Oakwood Community :: Communities Directory

Formed: 2011

This page last updated:12/27/2011

Oakwood Community

Durham, North Carolina,

United States

We are a small intentional community in Durham, NC that provides internships for young adults to explore community living, sustainability, and service. In exchange for room and board, our interns volunteer part-time at local non-profit organizations. We engage in community living as residents sharing one house and as neighbors in a vibrant and diverse neighborhood. Additionally, we make intentional choices to lessen our environmental impact in our daily lives.

Each internship consists of a 20 hour/week volunteer position at one of our partner organizations. Interns are paired for the duration of the internship with one organization.

Interns live together with the permanent residents and owners of Oakwood Community. Each intern shares a bedroom with one other intern, and all other rooms in the house are shared space. We share meals, household chores and social life together.

At Oakwood community, we recognize the impact of our choices on the environment. We bike, walk, and use public transportation for most of our commuting. We aim to use as little electricity and water as possible, while still living comfortably. We recycle, compost, or reuse everything we can.

We raise rabbits and ducks for meat and eggs. We also cultivate a large garden where we grow some of our own produce. All community members help reduce electricity and water consumption, as well as participating in the day-to-day work of animal husbandry and gardening.

Website: http://oakwoodcommunity.org

Contact:

Cliff & Jayme
503 Oakwood Ave.
Durham, North Carolina 27701 United States

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

This page last updated:12/27/2011

Visitors Accepted

Visitor Process: We host a weekly community meal open to anyone every Sunday at 7:00pm. If you'd like to visit at another time, email us and we'll make other arrangements.

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): 6 Non-member Residents: 0 Open to new members: Yes (Our internships run 10-12 months, starting in the month of August. Application deadline is April 1.)	Government Decision Making: By consensus (Most community decisions are made by consensus. However, the leaders and permanent residents of Oakwood Community make some decisions on their own (especially decisions that have long-term impacts on the property.)) Identified Leader: Yes Leadership Core Group: No	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances (Housing and groceries are provided by Oakwood Community leaders.) Labor Contribution: Expected (Community members are expected to participate in household chores and animal husbandry.) Join Fee: No Regular Fees: No
Land and Buildings Urban Area: 0.25 acres (0.1 hectares) Land Owned By: Individual community member(s) Number of Residences: 1	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 6-20% (We raise rabbits for meat, ducks for meat and eggs, and we tend several garden beds.) Share Community Meals: 2-5 times/week Dietary Choice or Restrictions: We all share a common diet (We eat meat, but only meat we raise or purchase from local farms. Most of our meals are vegetarian or have traces of meat (i.e. broth, animal fat). We are amenable to dietary restrictions such as gluten-free, sugar-free, allergies, etc.) Dietary Practice: Primarily vegetarian (The bulk of our protein is meat-free, but we do use animal products, including broth and animal fat, regularly.) Alcohol Use: Used occasionally Tobacco Use: Prohibited	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: No

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