Interested in self-sufficiency? Want to help build a community? Love the sea? Our collective, on an organic farm a few hours north of Oslo, is for anyone who wants to learn and work hard. We grow food, boats and ideas, so if you have a knowledge or interest in permaculture, farming, boat building, or sailing, come and help us create a home that is sustainable both on land AND out at sea!
We are building a sailboat (the first of many), with the hope that when she sets sail (hopefully 2012/2013) we will visit other eco-villages around the world, collecting knowledge and travelling in the most eco-friendly way possible. Anyone who helps will have the chance to join our crew, a tribe of floating sea-gypsies! We also need help on the farm, as we build up the infrastructure to form a stable base for our community. This project is relatively new; we began in 2009 so there is still a lot to be done. We live with two dogs, the farm cat and some (very) free-range chickens. We keep bees and make jam; this year we harvested our first crop of potatoes and planted next seasons raspberries. Eventually we hope to grow all our food. We want to create a place that will flourish as our boats start sailing, a place where crops, thoughts, adventures, and of course boats, can grow!
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Sounds like an interesting adventure. We completely understand the attraction to being on the water. We are blessed with a 50 foot live aboard that is one of our main bugout options. We have been building up our onboard equipment and supplies so we just have to show up at the dock and leave... 10 minutes from 'oh shit' to untied and out of 'Dodge'. Our recreational activities over the last few years include the development of out stations with supplies and survival gardens in various anchorages we frequent. Our world views are shared with a few other boats, making for safety in numbers and distribution of costs. We wish you every success with your dream.