Unplugged Spirit began as a way to share insights on food, healing, and the connection between mind, body, and spirit. It’s grown into a nonprofit initiative modeling regenerative community systems—energy, water, food, shelter, health care, and governance—all rooted in dignity, abundance, and Ubuntu contributionism. At its core, it’s still about nourishment: of people, land, and possibility.
Unplugged Spirit is a nonprofit initiative modeling regenerative community systems. We’re exploring large-scale prototypes for the Big Island of Hawai‘i, Jalisco, and California—focused on energy, water, food, shelter, health care, and governance.
Everything we create is and will be open-source, so others can adapt and replicate when ready.
Nope. Curiosity counts. Whether you’re a builder, artist, teacher, healer, or survivor—your ideas matter. We’re still in the design phase and welcome sketches, questions, and wild ideas.
Ubuntu is a philosophy from southern Africa that means “I am because we are.” It’s about contribution, community, and shared well-being. We build systems where everyone has a role and everyone belongs.
Not yet—but we’re modeling systems that could be. We’re exploring energy independence, closed-loop water, decentralized food, and modular shelter—all designed to work off-grid or in grid-stressed regions. Our goal is resilience, not isolation.
Eventually, yes. We’re documenting every step—from wiring diagrams to governance protocols—so others can replicate and adapt. If you’re serious, reach out and we’ll share what we’ve got.
We’re self-funding early modeling work while exploring grants, aligned funders, and ethical revenue streams. Our goal is to keep everything open-source and replicable—so any support goes toward research, design, and public access. We’re also developing an IP strategy that protects community integrity while enabling open-source licensing, so others can build without barriers.
Not in the partisan sense. We’re focused on dignity, regeneration, and shared well-being—values that transcend party lines. But to open space for real alternatives, we may have to engage politically: advocating for land use, funding, and policy shifts that make these models possible. We model systems that work, then share them freely. If that challenges the status quo, so be it.