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Sunburst Farm LLC + Sunburst Community LLC

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About the Communities

  • Forming
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2020

What we do

Sunburst is a community whose ideology revolves around agriculture, education for all ages, combining alternative-technology education with holistic living.
Our goal is to provide our essential needs for food, shelter, energy, healing, companionship and self-actualization by sustainable growing practices, regenerative farming techniques, harvesting renewable energy for heat, electricity and mechanical work, our goal is to be completely off grid, utilizing solar and other best practices.
On occasion, shared meals, dances, optional spirit practices as well as regular meetings and shared work on the grounds.
We intend to generate value for ourselves, for each other and for our neighbors, caring for animals, wild and domestic, potential animal sanctuary, selling extra food and plant medicine, education, forest products, alternative energy technology, natural healing and other business ventures.
Sunburst consists of 84 acres, 50 are in farmable conservation. We currently have 2 hoop houses 30 x 72′, a 40′ geodesic dome, a converted schoolie, and two 40′ shipping containers.
Intentions for our land will hold a teaching center, alternative housing such as tiny homes, yurts, tipis, schoolie, Earthship, tree houses, with emphasis on small, energy efficient, simple buildings, using recycled and local materials, when possible, with centralized community space for dinners, music, dancing, lectures and movies.
An ideal intention, would include natural healing, accomplished through the innate healing abilities of our bodies, assisted by practitioners of chiropractic, massage, meridian therapy, herbalism, reiki, counseling and yoga. For our purification, our community will have facilities for bathing, swimming, hot water soaks, sauna, and sweat lodges.
Food production will be from foraging, gardening, greenhouse hydroponics, aeroponics, aquaculture, farming, permaculture and agroforestry.
We would like our community to be an exemplary model of responsible living on planet earth, teaching others our culture, on site and on www.
Visitors are encouraged to come and learn, for a few hours, a few days or a few weeks, with several options for exchange of value.
Some of the interests and skills of current community members are solar and wind power, compost heating, filtered rainwater, natural-style parenting, greenhouse farming, homeschooling, music, and worker-owned cooperative businesses.
The community plans to be self-supporting, providing jobs through intense aquaculture, hydroponics, beekeeping, internet business, recumbent-bicycle making, soap making and perfumes. Sunburst is a home for those who share high ideals and who know that tomorrow is built today. We are presently in the formative stages.
We want our members to reside in “tiny homes”, members can bring their own or reside in ours. As of yet we have no hookups for an RV, we have no electric, no sewer, no water. We welcome people who have “tiny homes and/or small homes on trailers” to join us at our community now. We are in the process of purchasing a community building where we will have meetings and group dinners. The community house will include an aquaculture system utilizing fish and vegetables. Also, we plan to install an underground thermal storage tank for our compost heating system combined with our solar hot water and rocket stove’s.
We are building the relationships and the organizational foundations of a community. Like-minded persons who are ready to develop and explore themselves in a setting of openness and trust are invited to inquire about Sunburst, either as prospective members or as investors in a socially responsible alternative environment

Our Mission

Our vision is to create an ecologically sound, self-reliant community, combining the latest technological advances in bio-culture and energy efficiency. We are also moving towards an Environmental educational center where we will be teaching children and adults about the environment and farming techniques in our now built greenhouses.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Spiritual Retreat Centers
  • Sustainability practices
  • Renewable energy systems
  • Water conservation and management
  • Regenerative agriculture or permaculture
  • Permaculture design
  • Activities
  • Farming
  • Education
  • Experiences

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2020
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2026
  • Started living together

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  • 2 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
2

How to join

Meet up, tour, application, back-ground check, mutual agreement between all current members.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Please contact Peter or Dee for a tour and discussion, text, email, or give us a call.

Primary decision-making authority

  • Single Leader or Founding Couple

One person or partnership has ultimate authority.

Decision-making process

  • Full Consensus

Everyone must agree before moving forward.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Conflict resolution approach

We are creating a Board of Directors for our Not for Profit status.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • There is a one-time fee, investment, or share purchase to join the community separate from accessing housing
  • 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

Join fee: $0
Regular fees: $0
Labor: Encouraged or suggested (5 hrs/week)
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed

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

Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Tractor & Farm Equipment, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Waterfront access

Frequency of communal meals

  • 1-3 times per month

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced
  • Wildcrafting / Foraging

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
  • Substance use is prohibited in the community

Gender composition

  • Roughly balanced (no group 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

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Sustainability approach

  • Renewable energy systems
  • Water conservation and management
  • Regenerative agriculture or permaculture
  • Permaculture design

Land practices in our community

  • The community practices permaculture

Self-produced energy

  • Up to 33%

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • Over 66%

Food systems

  • Community garden
  • Greenhouse / aquaponics

Source of water

  • Rainwater capture and storage for use (barrels, cisterns, etc.)

Wastewater management

  • Public sewage
  • Land area size
    84 acres

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Location

  • New Hampshire, United States

Sunburst Farm LLC + Sunburst Community LLC

Needs and Offers

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Community House in SE Portland Seeks Membership!

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