Becoming a steward
You see the longing in you to take deeper steps.
You have met yourself in challenge, shadow, and growth. You know that healing is not something the outer world can deliver—it begins within. You’ve learned to stay in discomfort, to listen beyond words, and to engage in relationships not from dependency or distance, but from presence.
You’ve cultivated compassion—earned, not borrowed—and curiosity for the full range of human experience. This is not new terrain for you. But now, you’re looking for a place where that inner work can root in outer action.
Requirements
What we believe is needed to hold this role or needs to be acquired along the journey
What you can expect:
- The right to live, build, and co-hold the land.
- Voting rights and proposal power in governance.
- Deep integration into the project’s strategy, culture, and evolution.
- The experience of living in a rhythm of care, challenge, and real participation.
What we ask of you:
- One share in the LDA (within a group of max 20 Stewards).
- €60/month to the Association and €60/month to the LDA.
- Leadership role , representative roles and a supporting role within a working circle.
- Active care for your home and shared infrastructure.
- Hosting, mentoring, and onboarding of new members.
- Full participation in governance, conflict protocols, and cultural agreements.
Onboarding process in Mosaic
Before you enter onboarding, please read the full onboarding timeline carefully and take a sober moment to check your real capacity. This is a long pathway by design. It asks for time, emotional bandwidth, practical contribution, and the willingness to stay in the process when things are imperfect, slow, or challenging. Every step also draws energy from the existing stewards and the wider system—attention, meetings, feedback, conflict support, logistics—so we only begin onboarding with people who genuinely intend to walk it through.
If you feel a clear “yes” after reading, we welcome you. If you feel uncertainty, rushing, or a hope that the process will bend around your current limits, we ask you to pause and come back when your life can hold it. Onboarding is not an exploration visit. It is the beginning of a commitment.
Intention & First Contact
Entering the field
You may enter the steward onboarding process in one of two ways:
- Invitationfrom an existing steward
- Formal requestsubmitted by you, expressing your intention to become a steward
In both cases, areferent member(a fully established steward) is assigned to walk with you through the entire process.
Intention & First Contact
Entering the field
You may enter the steward onboarding process in one of two ways:
- Invitationfrom an existing steward
- Formal requestsubmitted by you, expressing your intention to become a steward
In both cases, areferent member(a fully established steward) is assigned to walk with you through the entire process.
Referent Relationship Established
Mutual accountability begins
Your referent is not a sponsor in name only, but an active relational anchor.
- The referent:
- Guides you through each onboarding step
- Conducts and documents the structured interview
- Presents your proposal to the core circle / DAO
- Is the first point of accountability for questions or conflicts
Adouble-binding trust relationshipis formed: the referent vouches for your readiness, and both of you commit to maintaining alignment, honesty, and care throughout the process.
Referent Relationship Established
Mutual accountability begins
Your referent is not a sponsor in name only, but an active relational anchor.
- The referent:
- Guides you through each onboarding step
- Conducts and documents the structured interview
- Presents your proposal to the core circle / DAO
- Is the first point of accountability for questions or conflicts
Adouble-binding trust relationshipis formed: the referent vouches for your readiness, and both of you commit to maintaining alignment, honesty, and care throughout the process.
Application & Proposal Submission
Clarity before commitment
With the support of your referent, an application is submitted that includes:
- Summary of a structured alignment interview
- Confirmation of financial transparency and payment schedules
- Acknowledgement that all foundational documents, agreements, and structures have been reviewed and understood
The referent submits the proposal to the DAO for consideration.
Application & Proposal Submission
Clarity before commitment
With the support of your referent, an application is submitted that includes:
- Summary of a structured alignment interview
- Confirmation of financial transparency and payment schedules
- Acknowledgement that all foundational documents, agreements, and structures have been reviewed and understood
The referent submits the proposal to the DAO for consideration.
Trial Phase I — Stewardship Applicant
3 months · testing the ground
This phase explorespractical fit, relational capacity, and embodied participation.
- Requirements:
- Approved membership request
- Active engagement with land, people, and organisational structure
- Participation in at least one working circle
- Shared responsibilities in co-living spaces
- Logistics:
- Housing: rental or mobile accommodation (per current policies)
- Financial contribution:
- €1,500 one-time fee per person (65% to land trust, 35% to referent)
- €60 monthly association fee
At the end of Phase I, both you and the community assess whether to continue.
