Dancing Rocks (DR) is a small residential community of 5 homes and work/study accommodations designed and developed over the last 35 years.
Located in the Tucson Mountain foothills, DR is also the home of Bean Tree Farm, a home business which creates value-added products from the edible and medicinal wild plants of the Sonoran Desert Food Forest, weaving food production, resource conservation, solar energy, water harvesting, green building, permaculture and creative arts in an evolving system and rich learning environment.
Bean Tree Farm collaborates with schools and organizations to provide hands-on educational experiences for students through presentations, workshops and other events. Current partners include Desert Harvesters, Arizona Homemade Artisans, Sonoran Permaculture Guild, Pima County Public Library and Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona.
Info and applications are available on request for internships of six months or longer. Occasionally, longer term positions become available for dedicated individuals such as farm manager, site steward, educational project coordinator. Lodging is provided in exchange for work hours.
Currently, no homes are available for purchase.
Focus: aridland appropriate living, regenerative relationship with place, inspired by Sonoran Desert food and culture, personal responsibility and ethics.
1 year trial period. or more.
Visitor opportunities by appointment, monthly at farm events by invitation. We can not accommodate drop-ins.
One person or partnership has ultimate authority.
Generally seek agreement, but have backup methods when consensus isn’t reached.
Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Regular fees: Yes
Labor: Encouraged or suggested
common maintenance as needed, 1-4 hrs/mo.
current contribution is $50/month for common space maintenance
Garden(s), Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Fire pit
Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.
Connecting communities through an intentional online marketplace
There are no needs and offers
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A residential project: people live here as their primary home.
An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).
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