Mission

Create an EcoVillage in rural Panama based on permaculture ethics, respect, peace & living an “on-purpose” life. THE REASONS – We can live more lightly. As human beings we weren’t designed to live disconnected from nature and each other. As a society we’ve gone astray and as a result we’re damaging our mother earth and soon she won’t be able to sustain human life. We seem to have also lost the ability to relate with one another as human beings. It’s time to transition from a destructive society to a sustainable world. We need to stop the destruction, build soil, restore ecosystems, heal our addictions, change organizational structures of the global economy, & learn to live in community. THE PROJECT – Come create community. 8th Life Panama is a permaculture-based Eco-village Project in the early stages of formation. We’re designing our intentional community to provide a social support structure and a low impact lifestyle for our members, residents, volunteers and guests. We envision an intentional rural community where the values and ideals of community, respect, peace, and living an “on-purpose” life will be rediscovered by the diverse, multigenerational group of people who’ve joined us. We are currently seeking founding members and experienced permaculture volunteers. THE LAND – Be a steward and protector. Our Eco-village land, Finca Astoria, is 21Ha of grasslands and forests bordered by a river and stream. When we bought the land, it was in its natural state apart from 1Ha that’s been farmed on occasion. The finca is located 11 km from the town of Antón Panama, where we have our operations center. Villa Astoria is our co-working, co-living center in the town of Antón. It is an operational guest house, receiving travelers, digital nomads and volunteers and other project participants. We work and live here while designing the Eco-village.

Category

Environment

Additional Information

My name is Rebecca and I'm the founder of this project. I need help getting the word out. I know there are people who are frustrated with the way things are going in the world and are ready to make the transition to a more sustainable lifestyle. I just don't know how to reach them. I need help creating and running a marketing campaign. So far everything about this project has come from my pocket because of my belief that this needs to be done. I have very little budget - am looking for volunteer support and will provide free accommodations in our guest house, for a period of time based upon what we agree. And of course you get all the kudos for the marketing work and a glowing reference. It's even better if you want to come here for a while to get started on this so we can work alongside one another. As I said, there's room in our 9-room guest house.