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Self sustainability goes beyond energy and food at One Community. We desire a 100% self sufficient place to live and retire; this means education for our children and grand children, recreation and diverse entertainment options for all ages, and anything else that we might desire on a regular basis. We believe everything short of medical needs can be provided by our community and we desire to create this, chronicle the process, and share the prototype so others can do the same and we can visit and/or host exchange programs for further progress.
Self sustainability goes beyond energy and food at One Community. We desire a 100% self sufficient place to live and retire; this means education for our children and grand children, recreation and diverse entertainment options for all ages, and anything else that we might desire on a regular basis. We believe everything short of medical needs can be provided by our community and we desire to create this, chronicle the process, and share the prototype so others can do the same and we can visit and/or host exchange programs for further progress.
Self sustainability is a foundational part of One Community because it is both conscientious living and a foundation of fixed overhead (see Three Principles of Success). It makes sense to us to produce power through renewable and self sustaining means rather than invest in a system of fluctuating prices and unreliable supply. The same applies to food with the additional benefits of knowing we are growing the highest quality food with love and care instead of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides.
We are building the infrastructure for a more diverse form of self sustainability as well. Education and entertainment are two areas we see One Community providing for uniquely because we will only take on these areas as aspects of our community if we have people who are passionate and capable and desiring to share that passion as part of their community contribution. If the natural gifts and talent exist, these are the people we want sharing with us and teaching our children.
We know that there is a better way and other motivated people who want to make this work too. I'm an honors student and a parent wishing I had the time to restudy all the things I've forgotten since school and looking forward to the day I can sit down with my two year old and teach and learn simultaneously. With home today's schooling programs and computer availability of information this is more feasible than any other time in history and opens an opportunity for other people's kids too. Imagine the teacher student ratio and the passion of our teachers!
One Community is starting with electricity and food but we are opening the space and setting our intention for education and a broad enough diversity of recreational activities to make us self sufficient in these areas as well. We see this as a reasonable 2-3 year goal for a community of 80-100 Community Members and part of our prototype for global change.
