Ready for a bit of good news?  Here it is: You’ve already made the biggest step – and quite possibly the hardest one.

What step is that?  Simply this – you already know that things aren’t working in the world, that our system is flawed and that there must be a better way to live. Heck, if you didn’t know this, you wouldn’t be looking at us here.

Coming to this realization is a really big step, and maybe the hardest one because it’s very “counterculture”.  Once you’re there, once you’ve realized that, we’ve made the rest a lot easier for you.

Thinking of what people need to make this transition, here’s what we offer:

• • Housing: Bunkhouse with shared rooms on Finca Ubuntu. Plenty of room for tents.

• • Livelihoods: There’s plenty of space for working (online, writing, creatives, etc) and opportunities for new livelihoods and eco-enterprises based on our finca’s resources abound.

• • Support and training as you design your new life: Permaculture education available with onsite practical application. We also do one-on-one coaching, and strategic, business, and life planning.

• • Health and wellbeing: Enjoy clean air, locally grown food, and plenty of outdoor activities. Our own food production capacity is increasing as the trees in our food forest mature and we add other layers and components of this crucial design.

• • 21 Ha EcoVillage site: With forests and meadows bordered by a river and a stream, Finca Ubuntu offers basic accommodations at our Rainbow Camp, with several sleeping rooms and tent sites. This is our canvas, and we imagine a thriving community here— individual dwellings around common gathering spaces; trails & recreational areas; food, fiber & timber production areas. We’re only limited by our imaginations!

We’ve done everything possible to ease your transition. We know that things aren’t going to get better ‘out there in the world’; they’ll only get worse.  Congratulations on the first step; you’ve recognized the problem. Please let us know when you’re ready to take action with us. With more people and more resources, we can do this more quickly.

Peace, love, and light,

Rebecca

More details:

This is a permaculture-based and ubuntu-inspired community in formation. Please read our full website & the below description. Our founder has gone ‘out-of-pocket’ to get us where we are — so come help us move forward.

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.

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 members, residents, volunteers and guests. We envision an intentional rural community where our diverse, multigenerational members live on-purpose in true community, with respect and peace.

We are currently seeking founding members and experienced permaculture volunteers.

Be a steward and protector

Our Eco-village land, (the finca) 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.

The Rainbow Bunkhouse up on the Finca sleeps 9-10 and includes covered deck, outdoor kitchen, shower & compost toilets, cellular signal booster. The founder shares internet during the day, near her house. 

Volunteering —  email us for details.

Joining