Oran Mor :: Communities Directory

Formed: 2003 Established: 2003

This page last updated:4/16/2013

Oran Mor

Foil, Missouri,

United States

(Ozark County - We are down two miles of gravel road.)

We are a small egalitarian community and Certified Naturally Grown farm established in June 2003 and located on 110 acres in the hills of Ozark County, Missouri. We raise dairy goats, egg chickens, ducks, and various vegetables using local organic inputs and no-till design. We work to put the principles of permaculture into daily practice, using clean and renewable energy resources and recycling our waste as best we can. For example, we compost our human manure; we use a windmill to pump our well water.

We offer a wide range of work experiences in gardening, food processing, construction, milking, cheesemaking, forestry, salvage, maintenance, and cooking.

We envision and work for a community which embraces the following values:

• Living simply in harmony with our environment, considering sustainability, ecology, and the effect of our actions on the next seven generations;

• Living with a positive, loving focus, resolving our differences non-violently, valuing cooperation and sharing, and fostering respect, honesty and responsibility in all relationships;

• Encouraging and supporting individual creative expression and spiritual development, enjoying each other, and celebrating each person's unique contribution to community.

Status: active

Website: http://oranmor.freeservers.com

Contact:

Pearl
51 Oran Mor Lane
Squires, Missouri 65755 United States
Phone: 417-265-3753, 417-989-9886

Links:

ATTRA: OM internship

Intentional Community Database: OM listing

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This page last updated:4/16/2013

Visitors Accepted

(You may need to bring a tent.)

Visitor Process: Contact us by email or telephone a week or two in advance of your visit. Please plan to work while you are here.

Affiliations: East Wind Community

Network Affiliations:

FEC: Federation of Egalitarian Communities

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 Non-member Residents: 0 Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: By consensus (meaning unanimous agreement) Identified Leader: No Leadership Core Group: No	Labor and Money Financial Style: 100% income sharing Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: No Answer (negotiable) Labor Contribution: Expected (From each according to ability) Join Fee: No Regular Fees: No
Land and Buildings Rural (ridge between two creeks) Area: 110 acres (44.5 hectares) (75% forest) Land Owned By: The community Number of Residences: 2 Cohousing: No	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: over 50% Share Community Meals: Nearly all meals (ALL the time, unless one of us is off the farm) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Other (We eat what we have consensus to grow and buy, what's local and in season.) Dietary Practice: Omnivorous (We're omnivorous but frugal, and emphasize food we've grown ourselves or traded with neighbors. We only eat meat that was raised humanely, and not a lot of that.) Alcohol Use: Seldom used (We have eight holidays a year on which alcohol consumption is allowed, but otherwise it is not considered appropriate.) Tobacco Use: Prohibited (We wish to remain smoke free.)	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: No (A certain reverence for the earth is essential, but no formal creed is necessary. All who value love, kindness, and non-violence are welcome.) Educational Style(s): Other (Parents' discretion, with consensus.)

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Comment from Worldhugger on 4/10/2012 (Reader Rating: 0)

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Visited Oran Mor in 2008. They showed me an inspiring combination of hard work and joy. They never made me feel like i should work as hard as them.
Conscious people while at the same time in for a laugh.
When i came there the place looked messy at first impression. If it still does: don't let this deter you: the mess is there because they took over the remains of a ruined farm.

Highly recommended for anyone interested in radical ecological diy-life.

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