Abundant Ponds

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About the Community

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  • Rural

What we do

Abundant Ponds Eco Village Community and Resort is a feminist intentional community that operates an eco resort. This community centers the needs of historically marginalized people and uses traditional practices from around the world to live harmoniously with each other and the environment.

Our Vision

Mission

A community that works to imagine a just and sustainable future for all beings.

Goals 

  • Establish a joyous life for Abundant Ponds Eco Village members, by learning from and enhancing naturally occurring cycles to create an abundance of resources for people and the planet. 
  • Build a future that is collaborative, adaptable and justice centered. 
  • All policies will reflect maintaining these values.

     

    Strategy 

    Care for a 300 acres that supports a village of 200 full-time residents and 300 guests through regenerative agriculture and sustainability practices

    Abundant Ponds Eco Village Community and Resort operates as a collection of entities with a variety of memberships with clear guidelines so that no one person can control or alter its original values and mission.

    Our Mission

    Mission

    A community that works to imagine a just and sustainable future for all beings.

    Goals 

  • Establish a joyous life for Abundant Ponds Eco Village members, by learning from and enhancing naturally occurring cycles to create an abundance of resources for people and the planet. 
  • Build a future that is collaborative, adaptable and justice centered. 
  • All policies will reflect maintaining these values.

     

    Strategy 

    Care for a 300 acres that supports a village of 200 full-time residents and 300 guests through regenerative agriculture and sustainability practices

    Abundant Ponds Eco Village Community and Resort operates as a collection of entities with a variety of memberships with clear guidelines so that no one person can control or alter its original values and mission.

    • Community type
    • Ecovillage
    • Commune
    • Activities
    • Education
    • Services Business
    • Others
    • 7 Total members
    • Open to new members
    • Open to visitors
    • Open to volunteers
    Total
    7

    How to join

    Prospective members are invited to stay for a short period of time at the community. A subsequent longer stay and provisional membership may be granted. Members are share owners of our LLC. Shares are either purchased at current rates or earned through sweat equity.

    Basic expectations or agreements for members

    Send us an email with a brief introduction of yourself, your experience with intentional communities and what you are looking for in a community.

    Primary decision-making authority

    • Small Leadership Group

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

    Governance structure

    • Sociocratic/Circle-Based

    Organized in circles or domains with distributed authority.

    Economic model

    • Partial Income-Sharing

    Members contribute a percentage of income to community funds.

    Economic scenarios for this community

    • There is a one-time fee, investment, or share purchase to join the community separate from accessing housing
    • 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

    Join fee: $25000
    Monthly fees/dues: $1500
    Labor required: 25 hours/week
    Members with pre-existing debt: Yes
    Community members can either earn income outside of the community and pay into the community for their living expenses or can be “employed” by the community and receive a monthly stipend in addition to food and housing. Membership shares are part of the LLC and can be purchased or earned through sweat equity.

    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, Hot tub or hot springs, Large Scale Kitchen, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Gym or sports area, Internet

    Frequency of communal meals

    • Approximately all meals

    Substance use culture

    • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure

    Property status

    • Privately owned

    Property owner

    • By a Land Trust, Home Owners Association, or corporation

    Setting

    • Rural

    Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

    Self-produced energy

    • 33 - 66%

    Energy sources used

    • Photovoltaic Solar

    Self-produced food

    • Up to 33%
    • Land area size
      150 acres

    Reviews

    Location

    • California, United States

    Abundant Ponds

    Promoted Needs and Offers

    Need
    • Communities with Openings
    12 months ago

    Water Birch Co-op. Urban living in central Denver.

    Large, lovely house built in 1900, two blocks from Cheeseman Park in downtown Denver.  5000 square feet. The house was a Buddhist Meditation Center for 20 years before we got it and has lovely, calm vibes. We currently have ten people and have room for one more. We are an intentional community sharing dinners, 3 living rooms, 2 new kitchens and a kitchenette, & 5 baths. Staple food (organic) is bought together. The group is self-regulating as a co-op; it decides together how the house runs. There are chores ;-) Average cost per room is about $1000 ranging from $650 to $1354. Currently available room is $875. We are just finishing renovation of three bedrooms on the third floor  they are $875 each and share our largest, newest bath (shower and separate claw foot tub) and a brand new kitchenette  they all have beautiful windows and lots of light. PLEASE CHECK OUT COMMUNITY LISTINGS FOR MORE INFO. Initial lease for 3-6 months while we and you decide if we are a good fit for each other.  Deposit in the amount of one months rent is required prior to move in.  We do background checks on all members. Utilities are currently $130 per person per month and are all-inclusive.  They will change if costs go up, that amount is insufficient to cover utilities, or more people mean the cost per person goes down.  WiFi is via mesh network from gig-speed fiberoptic service.  Heat is with radiators.  Cooling is evaporative.  We have a storage room in a nearby commercial facility.  And a new large workshop in the garage. Shared food is $125 per month per person; it is a pass-through cost divided evenly among residents; it does NOT include meat or alternative protein nor any alcohol.  We will not be surprised if that needs to go up some soon ($10 or 15). We have two dogs and three cats in the house  that seems like a sufficient quantity of furry friends for now. Our community intentions include: Communication with compassion. Shared space and life. Shared meals. Shared staple foods which are non-GMO and Organic. Group decision making. Safe, inclusive space: queer and trans friendly, anti-racist, non-violent, and feminist. The purchase of the house by the co-op in about five years. The expansion of the co-op, possibly to include other housing types (like separate apartments). Weekly meetings and house committees to manage our community. We are considering implementing Sociocracy as an organizing method. Quiet hours are from 10:00pm to 8:00am. We are looking for community members who: Want to live in a community not just have a place to sleep and eat. Want to live in a beautiful, clean, and organized house and are willing to help make and keep it that way. Residents should expect to spend 16 hours per month towards this goal. Are curious, compassionate, flexible, and open to living with others who will undoubtedly have different ideas about many things. Are interested in pioneering a new co-op. There will be work involved to get there. Are responsible and communicative. Embrace enthusiastically that living in community requires introspection and personal growth. Are not joining the community as a way of running away from something.

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