diff --git a/app/page.tsx b/app/page.tsx
index f8c02dc..1bc362c 100644
--- a/app/page.tsx
+++ b/app/page.tsx
@@ -4,12 +4,42 @@ import type React from "react"
 
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card"
-import { ArrowRight, Calendar, MapPin, Users, Heart, Sprout, Network, X } from "lucide-react"
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
+import { ArrowRight, Calendar, MapPin, Users, Heart, Sprout, Network, X, Mail, Loader2, CheckCircle2 } from "lucide-react"
 import Link from "next/link"
 import { useState } from "react"
 
 export default function HomePage() {
   const [selectedImage, setSelectedImage] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState("")
+  const [subscribeStatus, setSubscribeStatus] = useState<"idle" | "loading" | "success" | "error">("idle")
+  const [subscribeError, setSubscribeError] = useState("")
+
+  const handleSubscribe = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    if (!email) return
+
+    setSubscribeStatus("loading")
+    setSubscribeError("")
+
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch("https://blog.crypto-commons.org/members/api/send-magic-link/", {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ email, emailType: "subscribe" }),
+      })
+
+      if (res.ok) {
+        setSubscribeStatus("success")
+        setEmail("")
+      } else {
+        throw new Error("Subscription failed")
+      }
+    } catch {
+      setSubscribeStatus("error")
+      setSubscribeError("Something went wrong. Please try again.")
+    }
+  }
 
   const handleImageClick = (imageSrc: string) => {
     setSelectedImage(imageSrc)
@@ -114,10 +144,10 @@ END:VCALENDAR`
             building, and radical imagination in the Austrian Alps.
           </p>
 
-          <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4 justify-center items-center mb-12">
+          <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4 justify-center items-center mb-8">
             <Button size="lg" className="gap-2 text-base" asChild>
               <Link href="/register">
-                Register Now <ArrowRight className="w-4 h-4" />
+                Register Now to Save Your Seat! <ArrowRight className="w-4 h-4" />
               </Link>
             </Button>
             <Button
@@ -142,6 +172,40 @@ END:VCALENDAR`
             </Button>
           </div>
 
+          <div className="max-w-md mx-auto mb-12">
+            <p className="text-sm text-foreground/80 mb-3 font-medium">
+              Drop your email to stay in the loop on upcoming announcements!
+            </p>
+            {subscribeStatus === "success" ? (
+              <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 text-sm text-green-600 dark:text-green-400 bg-green-50 dark:bg-green-950/30 rounded-md py-2.5 px-4 border border-green-200 dark:border-green-800">
+                <CheckCircle2 className="w-4 h-4" />
+                You're subscribed! Check your inbox to confirm.
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <form onSubmit={handleSubscribe} className="flex gap-2">
+                <Input
+                  type="email"
+                  placeholder="your@email.com"
+                  value={email}
+                  onChange={(e) => { setEmail(e.target.value); setSubscribeStatus("idle") }}
+                  required
+                  className="bg-background/80 backdrop-blur-sm"
+                />
+                <Button type="submit" size="default" className="gap-2 shrink-0" disabled={subscribeStatus === "loading"}>
+                  {subscribeStatus === "loading" ? (
+                    <Loader2 className="w-4 h-4 animate-spin" />
+                  ) : (
+                    <Mail className="w-4 h-4" />
+                  )}
+                  Subscribe
+                </Button>
+              </form>
+            )}
+            {subscribeStatus === "error" && (
+              <p className="text-sm text-destructive mt-2">{subscribeError}</p>
+            )}
+          </div>
+
           <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-6 justify-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
               <MapPin className="w-4 h-4 text-primary" />
@@ -406,19 +470,146 @@ END:VCALENDAR`
           <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4 justify-center mb-8">
             <Button size="lg" className="gap-2" asChild>
               <Link href="/register">
-                Register and Get Tickets <ArrowRight className="w-4 h-4" />
+                Register Now to Save Your Seat! <ArrowRight className="w-4 h-4" />
               </Link>
             </Button>
             <Button size="lg" variant="outline" asChild>
               <Link href="/transparency">Financial Transparency</Link>
             </Button>
           </div>
+
+          <div className="max-w-md mx-auto mb-8">
+            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-3 font-medium">
+              Drop your email to stay in the loop on upcoming announcements!
+            </p>
+            {subscribeStatus === "success" ? (
+              <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 text-sm text-green-600 dark:text-green-400 bg-green-50 dark:bg-green-950/30 rounded-md py-2.5 px-4 border border-green-200 dark:border-green-800">
+                <CheckCircle2 className="w-4 h-4" />
+                You're subscribed! Check your inbox to confirm.
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <form onSubmit={handleSubscribe} className="flex gap-2">
+                <Input
+                  type="email"
+                  placeholder="your@email.com"
+                  value={email}
+                  onChange={(e) => { setEmail(e.target.value); setSubscribeStatus("idle") }}
+                  required
+                />
+                <Button type="submit" size="default" className="gap-2 shrink-0" disabled={subscribeStatus === "loading"}>
+                  {subscribeStatus === "loading" ? (
+                    <Loader2 className="w-4 h-4 animate-spin" />
+                  ) : (
+                    <Mail className="w-4 h-4" />
+                  )}
+                  Subscribe
+                </Button>
+              </form>
+            )}
+            {subscribeStatus === "error" && (
+              <p className="text-sm text-destructive mt-2">{subscribeError}</p>
+            )}
+          </div>
+
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             Interested in the Crypto Commons Association cooperative? Learn more at the event.
           </p>
         </div>
       </section>
 