Trial Phase I — Stewardship Applicant
3 months · testing the ground
This phase explorespractical fit, relational capacity, and embodied participation.
- Requirements:
- Approved membership request
- Active engagement with land, people, and organisational structure
- Participation in at least one working circle
- Shared responsibilities in co-living spaces
- Logistics:
- Housing: rental or mobile accommodation (per current policies)
- Financial contribution:
- €1,500 one-time fee per person (65% to land trust, 35% to referent)
- €60 monthly association fee
At the end of Phase I, both you and the community assess whether to continue.
Trial Phase II — Stewardship Candidate
6 months · deepening responsibility
Phase II reflects amutual intention to continue, while still holding the option to step back if needed.
- Requirements:
- Successful completion of Phase I
- Participation in at least two working circles
- Ongoing contribution to land, community, and governance
- Continued presence and relational engagement
- Logistics:
- Housing: rental or mobile accommodation
- Financial contribution:
- €3,000 one-time fee per person (credited toward future share purchase, 70% to land trust, 30% to referent)
- €60 monthly association fee
- Phase II may be extended by mutual agreement. A 3–6 month transition window can support personal logistics while maintaining engagement.
Trial Phase II — Stewardship Candidate
6 months · deepening responsibility
Phase II reflects amutual intention to continue, while still holding the option to step back if needed.
- Requirements:
- Successful completion of Phase I
- Participation in at least two working circles
- Ongoing contribution to land, community, and governance
- Continued presence and relational engagement
- Logistics:
- Housing: rental or mobile accommodation
- Financial contribution:
- €3,000 one-time fee per person (credited toward future share purchase, 70% to land trust, 30% to referent)
- €60 monthly association fee
- Phase II may be extended by mutual agreement. A 3–6 month transition window can support personal logistics while maintaining engagement.
Mutual Evaluation & Decision
Choosing stewardship together
Before full stewardship is granted, a shared evaluation takes place:
- Personal self-assessment of readiness and commitment
- Community feedback sessions
- Structured dialogue around expectations and vision
- Review of participation, contributions, and integration
If alignment is confirmed: A formal acceptance decision is made A welcoming and acknowledgment ceremony marks the transition into full stewardship
Mutual Evaluation & Decision
Choosing stewardship together
Before full stewardship is granted, a shared evaluation takes place:
- Personal self-assessment of readiness and commitment
- Community feedback sessions
- Structured dialogue around expectations and vision
- Review of participation, contributions, and integration
If alignment is confirmed: A formal acceptance decision is made A welcoming and acknowledgment ceremony marks the transition into full stewardship
Ongoing Orientation & Integration
Support does not end
Throughout onboarding and beyond, stewards receive:
- Cultural and practical orientation
- Invitations to circles and meetings (initially as observers)
- Continuous feedback and transparent documentation
Conflicts are addressed first through the referent relationship, and escalated only if needed through formal protocols.
Ongoing Orientation & Integration
Support does not end
Throughout onboarding and beyond, stewards receive:
- Cultural and practical orientation
- Invitations to circles and meetings (initially as observers)
- Continuous feedback and transparent documentation
Conflicts are addressed first through the referent relationship, and escalated only if needed through formal protocols.
Living Process
Learning as we go
The steward onboarding process is reviewed and refined regularly, based on lived experience and feedback. Cultural alignment is not enforced through control, but cultivated through practice, presence, and shared responsibility.
- Stewardship is not granted—it is grown.
Through this timeline, we honor both individual dignity and collective resilience, ensuring that those who step into stewardship do so with clarity, care, and the capacity to hold what is shared.
Living Process
Learning as we go
The steward onboarding process is reviewed and refined regularly, based on lived experience and feedback. Cultural alignment is not enforced through control, but cultivated through practice, presence, and shared responsibility.
- Stewardship is not granted—it is grown.
Through this timeline, we honor both individual dignity and collective resilience, ensuring that those who step into stewardship do so with clarity, care, and the capacity to hold what is shared.