Hello!
My name is Kyra and I use they/them pronouns. My community is forming and we call it Willowhaven. We are based in WA state and we are looking for local people we can meet and fold into our little circle of friendship.
We are seeking queer, POC, indigenous, disabled, trade workers, low income, or people of otherwise oppressed or underserved demographics. Most of us have faced discrimination in some way, and we want to create a place that accommodates the people most often neglected by projects like these. Together we can do it! Email me at WillowhavenSocietyLeadership@outlook.com. DM me on this site. Ask questions! Poke and prod! I want you to feel comfy getting to know us and our goals.
HI Kyra,
We are setting up a multigenerational ecovillage on Whidbey Island on 12 acres. Where are you located? We are just getting to the nuts and bolts of how to legally set up and bring in more people.
Donna
yes! I am looking for communities … especially looking for young families. My young family has a lot to bring to the table around community, permaculture and such and instead of starting our own, we thought it would be great to help an existing community. one that is immersed in nature, that has some level of values alignment (or desire) there in. AaronPKahlow3@gmail.com if want to chat directly
Hello community friends,
We are also starting an eco community outside of Olympia, WA on 37 acres. The focus of this community is to create a village setting in which to raise our children in a wild and free natural space, grow food and community organically, and foster an animal rescue. We are early in the land acquisition stage, and hope to have 5 lots available for purchase within a year. If any one reading this posts is interested in learning more, please reach out to me with more information about your vision. We are also currently manifesting one more investor.
I’m so inspired to hear of all these new land projects popping up and would love to connect with every PNW community in time!
In love and gratitude,
Ladybird ladybirdeverwild@gmail.com
I’m down in OR, hoping to cocreate a community with cofounders in the Portland metro area, but not in Portland itself, 5 acres or more, valuing personal liberty, collaborative cooperation, personal responsability, respect and kindness, and connection to the earth. Our goal is to have ownable homes and some to rent so a variety of folks can participate, either be close enough to public transit (or have a rockin’ rideshare system possibly involving a schoolie), and to foster creativity and oppertunity re. community endeavours and personal development (maker space, commonhouse, some community businesses for those who want that, maybe classes and events both for us and the general public to partake of. So far its my husband, one cofounder and myself but we’re communicating with several folks presently to establish who we can work well with.
Hi Kyra, so I asked my friend, the one who wants to start a commune for people with physical disabilities, about that program where the government will build an ecovillage for you if you have 25 or more minority-status folks. She couldn’t remember the name of the program, and unfortunately my google attempts came up empty, but another thing that could be relevent for both of your ideas is the assistance and funding from the BIPOC Intentional Communities Council. Other than that though I’m sad to say I don’t know the name of the original program I mentioned to you a while ago.
This is a wonderful vision. I recently moved back to the Olympia area after being away, and am now teaching at The Evergreen State College. I would be interested in being an investor, member, or supporter of an ecovillage or co-living land trust effort such as you’ve described. I know this is over a year later, but if anyone else reads this and is interested, let’s connect.
I’d love to hear an update on how the communities talked about in this thread are coming along! My husband and I had a cofounding group of 7 for a short period of time, but we needed to opt out due to some ugly credit setback issues meaning we had no business looking at buying anything, and the group dispersed and went their own ways, at least for now, but I’m still friends with them all, the one family in the group that had enough money recently connected with 2 and a half acres out in Rainier OR, but that’s too far away from transit and services for my husband and I, so I hope she can create community there somehow, but it can’t be with us. We’re still interested in either renting in a community in Clackamas Co or Washington Co here in OR (but not in Portland itself), if someone gets something going that we’d be a fit for, or maybe wayyyyyy in the future we can look at acquiring land and starting something. We visited 4 communities in Portland, yes Portland itself has a lot of them, but we haven’t found where we would fit well yet.
Hi, we’re a semi-retired couple in Seattle researching intentional communities. We’ve lived all over the U.S. and Mexico in our RV, and are seeking a progressive, inclusive community in the PNW.
We’ve found that most established communities are not open to tiny homes/RVs. We’ve looked at homesteading land/property and, while some accept RVs and tiny homes, many provide pre-built housing structures that are out of our price range. Zoning has been an issue, as well.
We’re still looking at land, but keeping our options open. We’re in no rush. And, we prefer communities of egalitarian-minded, underserved people with various backgrounds including alternative lifestyles and eclectic spiritual beliefs.
Currently Lost Valley is seeking new members, in a small town 25 min. from Eugene OR, tinyhouses, and possibly RVs are an option, they have a classified currently in the classifieds section here. Also another community that is forming in Eugene is potentially able to work with RVs, they’re posting quite a bit recently here on the forums and they’re in the forming phase but have a little bit of space/land to begin with.
Family seeking community! Family of 4, husband 30y, wife 33 yrs, kids both 8years old. Mixture of knowlegde and skills, very determined and hardworking!
If anyone has any projects going on this summer, I would love to visit communities in the Pacific Northwest and be of service! I am happy to help with farming, food processing, forestry, and more!
You should check out our website which is updated weekly. We hold events all summer and we’re always looking for new members. Check out PeacefulValleyVillage.com
We’re currently located in Eugene, Oregon. We are dedicated to building a community based around agriculture, art, mental and physical health and we’re currently looking for land as well as new members. We’re currently building the foundational understanding of what we will eventually grow in to. Now is the time to join!
