My vision for a self-sustainable community is a place where people live together in harmony and a common purpose: responsible living that nurtures the environment and allows its citizens to express their unique talents and contribute to each other.
I envision a community (many communities in the future) where all the food is grown locally, all the waste is treated locally, all the energy is generated locally and the community has a zero carbon footprint. The community imports and exports no energy and no trash.
Everyone is involved in the activities of the community and supports each other utilizing state-of-the-art technology to generate electricity, grow food, process waste and implement innovative approaches to sustainable living. Economics within the community are established through contribution, bartering and exchange of services between the participants. Wealth creation is only generated by exporting marketable services and products generated by the community and will be utilized according to the wishes of the community to improve the quality of every citizen.
Living is such a community would support human existence from childhood to maturity with local medical attention, sharing, and humane assistance by baby sitting, hosting or visiting. People would interact continuously and create strong bonds with each other in supporting their humanity and the challenges of living.
