New Maine Off Grid Homesteading Community

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About the Community

  • Forming
  • Rural

What we do

This is a new community looking for like minded people to come together to live a self sustaining lifestyle off grid that includes solar/ wind power, community gardening and food preservation as well as developing businesses from the resources of the land. 25 acres has been purchased and garden space has been enriched. Applications will be accepted for consideration to join the community. The application is free form and needs to include the names, ages and experience of everyone in your group as well as a brief essay about why you want to live this lifestyle and what led you to your decision. I Individuals/ families will be added until we fill a maximum of 12 spots. We will give preference when selecting applicants who have trade skills or a medical background.

Our Vision

To create a self sustaining off grid community that will teach people how to move off grid and be sustainable on their own property or choose to stay in the community and teach others.

Our Mission

To create a self sustaining off grid community that will teach people how to move off grid and be sustainable on their own property or choose to stay in the community and teach others.

  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
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  • 1 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
Total
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How to join

We have a get to know you through an initial process of e-mails, phone conversations and an in person meeting. If we seem to be a good fit for you then we require personal and professional references and a background check. If all goes well with the checks you will be offered a spot in the community.

Primary decision-making authority

  • Single Leader or Founding Couple

One person or partnership has ultimate authority.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

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: $120.00
Monthly fees/dues: $10.00
Labor required: 20 hours/week
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes (some debt)
The only shared income is from businesses developed and run on the property. The members that share in the income are the ones that contribute to the project.

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

Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Library, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Outdoor Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Fire pit

Frequency of communal meals

  • About once a week

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure

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

  • 33 - 66%

Energy sources used

  • Wind
  • Photovoltaic Solar

Self-produced food

  • 33 - 66%
  • Land area size
    25 acres

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Location

  • Maine, United States

New Maine Off Grid Homesteading Community

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