Pasture at Duck Creek Farm with horses grazing under a blue sky.

Duck Creek Farm

  • Communities

About the Communities

  • Forming
  • Ecological
  • Rural

Founding year

  • 2025

What we do

Join Us: Build a Sustainable, Inclusive Intentional Community
We’re inviting new members to help co-create an intentional community dedicated to sustainable living, shared housing, and the principles of regenerative agriculture. Our community centers around one main farmhouse but will be purposefully designed to welcome a variety of living styles—including tiny houses and other alternative dwellings—so everyone can find a space that feels like home.
Vegetarian lifestyles and abundant opportunities to care for animals.
Commitment to mutual respect: for nature, for each other’s privacy, and for our shared spaces.
Emphasis on open-mindedness—valuing diverse approaches to living, being, and learning together.
Support for intergenerational exchange: teaching, learning, and growing from each other’s experiences and perspectives.
Open to individuals and families of all ages who wish to create a nurturing, ecologically centered, and welcoming environment.
If you’re passionate about community, environmental stewardship, and living in harmony—with the land, with others, and with all living beings—reach out to help shape a place where every voice matters and each action helps regenerate our future. We’re building not just a home, but a living model for a better world.

Our Mission

Our mission is to create a vibrant, inclusive intentional community that champions sustainable living, regenerative agriculture, and the respectful stewardship of our natural environment. We unite people of all ages and backgrounds in a shared commitment to ecological well-being, fostering a diverse range of living styles—from our central farmhouse to tiny houses and other alternative dwellings.
Together, we encourage an atmosphere of mutual respect, open-mindedness, and honest communication. We emphasize a vegetarian lifestyle, compassionate care for animals, and opportunities for teaching, learning, and intergenerational exchange. Our community exists to inspire and empower one another to cultivate resilience, creativity, and harmony—with each other, our shared spaces, and all living beings—serving as a practical model for a more just and sustainable world.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Coliving
  • Student Co-op
  • Sustainability practices
  • Regenerative agriculture or permaculture
  • Activities
  • Education
  • Networking

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2025
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2025
  • Started living together
  • 3 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
3

How to join

Prospective members should email an introduction (e.g., their background, interest in community living, alignment with vegetarian and ecological values, animal care, and housing preferences).
We will send a questionnaire covering:
Motivation for joining.
Experience with shared living, sustainability, or regenerative practices.
Willingness to participate in shared work, decision-making, and community activities.
Specific skills, interests, and preferences (e.g., tiny house living, animal care, gardening).
Any unique needs (diet, accessibility, privacy)
We will arrange a call or meeting with one or more current members to discuss:
Core values and expectations.
Questions from both sides.
Living styles (main farmhouse, tiny houses, RVs, etc.)
We will then invite the applicant for a scheduled visit to tour shared spaces, personal dwellings, agricultural areas, and animal facilities. If applicant is interested in becoming a member, we would discuss possible living arrangements, rent, etc.
Offer a 1–3 month trial stay (length to be determined by community consensus):
Applicant lives as a provisional member, engaging in all aspects of community life.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Are you interested in sustainable living, regenerative agriculture, and compassionate community life? We invite you to experience our intentional community firsthand! Whether you’re considering joining us or simply wish to share ideas, we value connecting with like-minded people who are passionate about ecological stewardship, diverse living styles, and community building.
Visit us: Schedule a tour, meet our members, see our shared spaces, farmhouse, and alternative dwellings.
Share ideas:Prefer to connect elsewhere first? We’re happy to meet up off site to exchange thoughts about sustainable community, green lifestyles, or regenerative agriculture.
Next steps: If you’d like to visit, or arrange a meeting to get acquainted and share ideas, please email us at gr**************@***il.com
We look forward to meeting you, growing together, and inspiring one another!

Primary decision-making authority

  • Single Leader or Founding Couple

One person or partnership has ultimate authority.

Decision-making process

  • Consent-Based (Sociocracy)

Decisions proceed unless someone has a reasoned objection.

Governance structure

  • Sociocratic/Circle-Based

Organized in circles or domains with distributed authority.

Conflict resolution approach

We are open to new forms of community governance. We feel that there are better ways to live in society than single-family homes or isolated living. We all need to learn to communicate better and create a new story for ecological living.

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: $800
Labor: Yes (3 hrs/week)
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed
The goal is to share living costs and have access to land to grow food, have space and privacy, have community, and to imagine a new future. Everyone will contribute “rent” to occupy spaces but we are open to how food and other needs are handled.

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

Common House, Garden(s), Library, Outbuilding(s), Fire pit, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • 1-3 times per month

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced

Community activities and engagement

  • School, Educational Institute or Experience
  • Organization, Resource, or Network

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure
  • Substance use is prohibited in the community

Gender composition

  • Majority cis (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.

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.

