Virginia
  .. .. Tekiah
Hammocks (left photo courtesy: Tekiah
Hammocks) - Tekiah Hemp Co-op, 439 Valley Dr. NW,
Floyd VA 24091. 540-745-5835.
Communities
Directory - Rte. 4, Box 169-G, Louisa, VA
23093. 660-883-5545. Over 36,000 copies sold!
Descriptions from over 700 intentional communities
in North America and around the world. Each entry
offers contact information, core values,
availability for visits, and a glimpse of the
vision that holds them together. Locations of North
American communities are displayed on a set of
regional maps, great for trip planning and
proximity to cities and other communities. Charts
& feature articles.
Community
Bookshelf
- Rte. 4,
Box 169-G, Louisa, VA 23093. 660-883-5545. Online
and mail-order bookstore whose goal is to offer the
most useful, up-to-date (and often hard to find)
information on the many aspects of intentional
community. Community Bookshelf focuses on
communication skills, decision making and meeting
facilitation, all vital components of successful
community. They also carry titles on subjects
relating to different approaches to sustainable
living, such as vegetarian cooking, organic
gardening and alternative construction.
Communities
Magazine - Rt. 4, Box 169-G, Louisa, VA
23093. Since 1972, the "primary resource for
information, issues, and ideas about intentional
communities in North America."
Twin
Oaks Community - 138 Twin Oaks Road # W, Louisa, VA
23093. 540-894-5126, 540-894-4112(fax). Twin Oaks
is an intentional community in rural central
Virginia, made up of around 85 adult members and 15
children. Since the community's beginning in 1967,
our way of life has reflected our values of
cooperation, sharing, nonviolence, equality, and
ecology. We do not have a group religion; our
beliefs are diverse. We do not have a central
leader; we govern ourselves by a form of democracy
with responsibility shared among various managers,
planners, and committees. We are self-supporting
economically, and partly self-sufficient. We are
income-sharing. Each member works 42 hours a week
in the community's business and domestic areas.
Each member receives housing, food, healthcare, and
personal spending money from the community. We
welcome you to schedule a visit.
Acorn
Community - 1259- Indian Creek Road, Mineral,
VA 23117. 540-894-0595. Founded in 1993, Acorn is a
group of people in central Virginia living,
working, and playing together to build a joyful,
connected life. Our community and businesses are
thriving, and we are very excited about the future!
We are very interested in membershipping
hardworking, vibrant, friendly women, families, and
single moms or dads with children. Please drop us a
line anytime! Acorn is family-friendly, and
welcomes families with children of all ages. We are
especially interested in families with kids ages
2-4 and 11-14 to build a peer group with our kids.
Acorn welcomes individuals with interest in
long-term community commitment and involvement! We
are also especially interested in folks who are
skilled in kind, compassionate childcare, auto
repair, domestic organization and beautification,
business management, communication processes and
facilitation, vegetarian/vegan cooking, alternative
construction, seed saving, and organic
farming/gardening. We could also use some
extroverts and people interested in building social
culture!
Perelandra (center/right photos courtesy:
Perelandra) - P.O. Box 3603, Warrenton, VA 20188.
540-937-2153. Fax 540-937-3360. Nature research
center on forty-five acres of open fields and woods
in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountain.
Perelandra's main laboratory is its
100-foot-diameter garden.  .. See
Washington
DC &
Maryland
Crozet
Natural Foods: A Cooperative
Grocery
(left
photo courtesy: Crozet Co-op).434-823-5583. Check
website for details.
Eats
Natural Foods Co-op - 1200 N. Main St., Blacksburg, VA
24060. 540-552-6870.
Rockbridge
Food Co-op/Healthy Foods Market - 110 West Washington St., Lexington,
VA 24450. 540-463-6954. Juice bar.
Whole
Foods Co-op - 119 W. 21st St., Norfolk, VA
23517-2224. 8757-626-1051.
Roanoke
Natural Foods Co-op (right photo courtesy: Roanoke
Natural Foods Co-op) - 1319 Grandin Road, Roanoke,
VA 24015. 540-343-5652.  .. .. Seven
Springs Farm (left photo courtesy: Seven Springs
Farm) - 426 Jerry Lane, Check, VA 24072. 540-
651-3228 or 1-800-540-9181. 125 acre organic farm.
Organic Farming & Gardening Supply Catalog
& CSA.
Fredericksburg
Area CSA Project - P.O. Box 340, Hartwood, VA
22471.
Piedmont
Organics Certified Organic Farm - 3526 Fiery Run Road, Linden, VA
22642. 540-364-9996. Piedmont Organics is dedicated
to providing pure organic locally grown foods to
reestablish the connection between the family and
the farm. CSA program.
Five
Points Community Farm Market - Location: 1132 Norview Avenue,
Norfolk, VA 23513. Mailing Address: 3610 Henrico
Street, Norfolk, VA 23513. 757-237-2555.
Indoor/outdoor market June-Dec.
Blue
Ridge Center for Environmental
Stewardship - 11661 Harpers Ferry Road,
Purcellville, VA 20132-1944. 540-668-7640. 900-acre
forest and farm reserve providing environmental
learning and outdoor recreation opportunities. A
community-supported organic farm, an archaeological
site and several miles of hiking trails are among
the attractions our land has to offer.
17th
Street Farmers' Market - Location; 100 North 17th Street
(corner of 17th and Main Streets), Richmond, VA
23221. 804-646-0310. April-December.
Sprout/Phillips
Certified Organic Farm (right photo courtesy:
Sprout/Phillips Certified Organic Farm) - 12418
Ladysmith Rd., Ruther Glen, VA 22546. 804-448-0182.
CSA & Work Apprentice Program designed to teach
an individual a realistic view of what is involved
in running an organic farm. The apprentice will
learn many aspects of organic farming, including
vegetable production, organizational management of
the CSA and a variety of homesteading skills.
Bull
Run Mountain Organic Farm - 4360 Highpoint Ln., The
Plains, VA 20198. 703-754-4005. CSA farm, providing
fresh, subscription vegetables and flowers.
Potomac
Vegetable Farms (center photo courtesy: Potomac
Vegetable Farms) - 9627 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA
22182. 703-759-2119. PVF is owned and operated by
three farmers on two "eco-ganic" farms in Northern
Virginia. The original farm and roadside stand is
on Leesburg Pike in Vienna, and their production
farm is near Purcellville. They sell at many
farmers markets in the DC area and are getting
ready for otheir fifth season offering subscription
shares (sometimes called Community Supported
Agriculture, or CSA).
Tree
and Leaf CSA - Post Office Box 324, Waterford, VA
20197. 540-882-9656. Located in Waterford, Virginia
offering fresh, local, sustainable and organic
vegetables through our CSA.
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