| Our Vision Statement: “Heart On Farm is a small band of chosen family members with a heart connection. As a community we support and inspire each individual's physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual growth. We aspire to live and be an example of ecologically sustainable practice through loving, honest, and compassionate communication.”
We are a community on 33 acres west of Eugene, Oregon. Our land consists of three housing structures, greenhouses, barn, storage bays, two large fields, and a pond. We have a small fruit orchard, and are raising chickens for eggs, as well as meat rabbits, meat geese, turkeys, and some sheep. The current age range is four to 59.
We have a monthly first-Sunday potluck. Current members’ interests include alternative energy, building, permaculture, farming, cooking, personal emotional growth, animal care, childrearing, music, cuddling, and fiber arts.
Network For a New Culture Summer Camp is the model for how we want to live at Heart On Farm. We find that experiencing NFNC Summer Camp is required to have a context for being a part of this community. For more information, see nfnc.org or check out Dieter Duhm’s (ZEGG) writings.
We recognize each other’s personal boundaries, honor those which serve us, and seek to transcend those that keep us apart. We accept our bodies on their own terms and we are not ashamed. We are all both students and teachers. Because we are learning and growing ourselves and do not claim to be the experts, we are looking for others who are self-aware and already doing their inner work. We work and play to reclaim and heal our spirits, our bodies, and the earth.
We use the principles of Non Violent Communication, Co-Counseling, Heart Circles, Human Awareness Institute, Heart of Now, accountability, mindfulness, transparency, undefended love, and inclusiveness. | |
Population Open to new adults: Yes (We'd like about 8 more people of any age.) Open to new children: Yes (Please help Myriad have live-in playmates! She's tired of being the only kid!) Gender Balance: 50% M 50% F Open to which gender(s): All genders welcome (Fluid genders welcome too.) Ethnic Diversity: 1% identify as 'non-white' | Government Decision Making: By consensus (We meet, discuss, share, use active listening, brainstorm, and then use modified consensus for decisions.) Identified Leader: No (Live-in land owners have veto power over certain decisions.) Leadership Core Group: No | Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances Labor Contribution: Expected (We share in land maintenance, cooking, big projects, and each give time as able, up to 3 hours a day depending on outside commitments.) Regular Fees: Yes ($150 per month food/utility contribution, plus rent variable per space: $300-$1000.) | Land and Buildings Rural (We live on the outskirts of a medium size city, with bus routes, and bike paths close to the farm. We are less than 10 miles to downtown Eugene.) Area: 33 acres (13.4 hectares) (Including two multi-acre pastures.) Land Owned By: Individual community member(s) Number of Residences: 3 (We are open to yurts and self-built housing.) | Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 6-20% Share Community Meals: 2-5 times/week (We strive for all dinners to be communal, but it's a work in progress. When schedules line up, we eat together.) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: We all share a common diet (Restrictions are requests like please keep sweeteners out of reach of children and don't bring them to communal meals.) Dietary Practice: Omnivorous (We are omniverous, and we have very high standards as to the source of our food. We raise and butcher most of our own meat. We strive for all local and organic food as much as possible.) Alcohol Use: Used occasionally | Social Factors Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members: Yes (The community includes queer, bi, and poly members, and is supportive of all loving relationships.) Restrictions on Romantic Relationships (between consenting adults): No Which Spiritual Path(s): Paganism/Earth Religions (Occasional community rituals.) Educational Style(s): Other (One child is homeschooled here and one attends public school. We are open to families that choose either option.) | |
