We are a homestead of five currently, two of us being co-owners/permanent members and three as short-term lease holders. The 3.1 acres of field and forest we inhabit includes a 2800 square feet, 4 bedroom, 2 bath house, as well as a tiny house, a wood/metal shop, ceramics space, barn, storage shed, composting toilet, chickens & ducks, bees, cat, herb & food gardens, fruit & nut orchards and a berry patch. There is a meadery (honey wine production facility) on the land, with opportunities for part time employment of community members. We compost food scraps and recycle/reuse as much as we can. We share many aspects of life—a weekly meal or two, house meetings once a week, chores and commons maintenance, occasional shared group activities, and limited gatherings, ceremonies and celebrations. Some of us work together for the meadery. We’ve set up a “guild system” which uses sociocratic governance to help manage the many practical facets of infrastructure maintenance and land tenure within the community spaces. We also have our own lives which are diverse and requiring of some sanctuary and personal space. We value good communication and respectful interaction. Our kitchen, dining room, living room, bathrooms, laundry room, shop space, gardens and barn are shared by all. We have a non-profit organization which focuses on sense-of-place awareness and collaborative learning in a community context.
We envision a local culture where human organization, traditions, and lifeways reflect the wonder, integrity, reciprocity and balance of the ecosystems that support them.
We dedicate ourselves to the cultivation of community informed by a land ethic in which human awareness is inclusive of local ecosystem function. We will co-create a sense of balance in thought and action, and facilitate imaginative discovery of self and purpose. We will collectively explore permaculture, bioregionalism, right livelihood, and intersectional justice through educational programs at our community-based co-learning center.
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Everyone must agree before moving forward.
Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.
See our website for more information about our Bones, Blood, and Breath community participation structure
Members contribute a percentage of income to community funds.
Join fee: Yes
Regular fees: Yes
Labor: Yes
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed
We have part-time employment opportunities through our community business, Melchemy Craft Mead. We will have future part-time employment opportunities through our non-profit
Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Large Scale Kitchen, Fire pit, Waterfront access, Internet
Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.
Shared living spaces with private bedrooms/bathrooms and communal
kitchens, dining, and social areas.
Integrated communities designed around ecological principles with sustainable living practices.
Connecting people and communities through an intentional online marketplace
A residential project: people live here as their primary home.
An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).
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