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Forming Formed: 2005
Brokenfoot Ranch
Carrollton, Georgia,
United States
 We are seeking compatible farm partners and investors—individuals, couples, and/or families—to share living and working together in a small, rural, organic farm community forming on 66 acres in Carroll County, Georgia. About 10 to 12 acres are open fields (bottomland and ridge)and the rest is mixed hardwood and pine forest. There is a year-round creek, a deep water well, rainwater catchment, and county water connection. A conceptual site plan was done by Village Habitat Design, a very well-respected and talented group of planners and architects with long experience planning ecovillage communities. Good sustainable/organic agriculture connections are developing locally, and we are close enough to a university town to find broader cultural and employment opportunities.
 
Contact:
Myra Bailes
615 Bethel Church Rd
Carrollton, Georgia 30117 United States
Phone: 770-258-3344, 404-895-7057
Community location is placed at the center of the zip/postal code, city/state, or city/country (not based on street addresses)
Last Updated:4/16/2008
 
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process: Contact me and arrange a mutually convenient time to visit.
Network Affiliations:
Fellowship for Intentional Community
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
No Answer Provided
Population
Members(adults and children):
1
Non-member Residents:
0
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
(Since the community is just beginning, this has not been officially decided yet, but as it will by necessity be a small community, probably we will be using some type of consensus decision making.)
Identified Leader:
Yes
(temporarily, the current owner/resident will have to function in this capacity.)
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
(current owner/resident (for the time being until a group forms))
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
(to be decided during formation process)
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(to be decided during planning process)
Join Fee:
Yes
(to be decided during planning process)
Regular Fees:
Yes
(to be decided during planning process)
Land and Buildings
Rural
(close to small town and about 50 miles from Atlanta)
Area:
66 acres (26.7 hectares)
(mostly mixed hardwood/pine forest, with about 10 or 12 acres open fields (bottomlands and ridge locations))
Land Owned By:
Other
(current owner/resident)
Number of Residences:
1
(owner-built, passive solar, highly energy efficient, greywater system, composting toilet)
Cohousing:
No Answer
(to be decided during planning process)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
over 50%
(farming experience so far shows that it is possible to grow all or almost all of the fresh vegetables and fruits needed to sustain a small community, but it will take some time to maximize production. It will also be possible to be largely self sufficient in eggs, dairy products, and a small amount of meat.)
Share Community Meals:
(to be decided during formation process)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
(No restrictions foreseen on what members eat at their homes. Group meals may have some overall guidelines as decided by consensus of the members.)
Dietary Practice:
Primarily vegetarian
(This applies only to current owner/resident)
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
(current owner/resident rarely drinks but is open to others who occasionally consume very modest amounts of alcoholic beverages as long as their behavior is not significantly adversely affected.)
Tobacco Use:
Prohibited
(Current owner/resident is non-smoker, is an asthmatic, and therefore experiences great difficulty in the presence of smokers. Another reason to avoid tobacco products is that they can carry plant mosaic virus which can infect and cause disease in crop plant species such as tomatoes and peppers.)
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
(Current owner/resident does not look for any specific religious orientation or practice, welcomes all faiths and traditions that are content to practice their beliefs on their own without causing problems for others or for the land. Sharing is fine, but no proselytizing, please!)
Which Spiritual Traditions(s):
Other
(current owner/resident would not feel comfortable in a community subscribing to a single religious group or creed. Seeking people with an open attitude neither dogmatic nor coercive.)
Educational Style(s):
(to be decided during formation process, or according to needs of families with children)
 
 


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