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About Us

Acorn Community is a secular, egalitarian community, founded in Virginia during the spring of 1993.

We are committed to income-sharing, sustainable living, and creating a vibrant, eclectic culture.

Our thriving seed business Southern Exposure Seed Exchange is part of a growing network of farmers, gardeners and seed savers dedicated to organic and heritage agriculture. We sell heirloom, open-pollinated, non-GMO and organic seeds and do seed saving education and outreach.

Our community encourages personal responsibility, supports queer and alternative lifestyles, and strives to create a stimulating social, political, feminist and intellectual environment.

Acorn’s having a baby!

There are currently no children at Acorn. Our youngest member is 22 and our oldest is 62. So we are very excited to finally have a baby on the way, which will mean a few changes for our community. We just found out it’s a boy and he’ll be here in early December. Our Mother-To-Be is still hopeful that she’ll be able to have a home birth, but our midwife isn’t ready to give her the thumbs up at this point. We all know that a lot can change in 4 1/2 months. The parents are currently in the process of collecting baby items, reading parenting books, and trying to find a suitable (but not too ordinary) name. If you have any suggestions, please post them in the comments.

Raising children in a community like Acorn will be an exciting and uncommon journey. We know it will also be a challenge that is sure to bring many interesting blog posts in the future.

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