Blueberry Commons Farm Cooperative

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About the Community

  • Established
  • Suburban

What we do

We are a group of families and individuals on a journey to develop co-housing on a certified organic farm in Powell River, BC – Tla’amin traditional territory. We share an interest in living lightly on the land, building sustainable housing, and growing our own food. We are an equity cooperative. We have one original farm house residence and 6 newly constructed homes. There are 2 single family homes and two sets of duplexes. In total there are 7 households living on the property. Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing a unit in our community.

Our Vision

We are designing and building ecological housing, community facilities and agricultural opportunities for a diverse group of people in a beautiful semi-rural setting within Powell River/Tla’amin Nation traditional territory.

Our Mission

We are designing and building ecological housing, community facilities and agricultural opportunities for a diverse group of people in a beautiful semi-rural setting within Powell River/Tla’amin Nation traditional territory.

  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Ecovillage
  • 9 Total members
  • Not open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
Total
9

How to join

The first step in the membership process is requesting an Information Package and completing and sending back to us a “New Member Application.”

Email us at [email protected] to receive the application material. After receiving your completed application, we send you some materials to review and you are invited to come and observe 1 meeting. Following that observation period we set up a time for an interview with you. After the interview, candidates attend a minimum of 3 meetings or community events before being considered for full membership.

The overall process can be completed in 2-3 months. We would be happy to provide you with more details about our new member policy and process at your request. Applicants from outside of the Powell River region can participate from a distance but are expected to make at least one visit to the community prior to being approved for membership.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Please contact us at [email protected] to arrange a visit. We do not have any accommodation for visitors.

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

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

Governance structure

  • Sociocratic/Circle-Based

Organized in circles or domains with distributed authority.

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • There is a one-time fee, investment, or share purchase to join the community separate from accessing housing
  • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
  • There is a labor obligation
  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Join fee: $2515
Monthly fees/dues: $320
Labor required: Yes
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes
The right to occupy a unit of housing is sold to a new member from the exiting member. The fair market value is the basis for the sale price of the unit of housing.

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

Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Tractor & Farm Equipment

Frequency of communal meals

  • 1-3 times per month

Property status

  • Privately owned

Setting

  • Suburban

Residential areas outside city centers but within metropolitan regions.

Energy sources used

  • Land area size
    16 acres

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Location

  • British Columbia, Canada

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