We are a small-town, multigenerational EcoVillage on 7.5 acres in Port Townsend, WA, a historic seaport of 10,000 residents. We have a core group of a 46 active participants: 35 adults and 11 children, most of whom live on site. All the residential sites have houses completed, but we occasionally have rental units available.
Residents share ample common gardens, fields, woods, a large shop/art/recreation center and a beautiful Common House. We use some of our best land to grow food using permaculture, restorative agriculture principles, and other organic methods, and may develop cottage industries. We embrace and seek diversity and are especially glad for the broad range of ages present among us.
We share meals and celebrate solstice and other diverse earth and life cycle days together. Fun and connecting activities happen often – recent examples: crafting time, singing gatherings, gifting circle, food preserving, as well as ongoing garden and construction work.
Structured as a Home Owners Association, most of our members own their own lots and the homes they built on them, and thus have access to mortgages, federal tax deductions and tax credits for renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives. HOA members collectively own a large 2-kitchen home with 4 bedrooms and one of the lots on which there are 3 tiny houses.
We offer tours once a month prior to our monthly community meeting on the second Sunday of each month, and can sometimes arrange for a tour on another date. Email us to arrange a visit!
Vision Statement: Port Townsend EcoVillage is a community of people dedicated to living in harmony with each other and with the earth, exploring together ways to live more sustainably and joyfully.
Areas of focus: permaculture, ecovillage, multi-generational living, Non-Violent Communication, consent/sociocracy, growing food, sustainability, harmony, diversity and social justice
See Membership Process on our website for further information.
See our website, then contact us by email.
A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.
Decisions proceed unless someone has a reasoned objection.
Organized in circles or domains with distributed authority.
Currently using Sociocracy. Before that, used Formal Consensus by C. T. Butler.
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Join fee: Yes
Regular fees: Yes
Labor: Encouraged or suggested (0 hrs/week)
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed
Currently our assessments are at zero, covered by rents, but that may change.
All residents are encouraged to provide a minimum of 8 hrs/month but most contribute much much more. Some flexibility according to need.
Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Large Scale Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Gym or sports area, Internet
Smaller municipalities with local services but rural character.
Private homes with shared common facilities, designed for neighborly
interaction while maintaining independence.
Integrated communities designed around ecological principles with sustainable living practices.
Connecting 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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