You can embrace self-sufficiency without deprivation, isolation or guilt.

You love the idea of eating traditional foods, of grinding your own grain and growing your own food. You want to be part of a village that is bigger than you, that will carry and support you, without squelching your individuality. You want to live simply without compromising beauty, art, and eloquence. You get all jazzed-up about small houses and cob ovens but also love space and comfort and are a little sick of the terms green, eco, and sustainable…. You’re really tired of feeling like a bad person if you don’t recycle perfectly or if you still have plastic in your house, or eat a piece of white bread. Maybe you’re sick of feeling depressed and/or anxious about the state of the world but you don’t want to live in denial either.

So, villagers I promise…. You can live a life of sustainability and thrift, beauty and connection. There is a way to have it all! Time for play, joyful work and service, neighborhood harmony and comfort, financial security and delicious food!!!