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Why we do what we do

By regaining skills and technologies that empower our basic survival, we release ourselves from reliance on systems of power beyond our control. By being accountable for our basic needs, we re-connect with a sense of gratitude through having a relationship to all that sustains us. We are learning how to be symbiotic with each other and our environment so we can continue to appreciate life on this planet, and realize our full potential.

Our story so far...

We never thought we would be able to stay on this land…how we went from a temporary experiment to a full fledged dream come true.

We are people in progress… these are some guiding frameworks we draw from to create our world.

  • Permaculture

    Design principles that allow for symbiosis between humans and the rest of the natural world. People care, earth care, and future care guide an omni-considerate viewpoint towards an efficient way of designing for life.

  • Regenerative Agriculture

    Building soil is foundational to a healthy ecosystem. It holds water within the environment in a stable way that nourishes the land with high levels of biodiversity and bacterial and fungal communities that build the immune system of the plants and animals and people that thrive here. Building soil sequesters CO2 out of the atmosphere, cools the climate with green canopies of perennial plants, mitigates flood and drought cycles, and creates healthier food systems for humans.

  • Non-Violent Communication

    We all have the same basic needs. To understand that all conflict arises from trying to meet those needs is a unifying realization. However imperfectly we communicate around those needs is part of the growing process, and as long as we see each other as a work in progress we allow for mistakes as well as growth.

  • Local Materials

    The materials we use to construct our lives is a reflection of our values. We are interested in using natural materials that can be recycled back to the earth, and which can be found locally. Alternatively, we salvage as much as possible from the waste stream to avoid creating demand for new extraction.