4 Families Come Together to Share and Live Simply in Community!

Grain & Sens is a multicultural eco-community in Ardèche, France consisting of four families who all believe there could be more people living together and sharing resources. Where there once was a single family, now there are 14 people living in community. They all live in simple tiny houses each with their own gardens to grow food.

Sharing resources and responsibilities helps them to live more sustainably, saves them a lot of time and money and creates a greater sense of freedom so that they can pursue their passion and strive for a higher quality of life. It shouldn’t be so foreign to want to support each other and recreate this connection to people that has been lost in this separate society.

At Grain & Sens, they host visitors and share this experience with others. They offer workshops and classes as well as volunteer opportunities. They believe that if people can come there and see what they do, then people can heal themselves too.

Get involved with Grain & Sens:


Special thanks to Guerrilla Foundation for funding this video of solutions!

Produced by Robin Greenfield, Jameson Johnson and Ed Carr
Filmed by Ed Carr
Edited by Jameson Johnson

Robin Greenfield is a truth-seeker, activist, social reformer and servant to Earth, humanity and our plant and animal relatives. He lives simply and sustainably to be the change he wishes to see in the world. Through living closely connected to Earth, he rejects the status quo of consumerism and demonstrates a way of being in gratitude, mindfulness and presence. His life is an experiment with truth and integrity.

Robin’s public activism involves dramatic actions designed to provoke critical thought, self-reflection and positive change. His activism creates nuanced conversations on the critical issues of our time, with a focus on solutions for living in harmony.
His life’s work has been covered by media worldwide and he has been named “The Robin Hood of Modern Times” by France 2 TV and “The Forrest Gump of Ecology”.

Robin has committed to earning below the federal poverty threshold for life and donates 100% of his media earnings to grassroots nonprofits, with a focus on supporting Black and Indigenous women-led organizations.

This channel is a resource for all who seek to liberate themselves, to live in truth and integrity, and to live in harmony with Earth, humanity and the plants and animals we share this home with.

Robin Greenfield and Dear Friends share means of achieving liberation and harmony through sustainable living, simple living, tiny house living, foraging, growing food and medicine, minimalism, zero waste, earth-skills, food sovereignty, community resilience, compassionate communication, activism, Black Liberation, Indigenous Sovereignty and living in service.

Find Robin Greenfield on:

[beautyherbsandtea]

How inspiring! I’m currently in the process of purchasing 100 acres of land with a group of 7 people and start an intentional farming community. I’ve been feeling a little anxiousness about starting this business venture with so many people, but this video was definitely reassuring that it is possible! Thank you ❤️

[shwetabarge]

Our Indigenous lives were always community based

[donHooligan]

air, water, food, shelter, community....everything a human needs.

[LloydBanda]

Wow 😲😳...So inspiring indeed and Impressive..what a wonderful thing!😮

[pedromiguel]

Your group is successful because you were already friends before (i think). The greatest challenge is to make strangers into friends.

[adrianhunt]

Made my cry it the only way forward 🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤

[yahushaismyshepherd]

Very interesting. I have a 3 generational family farm/homestead. Started it in 2010. 5 years ago it was 4 generations.

I like the concept of smaller private spaces. We all live in a big house. We are working towards this concept of building smaller private spaces as children marry etc. But keeping our communal kitchen and shared spaces.
Wish we had done this decades ago. Absolutely love it.

[christcombiccombichrist]

This is how things get done and everyone benefits.

[KellySandra]

I've been wanting to do this my entire life and planning in spring to buy land wh a few friends and my sons (now adults). What a beautiful thing. May I just add be cautious of our government self sustainability is threat to them.

[moisesflores]

Thanks for sharing! I didn't even know this communities existed and i think they are absolutely wonderful!!! I would love to live in one of them as soon as I can:)

[heathersings]

I am so happy to see you are sharing videos of people living in community! This is definitely my next step. I live in Greece and am looking to find or create a community here similar to this one. Thank you for the inspiration. ❤️

[Tutkanator]

This truly is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[misamisa]

I have always wanted this for the homeless low income families of single or married with without children to help myself and them to live life without being left out in cold.
Government is an issue because government is people who need others to supply them with great lives at expense of others like bad gangs.
i placed an ad on craiglist looking for others wanting yo get together to form a community and my ad was deleted by craiglist

[chrisl]

Thanks for sharing. So often I dream of living like this. I share an apartment with my three daughters. Some day, if we or some of us still want to live together, we are saving for a house. My hope is to live in a community where we can share resources and help one another.

[Whatever-ts]

God bless you and your families more- such a wonderful way to LIVE. This is how life should be- Children outside with their bikes- not inside on their computers 12 hours-
I prefer to have more privacy.

[tadotto]

this is a beautiful example of communal living!!! thank you so much for sharing

[Equestrian]

For those of us who are choosing Nature and a healthier connection to who we are as a species, communities are the future - if only from a pragmatic standpoint. For those electing urban lifestyle in large hubs and a heightened stimulated environment (albeit controlled), individualism is the future. This is now our societal evolution as a species on Earth. And the choice is ours. All based on free will.

[Noukz]

This is amazing, I really want to live there with them! 😀 Also, I've been writing a book about this as well, it's always so inspiring to see it in action, actually working!

[Kindfulness]

love it! back to the roots and sustainability :)

[shawnlivers]

Absolutely beautiful ❤️. I would LOVE to explore this!