Project Summary

Summary - What is Avalon Springs?

The Project: Avalon Springs is located on 318 acres of rolling hilltop land in Northern California. Natural mineral hot springs and cold mineral drinking springs have drawn thousands of people to this sacred and healing land for over a hundred years. Now, a dedicated circle of experienced successful business people and talented healing professionals dedicated to intentional community are creating Avalon Springs as a model for sustainable living in light of a changing global economic, environmental and societal landscape.

Avalon Springs weaves a profitable eco-retreat center, a healing center, and an experiential sustainability studies program with its community spirit and seasonal ecovillage. It invites visitors to immerse themselves not only in the healing waters bubbling forth from the Earth, but also in the spirit, intention, and intelligence of a unique business model that demonstrates a way to live in harmony with the Earth and also enjoy abundant prosperity.

The Retreat Center: Avalon Springs will welcome 100-130 guests at a time to the hot springs eco-retreat, to stay in the quaint one-bedroom cottages or in the campground. Guests will enjoy soaking in the natural hot-springs pools, drinking the therapeutic mineral waters, and receiving expert bodywork both in and out of the warm water. Classes in yoga, dance, healing martial arts, meditation, organic gardening, and the nourishment of the human spirit will be available for guests as well. Some will arrive for private retreat with their families and friends, and others will come as part of an organized retreat group for a weekend or weeks at a time. Investment opportunities are available to become a Founding Member of Avalon Springs, and a profit-share owner in the Retreat Center, or to purchase a Resort Membership Plan to secure an annual visit to Avalon Springs forever.

Seasonal Ecovillage : Avalon Springs' Ecovillage will showcase eco-friendly living, utilizing renewable energy sources and sustainable waste management systems. We are planning 30 natural, healthy, sustainably built dwellings using cutting edge and ancient ecological cooling/heating & waste systems. We are planning 3-4 acres of permaculture based organic food & fruit gardens, plus many acres of multi-tiered food forest according to our Permaculture Master Plan. Homes in our Seasonal Ecovillage will be available for people who want to live for one to three months of every year in community, through fractional ownership. Learn more about the Seasonal Ecovillage.

The Mission: Avalon is dedicated to living, loving, and sharing Life As It Can Be.

The Team: The ingenuity of the Avalon Springs model is due in great part to the expertise and integrity of the Core Council, who have each followed a strong calling to devote themselves to this project. The team includes two highly experienced and successful businessmen, two professional healers and a former attorney.

Together, the team represents 25 years in commercial real estate and hotel/spa management, 40 years in professional therapeutic bodywork and teaching healing modalities, and over 60 years in business ownership and management. Avalon Springs' amazing design team includes environmental design specialists Arkin-Tilt Architects; water and energy systems engineering by Winzler & Kelly Engineers; and permaculture landscape design by Sentient Landscape, run by former co-directors of the Northern California Permaculture Institute.

All of the meetings and conduct of the Avalon team are held to the guidelines for honesty and integrity outlined by the Field of Alliance, demonstrating the passionate devotion of the entire Avalon team to the values espoused in this document.

The Timeline: We purchased the land and completed the Permaculture survey and master plan in 2007. The Design Phase followed, and finally the complete Major Use Permit - approving the entire development - was attained for the buildout as of Spring 2009. Now, we are fundraising for the buildout, which we hope to complete by 2012.

The Finances: Completion of Avalon Springs, including the Ecovillage community, the Healing Retreat Center and the Special Events Complex requires at least $15 million in additional capital funding. Our first phase of build requires at least $5 million in additional capital funding. Click for investment opportunities in Avalon.

The Invitation: Become the change you want to see in the world. Join Avalon Springs as a supporter, donor, or investor and help us build a beautiful place where we discover, create, model and share sustainable integrated solutions with the world.