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Societal redesign starts
at the village scale
Some things are working in the modern world, but a lot of things aren't. Terrenity believes that building a better world is only possible if we start at the community level.
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IDEOLOGY
We believe ecovillages play a key part in birthing a resilient, regenerative, and equitable world.
SINCE 2020
A research initiative
for people redesigning civilization.
Terrenity is a research initiative, media platform, and advisory practice for the people designing the next model of human civilization — at village scale.
We research the regenerative village models that work, and the ones that don't, so that founders, developers, and communities can build with clarity instead of wishful thinking.
How Terrenity started
In 2021, after seven years living and working in urban sustainability, native plant restoration, habitat rehabilitation, and community organizing, Nicole Reese left her job and her apartment and began visiting ecovillages as an anthropologist and researcher.
She wanted to know what villages existed out there, and what it was like to live in one.
"I kept arriving at communities that looked beautiful from the outside and were quietly falling apart from the inside. I wanted to understand why, and whether it was fixable."
Over six years and 40+ villages across 12 countries, patterns emerged.
Those patterns became Terrenity's frameworks. First a research project. Then a publication. Then a consulting practice. Now something that wants to be larger than all of those.
Nicole holds a certification in Ecovillage Design through the Global Ecovillage Network and has been featured on the Free Cities Podcast, Blue Dot Project, Regen Week, and others. She is currently developing Pando (a regenerative longevity village) and Wild Seeds Ranch, a creative coliving community in Southern California.
Where does the name Terrenity come from?
TERRA + SERENITY = Living in harmony with the Earth
That's exactly the vibe and vision behind Terrenity, where community and regenerative practices combine to emphasize harmony at every scale, ecological or interpersonal.
MISSION & VISION
We research the villages
that could change
everything.
Terrenity was founded on a simple conviction: that the regenerative village — a human-scale community built around ecological integrity, shared governance, and genuine belonging — represents the most promising alternative to the extractive systems shaping modern life.
But conviction isn't enough. What the movement needs is rigor. Pattern recognition. Honest documentation of what works, what fails, and why. That's the gap Terrenity exists to fill.
We're not utopian. We're not ideological. We're researchers, writers, and strategic advisors who believe that village-scale living is a serious civilizational proposition — one that deserves to be taken seriously.
"The question isn't whether humanity will build new forms of community. It's whether those communities will be designed well enough to last."
Terrenity's work spans field research, media production, governance design, and strategic advisory. The throughline is always the same: what does it actually take to build a community that holds?
OUR VISION
A world where village-scale living is recognized as a viable, desirable, and replicable model — and where the people building it have the research, tools, and frameworks they need to succeed.
MILESTONES
Terrenity across time
Terrenity Founded
· 2020
Nicole launches Terrenity as a research and education project focused on ecovillage documentation. First field visits begin in Central America.
Full-Time Field Research Begins with Media Documentation
· 2021
Nicole leaves her job in sustainability to travel and study ecovillages full-time. Launches the ECO-LOGIC zine and the Terrenity social presence to document ecovillage trips. Terrenity becomes a GEN Europe media partner.
Press, Conferences & Growing Reach
· 2022-23
Terrenity joins the Regen Tribe collective and starts consulting ecovillages in Mexico and Europe. As part of the RT collective, Terrenity co-creates and presents at 7 international gatherings, and enters the network state / pop-up village network. GEN Ecovillage Design certification completed.
Terrenity Publication Launches
· 2024
The Terrenity Substack launches, quickly building a readership among village founders, regenerative developers, and urban planners. First research reports published.
Partnerships & Consulting
· 2023-26
First independent consulting engagements begin, including La Ecovilla in Costa Rica, Wild Seeds Ranch in California, & Bloom Village in Thailand. Terrenity teams up with Castle Quest to produce media and build community real estate projects in Europe.
Expansion Phase & Planned Media Studio Launch
· 2026
Village Building Trends Report launches. Terrenity expands toward a full research initiative with courses, publications, and institutional partnerships. The Village Media Studio launches in Q2 2026.