Dancing Rocks (DR) is a small residential community of 5 homes and work/study accommodations designed and developed over the last 35 years. Located in the Tucson Mountain foothills, DR is also the home of Bean Tree Farm, a home business which creates value-added products from the edible and medicinal wild plants of the Sonoran Desert Food Forest, weaving food production, resource conservation, solar energy, water harvesting, green building, permaculture and creative arts in an evolving system and rich learning environment. Bean Tree Farm collaborates with schools and organizations to provide hands-on educational experiences for students through presentations, workshops and other events. Current partners include Desert Harvesters, Arizona Homemade Artisans, Sonoran Permaculture Guild, Pima County Public Library and Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. Info and applications are available on request for internships of six months or longer. Occasionally, longer term positions become available for dedicated individuals such as farm manager, site steward, educational project coordinator. Lodging is provided in exchange for work hours. Currently, no homes are available for purchase.
Focus: aridland appropriate living, regenerative relationship with place, inspired by Sonoran Desert food and culture, personal responsibility and ethics.
1 year trial period. or more.
Everyone must agree before moving forward.
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Garden(s), Library, Workshop, Outbuilding(s), Fire pit, farmhouse, natural conservation area, trails
Countryside locations with significant distance from urban centers.
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