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Green River Lodge

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Commenced:	01/01/2012
Submitted:	06/01/2014
Last updated:	07/10/2015
Location:	31020 104th Ave Se, Auburn , WA, US
Phone:	253.273.9739
Climate zone:	Cool Temperate

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Green River Lodge

Project Type

Residential, Intentional Communities, Demonstration, Educational

Project Summary

Using permaculture principals to nurture our land and community to a vibrant and sustainable future.

Project Description

Welcome to the Vibrant Life Garden! Our little family is now living on 3 acres of beautiful land nestled between the Green River and the base of Lea Hill. We are renting the home of our two close friends and working collaboratively to create a design for their property. Our goals are to invite people to connect with the land while simultaneously nurturing the relationships that native plants and animals have with the surrounding forest and river. Using our design experience we are drafting ways to sustainably host a small business, create beautiful space for humans to relax, produce food (herbs flowers honey), compost waste, house animals, have gatherings/classes and additionally give the community a place to observe alternative ways of land management.
Our ambition is to provide a semi-urban homestead setting where people can learn to adapt permaculture techniques into their daily lives; making available tangible examples of what permaculture can do and how it works. We also find it important to offer children a safe place to engage with nature and observe the birds and animals. We invite them to explore the forest, pick from the gardens, pet the animals and enjoy the view from the tree fort. We hope spending time on the land will offer everyone the chance to gain a deeper awareness of the natural world.

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