A living community

Contact and mutual exchange and support in everyday life is an essential factor for quality of life.

Our idea of a living community here on the island is based on how life is currently organized with our guests on the finca: Those who come here have their own space to shape their own everyday lives. There is the opportunity to contact us or other guests with any questions or ideas. There is the opportunity to meet up and do things together. There are events that you can take part in if you feel like it. If you would like to offer something yourself, you have the opportunity to do so. If you need help, ask for support.

What do you need if you want to become part of the “Finca La Paz” community?
First of all, you should come to the island or here on the finca for a few months. Living on El Hierro requires a period of time in which you can get to know this very special island. Apart from the decisive first impression or even the basic feeling you had when you visited our website: only after a few weeks or months will you realize whether this is the right place for you.

Furthermore, a community needs a certain basic consensus in the way we live our lives. You can see in what we do here and what we share in our videos what is important to us. This should be connected in some way to what is important to you.
A certain financial basis and independence is also important. We have no jobs to offer and local wages are low. What is missing here, however, are skilled workers. Those who have learned a craft can often hardly save themselves from work here. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have on this topic.
How do we see the spatial structure of a “Finca La Paz” living community?
Our finca offers limited space for permanent residents. However, there are a number of possibilities, e.g. to build further houses on the site in joint planning. There are currently two plots of land directly adjacent to the finca that could also be used for building. And then we don’t see a living community as being limited to someone living directly on site. We are in the process of building a community center on the finca. This means that you can also look for a house or plot of land in the vicinity of the finca. We are happy to support you in this.

We are formulating these thoughts after four years here on the island. We have become aware that this is the right direction to go. And it continues to work and the idea of a living community will continue to form and take shape.