The Freehold Project: A 100% Off-Grid, Labor-Based Community
We’re building a fully off-grid, self-sustaining community on a 50-100 acre tract of land in the Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana region, with plans to establish others. This isn’t a cult, a commune, or a business. It’s a shared land project where labor and responsibility are the only currencies that matter. No landlords, no bosses. Just land, work, and mutual freedom.
What We’re Building:
A jointly-owned plot of land through an LLC
All costs (land, taxes, improvements) shared equally
Ownership doesn’t require money, you can earn your stake through labor
Temporary residents welcome with a 10-hour/week labor contribution (or equivalent cash value)
Ownership and Membership:
The land is owned by a legally structured LLC, and all full members are equal owners
To join, you contribute equal value (in money, labor, or both) to what others have already paid in (for instance, if 19 owners have contributed a total of $1.5 million dollars in money, materials, and labor, the buy-in to become the 20th member is $75,000). The buy-in is split among the existing LLC members.
All members commit to:
10 hours/week of labor
An equal share of expenses and profits, if any
Equal voice in decision-making
Leaving or Falling Behind:
If you’re 3 months behind on work or dues, you’re out, but fairly
You’ll be bought out for your contributions, paid back at $1,500/month
You can choose to stay on the land as a renter, drawing down your owed value week by week in place of labor
The Vision:
Once this land is up and running, we’ll use it to seed another tract, then another. The goal is a network of decentralized, self-reliant communities, tied together by mutual aid and common sense, not ideology.
Eventually, we’d like to go nationwide, and possibly beyond.
Interested?
Reply here or DM me. Let me know:
If you’d contribute money, labor, or both (if labor, list your skills)
Where you’re located, and whether you’d be interested in moving to the Arklatex location or you’re holding out for one nearer your area
Any suggestions, critiques, or deal-breakers
If enough people are serious, I’ll spin up a Discord and we’ll start laying the foundation.
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