Coondoo Farm

Basic Information

Short description:

A small intentional community on 60 acres of fertile land east of Gympie qld with a focus on sharing resources, growing our own food, parenting and homescooling together, living simply in community with the land and relating honestly with eachother.

Year founded:

2007

Community size:

10 to 20

Location

Coondoo Farm

Stewart rd

Coondoo, QLD, 4570

Australia

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Contact Information

Contact person name:

Melanie Weaver

Email address:

coondoofarm@gmail.com

Phone number:

(07) 54 867853

Physical Details

Setting:

rural

Area of land:

20-30 hectares

Number of dwellings:

5-10

Community Assets and Features

Shared facilities and features:

laundry

workshop

renewable energy generation

community gardens or farms

Food

Percentage of food grown on-site:

50 percent

Shared meals:

Weekly shared meal followed by support circle

Dietary customs and restrictions:

Regard for the health of the planet and ourselves in dietry choices, increasing level of food self sufficiency as knowledge and numbers grow

Governing and Financing

Decision-making:

Consenses decision making with allocation of responsibility as trust and experience grows(it is not necessary and time consuming to involve everyone in every decision no matter how small). Members to finance projects together and aim towards collective income creation.

Financing Style:

This has not yet been determined with many options being explored.Input and desires of participants will determine the forms of financing the project

Labour contribution:

All members will contribute a few hours pw towards the maintainence of infrastructue and current projects ideally to take place in a weekly or fortnightly working bee.

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