| We are the stewards and human inhabitants of 90 acres of hilly and diverse land, nestled in a bend of a river in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We're 28 miles from a state university, an hour from a small city with an airport, and five minutes from a small but culturally diverse town of about 500.
We have recently put 70 acres into a Virginia Conservation Land Trust to protect the land. We continue to work on our land plan and guidelines to care for the environment, as we build our dreams together.
We are committed to living thoughtfully--with beauty, economy, conviviality, and care. We love this land where we live, and try to treat it well. We study and practice environmentally sound building methods, use composting toilets, and in one building area have a constructed wetland for our grey water treatment. We eat together regularly, help each other out, and enjoy each other's company.
While our adult members currently include single, partnered, and married individuals, we welcome diversity of lifestyle. We strive to listen to each other as we make consensus decisions and live closely. While we have no unified spiritual path, we strive to honor different expressions of spirituality as a way to honor our diversity as individuals. We enjoy celebrations of many kinds of special days each year including Thanksgiving and the Solstices.
We share community expenses.
If you would like to visit, please write in advance or visit our website listed above. Families of all ethnicities and types are welcome. | Contact: Links: IC Store: FIC's online store of community-related books and publications, built and partly operated by an Abundant Dawn member. |
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| Former/Other Names: Tekiah, Dayspring Circle, Earth Pod Last Updated:4/15/2007 Visitors Accepted (Visitors seeking a community to live in.) Visitor Process: Please email us at info@abundantdawn.org, with some information about yourself and your interest in living in community. We'll respond with some information about our visitor program. If email is not available, please write to the postal address--response is likely to be less prompt. Phoning is not recommended as an initial point of contact. Network Affiliations: Fellowship for Intentional Community |
Population Child Members: 2 (3 year old, 6 year old) Open to new children: Yes Gender Balance: 40% M 60% F Open to which gender(s): All genders welcome Ethnic Diversity: 0% identify as 'people of color' (All ethnicities are welcome) | Government Decision Making: By consensus Leadership Core Group: No | Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances (Currently all independent income.) Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: Yes Labor Contribution: Expected (Not tracked by hour; averages 10 hours/week.) Join Fee: Yes ($300 security deposit for individual/family.) Regular Fees: Yes (Monthly fees based on shared community expenses) | Land and Buildings Rural Area: 90 acres (36.4 hectares) Land Owned By: The community | Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 6-20% Share Community Meals: 2-5 times/week (Usually two meals a week) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual Dietary Practice: Other (Extremely varied.) Alcohol Use: Used occasionally (Up to individuals.) Tobacco Use: Seldom used (Individual choice; not in community buildings.) | Social Factors Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members: Yes Shared Spiritual Path: No Which Spiritual Path(s): Other (up to individual) Educational Style(s): Other (Up to individual) | |
