Building upon nearly a decade of unprecedented success, The Garden of Eden sustainable community is now selling their homestead to expand the scope of their project.
Despite being the target of an unsubstantiated black ops SWAT raid in 2013 that was covered by international media outlets including the Huffington Post, they have continued to grow and thrive, achieve a negative carbon footprint, and feed 40K free meals a year.
The 3.37 acre property located at the southwestern edge of Arlington, Texas is offered for $600K. The community is entertaining offers in USD or cryptocurrency and intends to invest all proceeds from the sale of the property into a new sustainable eco-village of a greater scale.
The property's most unique and potentially valuable feature is the thriving ecosystem cultivated over the last decade that served as the basis for their humanitarian outreach. Watered by a 120 ft well and enclosed by a 30 foot tall living bamboo border along the street-facing perimeter, the property is lush and secluded, living up to its illustrious name. While it is only minutes from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and within walking distance of the Tierra Verde golf course, the property is adjacent to acres of pasture and grazing land, giving it a rural and peaceful feeling.
This large residential acreage has a sustainable food production system developed through permaculture practices. The land includes many mature fruit and nut trees, dozens of native berry bushes, well established gardens of edible and medicinal perennials and herbs, 2 Hugelkultur mounds, 16 raised garden beds, and over an acre of nutrient rich planting soil.
Founder and director of the eco-village Quinn Eaker says,
“I am very reluctant to let go of this place because it’s the best living environment I have ever experienced in my whole life! Not only has it become dear to us through the investment of our blood, sweat, and tears, making this once barren yard into a lush Garden of Eden, but we have also made it quite tangibly valuable. We will be leaving behind a fully self-sustaining food production system that could have fed us for generations. Yet, a wealth of opportunities beckon us to move beyond the horizon of this place and on to grander projects that will ultimately be of greater service and support to more people and to our planet. Still, we hope that the new custodians of the land will appreciate its bounty and continue to cultivate it.”
Special features of the 3,850 square foot main house include 4 bedrooms with double master suites, 3 bathrooms, a 2 car garage, a large fireplace with mantle in the living room, vaulted ceilings, a cast iron wood burning stove in the kitchen, 5 unique hand-laid floors, and many other handcrafted artistic embellishments.
Other structures on the land include a hand-built Cobb cottage currently providing steady revenue as an AirBnB rental, a 25 x 60 ft barn, and 4 recycled pallet structures that are currently used for storage and animal housing.
Plans for their next project Eden 2.0 are currently in the works. This self-reliant new paradigm city space will be built with smart contract governance and have individual and family housing; sustainable power, water, waste treatment, and food production systems; and learning, childcare, dining, and recreational facilities to support a community of hundreds of people.
The Garden of Eden will host a mini-festival and fundraiser exclusively for members of their private club over Memorial Day weekend to thank and farewell their loyal local supporters and to raise additional funds for their next project. The event will include on-site camping, free food, a musical line-up featuring well-known local artists, workshops, and classes on sustainability and holistic living, and an exclusive presale of their numerous vast collections of clothing, housewares, collectibles, and salvaged building materials. An extensive estate sale will be offered to the public on the weekend following the festival, June 1-3, during which the remainder of items will be sold.
Interested buyers and investors may contact Quinn Eaker.
Phone: 520-921-9439
E-mail: gardenofedenvortex@protonmail.com
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OMG!!!!! Here we are!! Letting go brings opportunity for newness to enter. Intense times are these. So grateful we are doing it together! <3
Give thanks! <3 <3 <3
So nice and beautiful property.. Its a big step . may you succeed in your plan.
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Beautiful work .. just amazing
The place looks really wonderful
Thanks for sharing
what! wow! what huge news!
Sending Love and many blessings for this!
I wonder where will Eden 2 be! That must also be an exciting thing to think about.. SO many decisions!! <3
did you ever spot my post about blockchain funded community building? I wonder if that is something you have thought about?!
My Vision For Blockchain Based Communities Worldwide.
https://steemit.com/budget/@eco-alex/the-ecovillage-coin-a-new-approach-for-off-grid-and-sustainable-communities-my-vision-for-blockchain-based-communities-worldwide
Thank you @eco-alex! Yes it is an exciting time to be alive!
Thanks for sharing your link - looks like we have many similar ideas for our projects. Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology will certainly have a significant role in the future of our network of sustainable housing developments!
What stage are you at? Feel free to send us an email at gardenofedenvortex@gmail.com.
Excuse the delay! Thanks for sharing your email ID! Im starting to see more people come up with Very interesting Blockchain community ideas! There are so many ways to use blockchain, and the way I want to use it is REAlly interesting! I REALLY wonder if your vision is on the same lines as mine or another way to work magic with crypto!.. Its all so hard to explain, and some of it quite technical.
I'm at the very start of creating the vision for this. For me the most important part is the ability to use the ecoVillage coin much like Steem works. By doing this, and getting the variables right so that price is stable, it is my hope that this coin could fund the majority of the build and creation of the ecoVillage. People would be able to buy in, but at very low cost, and there would be a sliding scale.
