Malamaki Farm Cooperative

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About the Communities

  • Forming
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 1979

What we do

We are recruiting new work partners for our regenerative organic farming cooperative. Fertile land, equipment, funding, food, housing, and training provided, at no cost to qualified candidates. What you produce is what you earn. This is NOT gardening or homesteading or permaculture or any other hobby/lifestyle. We grow food for market.
This is NOT an administrative or management opportunity. When intelligent, motivated people sweat together, they don’t need idle people telling them what to do. Proof that you are suitable for this opportunity lies only in your ability to document your sustained enjoyment of the profession. Your resume MUST document verifiable professional organic farming experience.
Organic farmers everywhere are desperate for reliable help. If you have little organic farming experience but believe it is your destiny, go help an organic farmer near you for a year, or two. Then get in touch. Our email address won’t change.
This is NOT a cannabis operation. We grow food, not poison. ZERO tolerance of drug use. Alcohol, cannabis and nicotine are drugs.
At present, the facilities are in need of long-deferred maintenance. If you are hoping to step into your tropical farm fantasy, this is not it. Unless you are ready to invest yourself and your sweat into working to create the situation you desire, this opportunity is not for you.

Our Mission

Regenerative Organic Production Farming

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Coliving
  • Student Co-op
  • Sustainability practices
  • Regenerative agriculture or permaculture
  • Permaculture design
  • Activities
  • Farming
  • Education
  • Experiences
  • Networking
  • Services Business
  • Others

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 1979
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2003
  • Started living together
  • 10 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Not open to visitors
Total
10

How to join

We are recruiting new work partners for our regenerative organic farming cooperative. Fertile land, equipment, funding, food, housing, and training provided, at no cost to qualified candidates. What you produce is what you earn. This is NOT gardening or homesteading or permaculture or any other hobby/lifestyle. We grow food for market.
This is NOT an administrative or management opportunity. When intelligent, motivated people sweat together, they don’t need idle people telling them what to do. Proof that you are suitable for this opportunity lies only in your ability to document your sustained enjoyment of the profession. Your resume MUST document verifiable professional organic farming experience. Please be sure to include a cover letter with your application. If you cannot figure out how to do that, the challenges of tropical organic farming are certainly beyond your capabilities. If you believe our recruitment process to be inappropriate, please join us and show us a better way.
Organic farmers everywhere are desperate for reliable help. If you have little organic farming experience but believe it is your destiny, go help an organic farmer near you for a year, or two. Then get in touch. Our email address won’t change.
This is NOT a cannabis operation. We grow food, not poison. ZERO tolerance of drug use. Alcohol, cannabis and nicotine are drugs.
At present, the facilities are in need of long-deferred maintenance. If you are hoping to step into your tropical farm fantasy, this is not it. Unless you are ready to invest yourself and your sweat into working to create the situation you desire, this opportunity is not for you.

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

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

Decision-making process

  • Leadership Decides

A single person, couple, or small group makes most major decisions.

Governance structure

  • Founder/Leader-led

Primary authority rests with the community’s founder(s) or designated leader(s).

Conflict resolution approach

Meritocracy

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: Yes
Labor: Yes

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

Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Outdoor Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • Approximately all meals

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced

Community activities and engagement

  • Transition Town (post-petroleum and off-grid communities.)
  • School, Educational Institute or Experience
  • Volunteer, Internship, or Apprenticeship, or WWOOF’ing
  • Ethical Business, Investment Group, or Alternative Currency
  • Organization, Resource, or Network
  • WWOOF'ing, Guest Farming

Substance use culture

  • Substance use is prohibited in the community

Age demographics

  • Mixed adults (few or no children)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a Community Land Trust or some other kind of nonprofit

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.

  • Coliving

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

  • Student Co-op

    Cooperative housing primarily for students, often with shared chores,
    meals, and democratic decision-making.

  • Ecovillage

    Integrated communities designed around ecological principles with sustainable living practices.

  • Commune

    Communal living with shared resources, property, and often income or work responsibilities

Sustainability approach

  • Regenerative agriculture or permaculture
  • Permaculture design

Land practices in our community

  • The community practices permaculture

Self-produced energy

  • 33 - 66%

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar
  • Biomass (from wood or other organic materials)

Self-produced food

  • 33 - 66%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • Over 66%

Food systems

  • Community garden
  • Greenhouse / aquaponics

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Location

  • Hawaii, United States

Malamaki Farm Cooperative

Needs and Offers

Offer
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2 months ago

Community House in SE Portland Seeks Membership!

Ellis Street Community House is seeking kind, present, and engaged new housemates with experience in community living. We are currently 3 adults, one baby, and two cats living in a 6 bedroom, 3 bath house on ÂĽ acre of land near Powell Butte nature park and the Springwater Corridor bike trail. We expect to be joined by a shy and sweet 2 year old in the next few months. For us, living in community is a collaborative process, one that helps improve our quality of life. We’re able to eat great food, keep the place clean, maintain a garden, and hold a space large enough to host guests and events by working together. We have an extensive community library and art/craft material collection, as well as a great tea selection, stocked pantry, and functional kitchens ready for feast-making, canning, and fermentation dreams. We make kombucha, ginger beer, sauerkraut, bone broth, natto, and apple/pear butter on a rotating basis. With two fridges and two deep freezers we can save blueberries and blackberries we harvested from close by and get meat directly from farmers. We hold potlucks and other events like bonfires and game nights about once a month, and make a house dinner together weekly. We maintain a home free from artificial fragrances and voice-activated technology. The larger downstairs room is available for $740 per month. The smaller downstairs room will be available for $600 per month starting on September 1rst. The main kitchen is on the second floor. We also have private outdoor space for someone sleeping in their home on wheels available for $200-500 per month depending on the size of the vehicle. This would include membership in the community and use of the common spaces. Guest space is available for friends and relatives of residents – upstairs there is an office/guest room for longer visits, and the couches/pads in the common areas are available for shorter stays. The home has heating and cooling through an efficient heat pump, and we ju

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