Community garden with wooden houses in a forested area on Bainbridge Island.

Sacred Groves

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About the Communities

  • Established
  • Ecological
  • Suburban

Founding year

  • 2007

What we do

Sacred Groves is a 10-acre Eco-Village situated on the traditional lands of the Suquamish peoples, on Bainbridge Island. This land hosts our residential community project, and is also an events space open to the wider community.
We offer a variety of ceremonies, circles and classes here at the Groves, inspired by our personal interests, training and gifts. All of them offered with the intention of connecting us to Spirit, opening our hearts, expanding our souls, getting our bodies outdoors on Mother Earth, and sharing authentically with a community of like-minded others. Some topics include grief work, seasonal rituals and celebrations, music/art/dance, nature connection, ancestor work, affinity group circles, work around the sacred feminine, and so much more.
Our residential community shares space together and works to re-weave the fibers of the village. We strive to show up for each other as we work to live a life more in balance with the living earth.

Our Mission

Sacred Groves is a healing ground where people come to feel a sense of community and the sacredness of Mother Earth. Our purpose is to grow a culture of honoring, humility and reverence. We are committed to a way of living that respects and protects the Land and the entire Web of Life now and for the future.

  • Purpose
  • Ecological
  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Activities
  • Experiences

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2007
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2008
  • Started living together
  • 9 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
9

How to join

It involves a series of deepening contacts – starting with emails and written responses to questions, moving to phone call/zoom, then a series of in person meetings.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Please reach out before visiting. Not available for drop-ins.

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.

Decision-making process

  • Modified Consensus

Generally seek agreement, but have backup methods when consensus isn’t reached.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

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: Yes
Labor: Encouraged or suggested
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed

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

Common House, Garden(s), Vehicle Share, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Hot tub or hot springs, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • About once a week

Significant food acquisition practices

  • Locally sourced

Community activities and engagement

  • Festivals, Conferences, Events

Substance use culture

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

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

  • Suburban

Residential areas outside city centers but within metropolitan regions.

Community type

  • Ecovillage

    Integrated communities designed around ecological principles with sustainable living practices.

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
    10 acres

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Location

  • Washington, United States

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Still Point House Manager (Northampton) Windhorse Integrative Mental Health, Inc Are you interested in working where you live? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of others? Do you have experience with running a household, and do you appreciate community-based environments? Windhorse is seeking a manager of a hosted home environment for individuals working with extreme mind states who are arriving to our step-down program. When a Windhorse client first arrives, they are received at our Still Point house, an established home environment where they can land, orient, and meet their clinical team. Each client remains at our Still Point house for two to twelve weeks, at which point they then move to an apartment, which they share with a housemate. Windhorse is seeking a Still Point Manager who will live ongoingly in a house in Northampton and help with these transitions as well as other uses for the house. This individual should be skilled at running an uplifted home (including typical home cleaning and maintenance), cooking, and shopping for the home. They also need to be emotionally regulated, welcoming, compassionate, organized, and patient. While the Still Point Manager has extensive clinical support, the job itself is not clinical. In addition, the Still Point Manager is anticipated to hold outside employment and may do so for up to 20 hours per week. During periods of vacancy when there is no client in residence, the Still Point Manager may also be asked to host guests in the home, either other housemates when they are on respite from their households, or friends and family members from the Windhorse community. In addition, during vacancy periods the Still Point Manager is responsible for providing short periods of respite coverage during housemate time off. This may involve staying with the client in their apartment while the housemate is away (typically for 3 nights) or hosting the client at the Still Point ho

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