For connoisseurs of the sounds and smells of nature, not last century’s machines and ill-health. Uncompromising on this: 100s others here if you compromise.
Clean-air, combustion-free rural community. Travel by eBike or public transport. Land cultivation by hand, eMachinery and “family” animals. No internal combustion engines or lifestyle that depends upon cars, vans, generators, farm machinery, flying visits, nor the smokey combustion of biomass. Not a “primitive” but a futuristic community. #Solarpunk with #realism.
Potential “villagers” are technical, scientific or creative, analytically minded with a core love and knowledge of nature or horticulture, looking for support from others working to transcend the habits of last century that society clings to.
Fluent Portuguese speakers especially encouraged. Self awareness, ability to express oneself, and give reciprocal quality attention is expected.
Currently based within an hour’s ride of the mountain valley town of Fundão. Looking for land co-purchasers, for better value, wild-fire security and potential. About to investigate Benfeita area.
Travel by eBike here is exhilarating: mountain views, relatively well maintained tarmacked roads and little traffic. Companionship and mutual support on exploration needed.
You might want to respond as a “remote supporter”, a keen but novice person to “learn and experience” this lifestyle, or an “old hand” with very similar priorities, to join on site. Fundão is accessible by rail.
I live on potential community land in a motor-home I purpose-built with unusually good insulation, underfloor heating, solar thermal panels and heat-reclaim. This means only combustion for cooking is needed to heat it. It is only driven when I need to move to a new base, which has been about once a year to date. Longer term solutions like earth-sheltered, heat and fire-resistant dwellings are imagined.
Membership & Visitors
- Current members: 1
- Open to new members
- Open to visitors
Please initiate an email conversation, by responding in detail to the description posted here, and about how you see yourself as part of this community.
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Ecaterina says
Very interesting. I have got an Ebike and some agricolture experience in Italy . I thought to try a new experience this year in Spain or Portugal. Could you tell me how is the weather there in the winter time?
Now I cannot travel because I have not the GP,I hope in the summer time we will be free.
Have a good time
Ecaterina
Trev M says
Hey Ecaterina, sorry for delay, I didn’t get notified of your comment. I will create email list soon, see email link if you would like to subscribe.
Winter can be both long dry periods of sun 18C day, some slight night ground-frost, or as we have now: 4 weeks of continuous cloud, about 10 deg C day and night. Much colder over the next range of mountains to the North [Serra Garduna].
It would be lovely to meet-up when you are able. Tell us some more about you! Best., Trev