+      {/* Valley of the Commons Section */}
+      <section className="py-24 px-4 relative overflow-hidden">
+        <div
+          className="absolute inset-0 bg-cover bg-center"
+          style={{
+            backgroundImage: `url('/images/20220429-145359.jpg')`,
+          }}
+        />
+        <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-br from-background/95 via-background/90 to-background/95" />
+        <div className="container mx-auto max-w-5xl relative z-10">
+          <div className="text-center mb-12">
+            <p className="text-sm font-mono text-primary mb-3 tracking-wider uppercase">New for 2026</p>
+            <h2 className="text-3xl md:text-4xl font-bold mb-4 text-balance">
+              Stay for the Valley of the Commons
+            </h2>
+            <p className="text-lg text-muted-foreground max-w-2xl mx-auto text-pretty">
+              When CCG wraps on August 22, the experiment is just getting started. Stick around for 1 to 4 weeks and
+              join a new extended event right where you are — in the Austrian Alps.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="grid md:grid-cols-2 gap-8 items-start mb-12">
+            <div>
+              <h3 className="text-xl font-bold mb-4">What is it?</h3>
+              <p className="text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-4">
+                Valley of the Commons is a four-week experimental pop-up village running{" "}
+                <span className="font-semibold text-foreground">August 24 – September 20, 2026</span> — picking up
+                just two days after CCG ends. It's not a conference or a simulation: it's a functioning co-living
+                community taking concrete steps toward permanent settlement in the Höllental valley.
+              </p>
+              <p className="text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed">
+                Mornings are structured learning paths, afternoons bring workshops and working groups, evenings are
+                communal time, and weekends are open for exploring the Alps. You can stay for one week or all four.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+
+            <div>
+              <h3 className="text-xl font-bold mb-4">Weekly Themes</h3>
+              <div className="space-y-3">
+                <div className="flex gap-3 items-start">
+                  <span className="text-primary font-mono font-bold text-sm mt-0.5 shrink-0">WK 1</span>
+                  <div>
+                    <p className="font-semibold text-sm">Return of the Commons</p>
+                    <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Commons theory and history, with guest speakers</p>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+                <div className="flex gap-3 items-start">
+                  <span className="text-primary font-mono font-bold text-sm mt-0.5 shrink-0">WK 2</span>
+                  <div>
+                    <p className="font-semibold text-sm">Production & Value</p>
+                    <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Cosmo-local production, open value accounting systems</p>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+                <div className="flex gap-3 items-start">
+                  <span className="text-primary font-mono font-bold text-sm mt-0.5 shrink-0">WK 3</span>
+                  <div>
+                    <p className="font-semibold text-sm">Cooperative Housing</p>
+                    <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Nomad-friendly communal housing, renovation, ecological integration</p>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+                <div className="flex gap-3 items-start">
+                  <span className="text-primary font-mono font-bold text-sm mt-0.5 shrink-0">WK 4</span>
+                  <div>
+                    <p className="font-semibold text-sm">Governance & Funding</p>
+                    <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Horizontal governance, legal frameworks, funding mechanisms</p>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <Card className="border-primary/20 bg-background/80 backdrop-blur-sm">
+            <CardContent className="p-6 md:p-8">
+              <div className="flex flex-col md:flex-row gap-6 items-center justify-between">
+                <div className="text-center md:text-left">
+                  <h3 className="font-bold text-lg mb-2">CCG + Valley: The Full Experience</h3>
+                  <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground max-w-lg">
+                    Come for CCG's unconference week (Aug 16-22), then flow straight into Valley of the Commons
+                    (Aug 24 – Sep 20). Same mountains, same community, deeper roots. Perfect for digital workers,
+                    post-corporate professionals, and anyone seeking grounded, cooperative ways of living.
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+                <Button size="lg" variant="outline" className="gap-2 shrink-0" asChild>
+                  <Link href="https://www.valleyofthecommons.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+                    Learn More <ArrowRight className="w-4 h-4" />
+                  </Link>
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            </CardContent>
+          </Card>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
       {/* Footer */}
       <footer className="py-12 px-4 border-t border-border">
         <div className="container mx-auto max-w-6xl">