We grow much of our food and strive to live a sustainable lifestyle. In addition to farming, work is underway to start an alternative elementary school and some members work off the farm. Our 73-acre farm has fertile loam, woods, a stream, two barns, a large community house, three smaller houses, a school building, and several other structures. The land and buildings are owned by the community. The vegetable business is a separate partnership composed of several community members.
New members have a year trial period.
We are concerned with problems of sexism, racism, violence and environmental destruction. Land Co-op CPLC is a 432 acre rural land trust located in the rolling hills of central New York State. We are 20 adults and 10 children, and are actively seeking new members. Twelve homesteads have been created on the land, and the farmhouse serves as transitional housing. Over 20 years we have come to agreement on 11 core ideals which define and guide our community, including land stewardship and trust, economic self-reliance, diversity, consensus decision making, community participation, and voluntary simplicity.