A LOT of money can be saved by using volunteer labour, and skilled labour who have an incentive to work for nothing because they will receive one of the first homes in the community. Basically, with my experience and connections Im confidant I could build a whole community for a tiny fraction of the cost of what any one would spend to self-build. If we choose the right country in Europe to start with, it can also bypass a LOT of the hurdles and red tape that people get blocked by. Choosing a country or area that supports the cause is a sure way to open doors and get a first proof of concept going. Earthship Brighton was a success and received land for free by the Brighton & Hove Council because they are supporters of the cause. They even gave planning permission to build in National Trust Land, which is Very unusual. So location is going to be a KEY to the success as well.
One of the key variables in my system is how much pre mining can be done. Pre mining would be used to acquire land, and subsidise the build to the extent that it would cost peanuts to own a home. We would get some immediate buying strength through deposits made by people who are ready to buy a home in this community. Other important variables are the amount of inflation, and how much of that goes to development, how much goes to the community (reward pool), and how much is locked up and held.
Another thing that is really important is how ownership would work! In my vision there is no legal ownership of the property. People will have a lifetime lease, and ownership would be in the name of the ecoVillage Trust. The trust needs to own and control buying and selling to prevent abuse, and skyrocketing prices.. Lots of detail on that in my post. The main point is that people will not only have a home for life, with no bills, but will also earn money in ecoVillage 'Dollars'. The buy in is going to be very small!
Note that people are not buying ecoVillage coin, but are buying the right to live in their home for life. The coins that were bought would be owned an controlled by the Trust and will help to stabilise the price.
I also really like the idea of the community being able to organically fund each others small projects using the up-vote system. Everyone who buys in will have ecoVillage Power (a % of buy in would be delegated by the trust) and the community can support the things it wants to see happen, just like on Steemit.
WEll, that's just what comes off the top of my head to try to give you an idea of my vision. Once I meet the programmer I am looking for I will determine the feasibility of the whole idea and math of the Steem Blockchain.
The thing i REALLY like about this idea is that even if the coin fails (worst case situation) the assets and homes will be owned outright and will be safe and protected.
There is a LOT to think about huh!
Maybe its nice to chat it out here so others might find it? I even wonder if a discord group might be a good idea, since there are a few of us thinking along these lines and it might a good way to bring us together.
Id love to hear more about your vision!
<3
Bravo, Godspeed and grand fortune on your next endeavors!
Thank you @danielhime!
it had been running successfully garden of eden project and now prepare for launching project eden 2.0 will be more success.
May it be so!
wow........its a big happy news............you start really a very good project,,,,,,,it has a nice theme,,,positive side and honesty to do something best.....i wish,,,,,,you will be gain in your project.......all the best.......
Thank you @abontikazaman! <3
Amazing post.i praying the project is quick complete and they successfully. I like the post. Thank you sharing the post.
Thanks for your support!
Welcome
Hello friends, if this project is for improvements, go ahead! and I wish you the best of success!
Thank you @jennimorillo! We hope to serve hundreds if not thousands of people in the next phase.
Friend those are good news really since I know you do a great job helping others that is why they have so many things in abundance, everything looks very good to cultivate is the best, blessings
Thank you @andrina~
Congratulations @gardenofeden, they really do an excellent job and everything for a better world, and they want to continue with good work that I like. This idea of the mini festival seems great to me, so many people will help and they will continue with their good work that never stops, that although they are few always contribute and help many people. Excellent project, continue so that these good actions will be multiplied in health and blessings.
Thank you for your support @alejo1996! We will release more info on the mini festival soon. It's going to be the last hurrah at this property, and we have had a LOT of epic events here!
great post,,,good idea for festive mode,,,thanks
Thank you~
That place is wonderful, I know someone will buy it fast and you will surely have a bigger place to produce all your food and be more comfortable there, I hope to see your new property soon
Bless it be~*~
Excellent idea of the mini festival, to raise funds for the members of your organization, and take forward the new sustainable project, I wish you good luck and have fun. God will be with you. @gadenofeden
Blessings to you @perlanacarada~
Extraordinary property, sure that the sale will be very soon. How nice that you have future plans to expand.
We have visions of a network of sustainable housing developments worldwide where people can live in peace in harmony with nature. May this be the first of many!
Fantastic post. What a wonderful place someone is going to buy! It would be really brilliant if a community with similar intention, goals and ideas were to buy in and take over the marvelous foundation you and your community have laid.
I so look forward to your posts about Eden 2.0.
May it be so @katdvine. The continued nurturing and loving of these sacred grounds would truly be a blessing. We shall see what the Universe provides! Thanks for your comment.
Indeed!
That would be ideal! Bless it be~*~
New opportunities, you to grow and future owners to own such a prosperous plot and a house so big and beautiful.
Yes! So many blessed opportunities, so much abundance! Giving thanks for a marvelous life!
Wow extraordinary opportunity to acquire a ricon de paraiso, with so many fruit trees, medicinal plants, ample housing .... Difficult for you to get rid of that blessed surface
Indeed it is bittersweet to let such an abundant place go. We have shared so many blessings with so many people from this land! May the next phase be even more successful~*~
Good job guys. I hope you get a buyer soon and I wish you success in your fundraiser
Thank you @empress-eremmy!
you guys have great ideas and projects ... I like the idea of the mino-festival, It's going to be great ... Nothing and no one can damage the great work they do. Successes
Thank you @teresah!
