The MicroCommunity Project is an initiative designed to research how complete human systems work together in harmony and balance, with the aim of creating a repeatable, exportable set of tools that work globally with minimal need to adjust, but with maximum ability to meet the needs and goals of each individual and community.

Basically, we're putting our efforts together to package the most innovative solutions to help us humans evolve and mature into a more balanced and sustainable relationship with the earth and all of her occupants.

So many dedicated and brilliant people are pushing the frontiers of alternative agriculture, architecture, energy, and human and social systems. Many of us are, in fact, waking up to the sure knowledge that things cannot go along as they have been, for so many reasons. We know there is a better, more fulfilling, and more sustaining way of life and it doesn't have much to do with buying more and more things to distract us.

We also know that we cannot wait for federal, state, or local government to implement these changes, but we must shepherd them into existence as a collective.  The change begins with us.

Start where you are with what you have

An important part of that is to begin right now with whatever changes you can.  Grow your own food, even if it is in a pot on the windowsill. The more you can furnish for yourself, the less your dependence on outside suppliers.

MicroCommunities can be any size

MicroCommunities--or as we call them, micromunities--can be any size or shape. It's really more of a mind-set. On one end of the spectrum, a micromunity could be an off-grid conscious community of like-minded people living intentionally sharing earthen housing and the duties of maintaining the community's infrastructure and organic food supply. But it could just as easily be a floor in an apartment building in Manhattan, a neighborhood in a suburb, or a village or city.

Have a system for when the system breaks down

System breakdowns are likely to happen to each and every one of us. Whether it is a natural disaster, such as a hurricane, earthquake, flood, or fire, or a man-made consequence of personal tragedy, war, or misgovernment, it is important to have a backup plan to help you navigate through the initial chaos. Micromunities can operate as a support for each other, with shared resources and people-power that can make the difference between surviving and thriving.