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Forming Formed: 2009 Established: 2009

This page last updated:2/1/2011

The Roundhouse Community

Chimes, Arkansas,

United States

(The Roundhouse property is completely off-grid, with no cellphone service, no flushable toilets, and extremely limited solar electricity.)

Clinton, Arkansas,

United States

We are a fairly new off-grid small Intentional Community in Arkansas. We have now officially been a community for a year as of Feb 1st!

Our goals are self-sustainability as well as harmony, cooperation, sharing, and promoting the growth of similar communities. Treating all with a gentle, kind and honest manner without violence.

At the Roundhouse work is a must for survival, therefore, everyday is work...if you want water-it must be pumped, if you want something to eat-wood must be prepared(cut), fire started, and afterwards dishes...

We have a small Rabbitry where we raise mainly New Zealand Rabbits. We also have Americauna Chickens the Easter Egg layers. We also have a small garden.

Not only do we work hard but we like to play and relax, too! Playing music, bonfires, cards, and board games are some of the things we enjoy on our off time..

The Roundhouse sits on 22.75 acres of forest..At the moment only about 3 or 4 acres is being used so there's lots of potential and are plenty of acres to go for nice nature walks. Our neighbour adjacent to us has a beautiful swimming hole that we get to use at our leisure..which is quite often, in the heat of the summer..

Right now, the Roundhouse is looking for strong competent persons who are interested in long term possibilities.

Website: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001638333722

Contact:

Ali Shanti
Chimes, Arkansas United States

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This page last updated:2/1/2011

Visitors Accepted

(Right now we are looking for those interested in long term.)

Visitor Process: Visitors process:initial visit consists of 3 days, this is part of the trial run and allows you and us to get to know each other. If approved you will get an additional 3 weeks, after which you can apply to become a member, members process consists of a 3 month term. If interested in visiting or becoming a member, send us an email with some information about yourself. Have you ever visited a community before? If so what did you learn? What did you like or dislike about the communities? What were your reason for leaving these communities? How might you use that knowledge here at the Roundhouse Community? What activities do you enjoy? What are some of the things you not enjoy? What is your personal food preference such as vegan, vegetarian or no red meat? What are some of your accomplishments? Are you good at gardening, carpentry, mechanics, etc? Anything else that you would like to add that would help us get to know you. Also include any questions you may have for us.

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): 5 Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: By majority rule (Decisions are made by Full Members) Identified Leader: No Leadership Core Group: No	Labor and Money Financial Style: 100% income sharing Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: Yes Labor Contribution: Expected (Ask us to send you our Labor Policy.) Join Fee: No Regular Fees: No
Land and Buildings Rural Area: 22.75 acres (9.2 hectares) Land Owned By: Individual community member(s) Number of Residences: 2 (Our 22 acres has a 3-story house & 2nd floor living space in the barn.)	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 1-5% (Our goal is to double these percentages every year as we can.) Share Community Meals: Nearly all meals Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual (We try to accomodate those with seperate eating habits as best we can.) Dietary Practice: Primarily vegetarian (We still eat meat, but not very often.) Alcohol Use: Used occasionally Tobacco Use: Used Often	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: Yes (Rainbow, Respecting Mother Nature) Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Other (Rainbow, Respecting Mother Earth) Educational Style(s): Home schooling (We are interested in forming our own small school building.)

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Comment from GypsyWheelsNorth on 6/4/2011 (Reader Rating: 0)

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This place sounds so special - a real Spiritual Retreat! Hoping to spend some quality time and and sharing energy in the Fall 2011! Will connect. Namaste. Mariah

Comment from boxofshakedown on 3/16/2011 (Reader Rating: 0)

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The Round House is an amazing place. Got the chance to stay there for a few months over the summer of 2010. Really beautiful out there. As you're approaching the roundhouse there's all these awesome stacks of river rocks on the side of the dirt road resembling structures of the Druids. Also one of the best swimming holes in the world is just a few mile hike away. Got the chance to help build the guinea hen coupe and drag those smelly creatures down the hill. Working in the garden is also an experience I'll always remember. Peace to the Round House. Much Love.
Matt

Comment from caveman on 9/15/2010 (Reader Rating: 0)

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it is i caveman i visitied back in may and i love it at the round house there is enough to do for any body who comes. alot of good people come threough and when they do come through they help. wish i could get back

Comment from BlazeMorningstar on 5/16/2010 (Reader Rating: 10)

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AWESOME!!

Caveman and I visited the RoundHouse for about a week. We did just get back to civilization. It was truly amazing there- a community. There is no electric power, no cell phone service even, but we helped with the gardening, caring for the rabbits, cooking over a wood stove, pumping and hauling water, etc... at night (when it was not raining) everyone would sit around the bonfire pit on big flat stones, and Alicat would play guitar, I would play drum, others would join in with other instruments and we'd sing and laugh and enjoy smores :) it was hard work, but there is amazing energy out there!! People pitch in to work, and we all enjoy relaxation time when the work is over. Sleeping in the RoundHouse was amazing, and the beauty of nature and living in it is breath taking... it seemed like heaven! Morning meaditation has never been so peaceful... even if Thelma the goat decides she likes the grass under your toes better than the grass elsewhere near you :)

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