Red Star Farm

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About the Community

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  • Rural

What we do

This is a healing center for the community, our guests, and the land. Pending county approval we aim to have a retreat in the woods with tree houses, cob, cord wood, strawbale and all sorts of fun eco-structures (ie. boat beds in the air, hammock camping, hobbit holes etc! – your imagination is the limit). A campground for individuals of all ages and families to learn about the natural environment and gain skills they can use elsewhere. An outdoor school program. Eco-businesses such as furniture making from the 100 acres of maple trees, natural building workshops, Llama packing, wilderness survival, mushroom growing for entrepreneurial souls are but a few ideas to generate our own economic security. Everyone will contribute what they can in time, talent, and treasure (perhaps 50% income sharing?). Work as little as possible for the money economy on the outside world and incorporate a fair trade system, including exchange for our services like food, helping build each other’s housing, retreats, and workshops. Generate enough capital from business off the land to sustain ourselves and be debt and mortgage free. Yeah! We will serve as good stewards of the land to rejuvenate the previously clear cut forest and rehabilitate the creek. We intend to have a permaculture garden and food forest, and recruit interns to teach gardening and natural building to. We want to extend ourselves beyond our boundaries to share our skills and tools with neighbors and visitors. Perhaps in the future we can establish eco-village zoning to be able to grow beyond 15 members. We will serve as a world-wide model of a new operating system which meets our social, economic and basic human needs without oppressing others, with cooperation rather than competition, which is life affirming as the fullest expression of what it is to be a self actualized human able to joyously care for each other, our neighbors and our environment!

Our Vision

enviro-spiritual, healing camp. My vision for the land: A place where families and individuals contribute to a community of acceptance, love, joy, and a place for meaningful work. A place where individual’s visions can become reality – so long as it melds with the existing group and their parameters of being environmentally sound. A healing, smoke and drug free environment. Self sustaining, off the grid, able to grow most of our own food using a permaculture model. A strong commitment from members to deal with one’s emotional stuff and a willingness to learn how to communicate compassionately and be respectful to everyone.

Our Mission

enviro-spiritual, healing camp. My vision for the land: A place where families and individuals contribute to a community of acceptance, love, joy, and a place for meaningful work. A place where individual’s visions can become reality – so long as it melds with the existing group and their parameters of being environmentally sound. A healing, smoke and drug free environment. Self sustaining, off the grid, able to grow most of our own food using a permaculture model. A strong commitment from members to deal with one’s emotional stuff and a willingness to learn how to communicate compassionately and be respectful to everyone.

  • Community type
  • Commune
  • Activities
  • Others
  • 3 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
Total
3

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: Yes (amount not specified)
Labor required: Yes

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Location

  • Alabama, United States

Red Star Farm

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