Twin Oaks Community

Twin Oaks Community Twin Oaks is an egalitarian, resource-sharing ecovillage, founded in 1967. Twin Oaks is an egalitarian, resource-sharing ecovillage. What are we interested in?
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Since 1967, people have come to the fields & forests of Twin Oaks to share life and work, and to participate in a secular society embracing cooperation, nonviolence, equality, and ecology. We’re not centered around a religion or a charismatic guru. That’s not what Twin Oaks is about. We may get close to worshiping a dinner made from our tofu and organic garden fare, but that’s as far as it goes. T

win Oaks members are a very diverse lot, and believe in different things. This freedom of choice is intrinsic to our happiness and compassion for each other. Living a more meaningful, sustainable, ecofriendly life. We govern ourselves by a form of social democracy and shared responsibility among various managers, planners, and committees. Each member works 42 hours a week in the community’s business and domestic areas. We all share housing, food, and resources like vehicles, computers, tools, internet access, furniture, appliances, etc. We aim to consume less and are conscious about living lightly upon the Earth. Each member gets a personal allowance each month based on the community income. We enjoy working and living together (except for random crabby days and random crabby members), and are grateful for the chance Twin Oaks gives us to live in a more meaningful, responsible life. A Worker-Owned Cooperative
Our tofu business generates much of Twin Oaks income. Members who want to make tofu volunteer to involved in the process, and often devote a large part of their time to it. We take pride in making a really good healthy food and distributing it in an eco-friendly manner. We eat a lot of our own tofu, too… Every day! So we are very focused on consistency and quality in tofu making. The balance of Community income is made by Twin Oaks Hammocks, which is our hand-crafted hammocks business. We make the hammocks right here in Twin Oaks Community, and are one of the last US-made hammock companies in North America. We also do book indexing, and help with an heirloom seed company run by Acorn, another nearby community. We're very proud to be involved in Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. We’re self-supporting economically and share all income. Our businesses are all run as worker-owned cooperatives. In the end, less than half of our daily work goes into income-producing areas, and that makes life different at Twin Oaks. Most of our labor hours go into tasks that enhance and embrace the simple quality of life at Twin Oaks—gardening, cooking, cleaning, milking cows, feeding chickens, repairing barns, chopping wood, making cheese, and caring for each other. Most people do a variety of work, rather than the same thing day in and day out. Social life, creativity in all forms and the desire for human insight and personal growth are also respected here. Personal responsibility is important, as is personal accountability, and honesty. Want to come see Twin Oaks for yourself? We have a Saturday tour on most weekends. To make a reservation, call 540-894-5126 Monday-Saturday, 9-5 EST. We also have a 3-week visitor period for those interested in becoming a member. Discover more about Twin Oaks at www.TwinOaks.org.

NEW BUSINESS. Jessica doing R&D for our new Twin Oaks Textiles business. We plan to use the same shop and equipment that...
05/31/2026

NEW BUSINESS. Jessica doing R&D for our new Twin Oaks Textiles business. We plan to use the same shop and equipment that were used for many years making hammock pillows.

HOOPHOUSE. Crops thriving, some soon ready for harvest, in our big hoophouse-style greenhouse.
05/14/2026

HOOPHOUSE. Crops thriving, some soon ready for harvest, in our big hoophouse-style greenhouse.

05/08/2026

SURPRISE. We have ROPE HAMMOCKS BACK IN STOCK! Our sister community East Wind is making rope hammocks and partnering with Twin Oaks to sell these on our website.

East Wind used to be a subsidiary partner in our hammock business and our respective management teams have coordinated to assure that the quality and service remains the same. Twin Oaks/East Wind rope hammocks are now available in limited colors and numbers. Get them while you can!

twinoakshammocks.com

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AROUND THE COMMUNE. Whimsical art, lemon squares for dessert, spring blooming.
05/02/2026

AROUND THE COMMUNE. Whimsical art, lemon squares for dessert, spring blooming.

NOW OR NEVER HANGING CHAIR REPAIRS. In the wake of the wildfire that destroyed our warehouse and industrial facilities, ...
04/23/2026

NOW OR NEVER HANGING CHAIR REPAIRS. In the wake of the wildfire that destroyed our warehouse and industrial facilities, we have now reached the final stages of shutting down The Twin Oaks Hammocks business.

Because we have a small amount of hammock rope still in inventory, we are now offering a last chance of getting your old Twin Oaks Hanging Chairs repaired. (Re-roping only, at $100 per chair). Please contact us at [email protected] for details.

[We are also still selling the last finished products we have remaining in stock at our website twinoakshammocks.com.]

FIRE CLEANUP, TEMPORARY SPACE. Dressed to avoid toxic exposure, the wall coverings and insulation of the fire-damaged Ha...
04/06/2026

FIRE CLEANUP, TEMPORARY SPACE. Dressed to avoid toxic exposure, the wall coverings and insulation of the fire-damaged Harmony building are being removed by Twin Oaks members. A temporary housing for our wood-shop has been set up in what was the Hammocks Fairs shed.

TURNIP SNACKS. We grew them in our Hoophouse. They are the Hakurei variety, known for their pale color and sweet mild fl...
03/22/2026

TURNIP SNACKS. We grew them in our Hoophouse. They are the Hakurei variety, known for their pale color and sweet mild flavor.

COLD WINTER. A harsh cold winter here is winding down now. At least there was some outdoor cold weather fun, at times: i...
03/04/2026

COLD WINTER. A harsh cold winter here is winding down now. At least there was some outdoor cold weather fun, at times: ice skating on our pond and walking on the frozen South Anna River that borders our property.

TWIN OAKS HAS GOT TALENT. Some of us performed SOS by Abba recently at a local venue., and won a prize! Performed at th...
02/25/2026

TWIN OAKS HAS GOT TALENT. Some of us performed SOS by Abba recently at a local venue., and won a prize! Performed at the Louisa Arts Center, event called Louisa's Got Talent.

CLOTHING DONATIONS. A huge thank you to all friends and neighbors who have donated clothing to help replace what was los...
02/16/2026

CLOTHING DONATIONS. A huge thank you to all friends and neighbors who have donated clothing to help replace what was lost in our Community Clothing building fire.

Address

138 Twin Oaks Road
Louisa, VA
23093

Website

http://twinoakstofu.com/, http://twinoakshammocks.com/, http://twinoaksindexing.com/, http://commu

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