­ Subscribe to the Leaves of Twin Oaks newsletter. Name Email ABOUT IMAGES VISIT CULTURE BUSINESSES EVENTS MORE YOU ARE HERE: HOMEABOUTMORE ABOUT Search ... About Twin Oaks More About Twin Oaks About Income Sharing FAQs FAQs - All on One Page Support Contact Us Site Map More About Us Twin Oaks is often seeking new members. Our Visitor Program is offered throughout the year and anyone wanting to visit is welcome to apply. We sometimes have immediate openings for membership, and we sometimes have a Waiting List. This varies over time and is unfortunately impossible to predict for a given time. If there is a Waiting List, we can also make suggestions of other communities to visit. Since Twin Oaks began in 1967, our lifestyle has reflected our values of equality and nonviolence. Our goals have been to sustain and expand a community which values cooperation; which is not sexist or racist; which treats people in a caring and fair manner; and which provides for the basic needs of our members. Although our original inspiration came from B.F. Skinner's novel, Walden Two, it is now just one of the many influences which have helped shape Twin Oaks' character. Our desire to be a model social system has broadened to include human-scale solutions to problems of land use, food production, energy conservation, and appropriate use of technology. Size, Location and Facilities Size, Location and Facilities We are approximately 90 adults and 15 children ranging in age from newborn to 80 years. Our contiguous land encompasses over 350 acres and extends over a mile up from the South Anna River. It includes creeks, woods, hilly pastures and farmland. Over the years we have built seven large group houses, a children's building, a community center including our main communal kitchen, industrial buildings, and various other structures. We have incorporated solar and/or wood heat in almost all of our buildings. Work Areas Decision-Making Interpersonal Relations Recreation Children Membership Visiting In Conclusion Social Joomla! Templates by RSJoomla!