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Formed: 1948 Established: 1950
Braziers Park
WALLINGFORD,
United Kingdom
autumn woods around Braziers
 Braziers Park is a community, a residential college and an architectural treasure hidden deep in the south Oxfordshire countryside. It was founded in 1950 as an educational trust, and is a continuing experiment in the advantages and problems of living in a group. Community members share responsibility for running the college and the estate.
"To make conscious the shape of the process of which we are a part, so that we may facilitate its development more efficiently"
We keep sheep, pigs and chickens; we plant trees and vegetables; we live in the midst of beauty and we eat well; we argue joyfully on good days; we argue pointlessly, and/or ignore each other, on bad days. Lots of dreams and fantasies are stimulated here. There is always work to do...
 
Website: http://www.braziers.org.uk
Contact:
The Office
Braziers Park
Ipsden
WALLINGFORD, OX10 6AN United Kingdom

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Last Updated:6/22/2007
 
Visitors Accepted
 (by pre-arrangement only)
Visitor Process: Check our website for basic information www.braziers.org.uk and email us. Please be clear whether you wish to work or to pay.
Network Affiliations:
GEN - Global Ecovillage Network
Population
Adult Members:
18
Child Members:
5
Open to new adults:
Yes
Gender Balance:
40% M 60% F
Open to which gender(s):
All genders welcome
Ethnic Diversity:
0% identify as 'people of color'
Government
Decision Making:
Other
(too complex to describe briefly)
Identified Leader:
No Answer
(several identified leadership roles)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
(complex variations)
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(minimum 18 hrs/month.)
Join Fee:
No
Regular Fees:
No
(But those who are tenants are expected to pay their rent.)
Land and Buildings
Rural
Area:
50 acres (20.2 hectares)
Land Owned By:
Other
(A formal organisation with some overlap of membership)
Number of Residences:
4
Cohousing:
No
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
6-20%
Share Community Meals:
Nearly all meals
(one-third of the comunity eat togetehr far less frequently)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
We all share a common diet
(occasional meat with vegetarian option)
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
(we eat our own sheep, and other well-grown meat)
Alcohol Use:
Seldom used
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used
(no smoking in the buildings)
Social Factors
Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members:
Yes
Restrictions on Romantic Relationships (between consenting adults):
No
Shared Spiritual Path:
No
Which Spiritual Path(s):
Paganism/Earth Religions
(No one path followed, and many practices are very low-key)
Educational Style(s):
Public schooled
 
 
autumn woods around Braziers
view to the south
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