Project TriStar
Project TriStar 
Located in Sarasota, Florida, United States Mission Statement MISSION: To create off-the-grid, eco-friendly, sustainable, and conscious communities that provide a safe and harmonious lifestyle for those who choose to live their lives based on natural and universal laws. To create a community model that is both revolutionary and evolutionary in the world of long-term sustainability. Community Description Project TriStar is an off-the-grid, eco-friendly, sustainable, and spiritual community that provides a safe and harmonious lifestyle for those who choose to live their lives based on natural and universal laws. The intent of the Project TriStar initiative is to create a lifestyle and an environment that supports the community goals of self sufficiency, healthy living, mutual respect, individual responsibility, and personal growth. There are those who may say that Project TriStar is an attempt at creating a utopian, idealistic, and totally unachievable community model. The truth is that the ability to manifest or achieve any goal in life is based on experiential knowledge (education), understanding (perception), and beliefs. Imagine the world we live in today. On one extreme, we have communities that are violent, destructive, and at constant war with one another. On the other extreme, we have communities that are supportive, harmonious, and at constant peace with one another. Every other social structure, community, town, city, state, country is somewhere in between these two extremes. In other words, to say the Project TriStar initiative is unattainable is simply a perception of what we believe is or is not possible based on our experiential knowledge. Project TriStar is not an Ashram or monastery, but it is unique from what most people would perceive as “community” based on present day socioeconomic standards. The Project TriStar initiative is to bridge the gap between the physical world and the spiritual world in a way that harmonizes with the growing internal desire and seeking for a better way of living on planet Earth. In essence, Project TriStar provides a realistic and attainable alternative to living in the social and economic structures that are commonly practiced throughout the world today. The Project TriStar community embraces spiritual principles that include: decisions that are prioritized with their impact on nature, natural resources, and universal laws. Every member of the community acknowledges the goals of living from their heart, in harmony with these principles and each other, and with a passion towards service to others. Housing Status: We do not have land Planned number of residences: 10 Planned Residence Types: Room(s) in a house or building, Yurt, tee-pee, dome, treehouse, or tent, Natural built structues Housing Provided: Work-exchange, Included in Membership Land owned by: Community land trust Additional Comments: Final community location and size of parcel are under consideration. Building structure is communal living with other operational specific facilities. We are currently setting up community planning and development headquarters and will post updates as they become available. Membership Adult Members: 10 Percent Women: 51-60% Percent Men: 41-49% Visitors accepted: Yes Visitor Process: Interested parties can request to visit our community location. Each community will offer potential members access to a variety of photographs and videos of the actual community location and lifestyle through our website. Those interested in accessing these resources should contact Project TriStar for instructions. Open to new Members: Yes Membership Process: Project TriStar requires the completion of a member application through our website. Our admissions committee will reviews your application and follow up with one or more phone, skype and/or personal interviews. Once an applicant has been accepted into the community, the applicant must go through a member orientation program at the community planning and development headquarters. Economics Dues, Fees, or Shared Expenses: No Shared Income: All or close to all Required Labor Contribution per Week: 30 Open to members with existing debt: Yes Additional Comments: The Project TriStar initiative and community is about creating an environment where people can live a safe, healthy, and fulfilling life through growth and expansion of consciousness and spirit which is not limited or influenced by material possession or personal wealth. As previously discussed in the Project TriStar Overview, this is not a fantasy, but rather a realization of the reality and the choice to live life as it was intended. Throughout human history, there has always been enough resources and material wealth for the whole of mankind to effectively sustain a moderate lifestyle that achieves these goals. With a balanced perspective, respect for one another, and being responsible towards nature, virtually any closed or open economic system can achieve long-term sustainability and ultimate success. So, how has society and humanity created the economic and social chaos that we see throughout modern history? The answers can be boiled down to greed, over expansion, and excessive consumption. Project TriStar’s vision of creating a sustainable community that is based on spiritual and natural laws rather than material possession may seem extreme and unattainable to some, however, the perception of something being attainable or unattainable is always a refection of ones level of understanding, learned experiences, fears, and self limiting thought. To the members of the Project TriStar community, the common economic and lifestyle vision is completely attainable and desired. The concepts of material possession, money and any economic system are contrary to the desires, beliefs, and motivations that embody the Project TriStar community. Members of the Project TriStar community are not moving out of society and off-the-grid simply to prepare for the catastrophic potentials that may lie ahead for the world. Instead, they are moving towards a healthier, more natural, and more peaceful lifestyle they believe is inherited and a more synergistic existence between man and nature. Sustainability Practices Energy Infrastructure: We use both systems. Current renewable energy generation: Up to 25% Energy sources: Solar, Wind, Biomass, Biogas, Clean Energy from the Grid Planned renewable energy generation: 100% Current food produced: Between 26-49% Planned food produced: 100% Food produced locally: 100% Lifestyle Common Facilities: Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Large Scale Kitchen, Stage or Auditorium, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Internet Internet Available: Yes, community provides it Internet Fast?: Yes, it’s fine. Cell Phone Service: Good for most people. Shared meals: Approximately all meals Dietary Practice: Organic (no pesticides or synthetic fertilizers), GMO Free (only non-genetically modified organisms), Vegan Only (plants only, no animal products) – Please check this only if you are 100% Vegan., Raw or Mostly Raw Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Yes – we all share a common diet. Special Diets OK: Yes Alcohol Use: No, this community does not permit alcohol use. Tobacco Use: No, this community does not permit tobacco use. Additional Diet Comments: Through extensive experience and research, Project TriStar has determined that a raw vegan diet provides the greatest opportunity for achieving the primary goals of optimal health, long-term sustainability, and food production that is harmonic with the core beliefs of the community. With an exclusive raw vegan diet, food production involves the growing of fruits and vegetables, as well as other plant sources of nutrition such as algae and nuts. The Food Services Committee is responsible for all activities related to food production, meal preparation, and food delivery. This committee works closely with the Health Services Committee to ensure the production of food meets the nutritional needs of the entire community. Common Spiritual Practice(s): Eclectic (integrates multiple religious or spiritual beliefs), Buddhist, Native American, Mixed Eastern Philosophy or Practice Spiritual Practice Expected?: Yes Education Style(s): Private Schooling at the Community Expected Healthcare Practices: Project TriStar members are given the opportunity to participate in a community lifestyle orientation program that is designed to help each member transition to healthy living practices. Project TriStar health and wellness practices include the incorporation of a healthy diet (raw vegan), healthy living (overcoming addictions), healthy attitude (law of attraction), medical health care replacement (alternative and holistic practices), and utilizing community activities to nurture overall physical, emotional and spiritual health. Healthcare Options: Community Plan Source: https://www.ic.org/directory/project-tristar/ http://www.projecttristar.com |
