Ozark Howler Cooperative

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About the Community

  • Forming
  • Rural

What we do

This community is an experiment in cooperative living on a small plot of land, the goal is to live more fulfilling lives by working together and affording the free time to explore and play in the Ozarks.

Our land is located near great mountain bike trails, paintball fields, the Illinois River, and the Ozark National Forest. We are interested in building community businesses and in establishing a non-car travel route between Northwest Arkansas and Springfield Missouri.

This community is intended to be a safe harbor for those looking to live in a safe and respectful environment.
Members of this community agree to respect the space and autonomy of all other members.

It shouldn’t be so hard to afford to exist. Members agree to support our community and common areas by contributing to a fund that is used for utilities, family meals, maintenance, and upgrades. This is an income sharing agreement and is something we are working on developing in a fair way.

New members are selected by current members through a multiple visit process and e-mail correspondence.

Our community is located on a very small rural farm. We have a few outbuildings and a large area that will become a common area.

Housing isn’t provided directly, but we are open to creative solutions such as portable buildings or tiny whatevers or some sort.

Rural setting, 5 min drive into town.

Email for application and to set up a tour.

——- that is working to co-create a collectivist, mutually-defensive, and sustainable community. We seek to explore and practice this way of life through restorative/transformative justice, permaculture and sustainable agriculture, partial income-sharing; providing a safe place for leftists to learn, work, organize, & train; and the common holding of expenses, land, and resources. Besides engaging in community, we want to act for global systemic change. We seek to accomplish this by stewarding a larger culture of anti-authoritarian & anti-capitalist collectivism around us to empower this possibility. We acknowledge we can’t be free until everyone is free.

Our Vision

Draft:

Nomadic living in the Ozark mountains, active outdoor activities, leftist stuff, queer stuff

Our Mission

Draft:

Nomadic living in the Ozark mountains, active outdoor activities, leftist stuff, queer stuff

  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Commune
  • Activities
  • Services Business
  • 3 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
Total
3

Basic expectations or agreements for members

New members are selected by current members through a multiple visit process and e-mail correspondence.

Primary decision-making authority

  • Single Leader or Founding Couple

One person or partnership has ultimate authority.

Governance structure

  • Founder/Leader-led

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

Economic model

  • Partial Income-Sharing

Members contribute a percentage of income to community funds.

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: Encouraged or suggested (8 hours/week)
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes
Our goal is to thrive together but we’re not shooting for completely shared finances. We hope to use entrepreneurship to bring in resources to our community, but we don’t discourage people from working outside jobs if they are happy doing so and it works for the location we have.

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

Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Outdoor Kitchen, Large Scale Kitchen, Fire pit, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • Rarely

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure

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

  • Up to 33%

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%
  • Land area size
    3 acres

Reviews

Location

  • Arkansas, United States

Ozark Howler Cooperative

Promoted Needs and Offers

Need
  • Communities with Openings
12 months ago

Water Birch Co-op. Urban living in central Denver.

Large, lovely house built in 1900, two blocks from Cheeseman Park in downtown Denver.  5000 square feet. The house was a Buddhist Meditation Center for 20 years before we got it and has lovely, calm vibes. We currently have ten people and have room for one more. We are an intentional community sharing dinners, 3 living rooms, 2 new kitchens and a kitchenette, & 5 baths. Staple food (organic) is bought together. The group is self-regulating as a co-op; it decides together how the house runs. There are chores ;-) Average cost per room is about $1000 ranging from $650 to $1354. Currently available room is $875. We are just finishing renovation of three bedrooms on the third floor  they are $875 each and share our largest, newest bath (shower and separate claw foot tub) and a brand new kitchenette  they all have beautiful windows and lots of light. PLEASE CHECK OUT COMMUNITY LISTINGS FOR MORE INFO. Initial lease for 3-6 months while we and you decide if we are a good fit for each other.  Deposit in the amount of one months rent is required prior to move in.  We do background checks on all members. Utilities are currently $130 per person per month and are all-inclusive.  They will change if costs go up, that amount is insufficient to cover utilities, or more people mean the cost per person goes down.  WiFi is via mesh network from gig-speed fiberoptic service.  Heat is with radiators.  Cooling is evaporative.  We have a storage room in a nearby commercial facility.  And a new large workshop in the garage. Shared food is $125 per month per person; it is a pass-through cost divided evenly among residents; it does NOT include meat or alternative protein nor any alcohol.  We will not be surprised if that needs to go up some soon ($10 or 15). We have two dogs and three cats in the house  that seems like a sufficient quantity of furry friends for now. Our community intentions include: Communication with compassion. Shared space and life. Shared meals. Shared staple foods which are non-GMO and Organic. Group decision making. Safe, inclusive space: queer and trans friendly, anti-racist, non-violent, and feminist. The purchase of the house by the co-op in about five years. The expansion of the co-op, possibly to include other housing types (like separate apartments). Weekly meetings and house committees to manage our community. We are considering implementing Sociocracy as an organizing method. Quiet hours are from 10:00pm to 8:00am. We are looking for community members who: Want to live in a community not just have a place to sleep and eat. Want to live in a beautiful, clean, and organized house and are willing to help make and keep it that way. Residents should expect to spend 16 hours per month towards this goal. Are curious, compassionate, flexible, and open to living with others who will undoubtedly have different ideas about many things. Are interested in pioneering a new co-op. There will be work involved to get there. Are responsible and communicative. Embrace enthusiastically that living in community requires introspection and personal growth. Are not joining the community as a way of running away from something.

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