Anuenue Farm

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About the Community

What we do

Johnny and Jaymie moved to the Big Island in 2014. We visited several communities looking for a place to call home. After some time searching, we chose to start our own . We bought the land across the road from where we were renting for two years in the district of Puna. We started clearing the second growth weed trees at first by hand with machetes , backpacking soil and banana plants over uneven lava and crawling through brush, later with a chainsaw and a cart, and finally after a year of working ourselves to the bone, we used a bulldozer to open up the land for farming and living. We have 24 acres. At this time(2023)about 15 acres are developed for agriculture or other human uses. The remaining acres are in native Ohia forest or a mixed forest, including polynesian introduced Kukui trees. We have planted over 500 tropical fruit trees. As of 2023, many of them are 7 years old and bearing fruit. We continue to plant more. We have 30 chickens in a large chicken yard and about 30 free-ranging muscovy ducks, and 3 farm cats. As of 2023, we have one family of 3, another family of 3, and 4 single people living at Anuenue farm. We are looking for another family to live here. We are also interested in singles visiting and potentially Living here full time. We have a guest open air house available for rent and work trade for them.(After a trial period, they may be able to move to a different part of the land.)We also have multiple camping/ glamping options. Applicants must be motivated to share in the hard farm labor as part of living here. If you do not like getting dirty and doing hard physical labor to grow abundant food and create a beautiful living situation for all of us, please do not contact us. We are also open to short time volunteers to camp here, work-trade 8 hours per week, and enjoy life on the Big island.

Our Mission

Anuenue Farm is multi-family tropical fruit farm based on sustainable farming and simple living.

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How to join

Prospective residents should participate in several Malama Monday work parties. These are held most Mondays on the farm and include a shared group lunch. If the individual or family feels like a good fit, they may be invited to camp on the farm to try it out. 3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months and a year, are our trial periods before becoming full residents. We need to all be able to communicate clearly with each other and respect each others needs. Every resident has some interaction with everyone. This is not the place to be a hermit.

Decision-making process

  • Leadership Decides

A single person, couple, or small group makes most major decisions.

Governance structure

  • Founder/Leader-led

Primary authority rests with the community’s founder(s) or designated leader(s).

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

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

Common House, Garden(s), Library, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Outdoor Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas

Frequency of communal meals

  • About once a week

Substance use culture

  • Substance use occurs primarily at celebrations or ceremonies

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Self-produced energy

  • 33 - 66%

Self-produced food

  • 33 - 66%

Local, organic, or fair trade food

  • 33 - 66%
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Location

  • United States

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