We are a small egalitarian community and organic farm established in June 2003 and located on 110 acres in the hills of Ozark County, MO.
We raise dairy goats, egg chickens, and various vegetables using local organic inputs and no-till design. We work to put the principles of Permaculture into daily practice, using clean energy resources and recycling our waste as best we can. For example, we run our motor vehicles off of used cooking oil from local restaurants; we compost our human manure; we use a windmill to pump our well water.
We offer a wide range of skilled and unskilled work experiences in gardening, food processing, construction, milking, cheesemaking, forestry, salvage, and maintenance.
We envision and work for a community which embraces the following values:
Living simply in harmony with our environment, considering sustainability, ecology and the effect of our actions on the next seven generations;
Living with a positive, loving focus, resolving our differences non-violently, valuing cooperation and sharing, and fostering respect, honesty and responsibility in all relationships;
Encouraging and supporting individual creative expression and spiritual development, enjoying each other and celebrating each person's unique contribution to community.
"No matter where you go, there you are."
-- Buckaroo Banzai |
user comments [add comment]
Great people, special project.
by Menno Sijtsma
, visitor/guest |
2008/10/12 |
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I stayed at Oran Mor for 3 weeks, during May 2008. There are 3 people living there, and much to my surprise they are serious and good-humoured, steady and hard working yet laid back. They take their project seriously, eg they have a brief meeting every day. This might sound like overdoing things, but these brief moments of planning and chatting create a sense of cooperation, being in it together.
In my opinion they have too many things going. But these are all important and great things, like building an earth ship, gardening, and all kind of essential things. So it\'s probably hard to stop any one of these projects. Therefore I hope many people will visit Oran Mor for a few weeks, so that these guys can make more progress.
The community is situated in rural Missouri, meaning it\'s surroundings are green, and sparsely populated. People in the area are friendly, like giving you a ride if they think you\'re from Oran Mor.
They have a great library and interesting musical collection. The Oran Morans ;-) make for interesting conversation. A forest is on the spot, making Oran Mor a good place to retreat a bit while having gentle people around. |
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record: oranmorcommune [edit] |
| setting |
legal structure: We plan on incorporating as a 501-(d)
surroundings: farmland
land ownership: self-owned
building ownership: self-owned
neighbors: neighbors are friendly
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| population |
total number of people: 3
ideal or planned maximum number of people: 15
adults (20-60): 3
females: 1
males: 2
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| housing |
number of buildings: 3
number of housing units: 2
number of bedrooms: 4
house sharing: 2 or more units or families per building
roommates: couples share a room
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| sharing |
income sharing: 100% income sharing
communal meals: all meals are communal
communal food: all food is communal
tools and machinery: all tools and machines are shared
motor vehicles: all vehicles are shared
bicycles: a few bicycles are public
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| ethnicity |
ethnic diversity: open to all yet unintentionally not diverse
white / caucasian: all
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| spirituality |
spiritual diversity: very diverse (We impose no specific creed, but a certain reverence for the earth is desirable.)
meditation: some people meditate regularly
agnostic: some people practice this faith
buddhist: some people practice this faith
humanist: some people practice this faith
paganism / earth religions: some people practice this faith
taoist: some people practice this faith
eclectic (integrates pieces from many religions): some people practice this faith
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| government |
common political theme: democratic
selecting leaders or centrals: no leaders by principle
decision making: done by consensus
rules: a few maxims which decisions and agreements must respect (We live by a vision statement and bylaws.)
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| sustainability |
self-grown food: 75%
organic food (grown+purchased): 90%
self-produced energy: Windmill for pumping water, some PV cells for electricity.
energy from renewable sources: We run our motor vehicles off of waste vegetable oil.
building material which is salvaged: 90%
waste which ends up being recycled: 90%
sewage which is treated ecologically: 100% (We use a composting toilet.)
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| income and money |
income generated within: 100%
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| agriculture / garden |
livestock: goats, egg chickens, ducks, guineas
crops or produce: vegetables, herbs
fruit trees: apple, pear, peach, persimmon, mulberry
permaculture methods: Two certified Permaculture designers.
fukuoka (natural farming methods): No-till gardening.
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| diet preferences |
common diet: no defined common diet
coffee and caffeine: rarely used / discouraged
sugar: rarely used / discouraged
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| love and sexuality |
polyamory / open relationships: respected and welcome
polyfidelity (group marriage): respected and welcome
bisexuality: respected and welcome
homesexuality (male): respected and welcome
lesbianism: respected and welcome
heterosexuality: respected and welcome
monogamy: respected and welcome
celibacy: respected and welcome
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| parenting / children |
attachment parenting: open / personal choice
co-parenting: open / a personal choice
home education: open - a personal choice
breastfeeding: breastfeeding encouraged
home birth: open - a personal choice
cloth diapering: disposable diapers prohibited
corporal punishment: will not be tolerated (We insist on non-violence.)
childhood vaccines: a personal choice - equally open to all
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| seeking people |
seeking people: yes 13
people with children: welcome
people with disabilities: Could be difficult at this point.
elderly people: welcome
single parents: welcome
need capital to join: no (donations welcome!)
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| drugs / stimulants |
marijuana: special occasions only
psychedelics: special occasions only
tobacco / nicotin: prohibited (We wish to remain a smoke-free community.)
liquor: special occasions only
wine: special occasions only
beer and cider: special occasions only
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| dress / tidiness |
nudity: anywhere anytime (Well, not if you can be seen from the road!)
tidiness: unintentionally not so tidy (We're salvaging the remains of a burned-down house and doing lots of construction.)
cleanliness: unintentionally not so clean (We devote one day a week to cleaning, but we're a bit short-handed at the moment, so it's not always as clean as we'd like.)
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| visitors |
visitors without intention to join: welcome (. . . to pitch in!)
paying visitors: not sought
working visitors: welcome
wwoofers: welcome
prearrangements: contact a few days in advance
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| partaking users |
oranmor, founding member
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last updated 2007/07/19
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