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Communities that have opened themselves up to the public — see where they are, what they're building, and ask to join if it fits.

Pyrenees Land Purchase Group

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Land Purchase Spain (Aragón) 1 member

Six people pooling savings to buy a mountain finca with water rights before building anything.

Verde Valley Circle

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Eco Community Mexico (Oaxaca) 1 member

Seven people from five countries: land purchased and four off-grid cabins built.

Cascina Nuova

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Farm Italy (Umbria) 1 member

A restored historic farmhouse with a community-supported agriculture scheme and guest rooms.

Alpine Makers Collective

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Cooperative France (Haute-Savoie) 1 member

A shared workshop and studio space, paid for by pooled tools and memberships.

Iberian Land Collective

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Retreat Centre Portugal (Alentejo coast) 1 member

Bought 3.2 hectares with a farmhouse and now runs retreats that bring in about €4,200 a month.

Connemara Seaweed & Crafts

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Business Collective Ireland (Connemara) 1 member

Harvesting and drying seaweed, weaving and a small shop — a shared business that funds members’ living costs.

Wendland Housing Co-op

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Shared House Germany (Wendland) 1 member

A converted farm estate with eight flats, shared workshop and a car pool, organised as a housing co-operative.

Crete Olive & Herb Collective

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Farm Greece (Crete) 1 member

Dry-land olives, wild herbs and bees on terraces above the Amari valley, sold direct to members.

Le Marche Artists' Retreat

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Retreat Centre Italy (Marche) 1 member

Painters and musicians turning a hilltop farmhouse into studios with residencies in spring and autumn.

Cévennes Shared Farmstead

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Farm France (Cévennes) 1 member

A stone mas with 12 ha of pasture and chestnuts; goats, cheese and a seasonal guest gîte.

Ribeira Sacra Vineyard Co-op

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Cooperative Spain (Galicia) 1 member

Members pool labour to bring terraced vineyards back into production and share the cellar and harvest.

Sierra de Aracena Co-housing

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Eco Community Spain (Huelva) 1 member

Mountain village co-housing: four renovated houses sharing a kitchen garden, workshop and chestnut woodland.

Alentejo Olive Commons

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Farm Portugal (Alentejo) 1 member

Five households restoring an abandoned olive grove and farmhouse near Évora, selling oil and running small workshops.