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Formed: 1998 Established: 1998
LeisureLand Community
Oregon,
United States
Homegrown Life
 PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT SOLICITING FOR NEW MEMBERS or visitors. We have no room mentally or physically at this time.
We do welcome email correspondence.
We are a backwoods community of counterculture oddballs: hip-billy simple yet natively clever cobblers self-employed in art and freelance trades and micro-enterprises. We all have skills to share and enough money to sustain the circus at current levels while pursuing our lives’ callings and interests.
We value clear communication, logic, and natural and spiritual law. We enjoy personal solitary space and creative autonomy within a loose framework of cohesion and mutual respect.
NEW INFO!
Leisureland is taking a new leap in the same direction, aiming for a sustainable physical, social, and spiritual existence. A website or three are coming soon with much more info, and lots of pictures. Just stay tuned!
  Status: Established
Website: http://leisurelandcommunity.org
Contact:
LeisureLand
Oregon United States

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LeisureLand Community: Documenting LeisureLand Community
Former/Other Names: The Slug Ranch at Lorane House
Last Updated:6/5/2009
 
Visitors Not Accepted
 (No, sorry!)
Visitor Process: If you want to visit, pray that you will become our friend and be invited, because we have no other visitors. Thanks for understanding.
Population
Adult Members:
5
(plus one part time adult)
Child Members:
0
(one teen lives here part time)
Open to new adults:
No
Open to new children:
No
Gender Balance:
60% M 40% F
(of core 5 members)
(of core five members)
Age Restrictions:
No
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
(as needed)
Leadership Core Group:
No
(as needed)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Partial income sharing
(also, large purchases are often made as a group)
Labor Contribution:
(daily chores,)
Join Fee:
No
Regular Fees:
Yes
(mortgage, food, material and utility costs are shared)
Land and Buildings
Rural
Area:
5 acres (2.0 hectares)
(surrounded by industrial forestland)
Land Owned By:
Individual community member(s)
(investigating land trust options)
Number of Residences:
1
(one central cottage, several cabins & trailers)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
6-20%
(organic, humanure fertalizer starting 08/09)
Share Community Meals:
2-5 times/week
(more often in winter)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
We all share a common diet
(emphasis on organic, bioregional, homegrown and gleaned)
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
(little meat, lots of local eggs & dairy)
Alcohol Use:
Used Often
(homebrews and local microbrews)
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used
(at parties, outside, fine cigars.)
Social Factors
Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members:
Yes
Restrictions on Romantic Relationships (between consenting adults):
No
Shared Spiritual Path:
Yes
(informal vein of Christian mysticism, life as meditation)
Which Spiritual Path(s):
Eclectic (integrates pieces from many religions)
(We're forming our own with a focus on)
Educational Style(s):
Home schooling
(self directed research/hands on projects)
 
 
Homegrown Life
Home hobbies
Winter at home
Springtime
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Become an Editor Current editor(s): leisureland, Faces
 
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