Cedar Moon

How can we live well by sharing our lives with each other and the earth? What are tools for people born into disconnection, to feel deeply all our relations with the rest of life, and take collective action as a result? How can we become ancestors of people once again woven with the land?

In a time of growing tumult, this land project is a node of organizing for urgently needed forms of life. We are a motley crew of committed, caring people connected to a wide variety of movements and communities. We don’t always agree — and we have different styles, as you’ll see in this writing of this ad.

But our calling in service to the land, weaves us together.

Living and working here is a big commitment — we are experimenting with ways that deeply change lifestyle and daily practices. It’s really not just a place to stay with some landmates and nice scenery. In particular, it can be difficult to have a full-time regular job while participating as much as is needed and desired.

This is a super magical place. 7 acre land project nestled into a 700 acre state park. We are surrounded by forest and are serenaded nightly by owls and the moon. Rural feeling within the city limits of Portland. Only 15 minutes by car to downtown, some bus access, or a hilly bike ride.  Great opportunity to weave the movement impact of big city with the land-connection of wilder places. Land is shared amongst ~20 people, including BIPOC, queer and trans folk. Must be literate in BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ relations. We practice daily solidarity with Indigenous landmates and friends; our land acknowledgements are not theoretical.

About the immediately available space (though others are possible in near to medium term, and it’s best if we get to know you over time):

• Move in Date: November 1st or December 1st
• Initial deposit: First and last month’s fees for 1 person (add $100 per additional person), plus $200 refundable cleaning deposit before move in, required.
• Ongoing fees: **** Full fees for room, resources, and shared activities $500, which includes utilities, collective hearth fund (bulk food, house, goat and garden supplies), shared community meal system.
• Pets considered on case-by-case basis with refundable pet deposit
• Space is an external small structure ~95 sq ft, heated by wood stove. Shared kitchen and bathroom access in the main house. This room is the closest to our public event space where outdoor preschool and occasional public events happen.
• Partially furnished with new full size mattress and bedframe custom fit to the space. No closet, small amount of storage available in main house.

Rent includes food! Shared community food program provides abundant vegetarian bulk food and veggies (you could cook all your meals here and literally never go to the grocery store) and includes vegetarian community dinners ~5 nights/wk. You would contribute one weekly shift of either cooking or cleaning (typically 1.5-2 hours commitment per week). Parking and laundry onsite. We have composting toilets and grey water system which means only biodegradable products down the drain. Non-smoking please.

Land is shared amongst two collectives who live in parallel and share the land while having separate organizational structures. The collective seeking a sublet is a mix of cis, trans, nonbinary, queer and straight folk. The other collective is specifically for members of marginalized peoples i.e. trans and BIPOC folks. There are ~20 people sharing the land, including kids, elders, as well as goats, chickens, bees, apple trees, etc. MUST be a good fit for this community, MUST be literate in BIPOC (especially indigenous) and LGBTQIA2S+ relations. These points are extremely important for the safer culture of our community.

The land is also shared with a nonprofit education center run by volunteers, including many residents.

As we are an intentional community and invest a lot in our members the interview process is more thorough than a regular household. Email with an intro, your experience with BIPOC and LCBTQIAS+ communities, and why you think you would be a good fit, and if we think it makes to take the next step we will send a link to the application.

For more info, see our vision document.

Also see the nonprofit website: http://tryonfarm.org