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About the Communities

  • Forming
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2024

What we do

Seeking Two Intentional Community Members – Bonny Doon, CA
A Living Canvas: Build Beauty, Grow Food, Create Art
We’re a family of four on 4.5 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains, dreaming into reality a small intentional community rooted in resilience, food security, creativity, and conscious connection. We’re seeking two long-term land mates to join us in co-creating a hub for art, nourishment, and collaborative living.
The Land
Our 4.5-acre homestead sits in Bonny Doon—a tight-knit mountain community forged stronger by the 2020 CZU fires. We’re 15 minutes to Felton, 20-25 to Santa Cruz, with sweeping views to Salinas on clear days.
What’s Here:
Rocky, wild terrain with manzanita and oak
30+ mature fruit trees (citrus, apples, pears, plums, figs, persimmons)
Berries, 7 raised beds, 2 fenced garden plots—all on irrigation
Room to build more infrastructure for year-round food production
Workshop space (currently unfinished but evolving into art studios)
Our family home
Detached garage
What’s Coming (3-Year Vision):
Heated outdoor shower with on-demand water heater
Composting toilet
Outdoor communal kitchen (materials ready!)
Wood-fired cob pizza oven
Insulated, heated workshop with private artist studios upstairs, gallery/work space downstairs
Laundry facilities in workshop
Studio above garage for additional tenant
1-2 house concerts per year
Artist/farmer-in-residence program
This is a working landscape—much is established, alive with even more possibility.
The Spaces Available
Spot #1 – Lower Garden Space: $1,400/month
Full hookups: wifi, water, electricity
Near garden beds and fruit trees
Ready now
Spot #2 – Upper Orchard Space: $1,200/month
Infrastructure being developed (water, electricity, wifi coming)
Surrounded by fruit trees
Available soon
Rent may adjust slightly based on your setup needs (storage, defined space, etc.)
What We’re Offering
Shared Resources:
Access to bathroom and sink in garage (for now—composting toilet/outdoor shower coming)
Evolving workshop space for welding, woodwork, and eventually fine art
Harvest from fruit trees, berries, and garden beds (with shared maintenance responsibility)
Monthly community work parties
Monthly communal dinners
Collaborative projects and creative energy
Connection to Bonny Doon’s active, resilient community.
Paid Work Opportunities (Separate from Rent): We may hire tenants for specific projects at fair rates:
Composting toilet construction
Outdoor shower build
Studio renovation
Land clearing
Infrastructure development
This is NOT work-trade for rent reduction—you pay full rent, and we pay you as contractors for projects we need done.
What We Need From You
The Essentials:
Your own RV, tiny home, or yurt
Self-sufficiency skills (you handle your own cooking, basic needs)
Financial stability to cover rent and living expenses
Reliable transportation (this is rural—you’ll need a vehicle)
Builder/contractor skills highly valued
Gardening, permaculture, or farming experience a major plus
The Values:
Respect for land, people, and process
Clear communication and conscious relating
Proactive engagement in community life
Harmony with the land—ecological practices, sustainable living
Healthy living—whole foods, no tobacco
Peaceful rhythms—we’re early risers (up at 6am, days start by 8am, quieting down by 7-8pm)
Shared Responsibility: We’re building a food-secure future together. That means collaborative maintenance of gardens and orchards—not just showing up for harvest. We want partners, not guests.

Our Mission

We are a family of 4 looking to build community on our land with like-minded folks interested in food production, art, healing and collaboration. We are raising two children, 6 and 8 years old and are open to other families joining in as early adopters to this incredibly magical property. We envision community dinners, land-based projects and play and connection.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Coliving
  • Ecovillage
  • Sustainability practices
  • Waste reduction / composting
  • Permaculture design
  • Activities
  • Education
  • Experiences

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2024
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2025
  • Started living together

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  • 2 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Not open to visitors
Total
4

How to join

The Process
Please email: no******************@***il.com:
Brief bio (who you are, your story)
Why Bonny Doon? Why this community?
Your skills (building, gardening, art, other)
Specs on your setup (RV/tiny home/yurt—size, condition, utilities needed)
How you’ll support yourself financially
Timeline for potential move-in
References
Interview – We’ll respond within one week to schedule a conversation
Trial Period – One month, paid at full rent rate, to see if we’re a mutual fit
Move In- November 1st earliest for Spot #1; Spot #2 timing flexible

Primary decision-making authority

  • Single Leader or Founding Couple

One person or partnership has ultimate authority.

Decision-making process

  • Others

Governance structure

  • Undefined/Evolving

Still developing or unclear governance approach.

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: Yes
Regular fees: Yes
Labor: Yes (1 hrs/week)
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed

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

Garden(s), Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Outdoor Kitchen, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, 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

  • School, Educational Institute or Experience
  • Volunteer, Internship, or Apprenticeship, or WWOOF’ing

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure
  • Substance use is prohibited in the community
  • Religions
  • Buddhist
  • Wiccan, Paganism, or Earth Religions

Gender composition

  • Roughly balanced (no group over 60%)

Age demographics

  • Multi-generational (all ages well represented)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a single individual, couple, or Family Trust

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

  • Waste reduction / composting
  • Permaculture design

Land practices in our community

  • The community practices permaculture

Self-produced energy

  • Up to 33%

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • 33 - 66%

Food systems

  • Community garden

Water conservation practices

  • Composting toilets

Waste management practices

  • Composting
  • Land area size
    4.5 acres

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Location

  • California, United States

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