Apply for residency

Review all steps below before submitting application

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Review all steps below before submitting application ---

eCOVILLAGE Residency & Membership Process

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Step 1: Determine if living at Lost Valley is right for you.

  • Learn about our community and non-profit.

  • Read and consider our Community Living Agreements.

  • Check out our Rental Criteria and our Lodging Options to get more information about our rentals here at Lost Valley.

  • Read and consider our Residency Approval Process

  • Come for a short visit, by booking a tour. Virtual options are available if you live far away.

  • The majority of our new residents come from the Holistic Sustainability Semester or an Internship. This is a much more relaxed way to get to know the community and find ways to plug in here. People consistently find that starting out here gives them a much easier time of integrating with the community.

  • For resident applications, we are giving priority to those with skills including, but not limited to carpentry, organic farming, animal husbandry, permaculture design, kitchen management / large group cooking skills, early childhood ed, and event coordinating. Those who are interested in becoming staff here will receive extra consideration. Thank you for understanding!

STEP 2: Start your Application

  • Schedule an initial conversation with our Visitor Coordinator.

  • The Visitor Coordinator will ask some basic questions to see if you would be a good candidate to live in our community, and answer any questions you might have.

  • Once approved, the Visitor Coordinator will invite you to come for a trial stay and submit a rental application and core question response.

 

STEP 3: Submit a Rental Application and Core questions

  • The rental application will be reviewed by relevant staff only, and is meant to determine if you meet the requirements to be a rental tenant here.

  • The core questions will be reviewed by the community, and is meant to determine whether you are aligned with our values as a community.

  • If any issues arise at this stage we will ask you not to continue with the application process.

Step 4: Come for a 1 - 3 week trial stay

  • We request that folks come out to spend some time with us for a bit so we can get to know each other better.

    Book a Trial Stay!

  • Please let us know if there are any reasons you might not be able to come for a trial stay, we sometimes make exceptions under unique circumstances.

Step 5: Schedule your applicant interview

  • Your applicant interview will be with the community, and facilitated by our Residency Approval Process.

  • Outcomes for your interview will either be accept or deny for provisional residency.