The twenty-five-acre (10 hectare) former dairy farm in Chilliwack, British Columbia, consists of two hectares (five acres) zoned "Ecovillage" and eight hectares (twenty acres) of agricultural land.
We are creating an ecovillage of up to 40 homes with stores, cottage industries, and an organic farm. Ownership and governance is through a cooperative known as the Yarrow EcoVillage Society. Decisions are made by consensus.
Our sustainable community is grounded in permaculture principles. Funds are raised through membership equity, investment shares, and revenue from on-site activities. Costs will be met through sweat equity and cash payment.
The members are a diverse group with many skills. There are now over 30 members and associates.
Members make decisions on all aspects of the ecovillage. A membership share is $1,000 for community members and $10,000 for homeowners. Individuals not yet in a position to become members may become associates ($200 fee). This fee can later be put toward full membership. Members contribute $20 per month to a maximum of $300. Members may purchase investment shares in increments of $100. Investment shares are the primary means of building equity in the project. Members may also earn sweat equity credits towards a future home or business in the community.
We encourage comments from those who have first hand experience with a community so that others may benefit from your experience. Please share information you think will be useful to other users of this site, in a clear, concise, and polite manner. Each community can choose to display all comments, display selected comments, or not to display comments (more info). Communities will be shown email addresses of those who comment so that they might communicate with you if they choose.
We reserve the right to edit or delete any comment.
You must be logged in to add a comment. Login here or if you have not yet registered on our site Register here.
More Info on Display Options
Communities can choose one of three options for how reader comments are displayed.
Display all reader comments.
Do not display any reader comments.
Display only comments selected by the community (this is the default value).
Communities may have a variety of reasons for choosing these options so we encourage you to not be quick to judge.