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The Onramp
The Onramp
Foundational Skills
Phase 1: Foundation
  • Food
  • Water
  • Energy
  • Waste
  • Construction
Phase 2: Intermediate
  • Food
  • Water
  • Energy
  • Construction
Phase 3: Advanced
  • Food
  • Water
  • Energy
  • Construction
  • Governance
Community
Formation track
  • Finding your people
  • Building trust
  • Alignment conversations
  • The forming group
  • Governance models
  • Health and care
Soft skills
Interpersonal tools
  • Nonviolent communication
  • Consensus facilitation
  • Conflict resolution
  • Meeting management
  • Emotional intelligence
Cottage economy
Phase 1: Individual income
  • Validating what you make
  • Pricing for sustainability
  • Legal basics
  • Sales channels
  • Reinvesting in your craft
Phase 2: Group income
  • Collective production
  • Cooperative structures
  • Shared brand
  • CSA and subscriptions
Phase 3: Community identity
  • Signature product or craft
  • Community brand
  • Apprenticeship as product
  • Specialize vs. diversify
  • Reinvestment at community scale
Health
Phase 1: Household preparedness
  • First aid and CPR
  • Home herb garden
  • Nutrition and food as medicine
  • Mental health first aid
  • Home pharmacy
  • Knowing when to refer out
Phase 2: Deeper preparation
  • Wilderness medicine
  • Expanded herbalism
  • Preventive health systems
  • Health record-keeping
Resources
  • Books
  • Videos
  • Workshops
  • Communities to visit
The Onramp›Resources

Resources

Books, videos, workshops, and communities to visit, curated by track and phase. Most of what you need is already written down and available cheaply. The books especially are worth reading slowly.

Books

A reading order, a grouped list by track, and a short anti-picks list. Most of what you need to know is already written down well and available cheaply.

Videos

Channels worth subscribing to, plus a handful of documentaries and feature lectures. Free, deeper than most paid courses.

Workshops

Real, currently-operating workshop providers across natural building, PDCs, energy, and sociocracy. Locations, formats, and cost ranges for each.

Communities to visit

Established intentional communities with active visitor programs. Go see one before you build one.