The garden is an egalitarian community propagating a culture of sharing, freedom, and cooperation.
This land is available as a space for families and people to work and prosper together in a flexible environment that is fun, and also family friendly.
An off-grid intentional community. Theres no city water, and no access to the electrical grid.
The Garden is an open-door community. There’s is no need to contact for visitation, like most intentional communities, just show up. You are welcomed to contact if you feel the need, though response is sometimes delayed due in part to busy schedules and limited internet access. Making a comment or post on one of the Facebook pages will also get you a faster response.
The garden hosts two free 10 day long gathering events each year. One in spring and the other in the fall. They are the best times to meet the community, learn earth skills, meet others interested in community living or networking with others in the space that are coming from other forming or established intentional communities.
The Garden is the Hub for the Peoples Project, a 501c3 organization, with the missions of; Shared Land Communities and Mutual Aid Network. Annual meetings for The People’s Project are held at The Garden during The Gatherings.
Visitors can stay for 2 weeks. If they’d like to stay longer, they can make a request at council, which would then be consented upon by the community. There will be opportunity at least one council to check in and review how the visit is going. Visitors are not expected to contribute monetarily but are expected to uphold all other guidelines. When you arrive, ask for a tour of the space!
Our guidelines:
What to expect
There is well water for drinking water, community shared outdoor kitchen, (in winter is in the kitchen bus), kid outdoor play area, school house, office (with phone data booster), 3 composting toilets, rain water catchment for showers and laundry, Amish laundry washer, art/mud bus, greenhouse/tree nursery, multiple gardens, berry labyrinth, orchards, berry patches, creek, pond, mushroom logs, solar power for limited charging of devices.
Theres a couple woodsheds one for kitchen cooking wood, and the other for dry building materials.
Expect to camp, there may be availability to stay in one of the 3 cabins, an Rv, a few buses/vans as well for housing. There is also a community barn for board games, pool table, piano, free closet and community sleeping space up stairs.
Mutual Aid
The garden during the year helps with volunteering with a local farmer who lives about 10 miles down the road, Long Hungry Creek Farm, The Barefoot Farmer, Jeff Poppens. A great opportunity for learning new skills and practicing mutual aid.
Mission Statement
To provide land to individuals, families, and travelers to learn, teach, and experiment in a variety of sustainable and self sufficient living skills.
To be a place where those that want to help others can themselves prosper through profit share in a community that provides a more wholesome and earth friendly alternative lifestyle.
To encourage and assist in the application of these skills and ideas in our surrounding communities and among our neighbors.
To establish a network of these (similar/like minded) communities across the country and beyond, which function as way-stations for travelers, as well as hubs of learning and empowerment for a sustainable future.
To be family friendly while adhering to a positive work ethic that acknowledges the value of our neighbors and our community as a whole.
To be as inclusive, fair, and efficient as possible while keeping a productive pace.
To hold ourselves to a high standard therefore setting a good example.
The garden is an open door example for community living, for people to experience, and learn. A hub for travelers. There is no current membership process, if you want to stay longer than the visitation window then you have to make a request/proposal in council. The people on the land make the decisions.
Just show up. you can email for a heads up or questions.
Visitors can stay for 2 weeks. if they’d like to stay longer, they can make a request at council.
It’s encouraged for folks who want to stay longer than the visitation period to find a project in the space they can facilitate. There’s currently more of a focus on autonomy than facilitation of visitors in the space.
The whole membership decides collectively.
Everyone must agree before moving forward.
Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.
There are people who uphold the values/governance of the space, but all voices are equal, all on the land take part in the decision-making process through consensus in council
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Labor: Encouraged or suggested
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed
people are encouraged to contribute monetarily but are not required. Theres a suggested donation of $10 a month for toiletries or other community needs. The Garden has a “bank” where people can donate money towards specific funds like; workshops, solar, general fund, land taxes, projects etc.
you can request in council to use funds as long as they align with that fund’s purpose.
Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Outdoor Kitchen, Stage or Auditorium, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Recreational vehicles
Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.
Private homes with shared common facilities, designed for neighborly
interaction while maintaining independence.
Shared living spaces with private bedrooms/bathrooms and communal
kitchens, dining, and social areas.
Integrated communities designed around ecological principles with sustainable living practices.
Communal living with shared resources, property, and often income or work responsibilities
Geographically close groups of independently-owned homes whose residents actively cultivate community relationships and shared values.
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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