Refining our understanding is the foundation of being the most we can be. However, when we decide to stagnate on our own ideas and beliefs we’re tempted to give into self deception. Self deception leads to selfishness and a lack of growth. It’s to our advantage then to always be seeking God’s knowledge and wisdom as a group for added perspective.

Learning as and by like minded group members gives us the blessing of perspective. Each person sees the world differently. Sharing these differences can open our understanding as we come to see the whole elephant. You see, as the story goes, there where 5 blind men that encountered an elephant. Each man’s experience with the animal was different head to tail. But, only when we add all the men’s experiences together does the complete picture or understanding of the elephant appears.

God made us spiritually. Then He made man and woman. From this joining He created families for His children. To support His families He gave us communities. Communities give us the opportunity to share, support, serve, and love others as we grow to be more industrious like our Heavenly Father.

There’s so much strife in the world and people looking for support. Our national political leaders, at times, seam to be at odds with our families’ and local communities’ needs. Often their programs are developed to relieve us of our agency in the guise of security. As a result, it’s to us to assume our support back upon our own shoulders if we’re to preserve our liberty. To this end we’d like to add our voice to the self reliance community.

Our local communities have exported our needs to global corporations. Currently we, as a population, outsource medicine, food, and many other needs to other states, not to mention other countries, through corporate trade. With supplies and essentials coming from other than local places, how will we adapt to potential shipping interruptions? To counter, shouldering our own support means building a locally based community lifestyle. If we do this, then when the winds and storms of far off places blow, we’ll be able to maintain our order of life.

We’re looking for people and ways to weather the potential threats to our local communities. Sometimes living within your means applies to building up our local resources and talent pools. We’ve spent the last 14 years gathering the best practices to build self sustaining communities. However, we know we don’t have all the answers. We’re hoping for your aid in the development of free agents, solid families, stable homes, strong bodies, talented artisans, and local food abundance through our local community efforts.

We aren’t going to prod you for information or hound you for money to be a part of us. We’re looking for people that are seeking real security and are willing to exercise their God given gift of agency to be part of our knowledge pool.