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Formed: 1972 Established: 1972
Alpha Farm
Deadwood, Oregon,
United States
 Alpha Farm is an extended-family-style community on 280 acres in the Coast Range of Oregon. Consensus, our decision-making process, is also a metaphor for the ideal world we seek to create here--and so help create in the larger world. We seek to honor and respect the spirit in all people and in nature; to nurture harmony within ourselves, among people, and with the Earth; and to integrate all of life into a balanced whole. We value service and work as love made visible. Group process is a strong point; we meet regularly for business.
Founded in 1972, we average fifteen to twenty adults and three to five children. New people participate in an internship of three or six months followed by a year as residents (trial members) before becoming eligible for membership. Members and residents work primarily on the farm or in a community owned business (a cafe-bookstore-gift shop, farmers' markets, contract mail delivery, and a consensus and facilitation training/consulting practice) or occasionally in paid work off the farm. All income and resources are held in common. We are experimenting with different housing patterns, particularly for families; individuals have private rooms, while other living space is common; evening meals are communal.
We are open to new residents; visitors are welcome for a three-day initial visit. Please call well ahead to arrange dates.
 
Website: http://www.pioneer.net/~alpha/index.htm
Contact:
92819 Deadwood Creek Rd
Deadwood, Oregon 97430-9706 United States
Phone: 541-964-5102 Farm, 541-268-4311 Alpha-Bit
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Links:
Alpha Farm
Alpha Institute: Committed to practicing and teaching consensus decision making and meeting facilitation.
http://www.alphabitonline.com/: AlphaBit online store
Last Updated:12/8/2008
 
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process: Please call to book a visit at 541-964-5102.
Population
Adult Members:
5
Child Members:
2
Non-member Residents:
20
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
Gender Balance:
67% M 33% F
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
100% income sharing
Labor Contribution:
Expected
Join Fee:
No
(as provisional member; as full member - all assets up to $5000)
Regular Fees:
No
Land and Buildings
Rural
Area:
280 acres (113.3 hectares)
Land Owned By:
The community
Number of Residences:
4
Cohousing:
No
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
21-50%
Share Community Meals:
Nearly all dinners
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
Used Often
Social Factors
Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members:
Yes
Shared Spiritual Path:
No
Educational Style(s):
Public schooled
(home schooling may be an option)
 
 
Become an Editor Current editor(s): alphafarm, Aen
 
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