Our mission is to creatively explore and evaluate sustainable ways to meet our needs with love and respect for all beings.

Our purpose is to take part in the creation of a sustainable future.

For us, the term "sustainable" encapsulates a variety of ideas. We aim to be self-sufficient and meet our needs in a way that is respectful of the environment we live in, and of any outside environments on which our actions may have an effect. We aspire to live in peace with nature rather than to fight against it and to be close to the sources of our sustenance. We feel that life is cyclical, and in order for us to live, to feed ourselves, and to create our settlement we will at times cause destruction to parts of the world around us. However, we strive to be mindful caretakers of our land and to cause no unnecessary suffering to the plants and animals that share our home. We are united in our search for understanding how to live sustainably, and we encourage freedom of expression and diversity in the implementation of ideas regarding the question "What is sustainable?".

We are in the beginning stages of our quest for a sustainable lifestyle, but as we learn from our experiences, we hope to share our knowledge with others and inspire them to also live in a gentler, more sustainable way.

We share a number of core values and beliefs. Those that we feel are most important are the following:

All beings are sacred and have a right to freedom, respect, and love.
We value diversity, peace, compassion, and nonviolence.