Allegheny Crest Intentional Village
A New Intentional Village
Since early
2011, we have been creating an “intentional village” near
There are many
concepts that are being brought together here: extended intentional community,
social enterprise, alternative modes of creating connections based on personal
growth and trained communication skills, and much more.
There are many
dimensions to this, and each can be explored more thoroughly by selecting one
of these links:
Abrams
Creek Conference and Retreat Center
Allegheny
Crest Enterprise Center and Motel
Living
in the Intentional Village: An Overview
and Invitation
Working
in the Intentional Village: Current
opportunities
Intentional
Village Financial Investment Opportunity
- 5.5%
interest - 5 year term – highly secure
-
guaranteed by real estate equity
- references
available
The goal of Allegheny
Crest is the creation of a consciously designed culture, which can support many
of the changes that are needed for the survival of our species (and minimizing
the destruction we are wreaking on other species and the Earth). There is no
single vision behind this process; it is entirely a grassroots development, and
is based in experimentation and cooperative learning.
The most
immediate tool for this is the manifestation of a strongly connected network of
people who share many values and experiences. Some of these people already live
in intentional community, and others consider themselves part of an extended
non-residential intentional community. Over the last decade or so, we have been
developing and practicing a variety of tools that help us live in harmony with
ourselves, each other, and the Earth.
Recently, we
have taken yet another step in our learning and experimentation.
Currently,
there is a retreat and conference center (www.abramscreekcenter.com) which
includes a 4000 sq ft, 8 bedroom lodge house, a two bedroom cottage, 10 rustic
cabins, 36 campsites, and a whitewater stream, all on a secluded 20 acres of
spectacular natural beauty. We have also acquired a nearby motel, another 2
bedroom cottage, a 2 bedroom apartment and a small laundromat.
We hope that
these can help form an economic base for a viable, flexible kind of intentional
community that we call an “intentional village”. The distinctions from an
“intentional community” include that from the start, economic sustainability is
built in; we are starting with viable businesses, and we want to create an
entrepreneurial “incubator”, so that new businesses are created regularly as
well. Also, no one is expected to make long-term commitments to a larger
entity, so that we can live out the practice of “being in the moment”. We are creating an environment that works on
insights similar to Open Space technology—in particular, that people are there
because they *want* to be there.
Individuals will live near each other, but not necessarily on the same
property, and the culture will focus on encouraging each person to achieve
personal responsibility for themselves to the highest practical degree in all
aspects of their lives. A critical
element of this project is that the tools for creating connection and
cooperation are already in place *before* people come together for a particular
project.
We have
reasonable expectations that this can work well because we have already done
many successful projects using these same insights and principles.
Here
are some of the ways that people can be involved:
Help us figure
out affordable ways to minimize our ecological footprint.
Join us in
celebrations, workshops, and “barn-raisings”.
Participate in
one of our investment groups.
Come stay with
us for an “internship”-- learning, working and playing with us.
Move into one
of the properties we have, or buy one near us and cooperate with us in
transforming a conventional society into one based on compassion and freedom.
Brainstorm or
start a business that we can participate in while living there.
Join a
business that we start, that you can work on from where you are.
Help spread
the word!
We welcome any
and all questions, suggestions, and resources!
Contact:
Allegheny Crest Intentional Village
703-536-9190