A better way to be together.
Off-grid, intentional, sustainable community.
Kindness
Interdependence
Growth
Transparency
Are you seeking a meaningful role where you're seen & valued?
Society lacks opportunities for kind-hearted, honest people who don't resonate with mainstream jobs and culture.
That's why the Garden is Growing.
Residents, Homesteads, & Villages enjoy sovereignty (total autonomy & self-direction).
Move freely between our 13 Villages or pick one to build your forever-home.
Exit society if you desire.
Experience a natural, healing way of life.
Let us sell your Goods online.
Choose-your-own fee: money or labor.
Choose to lease land or a fully furnished Geodesic dome home with modern amenities
Grow With Us
Goods
Get pure, natural products delivered straight to you door, handcrafted by local artisan creators. Your cart supports families living sustainably in harmony with nature to provide you the highest quality & most sustainable Goods possible.
Workshops
Attend a two-hour group training to learn exactly how our family-led homesteads create some of the best natural products in the world, step-by-step, plus take your creation home!
Visits
Spend a whole day here & uncover what it's like living with sovereignty & intention around money, resources, and self-autonomy.
Retreats
Attend a weeklong sanctuary and heal your mind, body, heart, & spirit.
Our Founders
Theodore Joseph Bulynko
Co-Founder, Inventor, Builder
Father, Inventor, & Visionary for a more sustainable world, Joseph has been pioneering the limits of human architecture and design for most of his life. A protégé of Buckminster Fuller, he has a gift of being able to create almost anything you can imagine. Joseph's legacy starts & ends with transforming the hearts and lives of those lucky enough to spend time in his presence. A conversation with Joseph is liable to leave you dreaming of a better future and a more sustainable, harmonious way for human beings to coexist.
Steven S. Safak
Co-Founder, Operator, Strategist
Family Man, Entrepreneur, & Spiritualist, Steven became obsessed with off-grid, intentional community after meeting Joseph at Anne Arundel Community College. Since then, he has driven across North America coast to coast 5 times, spending time at various off-grid communities and understanding firsthand what it takes for community to success. A lifetime of business experience has equipped Steven to assemble the right team of experts and leaders for a project of this scope and magnitude.
Latest Events
What's new at the Garden?
Residency
Submitting Residency Applications is only available to those who have previously attended a Visit or Retreat.
Please see our Contact page for details.