Lovare Homestead

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Lovare Homestead

Located in DeGraff, Ohio, United States

Mission Statement
Lovare Homestead is being created to bring community back into the big picture by focusing on producing organically grown food and educational experiences for the locals in our area. It’s a group based farm and living acreage for homes in De Graff, Ohio (about 50 minutes from both Columbus and Dayton). Lovare will be open to hosting a stable group of 6 tiny houses year round. Each of the houses will be on the Lovare board. After showing their commitment to Lovare, we’d like them to live on the land like it’s their own and possibly even owning a share in the homestead. After many meetings with the local government, we have been legally approved for both tiny houses built on wheels and on foundation.

We want this to be home to a group of people who have chosen to live together with a common purpose, working cooperatively to create a lifestyle that reflects their shared core values. Our core values are sustainability, ecology, self-sufficiency, recycling, composting, permaculture, organic gardening, grey water systems, reducing our carbon footprint and incorporating community into daily lives. We’d like to have a community barn, organic garden and orchard, six tiny home sites, chickens and goats. If one of our board members has a passion, we’d love to come together to make it happen for them at Lovare homestead.

In addition to all of this, Lovare Homestead aims to have a big outreach to local and like-minded communities around the country. We hope to have open farm days for our seasoned farming friends, families, and ever-expanding circles of enthusiastic newbies in our surrounding area to come out to the homestead. We’d like to actively engage with the community by sharing labor, meals, knowledge, and belly laughs. At Lovare Homestead, we think it’s very important to teach others the how-tos instead of doing things for them.

Community Description
We are a Tiny House community. The master plan is to have 6 tiny houses at Lovare. We have a few spots remaining and are accepting applications.

Housing
Status: We have land we have developed on
Area: 7 acres
Current Residence Types: Lots to build on
Current Number of Residences: 5
Planned number of residences: 6
Planned Residence Types: Tiny house, Yurt, tee-pee, dome, treehouse, or tent, Natural built structues, Lots to build on
Land owned by: The entire community membership

Membership
Adult Members: 6
Child Members: 3
Percent Women: 50%
Percent Men: 50%
Percent Transgender: 0%
Visitors accepted: Yes
Visitor Process:
Email or text us! We’d love for you to come visit.
Open to new Members: Yes
Membership Process:
Communication on expectations between applicant and community and a visit is required before joining. You can fill out an application here! It’s the first step. http://goo.gl/forms/DKkdq0DsPi

Economics
Dues, Fees, or Shared Expenses: Yes
Shared Income: None
Required Labor Contribution: Encouraged or suggested
Open to members with existing debt: Yes
Additional Comments:
Members will own a piece of the land, if they desire. The contribution will continue until we collectively pay off the start up costs. Once the costs have been covered, only the small membership fee will be collected.

Sustainability Practices
Energy Infrastructure: We are totally off grid.
Current renewable energy generation: 100%
Energy sources: Solar, Wind
Planned renewable energy generation: 100%
Current food produced: Up to 25%
Planned food produced: From 50-75%
Food produced locally: From 50-75%

Lifestyle
Common Facilities: Common House, Garden(s), Greenhouse(s), Workshop, Outdoor Kitchen, Large Scale Kitchen, Tractor & Farm Equipment, Fire pit
Internet Available: Yes, individuals provide it
Internet Fast?: Yes, it’s fine.
Cell Phone Service: Good for most people.
Shared meals: About once a week
Dietary Choice or Restrictions: No – people may eat however they wish.
Special Diets OK: Yes
Alcohol Use: Yes, used occasionally.
Additional Diet Comments:
Up to individual.
Common Spiritual Practice(s): Not a particularly spiritual or religious Community
Spiritual Practice Expected?: No
Education Style(s): Home Schooling, Private School off the property, Public Schooling, Up to each family or individual
Healthcare Options: Up to each family or individual

Source:https://www.ic.org/directory/tiny-house-community/