Kade

It seems like the general consensus is that land trusts are the best option for long term community building.

My question is how do we structure these documents? What specific questions need to be answered by those involved to create a sound and equitable perpetual trust that provides for its beneficiaries for a very long time?

If you could get some sort of land trusts attorney or someone with relevant legal expertise to write an article to help people get started on the process (which then needs to be checked over by a lawyer), I think that would be very actionable and helpful!

I do wonder how feasible it would be to implement this with our current government order. I can’t see local municipalities willing to give up their current level of power to decentralized “village-states”. Although I do think it would create a solution to a wide range of problems in America today. I think starting these village-states in rural communities where local regulatory burdens are less restrictive could be a good way to start these projects without getting unnecessary backlash early on. Modern citizens are disconnected from civil participation, food creation, childcare/education, and elder care. We have to reconnect to our direct participation in the systems that keep us alive and thriving.

Been daydreaming about a similar concept for a while. I have never heard of Mondragon until now! Thank you so much for this write up. Really opens my eyes to a proven framework. Excited to learn more about Mondragon and how I can attempt to replicate their systems here in the US.