Community & Stewardship
A community run by the people who live here.
The Ranch is shaped by the families who call it home. The Stewardship Council (our governing body) sets the vision and standards for the Shared Farm, the common grounds, and the ranch lifestyle - then hires the lead managers and ranch hands who do the daily work. A full-time ranch hand lives on the property, so homeowners are never left carrying the load.
What the Stewardship Council oversees
Oversees the Shared Farm
It sets direction for the working farm and the food program, then hires the ranch and farm crew to run it. The crew handles the daily work, so the community gets the food without the burden.
Manages the shared land
Trails, the pond, and common areas are maintained by hired hands and lead managers under the Stewardship Council's direction. The standards are simple, so the place keeps looking and feeling like the ranch you signed up for.
A full-time ranch hand on the property
A full-time ranch hand lives on the Shared Farm land, so there is always a trusted set of eyes on the animals, fences, gates, and common areas. The work is managed, not dumped on homeowners.
What's different about it
Staples included. Add what you want.
Every homeowner's ownership includes Tier 1 from the Shared Farm, the everyday staples, with variety and quantity rising and falling with what's actually producing. No fixed quantities, no monthly delivery schedule. Tier 1 goes live with Phase One development. Tiers 2 through 4 are optional and coming in future phases.
The farm program is an amenity of ownership, so membership comes with the Homestead rather than being something you opt in and out of. If you don't need your share in a given cycle, you're free to hand it to a neighbor and settle up privately.
The intent is that the land keeps serving the community's values for generations, and homeowners help shape how it does.
How neighbors connect
The texture of life here.
The Stewardship Council sets the direction and hires the crew. The life inside it is what actually makes Bois D'arc feel like Bois D'arc.
Pickup day at the Shared Farm
Food pickup isn't a transaction - it's a small weekly market. Kids running around, neighbors catching up, coffee somewhere, dogs somewhere else. It's the rhythm the community is built around.
Join the crew when you want
Volunteer shifts are optional - a chance to learn the work, not a duty. The paid crew handles the daily labor; residents are never needed to keep things running.
Neighbor-to-neighbor trading
Trade eggs for jam, or a spare cow-share for a batch of soap. What neighbors work out between themselves stays between them.
The consignment shelf
Member-made goods - soaps, jams, honey, and the like - offered through the co-op so what you make can reach the whole community.
None of this is a requirement. It's an open invitation to participate as much or as little as your family wants.
A taste of the year
Tentative 2027 events calendar.
A working sketch of the rhythm - seasonal gatherings, pickup days, and workdays at the Shared Farm. Dates and details will firm up as we get closer.
Spring 2027
- Kickoff Neighbor Supper - Mar
- Seedling & Starts Day - Apr
- Easter Sunrise on the Farm - Apr
- Spring Barn Dance - May
Summer 2027
- Weekly Pickup Days begin - Jun
- Fourth on the Farm - Jul
- Pond & BBQ Night - Jul
- Kids' Farm Camp Week - Aug
Fall 2027
- Harvest Long-Table Dinner - Sep
- Cattle Working Weekend - Oct
- Hayride & Pumpkin Day - Oct
- Neighbor Thanksgiving - Nov
Winter 2027
- Christmas at the Farm - Dec
- Cookie Swap & Carols - Dec
- Winter Workday - Jan
- Seed & Planning Night - Feb
Tentative - subject to change. Images are placeholders.
Your neighbors
Meet the community before you commit.
Independence protected, hard parts handled. See how life here actually runs, and where you'd fit.