Seeking members
From EcoReality
The information on this page is interpreted from EcoReality's official bylaws, as filed with our incorporation as a British Columbia Cooperative Association, or from agreements we have formally made by consensus among ourselves, as recorded in meeting minutes.
In case of a conflict, the official bylaws and/or meeting minutes take precedence.
Authors who provide interpretive works should include {{disclaimer}} at the top, and strive to include links to the appropriate bylaw or meeting minutes.We're still working on this page! But for now, please check out our publicity links page to see what we've been putting out in the media and Internet regarding our plans.
Then you can begin looking at our "entry point" links on the left, which are good starting points. In particular, you should look at our values, which govern all our agreements.
If you have questions, you can use our contact page to send them to us. If they're general enough, they may end up on this page.
You can also sign up to be on our e-mailing list, or if you want more involvement, join (for free) our advisory council.
We'll try to have more information here soon!
How Much Does It Cost?
This is one of our most frequent questions. As in any complex situation, the answer is, "it depends."
Due to constraints from BC Securities and uncertainty about our eventual maximum habitation, we are primarily seeking members who have six figures to invest in their future with us. People of exceptional skill who lack such financial resources are also welcome to begin investigating becoming members.
We hope to have more specifics here once we have begun a re-zoning process.
How Long Does It Take?
This is not like buying a new car. You don't plunk down your money and move in. We expect an extended period of contact with most new members, during which we share meals, swap stories, learn about each other's accomplishments and challenges, perhaps even cry together. People with previous intentional community experience might move through this "trust building" process faster. If you are new to intentional community and radical sustainability, it may take a while. We highly recommend Finding Community, by our friend and Advisory Council member, Diana Leafe Christian, as a guide for joining an intentional community.
Where would I live?
As of August 2008, we have house-sharing available, with priority to members who are fully vested, meaning they have invested enough (via Class A Investment Shares) to cover both their share of the land, and their share in the dwelling. (4 June 2008)
Long-term, we will be building shared-facility dwellings for members to live in, using local materials and natural building techniques.
