Dancing Rocks Community/Bean Tree Farm

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About the Community

Established
Rural

What we do

Dancing Rocks (DR) is a small residential community of 5 homes and work/study accommodations designed and developed over the last 35 years.

Located in the Tucson Mountain foothills, DR is also the home of Bean Tree Farm, a home business which creates value-added products from the edible and medicinal wild plants of the Sonoran Desert Food Forest, weaving food production, resource conservation, solar energy, water harvesting, green building, permaculture and creative arts in an evolving system and rich learning environment.

Bean Tree Farm collaborates with schools and organizations to provide hands-on educational experiences for students through presentations, workshops and other events. Current partners include Desert Harvesters, Arizona Homemade Artisans, Sonoran Permaculture Guild, Pima County Public Library and Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona.

Info and applications are available on request for internships of six months or longer. Occasionally, longer term positions become available for dedicated individuals such as farm manager, site steward, educational project coordinator. Lodging is provided in exchange for work hours.

Currently, no homes are available for purchase.

Our Vision

Focus: aridland appropriate living, regenerative relationship with place, inspired by Sonoran Desert food and culture, personal responsibility and ethics.

Our Mission

Focus: aridland appropriate living, regenerative relationship with place, inspired by Sonoran Desert food and culture, personal responsibility and ethics.

Activities

Education

Gallery

Membership & Population

10 Total members

Not open to new members

Open to visitors

Open to volunteers

Total

How to join

1 year trial period. or more.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Visitor opportunities by appointment, monthly at farm events by invitation. We can not accommodate drop-ins.

Governance & Economics

Primary decision-making authority

Single Leader or Founding Couple

One person or partnership has ultimate authority.

Governance structure

Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Economic model

Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

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
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

Monthly fees/dues: Yes (amount not specified)
Labor: Encouraged or suggested
common maintenance as needed, 1-4 hrs/mo.

current contribution is $50/month for common space maintenance

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

Garden(s), Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Fire pit, farmhouse, natural conservation area, trails

Lifestyle & Culture

Frequency of communal meals

1-3 times per month

Substance use culture

Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure

Sustainability & Land

Property status

Privately owned

Property owner

By a single individual, couple, or Family Trust

Setting

Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Self-produced energy

Over 66%

Energy sources used

Photovoltaic Solar

Self-produced food

Up to 33%

Land area size
20 acres

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Location

Arizona, United States