LandWell Community DESCRIPTION On July 1, 2016, myself and nine other friends embarked on a brave experiment to move to 22 acres of Sebastopol farmland that was uniquely graced with abundant water and six permitted dwellings. The Spirit of this land is very strong and called to us clearly,
Foundation for Intentional Community
Cassandra Ferrera2019-03-07T10:20:03-08:00Foundation for Intentional Community DESCRIPTION The mission of the Foundation for Intentional Community is to support and promote the development of intentional communities and the evolution of cooperative culture. Just having celebrated our 30 years anniversary, the FIC is a cornerstone of the communities movement in North America. Communities
CommonSpace Community Land Trust
Cassandra Ferrera2019-03-07T10:19:59-08:00CommonSpace Community Land Trust DESCRIPTION CommonSpace Community Land Trust of Sonoma County, a newly formed 501c3 started in 2017, is committed to providing affordable housing and ecological land stewardship in perpetuity. Exploring solutions to the housing and ecological crises in Northern California, our working group: Darryl Berlin, Katherine Yates,
Green Valley Farm + Mill
Cassandra Ferrera2019-03-07T10:16:24-08:00Green Valley Farm + Mill DESCRIPTION Green Valley Farm and Mill is a spectacular community, farm and historic mill site in the heart of West Sonoma County. Dedicated to deep land restoration, farming and legacy land stewardship, this project also serves the community through educational programming. Home to many
Groundswell Retreat
Cassandra Ferrera2019-03-07T10:12:12-08:00Groundswell Retreat DESCRIPTION Groundswell was founded in 2015 as a Queer Ecovillage and Retreat Center on 180 acres in Mendocino County. My clients were a group of heart centered radical faeries and we had a complex and long escrow that allowed them to take over full stewardship of the
Aletheia Springs
Cassandra Ferrera2019-03-07T10:09:09-08:00Aletheia Springs DESCRIPTION Set on 20 acres alongside Sonoma Creek in Glen Ellen, California, this historically significant property has multiple warm springs that provide the basis for a recreational setting for families and retreats. There are two businesses that help sustain the property as well as an extended community