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Clanabogan Camphill Community

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 1984

What we do

We have over 70 acres in the beautiful rolling countryside of county Tyrone, Ireland, four miles from the town of Omagh. The community began in 1984, and now about 70 people live here in five households, some large, some small.
In this therapeutic community, adults who have learning difficulties and in some cases mental health needs and associated needs live and work together with coworkers and their families, which include children.
Bio-dynamic agriculture and horticulture are very important activities in the community, providing healthy and meaningful work for residents, day attendees and coworkers, as well as enhancing people’s awareness of the environment, the seasons, and the land on which they live. The farm and garden provide bio-dynamic vegetables, milk and meat for the community. The bakery provide the daily bread and other baked goods.
Indoor Craft workshops produce beautiful items which are sold locally and online.
Sustainability is high on the agenda.
Coworkers join Clanabogan as volunteers and do not receive wages, their material needs being met from a common fund. In all aspects of life and work, mutual agreement is the basis of a committed and responsible involvement.
This is an attempt to live in a new kind of community life, to include people of many nationalities and people with different problems, strengths, and weaknesses. Most people, whether disadvantaged or not, find that as well as encountering struggles and challenges, they meet interesting and rewarding experiences, learn new skills, grow, and develop.
Camphill Communities are based on Christian principles and are non-denominational, many festivals are celebrated socially and artistically throughout the year. The Community meets for religious and cultural gatherings and people are free to attend a church of their choice or to follow their own conscience.

Our Mission

Mission Statement:
Camphill Communities work to create communities in which vulnerable children and adults can live, learn and work with others in healthy social relationships based on mutual care and respect.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Coliving
  • Ecovillage
  • Sustainability practices
  • Renewable energy systems
  • Activities
  • Farming
  • Experiences

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 1984
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 1984
  • Started living together

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  • 68 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
70

How to join

For adults with learning disabilities interested in Supported Living and /or Day opportunities: contact the registered manager via the office
For volunteering: contact the recruitment group via the website
For employment: contact the office

Basic expectations or agreements for members

send an e-mail to the office

Primary decision-making authority

  • Single Leader or Founding Couple

One person or partnership has ultimate authority.

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

The community has a registered manager and a management group, which carries out the effective management of all business aspects , on behalf of the community, represented by the Permanent Coworker Circle.
Clanabogan operates a Membership model for Permanent Coworkers and Trustees
A Board of Trustees provides governance

Economic model

  • Partial Income-Sharing

Members contribute a percentage of income to community funds.

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

Additional economic information

Join fee: Yes
Regular fees: Yes
Labor: Yes
Adults with learning disabilities pay fees through their regional Health Trusts and Government Departments.
These fees, grants and income from workshops form the income for the community.
Employed staff work fixed numbers of hours, these can vary from person to person.
For volunteer coworkers there are no fixed hours, living and working are not separated but there is a ceiling of 40 hours for international volunteers on visas and some sending organisations stipulate lower ceilings, varying from organisation to organisation.

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

Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Tractor & Farm Equipment, Stage or Auditorium, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • Approximately all meals

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced

Dietary restriction

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

Community activities and engagement

  • Volunteer, Internship, or Apprenticeship, or WWOOF’ing
  • WWOOF'ing, Guest Farming

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure
  • Religions
  • Christian

Gender composition

  • Roughly balanced (no group over 60%)

Age demographics

  • Multi-generational (all ages well represented)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By several individuals through an LLC or a Tenancy In Common agreement

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Community type

  • Coliving

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

  • Ecovillage

    Integrated communities designed around ecological principles with sustainable living practices.

Sustainability approach

  • Renewable energy systems

Energy sources used

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

Self-produced food

  • 33 - 66%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • 33 - 66%

Food systems

  • Community garden
  • Greenhouse / aquaponics
  • Land area size
    56 hectares

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Location

  • Co. Tyrone, United Kingdom

Clanabogan Camphill Community

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