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

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Location

  • Washington, United States

MOTHER EARTH COLLECTIVE CO-HOUSING

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