SBA Farms Collective :: Communities Directory

Formed: 1981 Established: 1971

This page last updated:9/29/2010

SBA Farms Collective

Winnie, Texas,

United States

(Peace and Light)

Namaste, peace and light, clarity and health to all living creatures, seen and unseen, great or small.

We have been established for over 30 years, and our website is a Global Portal with links to the most largely utilized Activist Portal on the Internet, Wiser Earth. We will be receiving our 501(c) 3 status by the end of the year.

We are rebuilding from Hurricane Ike and will be another year before all is restored. Therefore we have no living accommodations for new members at this time. We lost everything but our main residence, our organic gardens were under 3ft of salt water for almost a week. With the help of the State Agriculture Dept. we have been able to restore all of our land to an organic state and our aquaculture ponds are healing nicely and producing young fish again.

Our practice begins and ends each day with sunrise and sunset meditations and prayer.

We respect all forms of spiritual commitment and seek no compensation from our members other than the sharing of the work involved in maintaining our site.

We are heavily involved in the arts as technicians for sound, lights and Computer systems.

We are a small group seeking self-sufficiency. In our group we have artists, organic farmers, organic ranchers, craftsman, nomads, pilgrims and activists of all persuasions.

We believe that sustainability is a topic that affects everyone from those living in urban areas, apartment complexes, condo developments, schools as well as those living in rural settings and managing or developing sustainable agricultural systems to support the availability of local, healthy foods.

Our long term goal is to serve as a resource to both the communities that exist as well as exploring their options regarding sustainability and our allied NGO’s and non profit’s working on sustainability issues world wide.

Please consider joining us,in our web based collective, it is and always will be free, up to date and well documented and sourced. We have a wide diversity of members from the whole planet.

We will endeavor to avoid political issues except as they affect the endeavors we have in common. We welcome discussion and feed back at any time at all.

Website: http://www.sbafarmscollective.org

Contact:

SBA Farms Collective
18657 Englin Rd
Winnie, Texas 77665 United States
Phone: 409 296 4351, 409 656 1806

Links:

Wiser Earth: The Social Network for Sustainability

Peace Day TV: Live and streaming Peace oriented TV

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

Our Channel on youtube

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Former/Other Names: sba farms

This page last updated:9/29/2010

Visitors Accepted

(At this time as we rebuild visitation require two weeks minimun notice and is subject to approval)

Visitor Process: an email should be submitted subj visitation. We will respond, usually within 2 working days.

Network Affiliations:

Catholic Worker

:: Fellowship for Intentional Community

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.

Comment: our land is privately owned and operates under a lifetime lease arrangement. There is no communal ownership of land or assets, they are provided by our founders.

Population Members(adults and children): 8 (we are rebuilding after Hurricane Ike destroyed all but our main residence, it is full at time.) Non-member Residents: 0 (our residency is restricted to members only, however we do have a large viritual community that is global in scope. Residency is not a requirement for membership) Open to new members: Yes (all new members go through a 30 day trial period then the Board will decide on long term residency)	Government Decision Making: By a group of elders or other leaders Identified Leader: Yes (Michael Sykes the founder) Leadership Core Group: Yes (a Board of Directors that is by invitation only)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Other (residential members share in the common operating expenses. Non residential members may offer support by tax deductible donations as they see fit) Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: Yes Labor Contribution: Expected (residental members take part in the maintanence of the farm, non residential members are welcome to offer technical support, posting and sharing on our web portal) Join Fee: No Regular Fees: No
Land and Buildings Rural Area: 15 acres (6.1 hectares) Land Owned By: A subgroup of community members (The land is operated under a lifetime lease between the collective and the founding members) Number of Residences: 2 (at this time we are rebuilding our additional residental sites due to Hurricane Ike) Cohousing: Yes (most members share cooking and bath fadilities, members with children are given priority for single housing)	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 21-50% Share Community Meals: Nearly all dinners Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual (special dietary issues such as for vegans are the responsibility of the individual) Dietary Practice: Other (we raise an process fish, hogs, goats and feeder calves, hunt deer and elk for consumption) Alcohol Use: Used occasionally Tobacco Use: Used Occasionally	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: Yes (Common Ground, peace, light and harmoy, prosteletysing is strictly forbidden) Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Ecumenical (includes "all religions") (Respect and civility is a must spiritually.) Educational Style(s): Public schooled (we are located in one of the top ranked school districts in Texas, it is a rural school district, fully integrated and excellent graduation and graduation from university statistics.)

Cohousing Details

Cohousing Status:

Retrofitting

(We are going completely off grid while rebuilding our farm)

Year Completed:

1983

(this is our first residence)

Number of Units:

Being rebuilt after Hurricane Ike destroyed them

Square Feet in Common House:

2000

(at this time approx 1300 sq ft completely rebuilt)

Developer:

Sba Farms

Commercial Lender:

NONE

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