4 Families Come Together to Share and Live Simply in Community!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ธ.ค. 2021
- Grain & Sens is a multicultural eco-community in Ardèche, France consisting of four families who all believe there could be more people living together and sharing resources. Where there once was a single family, now there are 14 people living in community. They all live in simple tiny houses each with their own gardens to grow food.
Sharing resources and responsibilities helps them to live more sustainably, saves them a lot of time and money and creates a greater sense of freedom so that they can pursue their passion and strive for a higher quality of life. It shouldn’t be so foreign to want to support each other and recreate this connection to people that has been lost in this separate society.
At Grain & Sens, they host visitors and share this experience with others. They offer workshops and classes as well as volunteer opportunities. They believe that if people can come there and see what they do, then people can heal themselves too.
Get involved with Grain & Sens:
Website: www.grainandsens.com
Facebook: / grainandsens
Instagram: / grainandsens @grainandsens
Find an Intentional Community: www.ic.org
Find a volunteering and learning opportunity on an organic farm: wwoof.net
Special thanks to Guerrilla Foundation for funding this video of solutions!
guerrillafoundation.org
Produced by Robin Greenfield, Jameson Johnson and Ed Carr
Filmed by Ed Carr
Edited by Jameson Johnson
Robin Greenfield is a truth-seeker, activist, social reformer and servant to Earth, humanity and our plant and animal relatives. He lives simply and sustainably to be the change he wishes to see in the world. Through living closely connected to Earth, he rejects the status quo of consumerism and demonstrates a way of being in gratitude, mindfulness and presence. His life is an experiment with truth and integrity.
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Find an Intentional Community: www.ic.org
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Get involved with Grain & Sens:
Website: www.grainandsens.com
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Our Indigenous lives were always community based
Yes to have a future we need to look to the past 👍
How inspiring! I’m currently in the process of purchasing 100 acres of land with a group of 7 people and start an intentional farming community. I’ve been feeling a little anxiousness about starting this business venture with so many people, but this video was definitely reassuring that it is possible! Thank you ❤️
Please make a few rules in case some ppl don't want to be there any more. They want their money back or they only get a portion back. Good idea. BLESSINGS
How did you find people willing to undertake that with you? I am trying to find some people who want to team up to buy land as well. Any advice?
air, water, food, shelter, community....everything a human needs.
Made my cry it the only way forward 🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤
This is how things get done and everyone benefits.
Very interesting. I have a 3 generational family farm/homestead. Started it in 2010. 5 years ago it was 4 generations.
I like the concept of smaller private spaces. We all live in a big house. We are working towards this concept of building smaller private spaces as children marry etc. But keeping our communal kitchen and shared spaces.
Wish we had done this decades ago. Absolutely love it.
Campers! Cheaper when you buy used and temporary so you can build an actual dwelling later on
I've been wanting to do this my entire life and planning in spring to buy land wh a few friends and my sons (now adults). What a beautiful thing. May I just add be cautious of our government self sustainability is threat to them.
I hope it works out for yous 👍
I'm in! I'll be your friend
Looking for anyone else to join? If not, do you know how I can find other people who want to buy land together?
I have always wanted this for the homeless low income families of single or married with without children to help myself and them to live life without being left out in cold.
Government is an issue because government is people who need others to supply them with great lives at expense of others like bad gangs.
i placed an ad on craiglist looking for others wanting yo get together to form a community and my ad was deleted by craiglist
Reach out directly without a middle 'agent' (aka 'controlled' Craig(list))
Craigslist don't like see people form community????!!
Try to look for Facebook group with like minded people. Good luck
Wow… just wow
For those of us who are choosing Nature and a healthier connection to who we are as a species, communities are the future - if only from a pragmatic standpoint. For those electing urban lifestyle in large hubs and a heightened stimulated environment (albeit controlled), individualism is the future. This is now our societal evolution as a species on Earth. And the choice is ours. All based on free will.
Thanks for sharing! I didn't even know this communities existed and i think they are absolutely wonderful!!! I would love to live in one of them as soon as I can:)
Same here
I am so happy to see you are sharing videos of people living in community! This is definitely my next step. I live in Greece and am looking to find or create a community here similar to this one. Thank you for the inspiration. ❤️
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This is so beautiful!!!
Hey, good for them
This truly is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
this is a beautiful example of communal living!!! thank you so much for sharing
Thanks for sharing. So often I dream of living like this. I share an apartment with my three daughters. Some day, if we or some of us still want to live together, we are saving for a house. My hope is to live in a community where we can share resources and help one another.
I also have this vision! Are you interested in helping me find some more people to all go in on some land together?
Super vidéo. Super people !
God bless you and your families more- such a wonderful way to LIVE. This is how life should be- Children outside with their bikes- not inside on their computers 12 hours-
I prefer to have more privacy.
This is my idea of real life.
Community is the future!
This is amazing!
Good work
Absolutely beautiful ❤️. I would LOVE to explore this!
