House for Rent!
Come join us! Rent the 3-bedroom Yellow House in our intentional community in East Chatham, NY
If interested, e-mail info@qivp.org or call Sandra Beer at 518-392-1971 (between 7pm-9pm ET please).
Latest News
This past year has been a big year of transitions here at QIVC. We have wonderful new energy in our farmhouse, as a new family with two young children has moved in. They are filling the farmhouse with joy and light in this darkest of seassons. We've said goodbye to one family and welcomed two elders, who have moved in with their family members on the land.
The sheep whom we have so deeply loved have also moved on - to a Quaker-owned farm on the other side of the Hudson River, where they are in good hands. We miss seeing them in the pastures and hearing them baa as their shepherd approaches, and we will need to find new ways to keep our pastures mown and fertile in the coming years.
This Fall, we wrapped up our workshop on Dismantling Racism. For six months, we held monthly sessions on topics ranging from creating allies to combat racism, to "what it means to be white" and institutional racism. The workshop brought folks from various regional religious and social-action organizations to QIVC. By the end of final session, we realized we still have more to learn and discussed what type of gatherings we might organize in the future to continue on this educational trajectory while beginning to take direct action to help dismantle racism.
We had a wonderful apple cidering day this Fall. It was warm, and the yellow jackets were out in full force. We were joined by a number of close friends and new people who are exploring membership here at QIVC. Everyone took home and froze gallons of cider that we are still enjoying months later.
During these short days with long nights, we are enjoying indoor fun--boardgames, hot chocolate by the woodstove, and lots of community dinners. You're welcome to join us for potluck dinners on Friday evenings or other events announced by email and on Facebook. Not on our email list? Write to info@qivc.org and ask to have your name added. Not following us on Facebook? Find us here.
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Who we are
We are currently a community of six member households and several others interested in membership, living close to the land on 135 acres of mixed woodland and pasture. We range in age from infant to 89, with 2 elders, 12 adults and 4 children. We strive to live spirit-focused lives that are simple, sustainable, and joyful, benefitting from and enjoying our close connections with each other and the land. We don't all need to identify explicitly as Quaker. We welcome diversity of all sorts. (More about us)
Where we are
We are in the gorgeous Hudson Valley of upstate New York (2.5 hours from NYC/Boston, 10 minutes from our local Quaker Meeting), in the foothills of the Berkshires.
How we live
We are thriving in a range of green homes such as strawbale, slip and chip timberframe, stickbuilt, passive solar; many of us built our own. Many of us farm our land organically, raise chickens, sheep, and other livestock, and produce piles of pesto. We also support several local farms through CSA shares (that's Community Supported Agriculture). We use Quaker processes in our self-government, including consensus that seeks God's will, discernment, and the clearness process. We value equality, diversity of experience and viewpoints, and deep listening. We come together around five guiding intentions:
Our Five Intentions
We believe conscious culture creation in community can be a means to advance our intentions:
1. To live in worship, increasing our mindfulness, spiritual focus, and God-centeredness by intertwining our daily lives with others who share these intentions
2. To create a village setting that values and engages participation by people of all ages, expands our experience of family, and supports our expression in the world.
3. To create wealth that embodies integrity and Truth by carefully examining our engagement in the current economic order and stepping away from its destructive elements
4. To live in unity & harmony with the earth by considering the near and far environmental impact of our actions while striving for thrivability
5. To include a good measure of joy, fun, creativity, and service in our lives
We believe that our community's success in achieving these five intentions will be aided by membership diverse in race, age, ethnicity, gender, sexual preference, and economic situations, and therefore it is our aim to gather a community whose members are diverse in these ways as well as others.
If you have questions about QIV-C and would like to find out more or visit us, please e-mail info@qivp.org or call Sandra Beer at 518-392-1971 (between 7pm-9pm ET please).
