Primary Goal
Our primary goal is for people to be self-sustainable and self-reliant. It simply is not sustainable to rely on governments and large corporations for our basic needs, so we empower the people to operate independently. Such freedom to organize should give people more opportunities to live a lifestyle that suits them and their community. It will also make recovery from disasters and response to emergencies faster and more effective.
General Plan
Generating Co-ops
The Cooperative business model is one in which ownership and control of a business in spread through out the structure. This means that the average workers and team members of the company have more control over the companies protocols and purchases, as well as receiving more of the profits. Traditional business models often have the pay ratio between the highest and lowest paid members be around 300:1, where as in the co-op model it is around 3:1. This means that the traditional model is more effective at building individual wealth, while the co-op is largely more efficient at building communal wealth. For this reason we will be creating co-op business to compete economically with the corporate conglomerates, as well as helping small business shift to using a co-op model.
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Community Creation
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We will design self-sustainable communities that will act as examples and training grounds. Each community will use eco-friendly farming, building, and lifestyles. Each will have a unique focus and specialization. These communities will have programs to bring in temporary guests and train them in useful skills. The skills will vary by community and trainer availability. Training will be along the lines of Earthbag/Earthship construction, self-defense/MMA, basic first aid, leadership skills, mindset training, and community organization.
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Mobile Teams
Once we have success with our first training community we will use it, and future communities, as bases of operations for our mobile teams. These will complete similar objectives as the "Aranya Agricultural Alternative" group. By which we mean that these teams will travel to communities in serious need and assist them in personalized ways. These teams primary objective will still be to teach the local populace how to achieve self reliance and perform the services needed, but they will also be working with the community to solve any larger issues that need outside support.
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Partnerships
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We will be partnering with groups to increase the effectiveness of our programs. We will have two types of partners: those that focus on helping at-risk or colonized people, and those that are looking for people with the skills we wish to teach. This way we can target those who would especially need skills and programs.
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First steps
Learning
Our organization is currently taking this time to learn: We will be studying leadership tactics, organizational strategies, and increasing our own self-discipline. We will also be researching the legal and logistical knowledge to organize our first community.
Building a Team
Our current priority is building a team of individuals with the skills necessary to achieve our goal of building our first community. As this team is assembled, we will be planning the logistics and general design of the community.
Current Learning Programs
Training programs we plan to complete as we acquire the finances:
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Boulder Permaculture Design Course
This course covers permaculture styles and planning for the northern CO climate.
1 week a month, April-October
$1500
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Earthships Online Course
This course teaches a style of eco-friendly housing construction in which the plumbing, electrical, heating, and food production are all part of an integrated system.
Daily 3hr classes for 4 weeks
$1200
First Co-op
The first local co-op we are starting will be a regenerative agriculture landscaping company based in southern Colorado Springs. This company will use native plants and permaculture design principles to create/maintain custom gardens, lawns, food forests, and other ecosystems for our clients. Our focus will be on minimizing maintenance and water usage while maximizing natural benifets.
First Community
Our first planned community will be located in northeastern Colorado. The focus will be a bison ranch, due to the bison's natural place in the local ecosystem. The skills we are focusing on developing here will be bison ranching, permaculture, disaster preparedness/relief, and general community organizing.