Curney Bank Commonwealth picture
Forming Community
Postal Address
Curney Bank Commonwealth
Curney Bank Wood
Newcastle on Clun
Craven Arms
Shropshire
SP7 8PW
United Kingdom
Telephone
Not published
Electronic Mail
david.gillen@curney.fsnet.co.uk
Number of over 18s
2
Number of under 18s
2
Situation
rural
Ideological Focus
sustainability
Open to New Members (in principle)
Yes
Charge Visitors
No
Work in Lieu
Yes
WWOOF Host
Yes

Curney Bank Commonwealth

We are converting our 33-acre ex-Forestry Commission plantation (purchased in 2000) to agroforestry or forest farming. We produce and sell free range chicken, pork, bacon and smoked duck. All livestock play an integral role in the management of the land, eg pigs root out existing weeds and prepare the ground for planting forage crops and trees. Wwoofers are welcome.

Future
We intend to purchase a farm and divide it into an appropriate number of smallholdings to form a commonwealth and build low-cost housing. Ownership of land and housing will be vested in the commonwealth. Prospective members must be able to demonstrate their commitment to high welfare livestock production - membership invitation achieved by working on existing holding.

community does not share income community does not require capital from members community does not have broadband internet access community generates some of its own electricity community uses solar energy community buildings not insulated to a high standard bicycles not used a lot no systems to encourage carsharing community is not particularly accessible by public transport community shares utilities community has tool-sharing system community has organised systems for recycling community has some kind of ecosewage system community is involved in land management community grows a lot of vegetables animals kept communally regular communal meals community does not have policy which restricts smoking wheelchair access is difficult

This group is not yet living together on site so some information may be aspirational rather than actual


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