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Tortuga

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About the Community

  • Forming
  • Spanish
  • 4 Areas of Regeneration
  • Rural

What we do

Somos un grupo de 10+ personas con la misión común de crear una comunidad regenerativa en las ruinas de Villanueva de Fíos.

Por eso, damos importancia a…

Sostenibilidad

Guiados por los principios de la tierra y la permacultura facilitamos la diversidad y el crecimiento cíclico

Bienestar y salud

Promoviendo y practicando el autocuidado desde una perspectiva holística

Educación

Creando un espacio seguro para el intercambio de conocimientos, la creación y la experimentación, promoviendo la crianza respetuosa y el cuidado compartido

Custodia del terreno

Promoción de la ecología profunda y sensibilización alimentaria

Gobierno comunitario

En prueba y aprendiendo de Sociocracia con 4 grupos de trabajo; Ritmo, Cuidados, Tierra y Gestion

Eco-sí-nuestras

Buscamos un nuevo paradigma de autogestión; soberanía energética, alimentaria, cultural, social, económica, para generar un impacto bondadoso en el mundo

Our Vision

Somos un organismo vivo con la voluntad de poner la vida en el centro en armonía e interrelación con los ecosistemas, acompañándonos amorosamente para las generaciones de hoy y las del futuro.

 

  • Purpose
  • 4 Areas of Regeneration
  • Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Sustainability practices
  • Renewable energy systems
  • Water conservation and management
  • Waste reduction / composting
  • Regenerative agriculture or permaculture
  • Natural / low-impact building
  • Ecosystem
  • Temperate Forest

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  • 10 total members
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15

How to join

Conócenos. Envía un correo electrónico a villanuevadefios@gmail.com y empieza a unirte a nuestras reuniones en línea o presenciales para comprender nuestro proceso.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Contribuir a los costos del proyecto, participar en reuniones y formar parte de un grupo de trabajo o escama. Tenemos requisitos mínimos de financiación y tiempo; contáctanos para obtener más información.

Primary decision-making authority

  • All Community Members Together

The whole membership decides collectively.

Decision-making process

  • Consent-Based (Sociocracy)

Decisions proceed unless someone has a reasoned objection.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Economic model

  • Membership Fees/Dues Structure

Regular payments for community services and maintenance.

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
  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Vehicle accessibility

  • It would be easy / doable to live in this community without a car
  • There are one or more community vehicles

Frequency of communal meals

  • Approximately all meals

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Growing our own
  • Locally sourced
  • Wildcrafting / Foraging
  • Dumpster Diving / Food Surplus

Dietary types

  • Others

Dietary conditions

  • But people can cook and eat what they want in their own residence

Nature of social activity

  • People in the community regularly socialize together

Local connectedness

  • We have strong relationships with our local community

Friendliness of people and local government

  • There is a moderate amount of connection and collaboration between people and local government

Pet policy

  • Pets are allowed, with special approval or according to policy

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure

Member support features

  • Onsite or nearby medical facilities

Level of LGBTQIA+ inclusion

  • Somewhat - we have some LGBTQIA+ members

Gender composition

  • Majority cis (over 60%)

Age demographics

  • Primarily young adults (under 40)

Property status

  • Leased

Property owner

  • By a Community Land Trust or some other kind of nonprofit

Ecosystem

  • Temperate Forest

Moderate climate with distinct seasonal changes
Includes deciduous and mixed forest types
Examples: Eastern North American Forests, European Broadleaf Forests

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Community type

  • Ecovillage

    Integrated communities designed around ecological principles with sustainable living practices.

Community type

  • Entirely or almost entirely built or remodeled with recycled or environmentally friendly materials, and/or using natural building methods

Sustainability approach

  • Renewable energy systems
  • Water conservation and management
  • Waste reduction / composting
  • Regenerative agriculture or permaculture
  • Natural / low-impact building

Land practices in our community

  • The community is working to build soil using only natural methods

Community type

  • Entirely or almost entirely built or remodeled with recycled or environmentally friendly materials, and/or using natural building methods

Some or all of the buildings are...

  • Entirely or almost entirely built or remodeled with recycled or environmentally friendly materials, and/or using natural building methods

Self-produced energy

  • Over 66%

Energy sources used

  • Radiant Solar
  • Solar hot water
  • Biomass (from wood or other organic materials)

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • Up to 33%

Food systems

  • Community garden
  • Seed saving / exchange

Water conservation practices

  • Greywater reuse

Waste management practices

  • Composting
  • Land area size
    14 hectares
  • Land allocated for food production
    1 hectare
  • Land used for tree planting
    6 hectars
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Location

  • Spain

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