We are Open for New Member Applications
If you are interested in applying please click here to complete our Expression of Interest form.
If you are unable to complete the Expression of Interest form you can also email earthwormcooperative@yahoo.co.uk or call 01547 540 378 and leave a message.
We currently have 10 full adult members, with 4 children, living in 4 individual/family units, a shared house within the main building, and a static caravan.
Big Opportunity
Members help manage and renovate our 3 buildings and 7 acres of land. Some areas of land are still quite unmanaged but could provide part of land-based livelihoods in food production, woodland crafts or other things. Hosting events and small courses here could be another future possibility. There is also shared workshop space, loads of wildlife, clear stars and space to play, at the edge of the well resourced village of Leintwardine.
Check About Co-ops to find out more about co-operatives and our home.
Big Ask
We need members who are able to live in and around a building site and work closely with the people they live with/ next door to. We have at least 1 long planned meeting a month which everyone comes to (timings vary to support busy lifestyles and commitments). Investment of time and energy, imagination and patience are all required. Finding paid work within the local area requires similar qualities. All members pay rent and bills, and for our renovation to proceed on schedule, we're hoping to recruit people who can all commit significant time to the renovation and maintenance work. We are all committed to 4 hours per week, but if some of us can volunteer more than that – some current members give between 1 and 3 days a week – then the work happens faster.
Ideally, we want people with some aptitude for practical work and resources, confidence and interest to learn on the job.
To find out more about the renovation check the pages on What We Offer and Work Commitment.
Who you'd live with
The shared house members buy and cook food together. Residents in the more private spaces have chosen various amounts of involvement in shared meals. You would also be sharing the land and wider co-op with a dog, chickens, 4 children and maybe a few events each year such as camps, courses and gatherings. We are a diverse bunch, including vegetarians, vegans and meat-eaters, teachers and parents, growers and bakers. Nearly everyone has work outside the co-op, some part time, some full time.
Becoming a member
Our membership process usually takes 3-12 months from when you first get in touch to when you move in, and a further 6-8 months before you become a full member. The first step is completing our Expression of Interest for here
