A community working towards living off grid and to be a working farm having abundant produce, a bulk store with a free store and library, setting up the same at farmers markets with a pay what you can policy. Interested in forming a community on the land and also in the wider community; a community supporting local, organic, whole, food, child led learning homeschool philosophy, gentle parenting practices that respects people’s autonomy and treats people as equals no matter how small or how rich, mutual aid, gathering community for pot luck and seed swaps.
Chris and Jen, the owners of the grateful belly started out traveling with their kids in a bus, then became interested in living in an intentional community and after the experience of living in one decided to start their own. So they bought the farm and grateful belly was born into existence, since that was only a few years ago, it’s still just a baby, even though the house itself is over a hundred years old, it is believed to be one of the oldest houses in all of Hardin County. The farm is located in Savannah, Tennessee.
It is family friendly. Right now there are more kids than adults. There are many different kinds of people who come here, travelers who stay a few nights to a week or two, some stay longer, help plant a garden and stay through its harvest. Some more long-term, buying land up over the hill to add to the collective vision. Activists and farmers one in the same, planting a seed, building toward a sustainable future.
A farmhouse, a chicken coop, which holds guinea, chicken, along with their babies, and a pregnant rabbit recently traded for a puppy. A barn, outhouse, greenhouse, the bus which Chris and Jen traveled in, which is now home to one family, and the farmhouse which holds Chris and Jens family. An office in the house for all who want to use it to collectively make money for the farm, currently taken up by screenprinting, lip balming, glass making and sewing. Room for tents out of the rain in the barn, which right now there is one containing a few travelers. Space for buses, which as of right now there are two; Adrian’s bus with his two dogs Bugsy and Bonnie May and his girlfriend Ginny and my bus with me and Joy. Room for more families who share in the vision.
If you are interested in coming here send them a message, start a conversation. This is an experiment, let’s see what we can do when we work together.
Below is the link for the grateful belly facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/629531003812991/
Here is my gofundme if you would like to support my efforts
https://www.gofundme.com/k76d0w
Follow us on The People’s Project facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/The-Peoples-Project-1729909460588315/
and for the grateful belly etsy account where you can purchase sceenprint t-shirts
https://www.etsy.com/shop/thegratefulbelly?ref=hdr_shop_menu
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