Dragon Belly Farm :: Communities Directory

Forming Formed: 1989 Established: 2000

This page last updated:1/17/2011

Dragon Belly Farm

Pt. Ludlow, Washington,

United States

(Near Pt. Townsend on the Olympic Peninsula)

We wish to build intentional community amid the greater community in Jefferson County on 39 acres, 17 miles south of Pt. Townsend, 30 miles and a ferry northwest of Seattle on the Olympic Peninsula. The land has a variety of ecosystems: about half forest, some of which are wetlands; a quarter meadow on glacial moraine; and a quarter pasture on wetter bottomland. There are two creeks and two ponds. We expect land owned in common with some form of private ownership of home and home site. We prefer environmentally sensitive, ecologically sustainable building materials and design. Current growth limitations may require multifamily housing with shared kitchen.

Our values include sustainable organic agriculture, conscious eating of a natural-foods diet, and a recognition of how dietary choices involve/affect planetary economics and the environment. We prefer open communication with regular community meetings and other shared rituals, shared activities, and shared reality.

The form and timing have changed. The owners are currently living in California, building suburban community, accumulating capital, seeking partners, and waiting until retirement to return. There are caretakers on the land. We need partners with capital to own and build. We have considered building a retreat/resort center as an alternative community if a residential community does not manifest, or an active senior community.

Fall 2008: With new pressure from the county, we need to install septic and start building houses, at least one house and one ADU so that there is a permitted place for our caretaker to live…and for us to get ready to be there. We want to design a strawbale house.

Spring 2010: We have just put up a barn to store equipment and further visioning for the future.

Status: Still seeking partners to buy in and build.

Website: http://www.greensolutions.org/dbf.htm

Contact:

Dragon Belly Farm
3882 Larson Lake Rd
Pt. Ludlow, Washington 98365 United States
Phone: 360-732-4855

Sanda Everette
3329 Los Prados St.
San Mateo, California 94403 United States
Phone: 650-574-7155

Links:

http://www.greensolutions.org/dbf.htm

Wikimap for Dragon Belly Farm

Community location is placed at the center of the zip/postal code, city/state, or city/country (not based on street addresses)

This page last updated:1/17/2011

Visitors Accepted

Visitor Process: Email me and then I will email Michael, the caretaker of the land, if a visit seems appropriate to all of our goals.

Affiliations: San Mateo Ecovillage

:: Damanhur, Federation of Communities

Network Affiliations:

Ecovillage Network of the Americas

:: GEN - Global Ecovillage Network

Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:

Our community does not discriminate in regards to housing based on race/color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, family status (i.e. having children, not having children, or being pregnant), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, age, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or being the victim of domestic abuse.

Population Members(adults and children): 3 Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: (will be primarily consensus) Identified Leader: No Answer (Only because we are the only owners...)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: No Labor Contribution: Expected Join Fee: Yes (To live there, one would have to build a home, and to build, one would have to own a share of the land.) Regular Fees: Yes (to any regular monthly costs like rent or mortgage and utilities.)
Land and Buildings Rural Area: 39 acres (15.8 hectares) (with commercial property, it will increase to 43 acres.) Land Owned By: Individual community member(s) Number of Residences: 1 (The house burned down. Caretakers live in simple structures.) Cohousing: No Answer (Potentially cohousing or ecovillage)	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 6-20% (potentially far more) Share Community Meals: 1 time/week Dietary Choice or Restrictions: There are some dietary restrictions Dietary Practice: Primarily vegetarian Alcohol Use: Used occasionally Tobacco Use: Prohibited	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: No Which Spiritual Traditions(s): (Ecumenical and eclectic) Educational Style(s): Other

Cohousing Details

Cohousing Status:

Dormant

Click an image to see it full size.

Become an Editor Current editor(s): cohousing, sanda

Comments from Directory Readers This community selects which reader comments to display (more info). You can add yours below.

There are no Reader Comments on this community.

Add Your Comment on Dragon Belly Farm

We encourage comments from those who have first hand experience with a community so that others may benefit from your experience. Please share information you think will be useful to other users of this site, in a clear, concise, and polite manner. Each community can choose to display all comments, display selected comments, or not to display comments (more info). Communities will be shown email addresses of those who comment so that they might communicate with you if they choose.

We reserve the right to edit or delete any comment.

You must be logged in to add a comment. Login here or if you have not yet registered on our site Register here.

More Info on Display Options

Communities can choose one of three options for how reader comments are displayed.