Is Sweet Demeter Farm and Ecovillage going to be, like, a commune?
Sweet Demeter Farm will be an intentional community, and communes are quite different from intentional communities like SDF. Communes are income-sharing and often have a community-owned business whose profits go to the community (and which require labor from all members). They are usually built on a spiritual or political philosophy, require shared residences and dictate some or many personal decisions. There is nothing wrong with this as long as there is nothing illegal going on, members willingly participate and the right to leave is not interfered with. Intentional communities like Sweet Demeter Farm do not function this way. The only shared philosophy we have is a desire to live more cooperatively and sustainably; finances are independent and the community does not take a percentage of business profits; members do not have to share residences unless they want to; and members of course retain personal freedoms. It’s win-win. If you have any other questions, send us an e-mail!
