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Participate in the Build-Out of a Regenerative Future

Each of these places is a founding building block of what Common Grounding is becoming — held in private trust, structured for long-term stewardship, and open to aligned contributors from day one.

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How Participation Works

Common Grounding operates as a private membership association. Project participation is structured through TrustGuild - the network's legal and governance architecture - which means contributions of funds, land, or resources are held in private trust structures designed for intergenerational stewardship.

Three forms of participation are available across all projects:

Resource Contribution

Financial engagement through a private trust agreement, with defined benefits structures and stewardship rights.

Land & Asset Contribution

Exchange and integration of land, property, or infrastructure into the network's trust ecosystem.

Strategic Partnership

Professional, operational, or expertise-based engagement with defined beneficiary participation.

Project 01 — Nevada City, California

Innovation Hub

Nevada City Innovation Village Campus

Project Overview

This campus is designed as a vibrant center for regenerative innovation, demonstrating new technologies and practices for a sustainable future. A prime site in Nevada City, California has been identified, and comprehensive due diligence is actively underway to ensure alignment with our vision and values.

  • Asset Type: Living Innovation campus / housing, events, educational facilities, research, mixed use development
  • Stage: Site Selected / Pre-Launch

Participation Available

Founding member opportunity

Full time Resident and part-time access available

Property development

Explore Red Dog on Film

A life connected to land. Watch four narrated concept films exploring the proposed Nevada City campus, its food systems, habitat, water, and shared spaces.

AI concept visualizations of a proposed future. These films are not recordings of existing facilities or an approved site plan.

Open the Red Dog film gallery

Project 02 — Uvita, Costa Rica

Waterfall Plant Medicine Retreat Center

Project Overview

A rainforest sanctuary hosting plant medicine immersions, somatic healing, meditation, and ecological living programs. The property integrates active rainforest restoration, medicinal plant gardens, and natural building. Revenue streams include retreat programming, residency memberships, and eco-luxury vacation stays.

  • Asset Type: Rainforest retreat property + wellness programming
  • Stage: Design and Build
  • Location: Costa Rica, Southern Pacific Coast

Learn More

Participation Available

Resource contribution for expansion

Land trust integration

Program partnership

Project 03 — Sedona, Arizona

Oak Creek Integrative Health Club

Project Overview

A private member wellness sanctuary convening practitioners across functional medicine, movement science, somatic therapy, longevity research, and meditation. Structured as a private health club with membership tiers, practitioner revenue sharing, and a research and innovation mandate.

  • Asset Type: Wellness campus / member-based health center
  • Stage: Development / Pre-Launch
  • Location: Red rock canyon country, Sedona AZ

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Participation Available

Founding member opportunity

Practitioner partnership

Facility development

The Budding Network at a Glance

Three Projects. One Coherent Architecture.

Nevada City, California

Site Selected, Feasibility report in progress

Sedona, Arizona

Development / Pre-Launch

Uvita, Costa Rica

Operating / Expansion

Each project is at a distinct stage of development, offering a range of entry points for aligned capital - from operating assets generating current revenue to early-stage opportunities with significant upside and stewardship impact.

The TrustGuild Difference

What makes participation in Common Grounding projects structurally different from conventional impact projects:

Trust Structure

Contributions are held in private trust, not exposed to public market volatility or corporate governance risk. Assets are protected for the long term regardless of market conditions.

Private Membership Association

The network operates as a private membership association, providing legal and structural protections not available in conventional exchange vehicles.

Intergenerational Stewardship Design

Trust structures are explicitly designed for multi-generational holding - meaning the land and assets you exchange into are protected from forced sale, inheritance disputes, or ownership fragmentation.

Aligned Governance

Contributors participate in governance with trustees through trust beneficiary structures. Decision-making is values-aligned, vs. return-maximizing at the expense of ecological integrity.

"The land is not a commodity to be bought and sold. It is a community to which we belong."

- Wendell Berry

Request a Conversation

We do not accept unsolicited applications for project participation. All engagement begins with a conversation.

If you are interested in participating on any level, we welcome an exploratory conversation - no pressure, just a genuine inquiry to see where alignment exists.