The story of the Moonshine Tribe begins like many silent revolutions: with a simple gesture. A small group of people meets, shares a dream, and decides to plant it in the Earth.

At first, it was just an idea: to live in a place far from chaos, where one could nourish themselves from what they grow, build with what they find, and live by shared values.

Over time, that dream took shape. It became handmade shelters, flourishing gardens, colourful projects — a vibrant community.

Today, what was once an experiment has become home to ten people. A way of living. A daily choice of coherence, and the result of years of trials, errors, and visions. The Moonshine Tribe has grown like plants do: slowly, with care, in response to the land and mutual listening.Living With Clean Karma

At the heart of the Moonshine Tribe’s vision lies a simple yet revolutionary concept: living with clean karma. It is not a vague spiritual belief, but a concrete and daily practice. Every gesture, every word, every choice has an impact — on the planet, on others, on ourselves.

For the members of the community, living with clean karma means taking responsibility for one’s actions, trying to reduce harm and multiply benefit.

It means choosing natural materials over plastic, growing your own food instead of buying it from supermarkets in disposable packaging. It means not only respecting the environment, but building healthy relationships based on trust, care, and reciprocity.

It’s a philosophy that becomes a lifestyle — shaping the rhythm of days, creating coherence between thought and action. In a world where consequences are often invisible and distant, the Moonshine Tribe brings it all back to a human scale, with one simple and powerful goal: to live well, and tread lightly upon the Earth.

Cultivating a Bond With the Earth

At Moonshine Tribe, every day begins with the sounds of the forest: rustling leaves, birdsong, the breath of moist soil.

Here, growing food is not just nourishment — it’s a way to honour the cycle of life. Hands in the dirt, seeds sprouting, fruits shared: each moment becomes a daily ritual of connection.

The intentional community grows its food using regenerative agriculture methods, tending gardens based on permaculture that preserve local biodiversity and create resilient ecosystems.

Building a New World With Ancient Materials

The homes of the Moonshine Tribe aren’t designed by architects, but built by members and volunteers using only local, sustainable materials: wood, clay, hemp, bamboo. Each structure is a shelter that breathes with the land, designed to decompose entirely once its purpose is fulfilled.

Alongside these ancestral techniques, the Tribe experiments with appropriate technologies — like solar systems and natural filters — to support daily life without disturbing the balance of their surroundings.

Informal Education at Moonshine Tribe

Knowledge here doesn’t live in classrooms. It is lived. Adults teach children how to recognise plants, light fires, build homes, and cook what they’ve harvested. Every daily action becomes a lesson, and outdoor homeschooling the most natural path to learning.

Regularly, the Tribe opens its doors to those eager to learn: volunteers, travellers, the curious. They host workshops, retreats, and events — moments of shared learning to pass on sustainable, communal living practices and keep planting seeds of transformation.

An Invitation to Live Differently

The Moonshine Tribe doesn’t seek followers, but companions along the way. Those who feel aligned with this vision are welcome to get in touch, visit, or spend a period volunteering. The doors are always open to those who wish to show up with heart and hands!

In Conclusion

The Moonshine Tribe is an intentional community of around ten people, born from the desire to live in harmony with the rhythms of the Earth, outside the logic of consumption.

It promotes self-sufficiency, community life, appropriate technologies, informal education, and a deep coherence between thought and action.

It doesn’t claim to be a model to replicate — but a living testimony of what is possible, here and now, when people come together with purpose.

By Valentina Bracciodieta