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Forming Formed: 1989 Established: 2000
Dragon Belly Farm
Pt. Ludlow, Washington,
United States
(Near Pt. Townsend on the Olympic Peninsula)
 We wish to build intentional community amid the greater community in Jefferson County on 39 acres, 17 miles south of Pt. Townsend, 30 miles and a ferry northwest of Seattle on the Olympic Peninsula. The land has a variety of ecosystems: about half forest, some of which are wetlands; a quarter meadow on glacial moraine; and a quarter pasture on wetter bottomland. There are two creeks and two ponds. We expect land owned in common with some form of private ownership of home and home site. We prefer environmentally sensitive, ecologically sustainable building materials and design. Current growth limitations may require multifamily housing with shared kitchen.
Our values include sustainable organic agriculture, conscious eating of a natural-foods diet, and a recognition of how dietary choices involve/affect planetary economics and the environment. We prefer open communication with regular community meetings and other shared rituals, shared activities, and shared reality.
The form and timing have changed. The owners are currently living in California, building suburban community, accumulating capital, seeking partners, and waiting until retirement to return. There are caretakers on the land. We need partners with capital to own and build. We have considered building a retreat/resort center as an alternative community if a residential community does not manifest, or an active senior community.
Fall 2008: With new pressure from the county, we need to install septic and start building houses, at least one house and one ADU so that there is a permitted place for our caretaker to live…and for us to get ready to be there. We want to design a strawbale house and are possibly looking for experienced folks to be there on a work exchange or equity exchange.
  Status: Still seeking partners to buy in and build.
Website: http://www.greensolutions.org/dbf.htm
Contact:
Dragon Belly Farm
3882 Larson Lake Rd
Pt. Ludlow, Washington 98365 United States
Phone: 360-732-4855
Sanda Everette
3329 Los Prados St.
San Mateo, California 94403 United States
Phone: 650-574-7155
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Links:
http://www.greensolutions.org/dbf.htm
Wikimap for Dragon Belly Farm
Last Updated:11/8/2008
 
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process: Email me and then I will email Michael, the caretaker of the land, if a visit seems appropriate to all of our goals.
Affiliations: San Mateo Ecovillage
:: Federation of Damanhur

Network Affiliations:
GEN - Global Ecovillage Network
:: Ecovillage Network of the Americas
Population
Adult Members:
3
(primarily caretakers)
Child Members:
2
Non-member Residents:
4
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
Gender Balance:
50% M 50% F
Open to which gender(s):
All genders welcome
Ethnic Diversity:
25% identify as 'non-white'
Age Focus:
No Focus
(there has been some talk of focusing on active seniors. I have joked about being a retirement village for old social activists.)
Age Restrictions:
No
Government
Decision Making:
(will be primarily consensus)
Identified Leader:
No Answer
(Only because we are the only owners...)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
No
Labor Contribution:
Expected
Join Fee:
Yes
(To live there, one would have to build a home, and to build, one would have to own a share of the land.)
Regular Fees:
Yes
(to any regular monthly costs like rent or mortgage and utilities.)
Land and Buildings
Rural
Area:
39 acres (15.8 hectares)
(with commercial property, it will increase to 43 acres.)
Land Owned By:
Individual community member(s)
Number of Residences:
1
(The house burned down. Caretakers live in simple structures.)
Cohousing:
No Answer
(Potentially cohousing or ecovillage)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
6-20%
(potentially far more)
Share Community Meals:
1 time/week
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
There are some dietary restrictions
Dietary Practice:
Primarily vegetarian
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
Prohibited
Social Factors
Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members:
Yes
Restrictions on Romantic Relationships (between consenting adults):
No
Shared Spiritual Path:
No
Which Spiritual Path(s):
(Ecumenical and eclectic)
Educational Style(s):
Home schooling
Cohousing Details
Cohousing Status:
Forming
 
 
Pond
Gym in a cedar grove
a view of the orchard
Bathhouse added for folks not living in a house
Library and shop building across meadow
Some of the folks in front of community kitchen
Main house sites with big leaf maple trees
Blueberries and raspberries
from the air
We went up in a small plane.
Click an image to see it full size.
Become an Editor Current editor(s): sanda, cohousing
 
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