The shared digital home for intentional communities

ARA replaces the patchwork of spreadsheets, group chats, and shared docs that hold most communities together with duct tape and goodwill.

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See these pillars in practice at Riverbend Commons

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Permaculture Zone 1

Thriving

4 SeedsGrowth phase

Kitchen RhythmWeekly

Past

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Deep Clean

Due Sunday · 5pm

Pillar 1: Stewardship

Work that Flows

Micromanagement kills joy. ARA uses self-running systems like the Rhythm so nobody has to be the chore cop.

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The Rhythm

Automated chore wheels. It just tells you when it's your turn. No guilt trips needed.

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Gardens & Seeds

Project boards that show a project's health. Deadlines alone lie to you.

Active Proposal

Build Solar Shower

Posted by Maria · 12 voters

Ends 2d

9 Consent2 Abstain1 Block

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Ledger

+4.5 hrs logged

Pillar 2: Governance

Fairness Built-In

Structure makes freedom possible. When decisions and contributions are visible to everyone, you stop spending energy on suspicion and start spending it on the work.

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The Council

Proposal tracking and consensus voting. Stop decisions from getting lost in chat threads.

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The Ledger

Track sweat equity and contributions. Make labor visible and valued.

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Farm Truck

Ford F-150 · Diesel

Free

Next bookingTomorrow 9am

OfferPosted 2h ago

Sourdough starter

Free to a good home. 6 years in the family.

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Pillar 3: Abundance

Radical Sharing

Communities share more than walls. The Exchange turns extra zucchini, a free afternoon, or the drill that's been in your garage all winter into something the whole village can use.

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