Reevis Mountain School :: Communities Directory

Re-Forming Formed: 1979 Established: 1980

This page last updated:2/8/2010

Reevis Mountain School

Roosevelt, Arizona,

United States

Reevis Mountain School of Self-Reliance began as a New Age community thirty years ago, founded by Peter Bigfoot, herbologist and expert in desert wilderness survival. Today, RMS is a school for self-reliance and spiritual awareness, a producer of remedies made from desert plants, and a small community of individuals who value spiritual, emotional, and physical health and development. Our vision is to raise awareness of our eternal divinity by living what we love and seeking truth, love, and joy each day.

Our 12-acre home site is a remote, high desert, riparian valley in the Superstition Wilderness of eastern Arizona. Access is via an eight-mile hike or a 4x4 drive to the highway. It is six miles to the nearest neighbor and 10 miles to the nearest "civilization."

Our lifestyle is rustic as well as junk food and media free. We have no telephone, cell service, television, or cable. We do have ample solar power, limited satellite internet, hot showers, spring water to drink, and clean outhouses.

Our community is currently composed of two permanent residents (Bigfoot and his wife, Patricia) and a changing group of work-exchange interns who stay for as little as a weekend or as long as a year or two. We are actively seeking additional long-term members.

Status: Active

Website: http://www.reevismountain.org

Contact:

Patricia Sanders
7448 S J-B Ranch Rd
Roosevelt, Arizona 85545-9787 United States
Phone: 928-467-2675 messages only

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This page last updated:2/8/2010

Visitors Accepted

(Yes, please email to arrange a visit.)

Visitor Process: Please email or call to schedule a visit. Email is usually best. Visitors are welcome for varying lengths of time at variable costs, depending on their level of participation (work) and whether room and board are desired while visiting (camping is free). We offer classes open to the public on wild edible and medicinal plants, Oriental touch healing, wilderness survival skills, meditation, homestead living, stone masonry, and carpentry. Please visit our website or email and request our newsletter for current information on classes and herbal remedies.

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 Non-member Residents: (Occasional interns and guests) Open to new members: Yes	Government Decision Making: By a group of elders or other leaders Identified Leader: Yes (Peter Bigfoot, the founder, who has been here since 1980) Leadership Core Group: Yes (Our trustees provide guidance)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: Yes (But there is little opportunity for income for residents) Labor Contribution: Expected (Full time hours/6 days a week) Join Fee: No Regular Fees: No
Land and Buildings Rural (Very Remote) Area: 12 acres (4.9 hectares) Land Owned By: Other (Private land owners who support our community.) Number of Residences: 11 (Yurts and small cabins, plus several campsites) Cohousing: No (Our communal house has a fully equipped kitchen, dining room, office, library, and healing room. Members sleep in separate quarters.)	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: over 50% (We grow nearly all our own food) Share Community Meals: Nearly all meals (We prepare and serve two meals a day.) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: We all share a common diet (We offer wholesome natural food with options that would accommodate omnivorous, vegetarian, vegan, and raw food diets.) Dietary Practice: Omnivorous (All natural, home-grown organic vegetables and fruit, along with our own free range turkeys, chickens, and eggs, plus fish and whole grains) Alcohol Use: Prohibited Tobacco Use: Prohibited	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: Yes Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Other (Metaphysical. We encourage meditation.) Educational Style(s): Other

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