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Formed: 1984
River Farm
Deming, Washington,
United States
Summer Festival at the Farm
 We live in the Pacific Cascadia bioregion in the northwest corner of the United States; one of the five communities in the Evergreen Land Trust. We live in separate households on an 85-acre cooperative farm in rural Whatcom County, about forty minutes by bus or car from Bellingham, Washington.
Our community is focused on ecologically based farming and forestry, homesteading skills, habitat restoration, and hosting educational events. The farm is a mixture of forests, gardens, fields, and wetlands along the South Fork Nooksack River. We raise chickens, goats, and sheep. We have some houses on the electrical grid, and some off grid.
We operate by consensus and have monthly business meetings. We also gather regularly for work parties, weekly potlucks, and various projects. The land is held in trust, so we share the basic costs of stewardship (land taxes, insurance, tractor repairs, etc.) by each adult member paying monthly dues, which creates our annual budget. Each adult member also contributes work hours on the farm, sharing in the responsibility of upholding the purposes of the trust. Members are engaged in many different passions and professions off of the Farm as well, but all share in the commitment to caring for the land, and learning how to live sustainably and cooperatively.
 
Website: http://www.evergreenlandtrust.org
Contact:
3231 Hillside Rd
Deming, Washington 98244-9603 United States
Phone: 360-592-5222
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Former/Other Names: River Farm Community Land Trust
Last Updated:9/16/2006
 
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process: Email us through our website.
Population
Adult Members:
11
Child Members:
6
Non-member Residents:
2
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
Gender Balance:
37% M 63% F
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
No
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(average 30 hours a month)
Join Fee:
No Answer
(investment depends on specific house)
Regular Fees:
Yes
Land and Buildings
Rural
Area:
85 acres (34.4 hectares)
Land Owned By:
Community-controlled land trust
Number of Residences:
7
(also common house, sauna, outbuildings)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
21-50%
Share Community Meals:
1 time/week
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
Used Occasionally
Social Factors
Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members:
Yes
Shared Spiritual Path:
No
Which Spiritual Path(s):
Eclectic (integrates pieces from many religions)
Educational Style(s):
Other
(some public, some cooperatively homeschool)
 
 
Summer Festival at the Farm
This House Available Jan 2007
Restoration on Edge of the field
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Become an Editor Current editor(s): riverfarm, hollyo
 
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