We therefore function as an economic community as well as being a community by association. This is an aspect not present in many ecovillages and intentional communities. We understood from the community's inception that sustainability must take into account economic sustainability, too. With a share system the resident householder is free to leave the ecovillage should their life circumstances change. The share is surrendered to the ecovillage which pays out the initial investment plus appreciation indexed to a comparable property.
Some internal financing is possible depending on circumstances at any given time.