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  • Oscar Regen Tribe ????

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    May 24, 2023 at 7:27 pm in reply to: 5. Acquire the Best Land for Your Needs

    Legal Requirements

    What are the legal requirements for each of the activities that you will be doing on your property? Farming, residences, rentals/visitors, events and retreats, features

    Permits
    Insurance
    Zoning
    Land Assessment

    Land Elevation

    Feasability Analysis

  • Oscar Regen Tribe ????

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    May 24, 2023 at 7:27 pm in reply to: 5. Acquire the Best Land for Your Needs

    Features

    Size

    Location and facilities

    Access roads

    Existing structures

    Possibility of expansion and building permits

    Existing flora and fauna

    Water

    Soil Composition / Quality

    Sun exposition

    Wind direction

    Climate

    Local community and neighbors

    Possible toxins

    Cultural heritage

  • Oscar Regen Tribe ????

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    May 24, 2023 at 7:25 pm in reply to: 4. Plan Your Community & Business

    ExpensesWhat is the cost of building maintenance?

    Assess the cost of maintenance for each project, structure, facility, etc. This is best done by investigating professional quotes from contractors, as well as the average cost of maintaining a similar structure.

    Business Plan

    No matter what business plan structure you use, make sure to answer the following key points about the unique offer of your community:

    • Problem — what is the pain point that you want to address?

    • Solution — what is your idea?

    • Why now?

    • Why you?

    • Demand creation — how will you promote and sell your idea?

    • Market — how big could this be if it works?

    • Competition — who are they and how are you different?

    • Knowable risks — what are 50 possible risks and how are you going to

    • mitigate them?

    • Unknown risks — what are the sorts of risks that you could have trouble

    • imagining?

    • Financing — how are you going to break even?

    • Exit — how can the investors and community get off when they choose to?

  • Oscar Regen Tribe ????

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    May 24, 2023 at 7:25 pm in reply to: 4. Plan Your Community & Business

    Community Revenue

    How will the community sustain itself?

    Revenue Stream Projects

    Make a list.

    Rooms/houses to rent (short-term residents, guests)

    Membership

    Consumables (eg. jam, kombucha, fragrant balms)

    Durables (jewelry, mycelium furniture)

    Services (coaching, hair salon)

    Events / Retreats / Festivals / Workshops / Ceremonies / Hackathons

    Carbon credits

    Art

    Tokens / NFTs

    Attractions – museum, ecological center

    Renting space

    Revenue Sharing

    How is the revenue shared from community activities?

    What is the expected revenue?

    A financial forecast done across five years.

    Proforma

    Accounting and Fund Management

    Traditional Accounting

    Double entry accounting

    Multi-value accounting

    Transparent Accounting

    Double entry accounting

    Multi-value accounting

    Collective management systems (eg. Open Collective)

    Triple entry accounting — double entry recorded on the blockchain

    Open Value Accounting

    Resources Events Agents accounting

    Open Value Network

    Beyond Accounting

    Full cost accounting — accounting for the planet

    Resources:

    New Earth Development P&L

  • Oscar Regen Tribe ????

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    May 24, 2023 at 7:24 pm in reply to: 4. Plan Your Community & Business

    Miscellaneous Community Features

    Write a shorthand list of every feature to include in your community. This can include man made and natural amenities, as well as other activities not covered above.

    • Example – Butterfly or Dog Sanctuary

    • Example –

  • Oscar Regen Tribe ????

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    May 24, 2023 at 7:24 pm in reply to: 4. Plan Your Community & Business

    Transportation

    Basic envisioning of transportation network within the community

    Design for accessibility for elderly and the physically challenged.

    Creative transportation (ziplines, gondolas)

  • Oscar Regen Tribe ????

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    May 24, 2023 at 7:24 pm in reply to: 4. Plan Your Community & Business

    Community Structures

    Include several statements here on building methods, land development practices, and any conservation goals.

