Eloin

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  • 2 followers

About the Community

  • Established
  • Rural

What we do

We are vegan,off grid,drug free, internet free, spiritual commune and wilderness preserve. We seek to live simply, ecologically, self-sufficiently and in harmony with all life. We are a mystical order called the Order of the Trees. We have men and women, single and married and children. We are a spiritual commune with roots in several spiritual teachings. We honor the truths that run through all religions. The Creator is our common ground. Our main activities are caring for the preserve and gardening, working with horses, and maintaining the facilities—homes, dining hall, bathhouse, stable, barn, and greenhouse. We are working toward self-sufficiency. We are off grid, producing our own heat, water, and electricity. Our public outreach is to provide a model of possibility, stand as guardians to one of the last old growth forests in Southern Oregon, produce publications and information on sustainability, wilderness preservation, health, veganism, and spiritual development. We recently published a book called Eloin’s Voice in the Wind. www.eoihsvoice.org

Our lifestyle does NOT include TV, radio, newspapers, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or caffeine. We are married or celibate.

We eat organic food, drink fresh spring water, breath clean air, enjoy kind people, board games, great hiking, hard work, living in a park, music and an occasional movie.

Our land is verdant and lush, with forest and meadows and springs and a river. Our climate is mild.

We are happy, fun-loving, and positive people who want to share our community with like-minded people who love to work and grow with others.

We welcome those interested in living a simple spiritual oriented vegan life in the forest.

For additional information go to our website at www.eloinforest.org

Namaste.
Anne

Our Vision

We are a model of possibility, working toward sustainable living, spiritual growth, and living in harmony with nature.

Our Mission

We are a model of possibility, working toward sustainable living, spiritual growth, and living in harmony with nature.

  • Community type
  • Ecovillage
  • Commune
  • Spiritual Retreat Centers

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  • 16 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
Total
16

How to join

See our website:
EloinForest.org
Submit a guest application. Live at Eloin for at least 6 months, then submit an application for membership. Existing members must all agree for approval of a new members. We are a commune. Members hold all goods in common except personal belongings… and bills.:)

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Please visit our website at www.eloinforest.org . Fill out visitor application.

Write to us at: Eloin, P.O. Box 446, Ashland, OR. 97520.

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

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

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Economic model

  • Complete Income-Sharing

All member income goes into common pool for community use.

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

Additional economic information

Monthly fees/dues: $300.00
Labor: Encouraged or suggested (0 hours/week)
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes (some debt)
We work together to make it all work. We all do what must be done and do not keep track of hours. We honor suggestions for maintaining and improving the commune.

We have a probationary period of 9 months when we ask that the potential members contribute as they can to food and supplies. After becoming member we share all we have.

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

Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Large Scale Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Waterfront access, Gym or sports area, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • Approximately all meals

Substance use culture

  • Substance use is prohibited in the community

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a Land Trust, Home Owners Association, or corporation

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Self-produced energy

  • 33 - 66%

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar
  • Hydro

Self-produced food

  • 33 - 66%
  • Land area size
    80 acres acres

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Location

  • Oregon, United States

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