We are creating a self-reliance community where families can extract themselves from being dependent on the power grid, gas company, city water, and grocery stores in the city. This is not a political or religious statement, it’s an agricultural cooperative created for the benefit of its members.
We are building 250 family online-but-off-grid, self-reliance community as an agricultural co-op under Title 3 of the Utah Code. Every 2-acre lot comes with at least 4 acre feet of water shares (very important in the dry Western US!).
There is no HOA to tell you what you can and can’t do with your 2 acre paradise. However, since this IS an agricultural co-op, each shareholder…
A) agrees to build an off-grid home, well, a shop, barn, garden and greenhouse,
B) is required to engage in some form of pesticide-free agriculture – anything from raising worms to horses to fruits and veggies.
C) can eventually sell their surplus produce through the co-op which will try to get an account with Associated Foods or the like.
D) can sell products or services of their home-based businesses.
E) can save around 20-30% on the cost of building their home, barn and greenhouse through bulk purchasing arranged by co-op members.
Why do developers never create such cooperative communities like this? Because there’s no profit in it! This is a non-profit agricultural co-op, created under Utah law for the benefit of the shareholders.
Our mission is to make it as inexpensive as reasonably possible for a family to leave the lifestyle of dependencies in the city and transition comfortably to a country culture of cooperation and self-reliance, debt-free and surrounded by other self-reliant families.
Our mission is to make it as inexpensive as reasonably possible for a family to leave the lifestyle of dependencies in the city and transition comfortably to a country culture of cooperation and self-reliance, debt-free and surrounded by other self-reliant families.
1. Watch our update videos to see that we’re really doing it! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCefJX23MKjnPm2Ta65e9V4Q/videos
2. Watch our 1st and 2nd introductory videos – https://OSRcommunity.com/introduction-utah/
3. Attend a Q&A zoom call – https://www.eventbrite.com/o/academy-of-self-reliance-27972265747
4. Tour Riverbed Ranch – https://www.eventbrite.com/o/academy-of-self-reliance-27972265747
5. Meet with our board to answer any remaining questions, review the shareholder application, and pay for your share in the co-op ($30,000).
6. Assuming the board of directors finds that you are serious about putting in the work to becoming self-reliant, and you have the resources to build out your 2.0 to 2.4 acre homestead (at least $235,000), your application will be approved.
7. Pick your lot!
To tour the Riverbed Ranch property, home of the Utah OSR Land Co-op, just browse to https://www.eventbrite.com/o/riverbed-ranch-27972265747
One person or partnership has ultimate authority.
Members elect leaders who make decisions within defined roles.
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Join fee: $30000
Monthly fees/dues: $0
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes (some debt)
Our goal is to help people get out of a lifestyle of dependencies in the city. This includes getting out of debt. You’re not truly self-reliant if the bank can take away your home! Each household will want to generate revenue to sustain itself, through traditional employment, and/or selling goods and services provided to customers both within and without the community. Also, the co-op itself hopes to eventually produce revenue through various agricultural projects. It is hoped (but not guaranteed) that these revenue-generation projects will eventually replace the need for a monthly maintenance fee.
Library, Workshop, Hot tub or hot springs, Large Scale Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas
Smaller municipalities with local services but rural character.
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