Communities in the FEC Network
There are three official statuses within the FEC, each demonstrating a different level of participation in the organization:
Full Member Community
Community in Dialogue
Friend of the FEC
Full Member Communities:
Communities that meet all FEC membership criteria and actively oversee and participate in the FEC
Twin Oaks Community
Since 1967, Twin Oaks has grown to over 85 adults and children on 400 acres in central Virginia. We're two hours from Washington, DC, one hour from the Blue Ridge Mountains. Our age and size mean both diversity and stability. We offer a wide range of facilities and social and cultural opportunities. Income work includes hammock-making, organic tofu production, book indexing, seed growing, and various other small cottage businesses. Other work includes our large vegetable and herb gardens, dairy cows and cheese making, and several dozen other smaller work areas.
For more information and to contact Twin Oaks Community, please visit: https://twinoaks.org/
East Wind Community
Established in 1974, we are a diverse group of about 60 adults and 4 children living on 1045 acres in Missouri's beautiful Ozark Hills. Our businesses include all-natural East Wind Nut butters and Utopian Rope Sandals. Our membership is very diverse, we have no central leadership, and we practice democracy. Our work lives are busy and varied, but we always find time to relax and enjoy community meals, music jams, and Ozark sunsets. Our land is one of a kind, very rural, and filled with all sorts of wildlife. We encourage individuality and diversity in our members. We are looking for skilled, hardworking, responsible, and self motivated individuals that share in our values.
For more information and to contact East Wind Community, please visit: https://www.eastwind.org/
Communities in Dialogue:
Communities working towards meeting all FEC member criteria and pursuing membership in the organization
Alpha Farm Community
Alpha Farm is a community with 9 of us currently living together on 280 acres in Oregon’s coastal range, much of which is protected by a conservation easement. Since 1972, we’ve built a life around shared work, shared resources, and shared decisions — all made by consensus. Among our many responsibilities, we grow organic food, steward the land, and deliver mail through our contracted USPS route. As a family-style community, we gather for communal meals, hold weekly meetings, and enjoy activities and events together — continually learning and growing as we strive toward a way of living that’s rooted in connection, resilience, and a whole lot of intention.
To contact Alpha Farm, please email info@alphafarm.org or call (541)-224-6973
Friends of the FEC:
Like-minded communities that either don’t meet FEC member criteria or are choosing not to pursue FEC membership
Living Energy Farm
Living Energy Farm (LEF) is an off-grid community and technology development center in Louisa VA. Founded in 2011, we are ten people who grow most of our own food and provide all of our own domestic energy. Our mission is to make renewable energy accessible to people of modest income. We have pioneered a Direct Drive DC Microgrid (D3M) that is much cheaper and more durable than conventional solar technologies. We are working with numerous organizations focused on climate resiliency in the US, in the Caribbean, and beyond. We enjoy our rural lifestyle and have limited openings for new member and interns.
To learn more about LEF, please visit livingenergyfarm.org or livingenergylights.com
To contact LEF, please email livingenergyfarm@gmail.com
