HOME is designed to be built in two stages: a lean founding phase with one person anchoring each domain, and a full build-out where every domain is held by a team of three. The whole tribe participates in every domain throughout — the teams coordinate, they do not monopolise.
Before you join
Living and working together through birth, midlife transition and death takes real alignment, not just goodwill. Building the Tribe sets out what that alignment means in practice — philosophy, money, food, partnership and sexuality — written by Tim Ruth, the project's vision holder.
HOME can begin with one person anchoring each domain. This is the founding team — lean enough to be achievable, complete enough to function. The wider tribe carries the rest. At this stage the total on-site tribe numbers around 17–18 people — 9 core staff (including Guest and Volunteer Coordinator), Artist in Residence, Studio Engineer, the founder, 2 families (roughly 6 adults), and their children.
1 · Birth Doula
Midwife-led. The anchor for conscious pregnancy and natural delivery. Supported by the tribe in the broader care of expectant mothers.
1 · Death Doula
Holding the end of life space. Keeping vigil. Accompanying the dying with presence and beauty. The most important role on the site.
1 · Kitchen coordinator
Holding the knowledge and the rhythm of the kitchen. Everyone cooks. This person ensures the food is what it needs to be.
1 · Farmer-gardener
Leading the land. Everyone works it. This person holds the knowledge of the permaculture system and the livestock.
1 · Builder-handyperson
Maintaining and expanding the physical fabric of the enterprise. A generalist with wide practical skills.
1 · Doctor-healer
Broad-spectrum and naturopathic in orientation. Holding the health of the tribe with a light touch and deep knowledge.
1 · Sound and video technician
Operating the studio. Broadcasting the tribe's creative life to the wider world.
1 · Driver
Connecting the tribe with the surrounding world. Supplies, transport, relationships.
Phase two — Full build-out
Three in every domain.
As HOME matures, every domain grows to a team of three — so there is always someone present, always someone resting, always someone learning. At full build-out, with 3 resident families, end-of-life residents, fasting visitors, and birth guests, the total on-site tribe reaches approximately 40–50 people at any given time.
Birth Doulas
Team of three · Midwife-led
Guiding conscious pregnancy, natural delivery, and the full arc of early parenting. Overlapping schedules so someone is always available. A calling, not a job.
Death Doulas
Team of three
Accompanying the dying with presence, beauty, and permission. Coordinating final gatherings. Keeping vigil. Holding the fasting sanctuary with unhurried care.
Kitchen Team
Team of three
Coordinating the GAPS-inspired kitchen, the cold store, and the daily rhythm of communal eating. Everyone participates. The team holds the knowledge and the continuity.
Farmer-Gardeners
Team of three
Leading the permaculture garden, the polytunnel, and the livestock. Guiding the tribe's daily relationship with the land. Getting everyone's feet on the earth.
Builders
Team of three
General handypeople capable of working across all structural domains — building, maintaining, adapting, and expanding the physical fabric of the enterprise.
Health Team
Team of three · One doctor
Broad-spectrum healers and nutritionists, guided by one doctor. Naturopathic and holistic in orientation. No routine medication. Deep experience with fasting and natural health transitions.
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Additional roles
Studio Engineer
Technical lead for sound, video, animation, recording, and all outward broadcasting — from the village into the global village. Responsible for the quality and consistency of everything HOME shares with the world. Works closely with the Artist in Residence and the Guest and Volunteer Coordinator on content strategy.
Artist in Residence
One or two multidisciplinary artists — competent across metalwork, woodwork, textiles, and multiple other domains. Their primary purpose is to produce their own work, using HOME as a platform for new paradigm ideas. No formal teaching requirement, but invited to offer a weekly sharing of process, perspective, and the nature of art itself. A living creative heart for the tribe.
Guest and Volunteer Coordinator
One of the most important roles in the early days. Managing all guest and volunteer applications, scheduling, onboarding, and ongoing relationships. Also responsible for social media, online presence, and the tribe's outward story — working with the Studio Engineer to ensure the life of the village is broadcast meaningfully into the world. Every person who passes through HOME is a potential future resident, investor, or team member. This role tends that pipeline with care and intention.
Driver
Connecting the tribe with the wider world — collecting supplies, transporting residents and visitors, maintaining the tribe's relationship with the surrounding area.
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The families
Children are not a feature. They are the point.
HOME needs a minimum of two — ideally three — families with children living on site. Their presence is not incidental. The sound of children playing is the measure of whether the tribe is alive.
Early years
Children 0–6
A family home adapted for very young children. Close to the birth doulas. Embedded in the daily life of the tribe from the very beginning.
Middle childhood
Children 6–12
A home for children old enough to contribute meaningfully to the life of the tribe — in the kitchen, the garden, the workshops. Learning by doing, alongside adults.
Teens
Children 12–18
A home for young people developing their own creative and intellectual lives within the tribe. Screen-free, homeschooled, and genuinely integrated into the social fabric of the village.
All families are committed to homeschooling and broad-spectrum education. Children are understood as teachers as much as learners. A childlike attitude to life — playful, curious, fully present — is one of the founding values of HOME.
A note on who this is not for
HOME is not for people who want to be looked after without giving anything back. Every member of this tribe — whatever their age or condition — plays a role in its life. Participation is not optional. It is the point.
Are you one of these people?
We are actively looking for founding team members — people who want to help build this from the beginning, not join something already finished.
The families
