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We'd love to hear from you!

E-Mail
info@dacres.org

Phone
(603) 786-2366

Mail
D Acres of New Hampshire
PO Box 98
Dorchester, NH 03266

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Day Visits                             

Overnight Visits         

Hostel

Other Activities and Points of Interest

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Tour our organic gardens. Take a trail hike. Visit the farm animals. Learn about current projects and alternative energy systems. These are only some of the activities visitors can enjoy on D Acres of New Hampshire’ beautiful 180-acre wooded property.  Open Houses are scheduled for the first Sunday of each month at 1pm.  We request that folks interested in touring the farm try to come to an Open House.  If our Open House dates cannot work for you, give us a call and we can try to schedule another time. 

We welcome visitors, whether just stopping by, touring the grounds and trails, or staying overnight to test the waters before a longer stay.  *Please call before visiting*   We strive to ensure that all visitors can enjoy the property.  Some handicap accommodations are available, but please call or e-mail the farm to discuss this in advance.

Day Visits
All visits must be accompanied by a D Acres of New Hampshire guide. Although visitors may stop by to see the farm and facilities without an appointment, we strongly suggest you schedule your visit to prevent conflict in staff assignments. Depending on what you wish to tour, visits can last anywhere between 30 minutes to 2 hours or more. Be sure to dress appropriately for the weather. We recommend sturdy shoes in all instances. Tap water and bathroom facilities are available.

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Overnight Visits
Staying the night is recommended for those who are seriously considering joining D Acres of New Hampshire as a volunteer, intern, apprentice, resident, or staff member.  It will help to familiarize you with the surroundings and facilities. You are welcome to enjoy dinner with us as well, which would give further opportunity to meet other members of the community. Accommodations range from rustic tree-houses or tent platforms to beds or futons inside the main facility, and depend on availability. Most visitors bring a sleeping bag, but we do provide clean sheets and a pillow. Parking is available on the premises.

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Daily Life...

On this page you will find guidelines and recommendations for living and working at D Acres of New Hampshire. If you have any questions or comments, give us a call at (603) 786-2366 or email us at info@dacres.org.

Things to Bring for Your Times at D Acres of New Hampshire

Recommended Reading List

Basic Guidelines

D Acres of New Hampshire Organization Manual

D Acres of New Hampshire Projects & Goals 2008

Things to Bring for Your Time at D Acres
Essentials
Flashlight
Sunscreen
Sleeping Bedding
Work clothes
Work shoes
Alarm Clock
Biodegradable personal hygiene products
Things that might be useful

Mosquito net
Rubber boots
Sandals
Hiking Boots
Bicycle
Canoe
Phone card
Hat with visor for sun protection
Indoor shoes/slippers
Swimsuit & Towel

Recommended Reading List

(Most or all books available on premises)

Gardening and Homesteading

The Good Life: Helen and Scott Nearing’s Sixty Years of Self-Sufficient Living by Helen and Scott Nearing, Schocken Books, New York: 1989.

The New Organic Grower: A Master’s Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener and The Four-Season Harvest by Eliot Coleman, Chelsea Green Press, White River Jct, Vt.

Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally by Robert Kourik, Metamorphic Press: 1986.

Introduction to Permaculture, and Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual by Bill Mollison,

Tagari Press, Tyalgum Australia.

The Garden Primer by Barbara Damrosch, Workman Publishing, New York: 1988.

If you are interested in Permaculture, the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) website is a great place to start your reading!

http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/perma.html

Consensus and Community

Introduction to Consensus by Beatrice Briggs, Beatrice Briggs, Morelos Mexico: 2000.

Communities Directory: A Guide to Intentional Communities and Cooperative Living edited by Jillian Downey and Elph Morgan, Fellowship for Intentional Community, Rutledge Missouri: 2000.

Wise Fool Basics by K. Ruby, Wise Fool Puppet Intervention, Berkeley 1999.

Basic Guidelines
We would like to share some basic guidelines that we ask you to accept to make your stay at D Acres of New Hampshire pleasurable and happy for everyone:

• Vegetarian and vegan meals are available.  Please inform us in advance if you have special dietary requirements. We offer breakfast, and lunch, and a hearty supper. We do allow individuals to add their special orders to our monthly bulk ordering with reimbursement to the farm on delivery.

• Sleeping accommodations include tent platforms, general campsites, and indoor hostel rooms.

• Foreign participants must have their visa in order, and international health insurance.

• D Acres of New Hampshire does not provide health insurance and all participants are expected to cover expenses of their personal medical and dental needs.  Everyone is expected to be up to date on vaccinations and be current on their tetanus vaccine.

• Individuals must work at least 26 hours in exchange for room and board; other fees may apply. With prior approval, some individuals may participate in our community by paying a fee in lieu of work exchange. However, they will be expected to participate in the community assignments.

• The 26 hours work trade does not include daily and weekly cooking and cleaning assignments that are necessary for communal life. These duties are arranged at a weekly meeting.

• The participants must bring sleeping bag, towels, flashlight, boots, rain gear, clothes for sudden cold snaps and comfortable working clothes.

• All employees and guests are asked to maintain their sleeping areas tidy and clean.

• The community shares maintenance and cleaning of common spaces (kitchen, dining areas, bathrooms, living rooms, etc.). We do not use toxic/chemical-cleaning products. Eco-friendly cleaning products are available on site.

• Our community represents various ages, races, nationalities, and spiritual beliefs; therefore, we expect residents and guests to respect this diversity in their language and behavior.

• If you have a different task to propose, please check it out with the residents first.

• When we finish our tasks we clean the tools and tidy up the work place.

• We encourage the conscious use of energy (lighting, water, gas, wood) in order to avoid waste.

• Please bring your own personal hygiene products. All products that go down the waste water system must be biodegradable.

• We do provide a washing machine and dryer for community use.

• We separate organic from inorganic waste. We classify and recycle containers of various materials. We do not allow littering.

• There is no cigarette smoking allowed inside any facility. Please deposit all cigarette filters in the trash. Individuals and guests over 21 years of age may use alcohol with moderation socially.

• Fires are allowed only in the fire circle, in order to avoid forest fires.

• D Acres staff or a designee may ask anyone who does not act responsibly within our guidelines to leave.