  • Others

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  • 6 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
Total
6

How to join

1200 days labor or equivalent in payments. It’s roughly 5 years or $18,000. A mix of labor/payment is possible too. Monthly or other increments for payment is available, and labor requirements can be broken up as needed. We are trying to make it available for low income people who have skills, talents and the will to try something different.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Contact me and coordinate a trip. Long hikes and mules are involved, so we must make careful plans. We are in a VERY remote area

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

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

Economic model

  • Partial Income-Sharing

Members contribute a percentage of income to community funds.

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

Additional economic information

Monthly fees/dues: $300
Labor required: 5 hours/week
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes
There are common costs, food and house supplies mostly. Upkeep on the van, moto and mule. Our taxes are low and local region community costs are low too.  Incomes produced on the farm are divided according to each project. We expect some part going to the common accounts, which we use for our food and community costs.

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

Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Waterfront access, Internet, The whole farm is in common use, but once you are a member you can build your private home.

Frequency of communal meals

  • Approximately all meals

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure
  • Religions
  • Christian
  • Wiccan, Paganism, or Earth Religions

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By several individuals through an LLC or a Tenancy In Common agreement

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Self-produced energy

  • Over 66%

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar
  • Hydro
  • Biomass (from wood or other organic materials)

Self-produced food

  • 33 - 66%
  • Land area size
    50 hectares

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Location

  • Magdalena, Colombia

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