    Wattle and daub

    Straw bale construction

    Hempcrete

    Aircrete

    Earthships

    Adobe

    Green roofs

    Rammed earth brick

    1. Size of lots

    1. Building Methods / Types of Buildings

      1. Sourcing Methods for Building Materials

        1. Land Development Practices

          1. Conservation Goals

            1. Considerations for Land Regeneration

              1. Residential Buildings

                Write a list of the types of residential buildings your community has or would like to build. Specify the building method as well (i.e. earthship, cob, superadobe, geodesic dome, reclaimed materials, etc.)

                • Example – Cohousing Apartments

                • Example – Visitor Lodgings / Hotel

                • Example- Intriguing Alternative Structures: yurts/treehouses/domes

                • Example – Privately-owned sustainable homes, cabins, tiny houses

                • Example – Community-owned, rented homes

                Shared Facilities

                What are the shared facilities your community has or would like to build? What are the places for play and rest?

                • Example – Kitchen & Dining Hall or Restaurant

                • Example – Meeting Rooms and Coworking Spaces

                • Example – Art Studio, Woodshop, Makerspace

                • Example – Movement Shala

                • Example – Community Garden

                Businesses

                What are the community-owned businesses that will require a physical building and what type of building will that be? Will there be space for privately owned businesses to operate? Will you include coworking spaces?

                • Example – Organic Orchard

                • Example – Apothecary and Natural Cosmetics

                • Example – Coaching Services and Workshops

                • Example – Retreats / Events

                • Example – Farm to table restaurants

                Amenities

                Write a list of amenities that will be available. Specify which amenities will be available only to community residents, and which will also be available to visitors and the public.

                • Example – Swimming pools

                • Example – Yoga/dance studios

                • Example – Outdoor showers

                • Example – Outside sitting areas

              2. Oscar Regen Tribe ????

                Member
                May 24, 2023 at 7:23 pm in reply to: 4. Plan Your Community & Business

                Community Activities & Culture

                What will the daily community activities look like?

                Education

                How does the community pursue its daily education? What does that look like for people of all ages?

                Business Activities

                What are the daily business activities that the community participates in?

                Event Types

                What types of events are open to the public? What kinds of events does the community want to host?

                Rituals

                These are the daily, weekly, monthly and seasonal rituals that your community practices to nurture itself. What are the repeated rituals that serve as the cultural glue for your community? (i.e. daily meditation at 7am, weekly community meetings, monthly events, and seasonal celebrations)

                • Daily

                • Weekly

                • Monthly

                • Seasonal

                Attractions

                What are the main attractions of the community? Geographical wonders, special services/products, curated experiences, educational opportunities, etc.?

              3. Oscar Regen Tribe ????

                Member
                May 24, 2023 at 7:20 pm in reply to: 4. Plan Your Community & Business

                Private vs. Public (Community & the Individual)

                Ownership

                Make decisions about how much is privately versus communally owned or paid for:

                • Expenses

                • Food

                • Utilities (water, gas)

                • Maintenance

                • Infrastructure investment

              4. Space

                • Communal areas

                • Private areas

                • Who is entitled to private ownership?

              5. Assets

                • Tools

                • Vehicles

                • Natural geographic features

                • Natural resources

                Private Space/Time

                How does your community design for private space and individual downtime?

                Guest and Public Areas/Amenities

                • Identify which spaces/services are open/free to all, regardless of membership status.

                • Identify which spaces/services are available for guests to use, based on their stay at the community

                Community Areas/Amenities

                • Identify which spaces/services are only open to community members

                • Which spaces are available to all members, which spaces are available only to some?

                Permanent Resident Areas/Amenities

                • Identify which spaces/services are private and require the permission of the individual to enter or use.

              6. Oscar Regen Tribe ????

                Member
                May 24, 2023 at 7:18 pm in reply to: 4. Plan Your Community & Business

                Community Details

                Location

                Identify details about the location or possible location(s). If you are still in the search for a property, list the features you are looking for.

                • Feature 1 Temperature , water bodies, mountains

                • Feature 2

                • Etc.

                Size of the Community

                Decide the number of community members you would like to aim for. Outline the size of the community/property needed to uphold the number of people, facilities, and land use.

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