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Hi there!

I’m excited to see you visiting this page! The picture above of my friend Skylar and Emily, my first co-living partner here at Wild Life Ranch. We’re just putting on the roof of the communal sauna here!

To read up more about me, go here. At this stage of Wild Life Ranch we have space for 3-6 members to live with us and soon more as we build new structures and add additional tiny houses.

Co-living partners at Wild Life Ranch

Right now, March 2024, I’m looking for 2-3 co-living partners at Wild Life Ranch for our first expansion phase. The people I’m looking for and who I connect the best with have the following desires and traits:

  • Have angled their life towards transformation and willingness to change through the ups and downs of life; deprioritize security, safety and tradition for the sake of waking up, being present and alive, while observing their boundaries for pacing and what’s right for them; 
  • don’t consume substances (including smoking or weed) 
  • have a history of having overcome a big crisis in their lives, coming out the other side with a sense of perspective and clarity 
  • have an ability to self-reflect and express their emotions 
  • are attractive and know how to take care of their bodies and physical appearance 
  • are financially stable (rent is $1100 for the current open room and $1600 for the open apartment unit OR bring your own tiny home to place on the land, for $300/mo). 
  • have a clear mission and direction for their lives 
  • love the land 
  • are flexible and committed to community living more than their specific setup of a house here (can move as we build more structures)
  • are open to conflict resolution and expression of their resentments and appreciations 
  • are enthusiastic and pro-active about their desire to become a part of WLR
  • can reflect critically about the pros and cons of living together in community and are level-headed and grounded by the time they move in. 
  • have initiative for projects to take on here

Other important points:

  • Willingness to own up to resentments and issues with fellow members outside of scheduled meetings to clear and be honest about feelings and stories
  • Strong recommendation to familiarize with Radical Honesty (read book) to develop conflict resolution practice
  • Some training and practice in noticing and expressing emotions and body sensations to others
  • Buy-in to sociocratic principles and organization, including circle formation and consent decision making
  • Willingness to take up roles in circles and own responsibility in the community (10-20 hours a month)

Community Agreements & Values

In my time of living in community one of the big making or breaking points I witnessed is the group’s ability to deal with conflict and differing opinions as well as the wide range of human emotions. To facilitate being with these aspects of our humanity, I’d like to share with you these agreements and values for becoming a part of WLR:

My word is my bond

I do as I say and I say as I intend to do. I live aligned with my word. I’m able to change my mind and previously made agreements and I will let people know about it. I acknowledge if I slip up and recommit to my agreement.

Revealing my reality

I like to and commit to reveal the reality about my body sensations, thoughts and emotions, in particular my moments of tension, as well as appreciation in relationship to other community members. When I notice I’ve withheld something, I go and reveal it as soon as I become aware of my withhold.

Alignment with nature

I live in alignment with nature and honest necessity and abundance. I neither deprive myself nor indulge in experiences that I long for.

Asking for what I want

I take responsibility for my needs, reveal my wishes and ask for what I want. I commit to framing my asks as requests that can be received with a yes or no.

Sustainability

My endeavors are self-sustaining and don’t require charity or capital outside of their own circular nature.

Abundance

We have enough money and resources to do all that we want and are prepared for downturns and always have a little extra to help us get through hard times.

Application Process

My experience of living in community is that it is similar to finding a romantic partner – it takes time, getting to know each other is a delicate and often anxiety-inducing process and then there’s still no guarantee that it’ll work out!

To honor this, I’d like to make everything as transparent as possible and explain the steps of becoming a member of WLR:

  1. Step: Application through website or other written or verbal voicing of interest with details about what attracts you to Wild Life – you can click the form below to get started.
  2. Step: Meeting and conversation and or Zoom call to get to know you, talk about your and our desires.
  3. Step: Visa – 14 Day trial living process with check-in 1 a week on how it’s going
  4. Step: Green Card – Decision on extension of living trial to 3-6 months.
  5. Step: Citizenship – Decision on becoming a full Wild Life Member, becoming an official member of the organization, taking up roles, receiving voting rights and usage rights of the space for 3 years with regular conflict resolution along the way.

A note on power dynamics

I acknowledge that as the current and only full-time member of WLR there is a power dynamic between you, wanting to join the space and me deciding whether you’re a good fit for the space. I’m aware of my power with this decision and intend to be as transparent as possible over my use of it with you. I also acknowledge that you have power to decide to join or not and to agree or not agree to the requirements.

Send me a message below to join!

In this moment, I’m looking to build the founding team to join Wild Life Ranch, a group of 3-5 people dedicated and excited about living the dream of intentional community. If that sounds like you, I’d love to read about you as a person, your experience of being in community and your desire and motivation for wanting to join Wild Life Ranch. I’m excited to hear from you soon!