MOTHER EARTH COLLECTIVE CO-HOUSING

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About the Community

  • Established
  • Suburban

What we do

Mother Earth collective co-housing eco-village is a community on 13 acres with 3 homes and several smaller dwellings. Members participate in community decision-making, potlucks, growing produce, raising animals and sharing information. There is a business that is open to the public also. (project in the making- needs revision here .)

Dancing Goats and Singing Chickens Organic Farm is a 13-acres farm, located near the Nisqually Indian reservation in Yelm, Washington. Its main focus is not on making money, but on educating the children using the PETTING ZOO as a focal point of teaching. With great amount of enthusiasm and passion, the volunteers in the community hold OPEN HOUSE educational events at the farm to share knowledge during workshops on greenhouse construction, solar panels, wind turbines, composting, Hugelculture, honey bees, rain water harvesting, Earthship homes, sustainable living, lowering our foot-print and responsible financial investments. High-school teenagers and college students are welcome to do internships where they will work and learn simultaneously. On your quest for happiness, please consider stopping by the FARM to find tranquility!

Our Vision

Respectful co-housing project.
We are seeking folks who are of gentle disposition, have a stable job and life of their own. No high-drama. Should be able to pay rent comfortably without stretching their resources.
You should like communal living, sharing meals, gatherings once a week or 14 days for fun and laughter.
You have total privacy in your place and can choose to engage how much you want.

Our Mission

Respectful co-housing project.
We are seeking folks who are of gentle disposition, have a stable job and life of their own. No high-drama. Should be able to pay rent comfortably without stretching their resources.
You should like communal living, sharing meals, gatherings once a week or 14 days for fun and laughter.
You have total privacy in your place and can choose to engage how much you want.

  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Ecovillage
  • Intentional Neighborhoods
  • Activities
  • Education
  • Services Business
  • Others
  • 25 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
Total
25

How to join

We are seeking folks who are of gentle disposition, have a stable job and life of their own. No high-drama. Should be able to pay rent comfortably without stretching their resources.
You should like communal living, sharing meals, gatherings once a week or 14 days for fun and laughter.
You have total privacy in your place and can choose to engage how much you want.

Love of gardening and animals (Goats, sheep, chickens, Honey bees,etc.) is preferable but not required.
While you are visiting, it is essential for you to check out if this is a good fit for you and your life-style as we are a working farm.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Plz call FARMER AYUB at 360-489-2830.
Please see these 3 websites before calling:
1- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-operative_living_arrangements
2- http://www.cohousing.org/what_is_cohousing
3- http://directory.ic.org/records/cohousing.php

Primary decision-making authority

  • Small Leadership Group

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

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

  • 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

Labor required: 8 hours/week
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes
Shared household responsibilities

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

Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Outdoor Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Stage or Auditorium, Fire pit, Swingsets & play areas, Gym or sports area, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • 1-3 times per month

Substance use culture

  • Substance use occurs primarily at celebrations or ceremonies
  • Religions
  • Christian
  • Buddhist
  • Jewish
  • Muslim
  • Hindu
  • Quaker
  • Sufi
  • Native
  • Wiccan, Paganism, or Earth Religions
  • Unitarian Universalist

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By several individuals through an LLC or a Tenancy In Common agreement

Setting

  • Suburban

Residential areas outside city centers but within metropolitan regions.

Self-produced energy

  • Up to 33%

Energy sources used

  • Photovoltaic Solar

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%
  • Land area size
    13 acres

Reviews

Location

  • Washington, United States

MOTHER EARTH COLLECTIVE CO-HOUSING

Promoted Needs and Offers

Need
  • Communities with Openings
6 months ago

Join us in the mountains of Western North Carolina

Coweeta Heritage Center/Talking Rock Farm is located in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Coweeta is located in a beautiful and diverse temperate rain forest. It feels very remote here yet we are just 12 miles from Franklin, NC. Winters can be mild. Coweeta is blessed with springs and a stream, pristine forests, and abundant wildlife. Power is provided by a hydro-electric system which is not connected to the grid. An organic garden and trout pond provide healthy food that is also shared with the local community. Hiking, kayaking, and other outdoor activities are just out the back door. Coweeta is looking for others who would like to join together to form an Intentional Community embracing the principles of Voluntary Simplicity. Simply put (no pun intended): We wish “to live simply so that others may simply live.” It is a recognition that nature provides us with valuable services and resources that we can use to enrich our lives. Utilizing local resources, appropriate technology, and working cooperatively, we can discover creative ways to meet our needs as “directly and simply as possible.”. An example of this, in the tradition of many Indigenous People”, is to gather, and use wildcrafted foods as part of our diet. There is great joy in going to nature’s grocery for our sustenance. Voluntary Simplicity is based on the recognition that “very little is needed to live well” and that “abundance is a state of mind.” Living lower on the economic ladder allows us more time and freedom to pursue other life goals: community and social engagement, family time, artistic or intellectual projects, more fulfilling employment, political participation, sustainable living, spiritual exploration, and more. According to the Voluntary Collective, “The grounding assumption of Voluntary Simplicity is that all human beings have the potential to live meaningful, free, happy and infinitely diverse lives while consuming no more than an equitable share of (the world’s) resources.” We affirm the need for a work/life balance, the right to a healthy environment and healthy food, and healthy community relationships supporting a diverse population. It is our responsibility as engineers of a new generation to make the changes that we want to see happen and pass this on to the next generations. We can’t wait for someone else to do this important work. Voluntary Simplicity is a quiet revolution that can change the world. As one person said, “we must be poets of our own lives and of a new generation.” We hope you will join us here at Coweeta or elsewhere on our journey to a healthier and more sustainable future! Temporary housing is available in a 27 foot trailer trailer with attached deck next to a creek while we build additional housing. Your basic living expenses (shelter, basic food items, power and water) are met through our market garden or other fundraising projects that you will participate in. You are expected to contribute a given amount of your time and energy to help grow our community and meet our financial obligations. Possible future plans include establishing a retreat center for healing our earth and each other. Work includes organic gardening, construction projects and other community building activities. Come join Coweeta and learn how to live lightly on the land and enjoy the Earth’s bounty! For more information, visit www.coweetaheritagecenter.com Contact [email protected] for a visit or more info.  Paul
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