Sustainability approach

  • Regenerative agriculture or permaculture

Self-produced energy

  • Up to 33%

Energy sources used

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • 33 - 66%

Food systems

  • Community garden
  • Land area size
    16 acres

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Location

  • Kentucky, United States

Needs and Offers

Offer
  • Real Estate For Sale
2 months ago

Beautiful 4-bedroom, 4-bath passive solar home in Southwest Colorado

Beautiful 4-bedroom, 4-bath passive solar home nestled within Heartwood Cohousing, a thriving multigenerational community on 360 acres of meadow, pine forest, pastureland, and farmland just outside Durango, Colorado. Offering approximately 2,600 square feet of thoughtfully designed living space, this stick-built home combines comfort, efficiency, and connection to nature. Enjoy radiant floor heat, wood ceilings, abundant natural light, and multiple indoor and outdoor spaces for gathering, working, gardening, and relaxing. The spacious layout includes four bedrooms plus two flexible bonus rooms, four bathrooms, and a lower-level guest suite with living area, kitchenette, bedroom, and bath. Covered front and rear porches, a balcony off the primary suite, and private and extended backyards create inviting spaces to enjoy every season. Step outside to extensive drought-tolerant landscaping, fruit trees, perennial gardens, raised vegetable beds, flagstone patios, and direct access to forested open space. Heartwood Cohousing residents enjoy shared amenities including a greenhouse, hot tub, workshop, farmland, horse pastures, playground, Common House, and more than seven miles of trails right outside the door. Located just minutes from Durango, you’ll enjoy easy access to world-class recreation, including skiing, mountain biking, hiking, rivers, desert canyons, and the vibrant cultural life of Southwest Colorado. A rare opportunity to enjoy spacious living, beautiful land, and meaningful community in one of the region’s most unique neighborhoods.
Offer
  • Real Estate For Sale
3 months ago

House for Sale at Valley Oaks Village Chico, CA

Welcome to 1997 Wild Oak Lane in Chico, CA— a beautifully maintained 4 bedroom/3 bathroom 1,620 SqFt home nestled in an established Cohousing community. Step inside to discover a spacious open floor plan, which bamboo flooring, and generous natural lighting. The downstairs offers a bedroom, and bathroom off the main living room. The spacious dining room and kitchen has quartz countertop overlay and will lead you out to a bonus 11×12 fully enclosed porch. The upstairs provides laundry hookups, 2 additional bedrooms, including a large loft, and a bathroom with a jacuzzi tub.. The spacious main bedroom features an en suite bathroom and ample closet space. The back patio has low maintenance patio pavers, a new 6’x8′ shed along with a 220V Level 2 EV charger. See listing on Zillow.com COHOUSING DESCRIPTION – chicocohousing.org Valley Oaks Village was designed using the Cohousing model, built in 1996 with 28 homes on about 5 acres. We have numerous shared amenities, such as a large community building (“Common House”) with a kitchen, multipurpose dining room, lounge with wood stove, guest rooms, rec room, laundry, as well as a pool and sauna. Other shared amenities include a workshop/arts and crafts room, bike sheds, large grassy lawn, playground, pond, gardens and orchards. The neighborhood was designed to promote interactions between residents with picturesque pathways, benches and gathering areas. Valley Oaks Village is right next to Bidwell Park and Big Chico Creek with its running, hiking, horseback riding and park trails with a bike path to either downtown and Chico State University or upper Bidwell Park. Price- $470,000
Offer
  • Real Estate For Sale
3 weeks ago

2 Units Available in Forest Grove, OR - Where Town Meets Country!

Two Homes Available at Green Grove Cohousing – Forest Grove, OR Discover Green Grove Cohousing, a fun-loving, vibrant, family-friendly community that embraces environmental sustainability, social justice, community service, and the arts in the heart of Forest Grove, home to historic Pacific University. Enjoy the perfect balance of country living just minutes from town. With just nine privately owned homes on five natural acres, Green Grove offers a rare opportunity to live independently while enjoying an intentional, connected community. Shared amenities include a spacious common house with guest accommodations, gathering and entertaining space, play and art areas, a large woodworking shop, ample storage, organic vegetable and flower gardens, fruit trees, a chicken coop, a 30,000-gallon rainwater catchment system for irrigation, 14.7 kW of solar power supporting the common infrastructure, carports with living roofs and EV charging capability, and beautifully maintained grounds with buried utilities and walking paths. Homes are thoughtfully arranged around a shared village green, creating opportunities to connect with neighbors while preserving the privacy of your own home. 3926 Coho Cir | $595,000 3 Bed | 2 Bath | 1,475 SF A bright, detached two-story home featuring a main-level bedroom and full bath, bamboo floors, quartz countertops, high ceilings, abundant natural light, and beautiful Mt. Hood views. Thoughtfully designed for flexible living with modern finishes and energy-efficient comfort. MLS#: 704265931 3934 Coho Cir | $615,000 2 Bed | 1 Bath | 1,400 SF A beautifully designed single-level detached home with vaulted ceilings, stunning Mt. Hood views, radiant heated

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