Kibbutz Foster Village is a Community Interest Company, which means we are not doing this for profit, but for the people and foster children. We want to build a community where we can grow our own food, food for the Neibourhood, primary and secondary schools in the area using permaculture design and ethics. But most important we would like to teach future generation how to live and work collectively and in harmony
We are motivated by our visits and volunteering in the Kibbutzim of Israel. Throughout the years, we studied various communities and some of them we visited – Methernitha, Switzerland, the utopic settlement of Marinaleda- Spain, the Bruderhof communities-UK, Camphill Village Trust – the UK, Botton Village, and Delrow House, Pericles as a volunteer, as well as supervisors for two years in one of the houses of Ruskin Mill Trust.
We made some remote research of communities in Italy, France, Canada and the USA.
Chronology of the places we visited
(2004 – 2006) The Revivim kibbutz, El-Rom kibbutz, kibbutz Bar’am – Israel (a total of 14 months).
(2005) Bruderhof community – a Christian community – UK (10 days)
(2005) Camphill community – Delrow – for youth and adults with autism, Down syndrome and Asperger’s syndrome (4 months), Camphill community – Botton village (3-day visit), Pericles community (4 months) – in charge for a house with three students with autism, Asperger, Down syndrome – UK. There was the first place we got familiarized with the anthroposophy of Rudolf Steiner and the founder of the first Camphill community for handicap children, Dr. Karl König.
(2007 – 2009) Freeman College – life and work with people with difficulties in training and behavior – autism, Asperger’s syndrome. We were in charge of a house with three students (25 months), UK.
(2009) Aso Farm Land – Japan – Kumamoto. A settlement of 350 dome houses, a tourist resort located in the foothills of one of the biggest active volcanos – Aso. Closed production cycle for fruit and vegetables. Japanese mushrooms used for cancer treatment. Known for the production of expanded polystyrene foam (3 days visit)
Purposes of the visit: Effective and inexpensive alternatives for module and rapid housing construction.
(2010 – 2011) Camphill Community Trust – visits of Glencraig (Northern Ireland), Beannachar (Scotland) – a total of 6 days visit.
(2011) Visit of the Christian community Methernitha – founder Paul Baumann, Linden, Switzerland – 10 day stay.
(2016) Marinaleda visit (Spain) and personal meeting with the local mayor Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo. The beginning of the utopic revolution in a small village type settlement in Andalusia. Duration – 3 days.
From what has been presented so far, we appeal to everyone for the following: This project is open and accessible to all established and successful-Social Kibbutzim (such as Revivim, Ramat Yohanan, Maagan Michael), Cooperative Corporations (such as Mondragon) or large companies like Netafim that can see themselves in this project as well as invest in their Cooperative Community-for businesses that represents.
Here are some pictures of our jorneys where we experienced the community way of life in different places.
