In recognition of our intention to live connected to each other, the land, and all of creation, we combined resources to purchase land to steward, to live on, and to share with others. We call this land Polcum Springs – its namesake the bay nut, known to the native Yuki people as pol’-cum.
Operating collectively, we can accomplish more together than alone. Together we have secured the land and removed it from the speculative market through the creation of our governing documents. We have developed water, power and facilities. We grow heritage foods; host workshops, ceremonies and events; care for our buildings and infrastructure; share Polcum Springs with others; and continue our individual and collective learning. At the center of our wild land sanctuary is a permaculture homestead. It is the centerpiece of our activities based around gardening, fermentation, gastronomical pursuits, and gathering. We are also involved in activities on the surrounding wild lands including hiking, wildcrafting, wild tending, restorative forestry, nature connection, and vision questing.
We are laying the groundwork for community through the development of infrastructure and invisible structures – the social, economic, and legal structures that support community. We share our land with others for retreat, renewal and learning. Our community includes Polcum, LLC members, past and current residents, friends and family, guests, the creatures of the land, and our extended community in the Laytonville area.
Please contact us if you are interested in short or long-term residency and/or membership at Polcum Springs.
Operating collectively, we can accomplish more together than alone. Together we have secured the land and removed it from the speculative market through the creation of our governing documents. We have developed water, power and facilities. We grow heritage foods; host workshops, ceremonies and events; care for our buildings and infrastructure; share Polcum Springs with others; and continue our individual and collective learning. At the center of our wild land sanctuary is a permaculture homestead. It is the centerpiece of our activities based around gardening, fermentation, gastronomical pursuits, and gathering. We are also involved in activities on the surrounding wild lands including hiking, wildcrafting, wild tending, restorative forestry, nature connection, and vision questing.
We are laying the groundwork for community through the development of infrastructure and invisible structures – the social, economic, and legal structures that support community. We share our land with others for retreat, renewal and learning. Our community includes Polcum, LLC members, past and current residents, friends and family, guests, the creatures of the land, and our extended community in the Laytonville area.
Please contact us if you are interested in short or long-term residency and/or membership at Polcum Springs.
Polcum Members
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Carmela Vignocchi has been hanging out with rare fruit growers, artists, hikers, bibliophiles, Friends, and plant-people for decades. She has worn many different hats including chef and gardener, grant writer and project director, business manager, and elder-caregiver. Currently, she helps seniors and families protect their financial security and plan for their future and is a co-founder of Polcum Springs. Carmela lives on the Central Coast of California with her sweetheart. She can often be found supporting an art, social or environmental cause, ushering for music and theatre productions, repairing trails, or cleaning the beach. For those subject to garden envy: you should see her apples, feijoa, cilantro, salad & greens!!! Alison Pernell is a California Naturalist, planner, and community organizer. When she’s not spending time with her two daughters, hiking, or in the garden, she’s working on making communities more sustainable. Using participatory planning approaches, she works with small and rural communities to further safe routes to school, biking and walking trails, vibrant main streets, and community resiliency. She lives at Polcum Springs with her husband and two daughters. |
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Hunter Francis is a seasonal member at Polcum Springs, who especially appreciates its water features and food culture. Once a natural foods chef, he currently administers a university program for sustainable agriculture. He has an active interest in food systems and serves on several state and national boards for sustainable agriculture. He has a passion for social and spiritual issues, and looks forward to the coming Aquarian Age. Hunter is native of Upstate New York and currently lives on California’s Central Coast. He has traveled widely, speaks several languages and has a special love for Mediterranean climates, cultures and philosophy. |
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Kari Stettler is in service to creating a healthy culture through a life lived in harmony with natural rhythms. She holds honoring spaces that facilitate experiences of transformation and evolutionary change through her somatic healing practice, teaching yoga and dance, and facilitating groups and individuals in the Work that Reconnects and Rites of Passage. Kari tends land in San Luis Obispo County with her partner, John, where they biodynamically and organically farm & process medicinal herbs, grain, veggies & animals. She has been a seasonal member of Polcum Springs since 2005 and brought the Peaceful Yurt there in 2011. Currently, she brings groups to Polcum Springs for nature connection experiences and rites of passage ceremony. |
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Tim Henry is an artisan baker, saurkruat maker and kimchee shaker, and has taken up the art of non-alcoholic herbal brews. Tim is a leader in the local schools where he has initiated edible landscaping and supports the farm to school program. Tim is a co-founder of Polcum Springs, and lives there with his wife, Alison, and their daughters. Factoid: Tim has been saving fava bean seed for 15 years. |
2005 - Tim, Kari, Hunter, Carmela and Alison