Communities Directory: Lofstedt Farm Community

Re-Forming Formed: 1985 Established: 1989

Lofstedt Farm Community

Kaslo, British Columbia,

Canada

Sixty-acre BIODYNAMIC farm based community located in the beautiful Kootenay mountains. Pleasant climate, mild summers and cool winters. The farm, surrounded by Crown Forests, is located five minutes south of Kaslo. The three main businesses are: Lofstedt Farm, Lofstedt Gardens CSA, and Lofstedt Farm Forestry Society (LFFS) The latter is a 1500 acres Govt. owned woodlot in our watershed, managed by Peter Van Allen. Besides the recently added Bio-Diesel production plant, we are planning to build a new barn for our dairy-cows and a new home for the owners. Over the last 20 years, a great number of volunteers have participated in our Internship Program to practice ecological sustainable organic farming. The elderly Swiss owners want to retire and to preserve the farm as a BIODYNAMIC Learning Center. They are looking for a small number of families to take out a share in the land ownership, help manage the farm and CSA garden, and build their own homes. We also need younger trainees eager to learn and to help with hay-making, grain growing, gardening and greenhouse work, washing produce and marketing it, building, animal husbandry, bee-keeping, working with tractors and draft horses, logging and surveying, dairying and food processing and some old-fashioned crafts in the bargain.

Status: Expanding

Website: http://mypage.direct.ca/l/lofstedtfarm/

Contact:

Bridget and George Baumann
Lofstedt Farm
5795 Kaslo South Rd
P. O. Box 1270
Kaslo, British Columbia V0G 1M0 Canada
Phone: and Fax 250-353-7441, 250-353-7448
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Last Updated:12/3/2006

Visitors Accepted

Visitor Process: Ask for an interview or a visit

Population Adult Members: 5 Child Members: 1 Non-member Residents: 6 Open to new adults: Yes Open to new children: Yes Gender Balance: 50% M 50% F Open to which gender(s): All genders welcome Ethnic Diversity: 0% identify as 'people of color' Age Restrictions: No	Government Decision Making: By consensus Identified Leader: Yes Leadership Core Group: Yes	Labor and Money Financial Style: Partial income sharing Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: No Labor Contribution: Expected (Yes, if possible.) Join Fee: Yes (50,000) Regular Fees: No
Land and Buildings Rural Area: 60 acres (24.3 hectares) Land Owned By: Individual community member(s) (We want to change to common ownership) Number of Residences: 5 Cohousing: No	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: over 50% Share Community Meals: Nearly all meals (Does not apply to separate households) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: We all share a common diet Dietary Practice: Primarily vegetarian Alcohol Use: Used occasionally Tobacco Use: Seldom used	Social Factors Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members: Yes (reluctantly) Restrictions on Romantic Relationships (between consenting adults): No Shared Spiritual Path: Yes (We are based on Anthroposophy) Which Spiritual Path(s): Other (Anthroposophy is a philosophy, not a religion) Educational Style(s): Private school off the property

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