Community building at Heartwood Homestead with well-maintained lawn and trees.

Heartwood Homestead

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About the Communities

  • Forming
  • Home-sharing
  • Suburban

Founding year

  • 2023

What we do

Our home is an experiment in rewilding how we live — tending to the land, ourselves, and each other with curiosity and respect. Through practicing sustainability, shared responsibility and open communication in the messy but beautiful work of building community, we are healing, finding meaning, and deepening our connection to the world around us.
The concept for our community home originated in the summer of 2023 alongside another community home down the street that is organized around burning man principles as a hub for artists and dancers. We have since developed a clearer picture of our own values and purpose – veering deeper into sustainability and implementing permaculture principles as we develop a food forest on our half acre property. We enjoy music, crafts and dancing in our space as well in smaller, more intimate gatherings while still enjoying larger gatherings and events with our sister community home.
We envision a space that inspires people to grow more of their own food, develop awareness of our interdependence with nature and brings neighbors and neighborhoods together to make changes to our suburbs and the norms that have become so deeply established there.

  • Purpose
  • Home-sharing
  • Community type
  • Coliving
  • Sustainability practices
  • Permaculture design
  • Activities
  • Property management

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2023
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2025
  • Started living together
  • 4 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
4

How to join

We ask for at least a month to get to know someone through phone calls and ideally a visit to the property prior to moving in. After move-in, we will have a 6 month trial with a 1 and 3 month check in to make sure everyone is feeling comfortable and that a solid rapport is growing. The lease is month to month with a 30 day notice required for moving out or 60 days if we are they ones asking you to leave. This is an intimate house setting and we want everyone here to feel friendly with each other if not family.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Please reach out to Megan, the founder, to coordinate a visit of the space. We have a guest room and can usually accomdate at least 1 person at a time.

Primary decision-making authority

  • Single Leader or Founding Couple

One person or partnership has ultimate authority.

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

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
  • There is a labor obligation
  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Regular fees: $1000
Labor: Encouraged or suggested (1 hrs/week)
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Common House, Garden(s), Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Fire pit, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • 1-3 times per month

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced

Dietary restriction

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

Community activities and engagement

  • Neighborhood, Community Housing, or Homeowner's Association

Substance use culture

  • Substance use occurs primarily at celebrations or ceremonies
  • Religions
  • Wiccan, Paganism, or Earth Religions
  • Unitarian Universalist

Gender composition

  • Majority cis (over 60%)

Age demographics

  • Mixed adults (few or no children)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a single individual, couple, or Family Trust

Setting

  • Suburban

Residential areas outside city centers but within metropolitan regions.

Community type

  • Coliving

    Shared living spaces with private bedrooms/bathrooms and communal
    kitchens, dining, and social areas.

Sustainability approach

  • Permaculture design

Land practices in our community

  • The community practices permaculture

Self-produced energy

  • 33 - 66%

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • Up to 33%

Food systems

  • Community garden
  • Food forest
  • Land area size
    1 acres

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Location

  • Maryland, United States

Heartwood Homestead

Needs and Offers

Connecting people and communities through an intentional online marketplace

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  • Real Estate For Sale
1 month ago

3000sf House+Apartment, Rosewind Cohousing, Port Townsend WA

We are a retired couple who are downsizing, still living within the community. We are selling our large, flexible, comfortably rustic house, perfect for a multigenerational household, a family with kids or for 2 separate households. It’s 3000 square feet on 3 levels. The house is on a slope, with 2 main entrances. At one time it housed a large blended family. The current setup is a 2250 square foot, 2 bath main house with a 700 square foot rental apartment, also called an auxiliary dwelling unit (ADU). There is a staircase between the main and lower floor, with a lockable door. If desired, the ADU kitchen can be removed. The main floor has a very large kitchen/dining area, large living room, two small bedrooms, a bathroom with 2 sinks and a shower, a laundry room and a large mudroom. The non-bearing wall between the 2 bedrooms can be removed to turn it back to a single primary bedroom. The top floor has two bedrooms, one of which is primary with a large bright sitting area, and a large open middle area between them (game room, TV room, kids sleeping area, etc.). There is a bathroom with a claw-foot tub, no shower. The lower floor is the ADU, a finished storage area and a stand-up “crawl space“ which is used as a second pantry and storage.Attached to the house there is also a 150 sq ft wood paneled office/hobby space with its own electric and propane lines. Features: – straw bale construction, which is energy-efficient, great sound insulation, and provides a warm, soft, feeling. -very large functional kitchen with a long granite countertop. The dining area fits 10 people. -natural construction, with solid maple floors in the middle and upper level, marmoleum floor in kitchen and oak floor in the lower level. The two small bedrooms have painted wood floors. The doors are all solid wood. -large, functional, low maintenance patio area. Room for a table for eight and an additional sitting area. Propane hook ups for grills and smokers.
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8 months ago

Worktrade Opportunities on Big Island Hawaii

We are continuing our work-trade program at Bridge Hawaii for the right people on this beautiful 86-acre land located along the Hāmākua Coast. Ideally, we want to host those individuals who can help with the garden and who can support with build projects for up to a 3 month stay. This work-trade would include lodging, food staples, community kitchen, running hot water showers, off-grid electricity, and laundry. There is access to high speed wi-fi. We often have a car that can be reserved. We also have full bar signal strength with Verizon cellphone service. We have about 2 acres of permaculture garden that needs to be cared for including; weeding, planting, picking up mulch, some tree trimming, ect. We are currently in a building stage on the land. We have a few current grant projects we are working on and some build projects that are underway. We are an intentional community with about 8 permanent residents. There are rescue dairy cows, mini cows, mini donkeys, horses, a donkey, cats, dogs, and active bee hives. We are a drug and alcohol “free” space. A glass of wine or beer with dinner is fine, but absolutely no day drinking or parties. We have a meditation temple and many waterfall pools that are wonderful for swimming. Close to some of the nicest beaches on island. We have snorkeling gear and a kayak. Since this is an animal sanctuary, we limit the consumption of meat on the land. Fish, eggs, honey, and dairy are fine. Let me know if you’re interested by sending an email or text for our application. Maomi (801) 623-0738 ma***@*****************ii.com

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