Frequently Asked Questions

* Where are you at with the land? Are you living there already? What are next steps?
We have been living here since June 2025 and have established our own housing. Also, we have built an outdoor community kitchen, a composting toilet, a solar charging station with a freezer to make ice for keeping your food cold in coolers, and plan to build community showers, a sauna, and more guest/future member housing. 

* When we visit, where can we stay?
So the land is raw and undeveloped so when you come to visit it's like going camping with access to the community kitchen and composting toilet. Shared showers are still in planning stages. Bring your RV, bring a tent or you can shack up at a hotel nearby too!

* What is your vision for the land?
Our vision is to each have our own home/parcel within this space and then have a shared space where we can connect with our neighbors. A place where kids can roam freely and wild and enjoy nature. A community where we come together to eat dinners few times a week, where there is a bonfire in the evenings with music and dancing for whomever wishes to join. A place where we have homeschool groups for kids instead of sending them off to school and where we can share our joys with one another but also support one another when we fall on hard times.

* Is it mandatory to take part in anything or work in the shared gardens?
We believe that independence and individuality is important so nobody will be forced to take part in anything. But if you wish to eat from the shared community garden then you will have to take part in working in that said garden. If you wish to use the common spaces, you will have to be able to clean up / care for the said space.

* Any there any dietary rules in ForestKind?
Everyone can make choices best for them and their family. We do hope that everyone can hold the boundary of not bringing junk foods to the shared spaces. Our hope is for children to thrive here and eat whole and healthy foods.

* What religion do you practice?
We are not a religious community, yet we welcome all people with a variety of beliefs as long as they focus on not doing harm to others and practicing kindness.

* Are you only seeking people with kids to join?
Although the focus is families and sharing the joy/burden of parenting together rather than isolated, there is space for all sorts of people of multi ages, multi generations and with and without kids. We especially want healers, artists, herbalists, musicians to join.

* What rules will ForestKind have for those living there?
We will seek to find like minded individuals who care about all aspects of natural living yet we can't control what anyone chooses to do in their own parcel or home. In the shared areas of the community we will hold a boundary to not allow any devices for anyone (no phones, laptops, ipads, etc) so those must be used in the privacy of your home or in a office co working space we plan to build. There is also a hard rule against synthetic and chemical laden junk foods in the shared areas due to wanting to not tease children who aren't allowed to eat such foods. We will also not tolerate violence of any kind towards any individual within our community.

* Where exactly is this located?
For security reasons we will not be sharing our exact location but the land is adjacent Mark Twain National Forest, in the southern part of Missouri, outside the boundaries of Fredericktown.

* How much is joining fee?
There is no joining fee! Just a choice of how much land you wish to purchase. You can either purchase a very small chunk of acreage within ForestKind boundaries or you can purchase land adjacent to our lot. There will be a small monthly fee to use the shared common space to cover costs. If purchasing land is not possible or the right thing for you right now, we also offer land leasing.

* What about utilities?
The land has electricity two parcels away, yet it's not at our parcel so as it is, you will have to use a generator, solar or just use the shared space for amenities. But this is rustic living all the way, so if you’re not used to that it might be challenging!

* What's the process to join?
Fill out our visitor form, schedule a video call to meet us, then after that come visit the land and meet us in person. Either camp or bring your RV while you're visiting... If we jive and things feel good after some months, we can talk further about purchasing/subdiving a plot for you.

* Who are you? Who is already confirmed to live at ForestKind?
We are two households, two female friends, one with an 9 year old daughter! And a new family plans to move here in the spring of 2026!