HomeBody Stewardship Debuts at 2 King County Farmers Markets
This summer I’m debuting my business at TWO King County farmers markets! This week I started at the Carnation and Duvall markets, and look forward to meeting as many folks as I can to talk about sustainable housing, regenerative home practices, body care, land stewardship, generational wealth, and so much more…
I’m sharing my love for herbal home preparations by offering new products that give back to housing! HomeBodyHerbals is a botanical home goods line that shares profits with local housing projects that focus on eco-intensive communities, regenerative land practices, or ecovillage-type cohousing.*
This herbal line is of my threads of passion in the community, and aptly named “Homebody” to inspire the Love of Home. I’m in the stewardship business - I tend to people through difficult transitions, both in real estate and in herbalism! HomeBody Stewardship is here to share Herbals, Education, and a holistic approach to real estate that I believe both the people and planet need now more than ever.
Come say hi, bring questions, or check out my booth at one of these markets this summer:
Carnation Farmers Market
Red Barn @ Tolt McDonald Park
31020 NE 40th St. Carnation, WA 98014
Tuesdays 3-7pm
July 11
July 18
August 8
August 15
August 22
August 29
Duvall Farmers Market
Taylor Landing Park (next to Valley House Brewing)
16201 Main St. NE Duvall, WA
Thursdays 3-7pm
July 13
August 3
August 17
August 24
August 31
LOOK FOR MY GREEN TENT!
Read my list of products for sale on this page: https://www.homeformyhumanity.com/herbals
*More on Eco-Intensive Housing:
What do I mean by “eco-intensive?” There are several formal definitions for what I envision here, and I’m sure you envision your own image when you read it, or the word “ecovillage".” When I say it, I’m describing a home in-relationship with the natural environment and everything that grows there, including food and resources that encourage self-sufficiency. There is plenty of momentum in the legislature, community interests, counter-culture and mainstream combined to indicate the direction that housing will go (not to mention a fluky economy) - and before long I bet we’ll start to see more diverse and unique housing developments to fill gaps in the inventory (aka we need more middle housing options). We have a lot of illegal examples of what people are already doing to fill these housing gaps because the average citizen can’t afford to buy a home. That has to change. Perhaps this wave will be created by grassroots landowners due to the infamous blend of human creativity and dire need. It’s true, Washington state has a history of thriving eco-intensive housing projects, and they each offer a template and wisdom for today’s developers. The issue of affordability still remains, with most communities offering A.) No purchase/ownership power (or too expensive if it’s even an option), or B.) Market rate or higher to develop it yourself (without the help of an experienced real estate investor). So the questions in my mind are:
Who has the most freedom to build eco-villages? Corporate developers, private landowners, LLCs, nonprofits, or someone else?
Will eco-intensive housing bring people closer to nature or each other?
How do we differentiate between communities that focus on regenerative environmental practices, and those that don’t? How can we bring ecological design practices to communities that were formed with an intention other than land stewardship?
If tenants are searching for an affordable home in an ecovillage, where do they begin their search?
Can current landowners create more affordable housing by building these on land “rich with equity” and “poor with housing” because they don’t have debt on an expensive house and the dirt is already paid for?
This means building middle-class housing on lease-to-own land (for example in the question above) at an affordable rate because you’re directly financing with the landowner. Does this cut out a financial middle-man and perhaps help with affordability?
What other creative finance tools can collectives utilize to help with affordability? Can we use different tools depending on which planning (or “dreaming”) stage we’re in?
Is it possible to create “pods” of people with shared ecovillage visions to come together based on their needs in community? How do we separate the personal freedoms that might vary based on “pod” and meet their needs differently based on village infrastructure?
This website isn’t directly related to the “eco-intensive” side of what I’m talking about here, but they are a cool resource for those of you seeking community building and how a group of people come together to plan a village site specific to their needs. Check out the variety in their network…
NW Intentional Communities: https://nwcommunities.org/other/community-network/