• bpalmerau@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    In Australia they’re now called ‘intentional communities’. That might help with searching. Some are religious but some are not. Quite a few are just science/sustainability based.

  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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    9 days ago

    Usually in the US they call it a co-op instead of a commune, but yeah, things like that are already done.

  • HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    With an llc and enough contracts, sure. Have “investors” pay into some cooperative to buy land/startup, then everyone is somehow working for that co-op which pays for everything?

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    9 days ago

    A friend joined a group of people to build a co-op in a house about ten years ago. Shouldn’t be any different today.

  • Grimy@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    You will need a lot more money, there is more to daily expenses than food and wifi. Also 1 acre is not enough for a sizeable group.

    You absolutely can though. I know the preppers forum had one. You see it a lot more in Latin America these days, mostly retired expats and hippies (not trying to be derogatory). I find it’s kind of hard to ask people to put in all that effort though when they don’t get proper land rights. A commune doesnt offer a stable retirement other than trust me. I always imagine tension can run a lot higher than they should in these types of communities.

    • Apytele@sh.itjust.works
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      9 days ago

      yes it’s very likely to either get torn apart by interpersonal tensions such as infidelities or economic power struggles or just devolve into a new age cult of some kind, and usually some combination of all three from what I’ve seen of those kinds of communities.

  • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 days ago

    The problem isn’t that it’s impossible, but that humans are so awful they simply can’t do something like this without infighting and bickering and blame.

  • aramis87@fedia.io
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    9 days ago

    Depends on how many people you’re envisioning in your commune, but you’ll likely need more than a one-acre garden. And working that garden is quite a bit of work!

  • zxqwas@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    They exist in the world. They are not very popular, judging by the fact that you’ve not heard of them.

    You need much more than 1 acre per person. First Google result is 5-6 per person.

    • FundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      8 days ago

      A lot of people buy flour, rice, and oats (the cheap and hard to grow yourself grains) and grow the fancy stuff (nice fruits and veg, maybe inoculated mushroom logs) and maybe have some meat roaming in tractors like chickens, themselves. For that use case 0.5-1 acre can cover a person’s food needs easy if doing a smart permaculture type style. (Obviously monocultures take way more space per calorie).

      I would recommend looking into aquaponics as well if space is a constraint.

      But both take years to set up, and a good amount of labour. It isn’t just like having your vegetable garden you water on weekends.

      Also, if in an arid region, the acerage requirements go up.

  • count_dongulus@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Try looking for crops to grow that are nutritious but relatively low maintenance. Sweet potatoes, sunchokes, groundcover strawberries, asparagus, cherry tomatoes, etc. Bonus if you can grow excess to sell at local farmers markets for some extra income, though the easiest the grow ones probably won’t fetch a great price and on one acre I doubt you’ll have extra of anything. Also, look for native options. Less maintenance, and local pollinators are more likely to help out.

    If you’re not squeamish and can get enough extra space with an enclosure, rabbits breed very quickly and just eat grass. Chickens are good for eggs and meat.