Young woman milking a cow at Stone Garden Farm & Village.

Stone Garden Farm & Village

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 1973

What we do

We are:
-An organic & biodynamic farm growing & selling organic produce, herbs, breads, fermented foods, meat and much more. We raise/produce much of our own foods, including meat, dairy, eggs, veggies & more. We run a farm share and herd share.
-A Non profit 19th century village, complete with weaving mill, one-room school, blacksmith shop, tin shop, letterpress print shop, bakery, rope/broom shop, wagon & wheel shop, Gen’l Store and much more. We welcome folks to take over and run a shop, become proficient, teach others and generate self income.
-A school; We teach classes on many heritage skills; survival/homesteading, soap, candle, cheese & butter making, wild plant use & more. We run a farm school for homeschool children 2 days a week.
We have 2 cabins open. Outhouse, outside wash house, wood cookstove & nearby additional pavillion. Cabin has limited electricity. We have a foundation for a yurt, and have a very large teepee. Other cabins or living space can be built as needed.
We are looking for people who want to learn by doing and people with knowledge or willingness to work in any shop of your choosing and possibly teach the skill of their choice.
We especially appreciate help with all the everyday farm chores including gardening, hauling manure/woodchips/grass clippings, animal care, cow milking & other informative & fun stuff.
We’d like someone who enjoys children, as many are often here and we have 6 of our own, and someone willing to help with childcare.
We offer a full work for living trade. No money exchanged. We make quite tasty wines, but very rarely consume it. …and never to excess. We have no interest in drama or negative thinking.
You’re welcome to garden & pasture space to raise your own food. We are not looking for city people who want an adventure. We are looking for people that want to be prepared, want to live sustainably, like to work hard and enjoy life in the country.
We’re spiritual, but non ‘religious’. We honor the Nature Spirits and Fairies. We try to live in ways compatible with how Great Mystery would have us live. We are believers in & practitioners of manifestation. We honor the season changes & have Ceremony as we are moved. We also enjoy Christian church.
We have been taught Original People’s Ancient Traditional Wisdom & Prophesy (mostly by Seneca & Lakota Elders) & will share such (as it was shared w/. us) as we grow to know one another.
We’ve had as many as 14 people living here during the summer. Currently our family of 8 (kids 16, 13, 11, 9, 6 & 1) and three other seasonal adults are here. Others visit daily, and it is rare to eat a meal alone.

Our Mission

Honoring traditional living and staying in flow.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Ecovillage
  • Sustainability practices
  • Permaculture design
  • Activities
  • Farming
  • Education
  • Experiences

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 1973
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 1974
  • Started living together

Video

  • 5 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
10

How to join

We meet and decide we like each other. The end.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

email or call us and we can set up a time for you to come by. Trial period is generally required for anyone interested in long term arrangements.

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.

Decision-making process

  • Modified Consensus

Generally seek agreement, but have backup methods when consensus isn’t reached.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Economic model

  • Partial Income-Sharing

Members contribute a percentage of income to community funds.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • There is a labor obligation

Additional economic information

Labor: Yes (25 hrs/week)
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed

Frequency of communal meals

  • Approximately 1 meal per day

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced

Dietary type

  • Vegetarian Only

Dietary restriction

  • People can cook and eat what they want in their own residence

Community activities and engagement

  • School, Educational Institute or Experience
  • Volunteer, Internship, or Apprenticeship, or WWOOF’ing
  • WWOOF'ing, Guest Farming
  • Festivals, Conferences, Events

Substance use culture

  • Substance use occurs primarily at celebrations or ceremonies
  • Religions
  • Christian
  • Native
  • Wiccan, Paganism, or Earth Religions

Gender composition

  • Roughly balanced (no group over 60%)

Age demographics

  • Family-focused (many children and parents)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a single individual, couple, or Family Trust

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Community type

  • Cohousing

    Private homes with shared common facilities, designed for neighborly
    interaction while maintaining independence.

  • Ecovillage

    Integrated communities designed around ecological principles with sustainable living practices.

Sustainability approach

  • Permaculture design

Land practices in our community

  • The community practices permaculture

Self-produced energy

  • 33 - 66%

Self-produced food

  • 33 - 66%
  • Land area size
    12 acres

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Location

  • Ohio, United States

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