Intentional Community Article

Dun Coille · #41 07/21/06, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by QBVII

I still am interested in an IC, but nothing like the model they are using.
I'm interested in "normal" people forming a community without pooling anything other than helping each other when needed, etc. Really just like a small rural community, composed of family. Nothing weird...

That's essentially what we are working on here in our corner of Louisiana. The drawback is that most of the homes right around us that are for sale only have 2-3 acres. We spent most of yesterday evening getting to know some new-ish neighbors and they are pursuing a "farmstead" dream right here across the road from us! Yay! They have started out with a garden a small "zoo" of small animals - a couple of rabbits, 4 ducks, a turkey and 2 or 3 banty chickens. They are planning on a couple of goats and laying chickens - prolly bought from us! - and a horse in the future. We had a great visit as we caught a runaway turkey and banty rooster from their place, hanging out on our place. Another neighbor we go to church with has Boer goats (7 or 8?), a Nubian doe, chickens, and khaki campbell ducks. He also has a Great Pyr that pretty much roams the entire neighborhood - great for keeping the coyotes away! Other neighors have a garden and raise labs for sale (or used to) right across from our driveway - they have lots of space for, say, growing hay for us livestock raisers if we coordinated. Other neighbors we have no idea what they have or do - they are quite stand-offish (as Rebec puts it, "they have a suburban house and yard in the country"). Other neighbors is a small-engine mechanic for the near-by city. He doesn't have anything other than several loose dogs, but is another who has quite a bit of open area for a garden or hay.

There's others close-by - a couple of houses have horses, several have gardens, we've heard other places w/ chickens, and so on. If you want to live close to us, let me know and I'll get a phone number or two!

cowboyracer43 · #42 07/21/06, 08:36 PM

An intentional community became the largest city in Illinois: Nauvoo. When Nauvoo was abandoned, its former inhabitants became the organizers of Deseret which became the State of Utah.

Sparticle · #43 07/21/06, 09:08 PM

Here's me at an IC. I loved it there. We were putting up hand made clay plaster on their walls. I'm the one in the blue shirt with her arm up. Great shot - ugh>

http://www.heathcote.org/Gallery/New...ction/Plaster4

This part was SO much fun but we had to take turns because most people there wanted to do this part:
http://www.heathcote.org/Gallery/New...ction/Plaster3

oh, P.S. I'm not bald! My hair is just pulled back in a ponytail and you can't really see the hair tie.

Freeholder · #44 07/22/06, 12:06 AM

Jnap, I didn't know that Sand Hill Preservation Center was an IC! I've bought poultry from them (the ducks and geese that are out in my yard right now), and may buy some more in the future. Can you tell us a little more about them?

If anyone is interested in Christian IC's, I have started a yahoogroups list with the purpose of getting people together to start one or more. NOT the commune kind -- the own-your-own-land-and-life-but-be-good-neighbors kind! The link is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/christ...eadersvillage/

Kathleen

jnap31 · #45 07/22/06, 12:33 AM

http://www.organicvolunteers.com/far...49&S=25&page=0

http://www.organicvolunteers.com/far...49&S=25&page=0
just for you Bluejuniperfarm

Freeholder · #46 07/22/06, 12:41 AM

Thanks, Jnap -- I'll take a quick look before climbing into bed (climbing literally, as my bed is now atop a 9-drawer dresser, which gives me LOTS of extra storage space, but a very high bed!).

Kathleen

Freeholder · #47 07/22/06, 12:42 AM

Hmm -- I don't think it's the same place as the Sand Hill Preservation Center! Haven't read all of it yet, but I know SHPC only has sixty or so acres of land . . .

Kathleen

jnap31 · #48 07/22/06, 05:27 AM

I think it is the same place but I may be wrong.

JAK · #49 07/22/06, 07:31 AM

They are just a community whose intentions are good.
Oh Lord, please don't let them be misunderstood.

ozarkbunnyboy · #50 08/01/06, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueJuniperFarm

Jnap, I didn't know that Sand Hill Preservation Center was an IC! I've bought poultry from them

Kathleen

Allow me to remedy a bit of confusion: Sand Hill Preservation Center www.sandhillpreservation.com is a farm in Iowa that sells poultry and seeds.

Sandhill Farm www.sandhillfarm.org is a commune in Missouri. (near Rutledge)