Greenbush Growing Cooperative

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About the Community

  • Established
  • Rural

What we do

We are a group of farmers living and working on 40 beautiful acres in the Kettle Moraines in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. We are a member-owned farming and residential cooperative with by-laws, officers, and monthly board meetings. Our main farming enterprise is small-scale, intense vegetables sold to our 40 CSA shares and wholesale accounts. We have a handful of other farming enterprises in the works such as mushroom cultivation, maple syruping, poultry, medicinal herbs, and hay production.

We currently have 11 members, 6 of which live full time on farm. Two members live in a tiny house, one member in a yurt and the second tiny house is going up this summer. Other folks all live together in a big house with lots of common space including a large kitchen, library and recording studio. The land we’re on is a gently sloping mix of ecosystems – sugar bush, wetlands, hardwoods, hay fields, veggie fields, spring-fed creek, and a swimming pond.

Come visit us! The farm is within walking distance of hundreds of square miles of public land featuring hiking trails, lakes for swimming and fishing, and xc skiing in the winter. Plymouth is a small town ten minutes away – self identified as the “Cheese Capitol of the World.” Sheboygan is a larger town 25 minutes away on Lake Michigan. Our members are active in the local music and art scenes so there’s always something fun to get into

Our Vision

Vision:

To create a sustainable farming and art community rooted in loving and nurturing our relationships with each other, our community and the land.

Mission:

We are cultivating a space of joy and possibility where we live with intention, honor our differences and live together in reciprocal connection with the Earth

Our Mission

Vision:

To create a sustainable farming and art community rooted in loving and nurturing our relationships with each other, our community and the land.

Mission:

We are cultivating a space of joy and possibility where we live with intention, honor our differences and live together in reciprocal connection with the Earth

  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • 13 Total members
  • Not open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
Total
13

Basic expectations or agreements for members

contact only if you are local

Primary decision-making authority

  • All Community Members Together

The whole membership decides collectively.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Economic model

  • Partial Income-Sharing

Members contribute a percentage of income to community funds.

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

Additional economic information

Join fee: $200
Monthly fees/dues: $300
Labor required: 4 hours/week
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes
All work hours for each member are logged as Patronage. All profits at the end of the year are divided among members based on their percentage of overall Patronage. Members may request to take out Owner Loans against their patronage at any point assuming cash flow is possible. There is a residential fee to help cover the mortgage. This is flexible based on individual financial situations but averages $300 a month plus $80 for utilities

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

Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Swimming pond or pool, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Recreational vehicles, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • 2-5 times per week

Substance use culture

  • Substance use occurs primarily at celebrations or ceremonies

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a Land Trust, Home Owners Association, or corporation

Setting

  • Rural

Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.

Self-produced energy

  • Up to 33%

Self-produced food

  • 33 - 66%
  • Land area size
    40 acres

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Location

  • Wisconsin, United States

Greenbush Growing Cooperative

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