Become A Partner
What are the options for
Long-Term Involvement?
This page is intended for those already on site living and working here, who wish to gain a deeper understanding of what possibilities exist of partnering with the project, implementing themselves in a safe and secure way, developing roots and earning equity in the business. It's also for those unfamiliar with the project, but curious of what a future here might look like before getting involved.
There are two main ways to get involved long term, either as an 'Equity Partner' or as an 'Observer'. An observer stays here in the form of employment, work exchange or as a paying guest for a defined period of time. An equity partner abides by the following framework — first proposing their role and function here, receiving approval and meeting progress markers, and eventually residing here or maintaining equity for an indefinite period of time.
EQUITY PATHWAY
PHASE I: Observation & Interaction
Timeline: 0 - 1 Months
✧ You are welcomed as a visitor & observer
✧ We offer a presentation of the concept, visions & values, our operational structures & living agreements
✧ We enter a phase of observation of how we all interact, work and live together
Phase II: SEEDs Of Intention
Timeline: 1 - 3 Months
✧ You are invited to articulate your intention for deeper engagement in the form of a proposal (outlined below), presented to all founding partners
✧ We provide feedback to your proposal and either accept it as is or ask for it to be refined for a later date
✧ Once your proposal has been accepted, we enter this phase of intentional work together where we clarify the conditions in the form of a contract. The contract will include your time commitment, your role & responsibilities, regular check-in intervals, and earning equity both as time equity and financial investment
Phase II: Nurture the Soil
Timeline: 3 - 12 months
✧ We perform feedback reviews at 6, 9 & 12 month markers, based of the conditions we previously agreed upon
✧ Your earned equity remains yours to withdraw or to maintain as your capital shares of the project
* If conditions are consistently unmet by 1 year, we will return your equity at this time and either refresh the proposal process, welcome you to reside here in another format (ex: as a paying guest), encourage training and growth in your field, or we may wish to end our working relationship
Phase III: Form Roots
Timeline: After 1 year
✧ You are now a trusted, anchoring force in the system and are invited to co-create longer-term, have voting power, or take on larger roles in the governance web
Your Proposal
Your proposal may take any form that you wish; it is entirely up to you! This is really about how you could see yourself fitting into the ecosystem and being an integral part of it. How you wish to go about it is therefore highly personal to you.
The framework is quite similar to if you were to propose a business to investors, though curated in a friendly, non-competitive environment where we will support you in the process however we can. Proposals that will be accepted will demonstrate professionalism, coherence, maturity and self-reflection. We leave here some pointers on what we wish to hear from you and what feedback you can expect from us.
Your Proposal Should include:
✧ What do you intend to contribute to the greater vision?
✧ Describe the role and function you wish to fulfill and any responsibilities you would be taking on
✧ How will your participation and presence enhance the whole system?
✧ Clarify your commitment, establish a timeline & markers of progress
✧ What will you be offering to the space?
✧ What do you naturally bring to this ecosystem?
✧ What are your skills, worldview, emotional or practical contributions?
✧ What support or resources will you require?
Feedback Reviews will reflect on the following:
✧ Are you fulfilling the roles and functions you outlined? Are markers of progress being met?
✧ Have you demonstrated responsibility, follow-through, and clarity of purpose?
✧ Is your work in alignment with the current needs of the land and people? Or do we need to make any changes?
✧ Are you conscious of your own patterns and how they affect a collective? Do we need to pivot your role to match a more accurate expression of your capacity?
✧ What do you and the founders reflect on energetic and emotional coherence - is there friction? Flow? Any clear “no” or inner tension that must be honored?
Further Guidance & Resources
What is meant by equity? How is it related to Profits?
✧ Equity: ownership stake in a company (shares). It represents a claim on assets and future profits after debts.
✧ Relation to profits: profits increase equity (retained earnings). Shareholders may receive part of profits as dividends; the rest grows the company’s value.
How are salaries distributed?
✧ Salaries are fixed compensation paid regularly, determined by role and contracts, independent of company profits in the short term.
Difference between equity & Salary?
✧ Equity = variable, long-term, aligns incentives with company growth and performance, tied to exit value.
✧ Salary = fixed, short-term, guaranteed income for work.
What is time equity? And how does it work
✧ Time equity: the value of the time you invest instead of (or in addition to) money.
✧ How is works: by forgoing (partial) salary in exchange for ownership shares.
Other relevant pages on our site:
Art & Ecology Concept - project mission & core motivations
Vision & Values - more about us, our vision & the pillars of our project
Structures & Operations - business concept & governance model