The Garden of Eden will Raise funds to support the world to make a lovely community that is nice I am glad to see such great work and Initiative @gardenofeden
Bless it be~*~
Impressive vision.
All the best.
Thank you @snake73! <3
Will you attend the festival over Memorial Day weekend?
FB event coming soon.
nice garden with beautiful scenery and a very nice menu as a companion gathered with the community, thanks for sharing, @gardenofeden.😊
You're welcome!
Buen post, Espectacular.
Gracias!
Wow the garden is awesome sounds it provide many organic raw fruits. This is really awesome as project.
Yes, may the next home and land owners be as blessed as we have been here <3
I think they will be :) you are so good to wish that :) great!
Very nice gardenofeden
I like it this crypto currency
Thanks for sharing this news...........
You're welcome
Wow, huge life changes.. Just uprooting like that and leaving?!
Crazy! I was getting used to seeing your posts of food splendor from the garden.
Ahh the feelings in your mind must be enumerated and intense, the thought of leaving your home.
This has been a long time in the making and we have made announcements about the expansion of our project into Eden 2.0.
The fact is we know we can achieve on a much grander scale and help more people than ever live happy, healthy, fulfilling, abundant lives, and unfortunately this land is maxed to capacity with only a few dozen people.
We have MUCH more to share, and MUCH more to do before we leave this land for good. We still feast every day :)
Yes, there are many emotions, lots of excitement but it is also bittersweet. We aim to stay focused on the present moment and do what is the best course of action right now to be successful.
I will of course remain a follower thru your journey to Eden 2.0!
Happy for y'all, and really amazed at the generosity that pours out from you constantly.
You are literally creating freedom communities! I am in awe, from my side of the computer screen, keep it up!
Wow, where to? Still in TX?
We have MUCH more to share and will make announcements when the time is right <3
Good to see everyone is smiling in @gardenofeden.
Thank you
Wow, Huge step! You still have that Tucson number!
Thank you @brianphobos !
Very exciting times indeed @gardenofeden. It must be hard to leave this place but I wish you all well in your new venture. Will there be a period where you will be in between places or do you have somewhere in the pipeline you are ready to move to?
I hope the new occupiers take as much care of the garden of eden as you have and continue on from where you left off. 😍
Thank you @gillianpearce! We too wish for Earth conscious lovers of this land to take over where we leave off - may it be so! <3
We will make announcements about the next phase when the time is right.
I will always admire you for your great work at the service of those who most need it @gardenofeden and above all towards a sustainable world of not contaminating by creating in a natural way .. Wonderful photos and place Namaste
Thank you @evesweetpassion <3
Yes this is really amazing news,congrats and all the best for your future projects.
Thank you!
You guys are just full of surprises. Winderful!
Indeed we are :)
Lots of Beautiful views
It is blessed land~*~
Thousands of lives played out here.
Is it the same as stated in the Bible or it's just a phase used for it?
Wooow... this IS huge news! Holding space for you guys that the right buyer comes along quickly. Someone who will continue to care for and nurture the land. I can only imagine how beautiful and pure the energy feels on this land after 10 years of so many people receiving love and healing here. You can’t really put a price on that kind of deep seeded good energy. The right buyer will understand and appreciate that. ♥️
Keeping you all in my thoughts during this huge transition.
Thank you so much @coruscate! Feeling the power of your support <3
Bless it be~*~
Great job @gardenofeden!
It's great to see people taking the Earth back into consideration in a symbiotic way with humans. I would love to point any who are interested towards a great perma-culture documentary, coincidentally called Back to Eden. Even if you can't be a part of this great project don't be afraid to start your own!
Much love, I wish your goals succeed!
Yes it is great to see consideration for our living planet! This is why we live as we do. May many more be inspired to take responsibility and care for our Earth!
Thanks for the link
Tbh...ive never heard of Garden of Eden...but ive gone through this feed..this is such a good project...
Thank you @djaestro - we agree that there is great value in this project, and the plan is to serve many more people than ever before in the next phase of things!
We are here to inspire everyone to live their most awesome lives possible <3
Wow ! im wishing you the best of luck as you move forward in your journey of life ! This place looks awesome , and if I wasn't Such a proud Canadian with my own property all ready in the country that i'm waiting to build on , I would definitely check out your property , i'm sure you will have no problem selling it and moving forward ! Best of luck in all your future indevers !
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Thank you very much @karenmckersie! Sending you love from the GOE!! <3 <3 <3
Awe ! Thank you very much !😀😍✌👍
Very cool! More power to you, folks.
Thank you @examachine!
Very nice gardenofeden.
Thanks for sharing cryptocurrency.
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Thanks
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wow that sounds awesome! i curious where this new town ur building is? guess my offer 2 u about the 40 acres in bienville was a little late lol
"garden of eden" its remind me to Gun n rosess song 😁
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