Asanté Gardens
Pahoa, Hawaii, United States
- Updated on: Jun 14, 2023 (almost 2 years ago)
- Created on: Jul 4, 2017 (almost 8 years ago)
Mission Statement
food forest, tribal synergy
Community Description
We are open to accepting additional members, either single people, couples, or families with children. If you are interested in joining our community, please visit our website. UPDATE 6/13/23: We have not updated our website for years. The plan is to update the website this summer and provide an online application form.
Located in the Puna District, Asanté Gardens is a permaculture farm and vision for a close-knit farming ʻohana of like-minded people. Our community vision focuses on simple and synchronized living, egalitarianism, permaculture, natural building, natural healing, yoga, meditation, and personal and planetary transformation.
To contact us, please visit our website. Thank you!
- Status: Re-Forming
- Started Planning: 2011
- Started Living Together: 2012
- Visitors Accepted: No
- Open to New Members: Yes
- Please read the details in Membership below before contacting this community.Send Message
- Website: http://asantegardens.org
- Contact Name: Please visit our website.
- Community Address:PO Box 2309
Pahoa, Hawaii 96778
United States This Community Is Re-Forming
Establishing a new core group for a 3-phase plan, for a small farming ʻohana.
Location
About
- Type(s):
- Commune (organized around sharing almost everything)
- Ecovillage (organized around ecology and sustainability)
- Spiritual or Religious
- Programs & Activities: Volunteer, Internship, or Apprenticeship, or WWOOF’ing
- Location: Rural
Housing
- Status: We have land we have developed on
- Area: 3 acres
- Land Owned By: Community managed LLC
Membership
- Adult Members: 1
- Child Members: 1
- Non-Member Residents: 0
- Visitors Accepted: No
- Visitor Process: Please visit our website to contact us. Thank you!
- Open to New Members: Yes
Government
- Decision Making: Consensus (everyone agrees)
- Identified Leader: Yes
- Leadership Core Group: Yes
- Additional Comments: Currently we have a leader, for Phase 1 and into Phase 2. But ultimately, all adults have equal role in decision making.
Economics
- Dues, Fees, or Shared Expenses: Yes
- Shared Income: Partial Sharing of Income
Sustainability Practices
- Energy Infrastructure: We are totally off grid.
- Current Renewable Energy Generation: Almost All, around 90%
- Energy Sources: Solar
- Planned Renewable Energy Generation: 100%
- Current Food Produced: Up to 25%
- Planned Food Produced: Almost All, around 90%
- Food Produced Locally: Almost All, around 90%
Lifestyle
- Common Facilities:
- Common House
- Garden(s)
- Greenhouse(s)
- Vehicle Share
- Workshop
- Internet
- Internet Available: Yes, community provides it
- Internet Fast?: Yes, exceptionally.
- Cellphone Service: Not good for most people.
- Shared Meals: Approximately all dinners
- Dietary Practices:
- Local
- Organic (no pesticides or synthetic fertilizers)
- GMO Free (only non-genetically modified organisms)
- Mostly Vegan
- Dairy-Free
- Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Somewhat - there are some dietary restrictions or customs.
- Alcohol Use: Yes, used seldomly, or ceremoniously.
- Additional Diet Comments: Seek to grow 80+% of our food. fruitarian, plant-based diet, raw + cooked Hawaiian staples such as breadfruit, sweet potato, tropical pumpkin, taro. Some flexibility around organic eggs and wild-caught fish.
- Common Spiritual Practice(s):
- Buddhist
- Paganism or Earth Religions
- Education Style(s): Home Schooling
Fair Housing Laws
This community acknowledges that their listing does not include any potential violations of the Fair Housing Law, or that they do not provide housing. For any questions about this topic please see our Content Policies and contact FIC with any questions or concerns: directory@ic.org.
Keywords
Puna, Big Island, Pahoa, Hawaii, raw food, fruitarian, tropical, Buddhism, dharma, food forest
