A food forest is being built on 5 acres between Mt Tahoma/Rainier and Tacoma.
The new goal/intention is to create housing and space for women to live here.
The original intention of the Sanctuary was to steward and protect the
land for the wildlife that lives on it and to create a Sanctuary where people would come to heal their relationships to nature.
Creating a foundation for people to be comfortable and have their needs provided has proven to be the more challenging of the tasks.
Currently, a trust has been created and the land payed off.
There is only one building. A 200sf unfinished tiny house/shack that I live in part time.
We are almost finished building a massive
solar system that will give us nearly as much power as a small household uses.
There are two streams that dry up in summer. We are 10 minutes from a lake, within 20 minutes of multiple rivers. Three 100ft waterfalls within an hour. 20min from national forest/edge of civilization. 20 min from Safeway, Fred Meyer, Walmart, and public library.
1 hour from Olympia, Tacoma, and Seattle, so great access to the economic artery.
Some of our next steps include
-expanding the driveway
-a large metal building for "community kitchen" with
cob oven and heated benches
-massive orchard planting in spring
-finish
solar system
-greenhouse
-build a new
chicken coop
-lots of food planting and beds to build
-buying 2500g tanks for
water catchment
I have built a couple very successful businesses taking
permaculture professional.
Most of the work I do is hard physical work. From forestry/tree work to building and carpentry, to working the earth, building beds, etc.
As a result most of the people I work with are men. I am around men all day, every day, and most of the visitors who stay at the Sanctuary end up being men.
I turn 30 this month, and I have a large community of talented guys. Ranging in age from 20-33. With I terests ranging from hunting, building, plant medicine, martial arts, massage, and beyond to include most everything
permaculture, as well as various arts.
Women who express interest in visiting or staying here often get turned off when they hear that there are no women here. So a lot more women will be comfortable here if there are some women here to begin with.
Additionally, the guys moral, work ethic, and enthusiasm inevitably goes up when there are women around.
The feminine touch and
energy is sorrily lacking in every area of my world from the businesses to the community and my personal life.
I am certain that this little piece of the world would transform and bloom on a whole new level under the influence of the right woman/women.
It is true that infrastructure is still being built, but we have something pretty amazing going on, and you have an opportunity to shape and Influence it.
Having a van or bus to start from is very ideal.
We are now working towards getting 100-1000 acres with this as a nursery and launch point for many future properties the community invests in.
Check the
permaculture singles forum for more details.
