WHAT IS SAVIA?

 

Savia is a vegan agroecological community housing project located in western Asturias. It is made up of three independent and interconnected sections. 

 

A community house. A large house with 12 rooms that we offer as a temporary rental, with a minimum stay of 3 months. 

 

A Housing Cooperative for Use. A developable plot on which we will build independent homes with common spaces and family gardens in the future. 

 

A vegetable garden and edible forest. An agricultural plot where we grow organically and without the use of animals or animal-based inputs. 

 

We are located on the border between Galicia and Asturias, in the Eo Valley. This is a wonderful, fertile, and humid environment, with mild temperatures year-round due to its proximity to the coast and its low altitude. All basic services are in the same town, including a bus stop, sports center, a river suitable for swimming, a doctor's office, a bar, a shop, a public school, and a bank.

 

VISION - MISSION

 

We want to build a home where we can share, dream, create, and promote the values of a world based on love and non-violence, through veganism, degrowth, veganic agriculture, and mutual support. We aim to build a community where we can transition to a lifestyle that respects and cares for nature and all beings that inhabit it. A place to cooperate, help each other, and live together through empathy, where everyone's differences are integrated under an atmosphere of tolerance and listening. A place where we can develop as individuals and learn every day, expand our gifts and passions, and grow collectively as individuals. A place to transition to a degrowth model, with low energy and resource consumption, and to dedicate efforts to achieving food and energy self-sufficiency. A place to live more sustainably, where we reconsider the impact of our lifestyle on the environment. A place to build and demonstrate that a life different from what we have been taught is possible.

 

OBJECTIVES

 

• Create an intentional community of people who share the same life perspective, values, and common purpose. A community where veganism, ecology, and love are the central pillars of our daily lives.

 

• Create networks of affection, exchange, and support, within and outside the project, through respect, conscious listening, and a loving and empathetic attitude.

 

• Facilitate the path to degrowth by creating internal dynamics that help reduce the consumption of material goods, thus building a more sustainable lifestyle with less environmental impact.

 

• Create affordable housing spaces to facilitate the return to rural areas and the settlement of a human group in the long term.

 

• Build and maintain low-consumption and highly energy self-sufficient facilities, preferably with natural materials, without sacrificing minimum comfort.

 

• Cultivate in a veganic way, regenerating the soil and promoting biodiversity, managing horticultural production with the necessary tools and techniques.