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FAMILIAFELIZ - decentralized living community - Germany and Spain

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • English
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2012

What we do

Familiafeliz started with 4 members with more than 25 years of living, working and developing a community life together with 50 to 100 guests each year (mostly in our Spanish destination).
We are involved in social projects like summer schools in Romania, we are involved in educative projects together with universities (MLU Halle, Biodidaktik) and we are involved in alternative gardening and bio construction and we are running an art gallery and some European art projects.
We started in 2025 to invite for a “tertulia of living communities every second friday of a month! Next events on our web.
Among other activities around the artist residence CASA DEL DRAGON we found
and develop a dye garden. This garden is part of the worldwide project sevengardens.org and we are happy to announce the first garden of this UNESCO certified project in PaĂ­s Valenciano.
The garden is located close to the village of Cervera del Maestre in the province of Castellon. In this unit, we aim to explore and use knowledge of plants and sustainable production of pigments and usable colours for artists (ink, watercolour, oil colour…).
We also wish to share our knowledge and experience with other dye gardens around the world and develop an internal market to exchange seeds, tools and plants.
In conjunction with the official education center of the sevengardens founder Peter Reichenbach in Dinslaken, Germany, we offer workshops and studies.
Since 2014 we offer workshops, mostly free. We founded a free (Uni)versity of (i)nformal (e)ducation. The campus is our dye garden, or vegetable garden, the artist residence, and its facilities.
We are looking for open-minded new members in Spain and in Germany. We are also expanding the community into new countries and other locations (we are decentralized).
In our charter, we published on 2 pages the basic rules under we live together (download on our homepage under menue service).
Please apply by using one of our forms you find on our website ( menue > apply ).

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Community type
  • Intentional Neighborhoods
  • Activities
  • Education

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2012
  • Started living together
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
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How to join

If you are interested you should first contact us and discover in a chat if we match to what you are looking for. After this you can apply for a short term visit, maybe related to a project you would like to develop or join.
We also published our charter online and you can download a version (different languages available).
If you establish a relation to us we will share with you like a full member and you can apply for a test period. Details to this procedure you will find also in our charter.
As part of our activities we invite sometimes in the year for an INFORMATION day. You can get a short overview about our activities in Spain and Germany. Please use the website also for your application.

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Location

  • Spain

FAMILIAFELIZ - decentralized living community - Germany and Spain

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2 weeks ago

Spain Ecovillage Tour: May 1-8, 2027

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May 1–8, 2027 | Southern Spain Experience regeneration and intentional living in the heart of Andalusia Spend eight days exploring a diverse network of intentional communities across Southern Spain, where ecological regeneration, creativity and collaborative living come together against a backdrop of olive groves, Mediterranean coastline and dramatic desert landscapes. Visit pioneering communities such as Los Portales, Oasis Al Hamam, El Molino de Guadalmesí, Resonancia Community and Maitreya. Meet residents and community leaders and discover how each is approaching intentional living in its own way—from biodynamic agriculture and permaculture to natural building, renewable energy, cooperative governance, water stewardship and off-grid living. Along the way, take part in workshops, share locally prepared meals and experience the landscapes and culture of Andalusia as you travel from the countryside around Seville to the wild coast near Tarifa and the desert landscapes of Almería. The tour offers an opportunity not only to see sustainable practices in action, but also to learn about the social and personal dimensions of creating community. A great fit for: Prospective community members, aspiring community founders, people interested in permaculture and regenerative living, and travelers looking for an immersive way to experience the communities, landscapes and culture of Southern Spain. Learn more about this tour: https://www.ecovillagetours.com/spain
May 1, 2027 00:00 – May 8, 2027 23:59
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2 months ago

FOUNDING MEMBERS WANTED – OFF-GRID COMMUNITY – EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

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I am looking to bring together 6–8 like-minded couples to create a small, self-sufficient, off-grid community in the Eastern Cape., South Africa. Rather than buying land first and then looking for people to join, the idea is to form the founding group first and choose the land together. By combining our resources, skills and experience, we may be able to secure a better property and create something that genuinely suits the whole group. This is intended as a long-term community, not a holiday retreat. It will involve work, responsibility, cooperation and a willingness to learn and contribute. We are particularly interested in retired or semi-retired couples without dependants who are still physically capable and have practical skills or experience in areas such as: Farming, food growing or permaculture • Livestock • Solar, electrical, IT and off-grid systems .  Water farming and Waste management • Mechanical/engines/general maintenance • Healthcare or nursing • Project management, organisation and conflict resolve Each couple would be expected to bring both a useful skill/experience and a financial contribution. The exact structure and investment would be developed collectively by the founding group, with appropriate legal agreements protecting everyone’s interests and possibly managed under a professionally set up Trust Fund There would also be a trial/assessment period before a commitment. The most important thing is finding the right people — practical, trustworthy, respectful and genuinely interested in building a simpler, sustainable life together. If this sounds like something you would seriously consider, please get in touch and tell me a little about yourselves, your skills, your current situation and why this lifestyle appeals to you. The land hasn’t been bought yet — that’s deliberate. Let’s find the right people first, and then find the right place together. I can be contacted on- Ke******@***oo.com I’m eagerly waiting to hear from you

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