Eat Like Breathe Co-op:
How Is It Different?

Eat Like Breathe Co-op: A New Paradigm in Community Living

Eat Like Breathe Co-op redefines the concept of community and sustainable living by integrating a food co-op, organic farm, eco-village, and food forest into a cohesive project. Unlike traditional ventures, our focus is not solely on profit but on fostering a conscious community that empowers members to acquire land and develop sustainable practices at their own pace. By leveraging modern technologies like blockchain, we ensure transparency and equitable resource distribution. Our unique approach emphasizes permaculture principles, allowing us to create resilient ecosystems that provide food security and environmental stewardship. In essence, Eat Like Breathe Co-op is not just about better food; it’s about cultivating a new way of life that harmonizes with nature and builds lasting connections among community members.

Food Co-op:

The co-op differs in two key ways: A. Its goal is not just to save money or provide better food, but to create a permaculture project that helps people acquire land and become part of a more conscious community. B. New technologies, such as blockchain, will enable better tracking of each member’s contributions and allow them to convert their share into a piece of land upon meeting certain criteria, or receive benefits within the co-op.

Organic Farm:

The organic farm stands out due to its design and ultimate goal: A. It will be designed based on permaculture principles and integrated into a food forest over the project's lifetime. B. The goal is not to generate profits but to create a sustainable source of food for future residents of the community and eco-village.

Eco-Villages/Kin Domain Settlements

Eco-villages are different in two ways: A. Members do not have to abruptly change their lifestyles or become farmers; instead, they can slowly learn how to cultivate a sustainable garden and apply this knowledge. B. The land lots (2.5 acres) that members will eventually receive will be their private property, which can be inherited by their children.

Food Forest/Forest Garden:

The food forest will be established in two ways: A. It will be partially located on residential areas and partially on farmland to achieve long-term goals.

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How Is It Different?

Why a Co-op and Not a For-Profit Venture? A co-op motivates members and volunteers while providing a long-term perspective: it not only helps urban dwellers access better food sources but also enables them to become residents of the future community.

Why an Organic Farm and Food Forest? A food forest, also known as a forest garden, is a diverse planting of edible plants that mimics natural ecosystems. Food forests are designed in three dimensions, with life extending in all directions—up, down, and out. This method allows for efficient food production by leveraging nature’s structures, enabling greater yields with fewer resources.

Why an Eco-Village? The design of the residential area is inspired by the concept of Kin’s domains from the Ringing Cedars of Russia book series. While it shares similarities with homesteads, it also has unique aspects.

A Kin's domain encompasses 2.5 to 5 acres of family land developed along permaculture and forest gardening principles. It typically consists of 50% woodland, 25% orchard, and the remainder allocated for a home, vegetable plot, and potentially a lake. The entire area will be surrounded by a “living fence” of closely planted trees and berry bushes, resembling a traditional English hedgerow.

There is a specific legal status for the family plot, known as a Kin's Domain in English translation, which is crucial: the land is held in perpetuity by a family with rights of inheritance but not sale. This allows them to live on and develop the land without taxation on its products or inheritance, empowering landholders to create their own livelihoods and those of their descendants, much like our forefathers did, while contributing to central projects through the abundance created voluntarily.