The Loving Seed Village
This is the home base of our operations. It is our intentional community, our farm, our prairie, our educational site, and our ecosystem. This is where we live on, work with and learn from the land. We look to the rich history of intentional communities worldwide who focus on ecology, economy, community and consciousness. This is a place to live together sustainably, collaborate with the Earth in harmony and empower all else to do the same.
TLS Village ties all of The Loving Seed together, educating and inspiring future generations of seed revolutionaries. This is the Back to the Land movement.
This is The Way
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The Beginning
We assumed control of the land in May 2025, located in Freeport, IL. This is the driftless region of Illinois, where the absence of glacial recession left more interesting contours and water features.
We own the 30 acres of green grass above, excluding the solar panels. There is big farmhouse, four big barns, a chicken house, two sheds, two silos, a pond and a stream. Our immediate actions taken were to raise goats and chickens, grow vegetables, plant native fruit and nut trees and a parcel of ginseng.
We always hoped for this to be a community space, whether hosting music festivals, big community dinners, art classes or meditation sessions. In the beginning, the fields and barns don’t look like much, but the dream is grand, and the seed is live.
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The Dream
We will not just work this land, but will spread our roots deep into the soil; our connection growing stronger with each gust of wind, each rainstorm, each season, each harvest. We will be a community of humans coexisting perfectly with every organism, from the soil to the sky. Our dream for this Village is to foster love and cultivate curiosity; to bring sustainability and empowerment to the forefront of our teachings. Whether on this land or the surrounding, we hope to inspire. We will be a farm, an orchard, a pasture, a prairie, a gallery, a stage, a home, but most importantly, a community.
There is much to do, but our dream of harmony keeps us alive.
Herd Matriarch, Venus
Project Timeline
October 10th, 2024: First consideration of settling in the Driftless
2025
January 10th: The Loving Seed visited the Driftless for the first time
January 15th: A herd of eight goats were purchased from Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery in Champaign, IL. One matriarch doe, three doelings and four wethers
February 5th: Contract signed to purchase farm
February 12th: Four more goats purchased from Swisher Hill Farm
March 24th: First visit of the Prairie Fruits Goats in Champaign
March 26th: 30 Nut trees purchased from Z’s Nutty Ridge
March 28th: Seeding in trays begins for April vegetable transplant
March 31st: Fundraising begins
April 8th: The Loving Seed takes over and moves onto the farm.
April 21st: Vegetable transplanting begins
April 30th: Grove planting begins
May 5th: Goat herd arrives to the farm
June 20-22nd: Solstice Sound Wave 25
July 10th: Chickens arrive on the farm
August 1st: Major vegetable harvest begins
October 18th: 35 more native chestnut trees planted
December 23rd: Four nesting boxes installed for Eastern Bluebird and American Kestrel
