Every community looks different. Use this calculator to estimate your land needs based on your households and family sizes.
Intensive permaculture, goats & chickens, close-knit homesteads. Maximum food per acre.
12
3
Total People in Community
36
12 households × 3 people
Land Allocation
🏡
Private Homestead Lots
0
🌱
Shared Farming/Gardens
0
🐐
Livestock/Grazing
0
🏛️
Community Buildings
0
🛣️
Infrastructure
0
⛰️
Recreation/Common Space
0
🌲
Buffer/Natural Zones (15%)
0
➕
Future Expansion (10%)
0
Total Land Required
0
Per Household
0
Per Person
0
That's about 0 football fields (1 field ≈ 1.32 acres)
A note on scale: The SMF governance model — vulnerability-first council, consensus decision-making, the trust that comes from everyone knowing everyone — is designed for up to 12 households. Larger communities may need adapted governance structures. We recommend starting with our model and evolving from there. The land math still works; the social architecture might not.
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