I am looking for people to buy land with and build a sustainable community if you are interested
love it! back to the roots and sustainability :)
This is amazing, I really want to live there with them! 😀 Also, I've been writing a book about this as well, it's always so inspiring to see it in action, actually working!
Beautiful !! Thank you for sharing
Happy new year Rob
This is how every, well, neighbourhood at least should be
Thanks for sharing this!
C’est formidable!
Happy new year Rob..best wishes for you and all your community..
Mabuhay!
From the Philippine Islands.
I cant believe it at 1:57 I saw 2 bigfoots or bigfeet r u n from left to right. Omg wow this is great. I wish I lived there. You guys are so blessed.
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So is there another community project developing in the future? Can I get some help in how to sign up
A kibbutz (Hebrew: קִבּוּץ / קיבוץ, lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim קִבּוּצִים / קיבוצים) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania.[1] Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises.[2] Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism.[3] In recent decades, some kibbutzim have been privatized and changes have been made in the communal lifestyle. A member of a kibbutz is called a kibbutznik (Hebrew: קִבּוּצְנִיק / קיבוצניק; plural kibbutznikim or kibbutzniks).
This is actually when I've been slowly working on. We only have 3 families right now
Your group is successful because you were already friends before (i think). The greatest challenge is to make strangers into friends.
Great concept but individual work ethic, ability, personal needs, and the human condition (feelings of jealousy, anger, etc) can’t be overlooked. Too many people expect utopia in communities like this but if these things are addressed openly by mature and well balanced people with genuine love and respect for others it can be a reality. I admire their goal to live in harmony with one another and the world and encourage each one to never give up seeking love and unity in this world 💕
American should plant billion of trees because China and other places e.g. Pakistan also plant trees and make the air cooler on our side.
Recently tornado alley in 2021 hit more east onward. Resolutions for the west dryness and tornado alley moving east hit more frequently, tree planting campaign should be first priority of government policies. Cheers! Happy New Year!
I guess by "intentional" community it means living with people you can actually stand being around continually. I like family. I like friends, neighborhood, and I like community. But crowd "my space" too close too often and I get grouchy 😆
Flashback to the sixties communes. Those all collapsed. We will see how long this one lasts.
What do you think it is that causes these communities to collapse?
@@falljazz studies have been done to figure out that very question. Basically no form of commune-ism lasts for long. My mom boiled it down to familiarity breeds contempt, but I think it's because there is no accounting for character flaws in people and we all have them. There is no way to prepare for all of them, leaving cracks in the system that will ultimately tear the group apart.
@@stirtheimagination88 That all makes sense. The fact that they all fail is also interesting in contrast with tribal lifestyle that used to be the standard for people many thousands of years ago. In many ways, there are similarities between the hunter gatherer tribes of our ancestors and these communes. But there must be key differences between the two which cause the latter to fail while the former was very successful. Perhaps one difference is that in modern day communes people can simply leave rather than being forced to stay due to the reliance on others for survival. The same is true for marriages. Marriages are less likely to last if there is a plan B.
Wow so many shared spaces! How do you stop conflict?
If I won the lottery, I would buy my neighborhood and do this.
how do you guys handle conflicts and triggers within the community?
Also wondering
But, what's your highest purpose you are existing for, that's much important in your entire concept.
Can I join the Community?
my relatives can't relate coz they fight over inherent properties (mainly land) lol
I like all of it but nobody's borrowing my garage and tools and that's a literal STMT
What about the Covid?
Thank you for sharing your journey with us. It has been a pleasure to watch and learn. However, there are a few concerns and questions, if I may.
1) We are social beings and although some time away in solitude is good, long term isolation takes a tole on our mental health.
2) We don't always have to run away from problems, but taking a step back and finding solutions may be a better alternative.
With those two things said, I have a possible solution: start small, non-profit, eco-friendly, sustainable, off-grid, permaculture farming villages surrounding each city. Here are a few great examples:
1) th-cam.com/video/iCGXVk-cBVk/w-d-xo.html
2) th-cam.com/video/gfCcI6_1iiA/w-d-xo.html
3) th-cam.com/video/fWYcsfnHfIU/w-d-xo.html
The village's mission and primary objective is to provide for the poor and vulnerable within the city with food, jobs and environmental education thereby, reducing crime. The villages will offer temporary (no more than one year) housing and work for the homeless and food security for the city.
The first step in this project would be to organize a few people interested in it. Then present the plan to the city for approval. There is a lot of govt funding and support for projects like this.
I have additional ideas on how to get started and operate the farms, if you are interested.
Now is the time to get started before the commercial farms use up all the water again
Wait till someone embezzles, tools get stolen, children get molested, affairs occur..then what?
Communal living. There is nothing new to this.
Look at the remnants of the 70's. If you can find them still in existence.
Admirable idea no doubt.
But I think this method works mostly in biological families. Long term.
So who is the lazy one in the community, who is the one that ends up doing most of the work, who is the whinner, and who is the dirtiest?
I didn't see variety of colors without it unsustainable...
So you can see obstacles? Open your mind and your heart. Look for positive opportunities and we can resolve any obstacles (real or imagined).