Lebensgarten Steyerberg

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • German
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 1986

What we do

The Lebensgarten Steyerberg e.V. is a community that strives to live in harmony together with others and with nature. Founded in 1986, the community has since grown to include 62 terrace houses, a seminar house (also known as the healing house) and the main building where the big hall is located. Most of those that come to live here are searching for communal living and are open to embracing care and tolerance. We all support one another in the development of our talents and abilities, as well as in everyday life. Just as important for us is our cooperation with nature and ecology. For this reason we now have approximately 100 gardeners who all help us to attain this. Everyone living in the community is financially responsible for themselves and aside from the active members, we also receive some support from patrons.
The community was originally inspired by the Findhorn Foundation, Scotland, and as a result we provide plenty of opportunities for people to develop their spirituality through meditation, singing in the chapel and circle dances, amongst other things. We foster close connection to others and so are able to enjoy important events, life phases, festivals together.
Our main areas of interest revolve around healthy living, culture work, homeopathy, systematic work and how to positively overcome conflicts. Any community decisions are made during our monthly meetings using principles of consensus.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Languages
  • German
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Intentional Neighborhoods
  • Spiritual Retreat Centers

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 1986
  • Started living together
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
60

How to join

Non-working Guests welcome, Volunteers welcome,

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Location

  • Germany

Lebensgarten Steyerberg

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3 weeks ago

Social Media Intern

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Social Media Intern for GEN International Hours: Up to 20/month, flexible around your schedule and availability Location: Remote, work with Eva Goldfarb Focus: Instagram + LinkedIn (TikTok if you’re into it!) Hi! I’m Eva, and I run social media for GEN International — the global network connecting ecovillages, intentional communities, and regenerative culture-builders across every continent. I’m looking for a co-conspirator to help me tell the stories of the people quietly building the future: off-grid villages in the Philippines, permaculture farms in Senegal, urban cohousing projects in Berlin, elders passing down land wisdom in the Andes. It’s a wildly rich, wildly underrepresented world, and I want more people to fall in love with it the way I have. What you’ll actually do: Dream up and create content for Instagram and LinkedIn (reels, carousels, stories, captions that don’t sound like a corporate newsletter) Dig into our global network and turn your findings into stories people want to share Pitch your own ideas. If there’s a series, a theme, a format, or a corner of the network that lights you up, that’s what I want you to focus on. What we’re looking for: A natural storyteller, someone who can spot the human thread in a project update or a photo from a faraway village Genuinely curious about ecovillages, sustainability, intentional community, regenerative living Self-motivated and communicative; this is a flexible, trust-based role Why this role: This isn’t a “post 3x a week and don’t ask questions” internship. You’ll have real creative freedom to work on what excites you, learn how a global grassroots network tells its story, and build a portfolio full of meaningful, purpose-driven content. Plus you’ll be talking to people living some of the most interesting, intentional lives on the planet. If storytelling for a better world sounds like your kind of fun, let’s talk.
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