Self sufficiency is a popular idea, but for obvious reasons, no one can become completely self sufficient. We cannot produce our own metal tools, let alone computers, and therefore have to trade surplus and/or have a secondary source of income in order to buy such items. What we want to achieve is to produce most […]
Entrepreneurial opportunities and jobs in rural Galicia
In today’s connected world, all you need to generate income is a good internet connection plus an online presence and you are good to go. However not everyone likes to work behind a computer. The following list contains (agricultural) resources in and around our village that can provide a livelihood as an entrepreneur or employee.
How freedom can resolve consumerism
Consumerism is a major curse of our time: many people say they are against it, very few manage to do things differently and truly live an environmental friendly lifestyle. While it is not the aim of our community to save the environment, we do facilitate a lifestyle that is much more environmentally friendly than mainstream […]
How to make an off-grid water system
Follow us on the journey of building a water system that works
Last winter in Penadexo…
The art of libertarian procrastination
The film Idiocracy has aged from a lighthearted comedy to a cult-classic. Originally it was not meant as a serious social criticism on our times. It merely took one tiny development and amplified it in order to create a plot: namely that more intelligent people tend to postpone having children to the point that many […]
Santito Festival 2024: a success story
Back in March, we had no running water, no working toilets, no functioning bathrooms. Four months later we hosted 20 people on site and received another +/- 50 people for our first festival in honour of our patron saint Titus Brandsma. A priest dedicated our source, we found a bagpipe band at the last minute, […]
Festival de Santito
And there we have it: the official poster for the first edition of our Santito Festival! It is written in the local language, so to clarify: it’s July 27th starting at six in the afternoon. We will dedicate our water source to Saint Titus Brandsma and do so in style.
New Free Commune member and Youtube episode
On May 11 Gabriela was born, weighing 3,8 kilos and healthy as can be! She shall surely appear soon in one of our videos, but for the moment both mama and baby need to recover from birth.
First festival in Penadexo
On 27 July, we hold our first celebration in Penadexo in honour of our patron saint Titus Brandsma. In Spanish, Titus becomes Tito, which is also the diminutive for any word. Thus we get the catchy name of Festival de Santito: little saint festival.