Latest Update:
We have 4 new members! 2 more sales in progress. Still recruiting more members at this time. Soon we will be full.
Current Situation:
We have 13 memberships in a non-profit mutual benefit corporation. The land is 120 acres which is paid in full. The community is like a neighborhood of camps in the oak woods.
Community Focus:
New clearings for new members are being created. One camp comes with a trailer. Most new members prefer to start from scratch and create their own dream. Infrastructure maintenance has never been better. We recently had a community project successfully rolling a new water tank up the hill and placed next to the existing one. Access road and water system improvements are ongoing. Hiking/ mountain biking trails are being made or re-cleared. Phone conference meetings have been more productive. Focus has been on membership transfer.
History:
The property was inhabited by the Kumeyaay people probably until the treaty of 1852. A homestead was granted in 1908. Heart Land Concepts, Inc. bought the property from the homesteader’s nephew in 1979.
About the Land:
It’s a canyon with an old live oak forest and artesian spring. In the live oak woods are some granite rock outcroppings where a seasonal creek flows down through small pools. Morteros for pounding acorns and grinding acorn flower historically used by indigenous people are found here in the granite rock. Native plants are: miner’s lettuce, watercress, prickly pear cactus, acorns and more. Red rocks in the shape of a heart are embedded in a bluff that juts out from the upper area of the land. A network of trails and a fire road connect camps and lead to scenic areas.
My story:
At my camp, I’ve had many years to make my dream come true. I’m growing food in two hoop houses with wire mesh to keep the animals out. They sit atop two hugelkultur beds which harvest rainwater draining off the fire road. I’ve had some success at growing a variety of vegetables, berries and stone fruits.
-Richard
Shared land, road access and water system. Enjoying nature, hiking and mountain biking. Also, sailing at a lake nearby. We have had music jams in the past. Fire safety is important.
Shared land, road access and water system. Enjoying nature, hiking and mountain biking. Also, sailing at a lake nearby. We have had music jams in the past. Fire safety is important.
Please contact us by email to find out if it is a good fit for you. The secretary may ask for a written statement as to why you would like to be a part of the community.
Tours will only be given to financially qualified individuals. Membership sales are cash only. Estimated cost is $22,000 to $27,000. A day visit to the land is required to show the possibilities. Prospective members from far away may stay on the land for up to 14 days.
Please do not ask to stay on the land if you are not interested in becoming a member.
Membership Process:
Step 1. Heart Land has first option to buy the membership from the existing member. (This option has never been exercised.)
Step 2. For 30 days after that, existing members have first right of refusal to buy the membership. (This has happened if the selling price is too low.)
Step 3. At this point, we will send out a vote to the members. It takes 10 of 13 affirmative votes from the total membership to be approved. Buyer and seller sign the membership transfer contract and buyer (new member) pays the seller (previous member). When all that is done, the new member receives a membership certificate and is added to the list of members held by the secretary.
The membership dues are $45/ month per membership (may increase by $5/ month which has in the past remained the same for about 5 years each time.) for property tax, insurance and non-profit mutual benefit corporation tax.
No monthly water bill, but when we need new equipment, we all chip in to buy it. Last purchase was a $500 water pump. 4 members paid $125 each.
Please send an email if interested. Tours will only be given to financially qualified individuals. Membership sales are cash only. Estimated cost is $22,000 to $27,000. A day visit to the land is required to show the possibilities. Prospective members from far away may stay on the land for up to 14 days.
Please do not ask to stay on the land if you are not interested in becoming a member.
A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.
Members elect leaders who make decisions within defined roles.
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Join fee: $22000
Monthly fees/dues: $45
Labor: Encouraged or suggested
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes (some debt)
Voluntary labor of officers’ duties and participating members’ maintenance on the land. Many improvements in all areas have been made in the past few years.
Cash is required for membership purchase.
Rentals are not allowed.
Dues: $45/ month – prop. tax, corp. tax. and insurance per membership.
Water system investment and continuing maintenance costs.
water system, road & gate
Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.
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